1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Qc7 7. Be3 d6 8. Nc3 Nbd7 9. Qe2 b5 10. a3 Bb7 11. f3 Be7 12. Qf2 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Nb3 O-O 16. Rac1 Rfc8 17. Nd2 Ne5 18. Be2 Nc4 19. Nxc4 Bxc4 20. Rfd1 Bd6 21. g3 Bd5 22. c3 Bc5 23. f4 Bxe3 24. Qxe3 Rd8 25. Rf1 Rd6 26. a4 Bc4 27. axb5 axb5 28. Ra1 Rad8 29. Bxc4 Qxc4 30. Qf3 Qb3 31. Rf2 g6 32. Ra8 Rd1+ 33. Kg2 Rxa8 34. Qxa8+ Kg7 35. Qe4 Rd5 36. g4 Qd1 37. Qf3 Qb3 38. h3 b4 39. cxb4 Qxb4 40. f5 gxf5 41. gxf5 Rxf5 42. Qg3+ Kf8??

"Had Black played 42... Kf6, White would be struggling for a draw".

43. Rxf5 exf5 44. Qa3! Qe7 45. Kf3 Ke8 46. Qxe7+ Kxe7 47. Kf4 Kf6 48. h4 h6 49. h5 Ke6 50. b3 Kf6 51. b4 Ke6 52. b5 Kd5 53. Kxf5 Kc5 54. Kf6 Kxb5 55. Kxf7 Kc6 56. Kg6 Kd7 57. Kxh6 Ke8 58. Kg7

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Annotator(s): Alexander Baburin, Chess Today 117 (6745), 27 April 2019.

Event information: Tournament report.