1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 e6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nbd2 d5 10. Ne5 Nd7 11. Ndf3 g5 12. Nxd7 Bxd7 13. Ne5 Rfd8 14. a4 c5 15. e3 Be8 16. f4 Qe7 17. Rf2 Rac8 18. Bf1 Bxe5 19. fxe5 g4 20. h3 gxh3 21. Bxh3 Qg5 22. Qf3 Bh5 23. Qf4 Rd7 24. Kh2 Rg7 25. Rg1 Kh7 26. Qxg5 Rxg5 27. dxc5 Rxc5 28. Rf4

White loses the thread and gradually goes downhill. Better 28. Bf1 followed by Bd3 and sitting tight, about equal.

28... Rc7 29. Rd4 Rcg7 30. a5 Bg4 31. Bxg4?

31. Bf1.

31... fxg4 32. e4 Rxe5 33. exd5 exd5 34. Rg2 Rgg5 35. Rgd2 h5 36. c4 dxc4 37. Rxc4 Rg7 38. b4 Rge7 39. Rcd4 Kg6 40. Rd5 Kf6 41. Rf2+ Ke6 42. Rxe5+?

The single rook ending is hopeless.

42... Kxe5 43. Rf4 Rd7 44. Rc4 a6 45. Kg2 Rd2+ 46. Kg1 Rd4 47. Rc5+ Ke4 48. b5 Rd5 49. bxa6 bxa6 50. Rc4+ Kd3 51. Ra4 Kc3 52. Kf2 Kb3 53. Ra1 Kb4 54. Ke3 Rxa5 55. Rb1+ Kc4 56. Rb6 Ra1 57. Rh6 a5 58. Rxh5 a4 59. Kf4 Rd1 60. Kxg4 Rd4+ 61. Kh3 a3 62. Ra5 Kb3 63. g4 a2 64. Rxa2 Kxa2 65. Kh4 Kb3 66. Kh5 Kc4 67. g5 Kd5

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Source(s): Tournament book.

Event information: Tournament report.