1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 e6 4. cxd4 b6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Qg4 g6 7. Bg5 f6 8. Bf4 Ne7 9. Qg3 d6 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Be2 e5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Bh6 Kf7 14. Bc4+ Be6 15. Bxe6+ Kxe6 16. Rd1 Qc7 17. Ne2 Nbc6 18. O-O Rad8 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5+ Rxd5 21. Rxd5 Kxd5 22. Qb3+ Kd6 23. Rd1+ Ke7 24. a3 Ba5

24... Bc5 25. Nc3 Qc8=.

25. Qc2

25. Qf3!.

25... Rc8

25... b5 26. Qc5+ Kf7 27. Be3.

26. b4?

Surprisingly, engines think that this is a mistake that hands the advantage to Black, and that instead the unfathomable 26. h3 leaves White with a significant advantage.

26... Bxb4?

26... Nxb4! 27. Qxc7+ Rxc7.

27. axb4 Nxb4 28. Qxc7+?

28. Qb3.

28... Rxc7= 29. Bc1 Ke6 30. f4 Rc2 31. Kf2 Nd5 32. fxe5 Nc3

32... fxe5=.

33. Rd6+ Kxe5

33... Ke7=.

34. Bf4+ Kf5??

34... Ke4=.

35. Kf3

A nasty surprise!

35... g5 36. Nd4+ Kg6 37. Nxc2 gxf4 38. Kxf4 a5 39. g4 b5 40. g5 b4 41. Rxf6+ Kg7 42. Ra6 b3 43. Na3 a4 44. Kf5 b2 45. Ra7+ Kf8 46. h4 Nb5 47. Ra8+ Ke7 48. Rb8 Nxa3 49. Rxb2 Nc4 50. Rb4 Nd6+ 51. Kg4 a3 52. Ra4 Nb5 53. Ra5 Nd6 54. Rxa3 Ke6 55. Kh5 Nf5 56. Ra6+ Ke7 57. Ra7+ Kf8 58. Rxh7 Kg8 59. Ra7 Ng7+ 60. Rxg7+

1-0

Event information: Tournament report.