1. d4 f5 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. e3 O-O 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. O-O e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. b3 Be6 11. Ba3 Rf7 12. Qc2 g5 13. Rad1 Qe8 14. Nd5 Rd8 15. Nec3 Bf8 16. Bxf8 Kxf8 17. a3 h5 18. b4 e4 19. f4 g4 20. Kf2 Kg7 21. Rd2 Rfd7 22. Rfd1 Bxd5 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. cxd5 Ne7 25. Qc3+ Kg6 26. Qe5 Qf7 27. d6 Nc6 28. Qc5 Qf8 29. Bxe4!?

29. Bf1.

29... Rxd6?

29... cxd6!.

30. Rxd6+?

30. Bd3.

30... cxd6 31. Qd5 fxe4 32. Qg5+ Kh7 33. b5?

33. Qxh5+.

33... Na5?

33... Ne7.

34. Rd5= Qf7 35. Qxd8 Qxd5 36. Qxa5 Qc5 37. Qa4 d5 38. Qb3 b6 39. Ke2 Kg6?

39... Qc1=.

40. Kf2?

40. Kd2! as White will take control of the long diagonal.

40... Kf5?

40... Qc1=.

41. Qb2 Qc7 42. a4 Qd6??

42... Ke6=. The possibility of the black queen inflitrating down the c-file was the only factor holding the balance.

43. Qc3

Or 43. Qh8.

43... Ke6 44. Ke2

1-0

Event information: Tournament report.