1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Qc2 Re8+ 9. Ne2 h5 10. Be3 Nd7 11. O-O-O Nf8 12. Qd2 b5 13. Ng3 g6 14. Bf4 f5 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Qh6 Qd5 17. Rhe1 Bd7 18. Kb1 Rxe1 19. Rxe1 Qxg2 20. Qf4 Re8 21. Rxe8 Bxe8 22. Ne2 Bd7 23. Nc1 Be6 24. Qg3 Bd5 25. Kc2 Ne6 26. Kd2 Qxg3 27. hxg3 f4 28. b3 fxg3 29. fxg3 g5 30. Ke3 h4 31. gxh4 gxh4 32. Kf2 Nf4 33. Bf5 Kg7 34. Nd3 Kf6 35. Bh7 Nxd3+ 36. Bxd3 Kg5 37. c4 bxc4 38. bxc4 Bh1 39. Kg1 Bf3 40. Kf2 Kf4 41. Bf1 Be4 42. a3 a5 43. Bh3 f6 44. Bf1 f5 45. Bh3 Bd3 46. Bg2 Bxc4 47. Bxc6 h3 48. Bf3 a4?

This doesn't throw away the win, but it complicates it unnecessarily: it never helps to have this pawn on a light-coiloured square. The simplest win was 48... Bd3.

49. Bb7 Bd3 50. d5 Ke5 51. Kg3 Be4 52. Kxh3 Bxd5 53. Bc8 Kf4?

53... f4.

54. Bd7= Bb3 55. Kg2 Ke4 56. Kf2

56. Bxf5+=.

56... f4 57. Be8 Ke5 58. Kf3 Bd1+ 59. Kf2 Ke4 60. Bc6+ Kd4 61. Be8 Kc3 62. Bxa4 Bxa4 63. Kf3 Kb3 64. Kxf4 Kxa3

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Event information: Tournament report.

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