1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. c3 cxd4 5. cxd4 d5 6. h3 Bd7 7. e3 Nc6 8. Bd3 Rc8 9. a3 Be7 10. Qb3 Ne4 11. Qxb7 Na5 12. Qxa7 Rc1+ 13. Ke2 Rxh1 14. Bc7 Nb3!?

Threatening mate next move. Given the next note, 14... Nc6 15. Qb7 Qc8 and wins on material is objectvely better.

15. Nbd2 Rxa1 16. Bxd8?

16. Nxb3! is the only chance: 16... Rxa3 17. bxa3 Qc8.

16... Nc1+ 17. Ke1 Nxd3+ 18. Ke2 Nc1+ 19. Ke1 Bxd8?

Missing an elegant mate via 19... Nb3+ 20. Ke2 (20. Nb1 Rxb1+ 21. Ke2 Bb5#) 20... Bb5+ 21. Nc4 Bxc4#.

20. Ne5 Nd3+ 21. Ke2 Nxe5 22. dxe5 Nxd2 23. Kxd2 Rf1 24. Ke2 Bb5+ 25. Kf3 O-O 26. Qc5 Bc4 27. b4 Rc1 28. Qa7 f6 29. exf6 Rxf6+ 30. Kg3 Bb5 31. Qb8 Rf8 32. Qxb5 Bc7+ 33. f4 Rc3 34. Qd7 Bxf4+ 35. Kg4 Rxe3 36. b5 Rxa3 37. Qxe6+ Kh8 38. Qxd5 Rg3+ 39. Kh4 h6 40. Qc5 Rb8 41. Qc6 Rg5 42. g4 Rgxb5

Not 42... Rbxb5?? 43. Qxh6+!=.

43. Qc4 Bg5+ 44. Kh5 R5b6 45. Qf7 g6+ 46. Qxg6 Rxg6 47. Kxg6 Rb6+ 48. Kh5 Bd8 49. h4 Kg7 50. g5 hxg5 51. hxg5 Bxg5

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Source(s): Lichess (https://lichess.org/study/LGTJovHI/cGZRRTnN).

Event information: Tournament report.