1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. h4 d6 9. c4 Nb6 10. exd6 Qxe2+ 11. Bxe2 Bxd6 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Be3 Be5 14. Rc1 Be6 15. b3 a5 16. Bf3 a4 17. Bxc6 axb3 18. axb3 Ra3 19. Na4 Nxa4 20. Bxa4 Bb2 21. Rd1 Bxc4 22. bxc4 Rxa4 23. c5 f5 24. g3 Be5 25. f4 Re4 26. Kf2 Bf6 27. Rd3 Rfe8 28. Rhd1 R8e7 29. R1d2 Rc4 30. Rd7 Kf7 31. Kf3 Rc3 32. R7d3 Rc4 33. Rd5 Rc3 34. R5d3 Rxd3 35. Rxd3 Ke8 36. Bd4 Bxd4 37. Rxd4 Re1 38. Rd5 g6 39. Re5+ Rxe5 40. fxe5 Ke7 41. Kf4 Ke6 42. Kg5 Kxe5 43. Kh6 f4??

43... Kf6=.

44. gxf4+ Kxf4 45. c6!

"Black clearly expected only 45. Kxh7 g5 46. hxg5 Kxg5."

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Annotator(s): Alexander Baburin, Chess Today CT-227 (6490), 15 August 2018 (puzzle).

Source(s): TWIC 1240.

Event information: Tournament report.