1.d4
d5
2.c4
e6
3.Nc3
Nf6
4.cxd5
exd5
5.Bg5
Nbd7
6.e3
Be7
7.Bd3
0-0
8.Qc2
c6
9.Nge2
h6?!
This is a little commital. Normal is 9...Re8 followed by 10...Nf8.
10.Bh4
Re8
11.0-0
b6?!
[ 11...Nh5
is best, making use of the ...h6 move to force a trade of dark-squared bishops. After the text, white easily obtains a large advantage.]
12.f3
Bb7
13.Rad1
Rc8
14.Bf5!
[ White would like to play 14.e4
, but doing so immediately would allow 14...dxe4
15.fxe4
Ng4
16.Bxe7
Qxe7
17.Qd2
c5
with good play for black.]
14...Qc7
15.Bg3
Bd6
16.Bxd6
Qxd6
17.e4+/-
dxe4
18.fxe4
Qe7
19.e5
Nd5
20.Ne4!?
The question mark comes from the fact that I completely overlooked a one move knight fork. The exclamation point is awarded because it ended up being into a pretty decent sacrifice. [ Simplest is 20.Nxd5
cxd5
21.Qa4+/-
]
20...Ne3
21.Qb3
Nxd1
[ 21...Nxf1
would be best met by 22.Nf4
as 22.Rxf1 Ba6 blunts white's attack. The tactical point is that 22...Ba6
loses to 23.Ng6
Qd8
24.Nd6
, and on other moves, white will capture the knight and have a terrifying attack for the exchange.]
22.Nd6!
[ A strong, tactically justified, move. 22.Rxd1
would give white good positional compensation for the exchange but no more.]
22...Ba6
23.Bxd7
Qxd7
24.Rxf7
Qe6
25.Qg3
g5
[ In light of the game continuation, 25...Qxf7
may be the best defensive try, but after 26.Nxf7
Kxf7
27.Qb3+
Ke7
28.Nf4+/-
black has only a difficult defense to look forward to.]
26.Rf6
Qxf6!
[ 26...Qe7
27.Qb3+
Kh7
( 27...Kh8
28.Rxh6+
) 28.Rf7++-
; 26...Qd7
27.Rxh6
Re7
28.Nxc8
Bxc8
29.Qxg5+
Rg7
30.Qh5+-
]
27.exf6
Rxe2
[ Here 27...Re3
gets beat back by 28.Qe1
Rd8
29.Nf5
Rxe2
30.Qxd1+-
]
28.Nxc8
Re3
My opponent had been counting on this move , thinking it forced the win of white's queen due to the threats on g3 and e1. Fortunately, I had seen just a little further. [ 28...Bxc8
29.Qb3++-
]
29.f7+!
Kxf7?
After this move, white mops up easily. [ 29...Kg7
was the best chance to draw but I suspect that white should win the ending after 30.f8Q+
Kxf8
31.Qd6+
Ke8
32.Qxc6+
Kd8
33.h3
Bxc8
34.Qxh6+/-
White will have three passed pawns after winning the g-pawn, and black's pieces are poorly coordinated.]
30.Qc7+
Kg6
31.h3
Re2
32.Qxc6+
Kh5
33.Nd6
Ne3
34.Qf3+
g4
35.hxg4+
Kh4
[ 35...Nxg4
36.Qd5++-
]
36.Nf5+
Nxf5
37.gxf5
Re1+
38.Kh2
Rf1
39.Qg3+
Kh5
40.Qg6+
1-0