(1) Svidler,Peter (2730) - Grishchenko,Sergey (2475) [D35]
TCh-RUS Premier Olginka RUS (2), 13.04.2011



1.c4 Nf6 2.d4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Be7 5.e3 0-0 6.Rc1 a6 7.c5
[7.Nf3 would transpose to usual lines.]

7...Nc6 8.a3 b6 9.b4 Bb7 10.Bd3 Nd7 11.Nf3 Bf6 12.Bb1 bxc5 13.bxc5 g6 14.0-0 Bg7 15.Bg3


15...Ne7
[Naturally Black would love to get in the 15...e5? break, but it continues unplayable. 16.Ba2! e4 (16...exd4 17.Nxd5 dxe3 18.Bxc7 ) 17.Nxd5 exf3 18.Bxc7 Qg5 19.Qxf3 ]

16.Qa4 h6 17.Bd3 Ra7 18.Na2 Nf5 19.Bxf5 exf5 20.Rb1 Nf6 21.c6!
Black is strategicaly lost. The c-pawn has driven a wedge in the position and Black's pieces are running around like headless chickens.

21...Bc8 22.Nc3 Ne4 23.Nb5 Nxg3 24.hxg3 Ra8 25.Qa5


25...Be6?
[Athough it might appear to fly in the face of good sense, Black's best move to protect c7 is 25...Re8! It may seem to invite 26.Nxc7 but the pawn is untouchable due to 26...Ra7 ]

26.Nxc7 Rc8 27.Rb7 Re8 28.Qb6 Re7


29.Nxd5 Qxd5
[29...Qxb6? 30.Nxe7+ Kf8 31.Nxg6+ fxg6 32.Rxb6 ]

30.Rxe7 Rxc6 31.Qb8+ Kh7 32.Ne5 Rc3 33.Rb1 Rxa3 34.Qb7 Bxe5 35.Qxd5 Bxd5 36.Rxe5 Be6 37.d5 Ra5 38.Rd1 Kg7 39.Rxe6 1-0