1. b3 b6 2. Nf3 Bb7 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb2 e6 5. c4 c5 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Be2 O-O 8. Qc2 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. d4 Nc6 11. Rd1 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Rxd4 Rc8 14. Qd3 Bc5 15. Ra4 Bc6 16. Nb5 Ne4 17. O-O Ra8 18. Ra6 Qd7 19. Nd4 Bb7 20. Ra4 a6 21. Nc2 Rfe8 22. f3 Nd6 23. Re1 a5 24. Bf1 Re6 25. Rh4 Rg6 26. a3 Qe7 27. Rh5 Ne8 28. Qd2 Nf6 29. Re5 Qc7 30. Bd3 Bd6 31. Bxg6 Bxe5 32. Bxe5 Qxe5 33. Bd3 g6 34. Nd4 Qe7 35. Qb2 Nd7 36. Bb5 Nc5 37. b4 axb4 38. axb4 Ne6 39. Nxe6 Qxe6 40. Qd4 Rc8 41. Ra1 Qd6 42. Bd3 Qc7 43. Rd1 Re8 44. Bb5 Re6 45. Ra1 Qe5 46. Qxe5 Rxe5 47. Ra7 d4 48. Bc4 dxe3 49. Rxb7 e2 50. Bxe2 Rxe2 51. Rxb6 Rb2 52. h4 h5 53. Kh2 Kg7 54. Kg3 f6 55. Rb7+ Kh6 56. f4 Rb3+ 57. Kh2 g5 58. hxg5+ fxg5 59. Rb6+ Kg7

"Can White in here? I don't think so. Chess engines like the line 60. fxg5 h4 61. b5 Kh7 62. Rb8 Kg7 63. b6, but it's harmless for Black: 63... Kh7 64. b7 Kg7 and Black can even afford to lose his last pawn. OK, White can't win, but surely he can't lose, right? Wrong!"

60. f5 h4 61. b5 Kf7 62. Rb8 Kf6 63. Rf8+ Ke5 64. Rb8 Kxf5 65. Kg1 Kg4 66. b6 Kg3 67. Kf1??

"After 67. Rf8 g4 68. Rf1 Rb2 69. Kh1 Rxb6 70. Ra1 Rb2 71. Rc1 Kf2 72. Ra1 g3 73. Rc1 Black would not have any real threats!"

67... Rb1+ 68. Ke2 Rb2+ 69. Ke3 g4 70. b7 Rb1 71. Ke2 Rb6

" 71... Kxg2 72. Rg8 g3 73. b8=Q Rxb8 74. Rxb8 h3 "

72. Kf1 Rb2 73. Ke1 Rb5 74. Kf1 Rf5+ 75. Kg1 Rb5 76. Kf1 Rb4 77. Ke2 Rb1 78. Ke3 Rb2 79. Kd3 Kxg2 80. Rg8 g3 81. b8=Q Rxb8 82. Rxb8 Kh2 83. Ke3 g2 84. Rb2 Kh1

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

Event information: Tournament report.