SVIDLER vs SHANKLAND – HOOGEVEEN MATCH 2018 GAME 4

This is game 4 from the Hoogeveen Match of 2018. It is between Peter Svidler with White against Samuel Shankland with Black.

This game features a Queens Gambit Accepted. To learn more about the Queens Gambit Accepted, here is the best instruction book I could find on Amazon.

Svidler,Peter (2756) - Shankland,Samuel (2722)

Hoogeveen Matches 2018 Hoogeveen (4), 25.10.2018

1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.Bxc4 a6 6.0–0 b5 7.Bb3 Bb7 8.d4 Nbd7 9.Qe2 c5 10.Rd1 Qb8 11.e4 cxd4 12.Nxd4 Bd6 13.g3 0–0 [13...Nc5 14.Bc2 b4 15.Na4 Ncxe4 16.f3 Nxg3 17.hxg3 0–0 18.g4 Be5 19.Nb3 Bc6 20.Nac5 a5 21.Nd3 Bc7 22.Be3 e5 23.Nf2 Nd5 24.Rxd5 Bxd5 25.Qd3 Rd8 26.Qxh7+ Kf8 27.Qh8+ Ke7 28.Bg5+ Matveeva,S (2437)-Nepeina Leconte,M (2308)/Varna 2002/CBM 088 ext/1–0] 

14.f3 D29: Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical main line: 7 Qe2 with early ...Nbd7

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14...Rc8N [14...Kh8 15.a3 b4 16.axb4 Bxb4 17.Ba4 e5 18.Nf5 Nc5 19.Bg5 Ng8 20.Nd5 Bxd5 21.Rxd5 g6 22.Nh6 Ne6 23.Be3 Nf6 24.Rd3 Bc5 25.Bb3 Nd4 26.Bxd4 Bxd4+ 27.Kg2 Kg7 28.Qd2 Nd7 29.Ng4 Savon,V-Kots,Y/Baku 1961/URS-ch/1–0 (39)] 

15.Be3 Nf8 16.Rac1 h5 17.Qd2 Rd8 18.Nce2 h4 Black threatens to win material: h4xg3 

19.Bg5 hxg3 20.Bxf6 

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20...gxf6 White king safety dropped. Black king safety dropped 

21.Qh6 White threatens to win material: Qh6xf6 

21...Be5 [21...gxh2+ 22.Kh1 Bxe4 23.Rg1+ Bg3 24.Rxg3+ Qxg3 25.Nxg3 Bg6 26.Nxe6 fxe6 27.Bxe6+ Nxe6 28.Qxg6+ Kh8 29.Qxf6+ Kh7 30.Qxe6 Ra7 31.Qf5+ Kg8 32.Qg5+ Kf7 33.Qxd8 b4 34.Rc5 Kg7 35.Qd4+ Kf7 36.Rf5+ Ke8 37.Qxa7 b3 38.Rh5 bxa2 39.Rh8#] 

22.Kh1 g2+? [¹22...f5!? and Black could well hope to play on 23.exf5 Bg7²] 

23.Kxg2± Bxd4? [¹23...Rxd4 24.Nxd4 Bf4 25.Qxf6 Qe5 26.Qxe5 Bxe5+-] 

24.Nxd4+- 

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24...Qe5 [24...Rxd4 25.Rxd4 Qe5 26.Rcd1+-] 

25.Kh1 [25.Rg1 makes it even easier for White 25...Rxd4 26.Kf1+ Ng6 27.Rxg6+ fxg6+-] 

25...Bxe4?? Black falls apart [25...Rxd4 26.Rxd4 Qxd4 27.Rg1+ Qxg1+ 28.Kxg1 Nh7+-] 

26.Rg1+ Bg6 

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27.Nxe6! Decoy: e6 

27...fxe6 [27...fxe6 28.Rc7 Combination; 27...Nxe6 28.Rce1 Decoy; 27...-- 28.Qg7# Mate threat] 

28.Rxg6+ Nxg6 29.Qxg6+ Kf8 30.Qh6+ Ke7 31.Qh7+ [31.Qh7+ Ke8 32.Rg1+-]  1–0

SVIDLER vs SHANKLAND – HOOGEVEEN MATCH 2018 GAME 2

This is game 2 from the Hoogeveen Match of 2018. It is between Peter Svidler with White against Samuel Shankland with Black.

This game features an English Opening. To learn more about the English Opening, here is the best instruction book I could find on Amazon.

Svidler,Peter (2756) - Shankland,Samuel (2722)

Hoogeveen Matches 2018 Hoogeveen (2), 22.10.2018

1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6 4.e3 Nf6 5.d4 cxd4 6.exd4 d5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Qb3 Nxc3 9.Bc4 e6 10.bxc3 Bd7 A35: Symmetrical English: 2 Nc3 Nc6 3 Nf3

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11.Bb5N [11.Bd3 Qc7 (11...Na5 12.Qc2 (12.Qd1 Rc8 13.0–0 Bg7 14.Ba3 Bf8 15.Bxf8 Kxf8 16.Rc1 Kg7 17.Qe2 Qf6 18.Ne5 Bc6 19.f4 h5 20.c4 Rcd8 21.Qe3 b6 22.Rf2 h4 23.h3 Bb7 24.c5 Rc8 25.Rfc2 bxc5 26.Rxc5 Qd8 Djurhuus,R (2315)-Berg,K (2370)/Copenhagen 1988/TD/1–0 (31)) 12...Rc8 (12...Bc6 13.Qe2 Qd6 14.0–0 Bg7 15.a4 Qc7 16.Ba3 Bf8 17.Bxf8 Kxf8 18.Ne5 Kg7 19.Rfe1 Rac8 20.h4 h5 21.Nxf7 Qxf7 22.Qe5+ Qf6 23.Qxa5 Bd5 24.Be4 Rhf8 25.f3 Qxh4 26.Bxd5 exd5 27.Qxd5 Hague,B (2188)-Gilbert,J (2061)/Birmingham 2001/CBM 079 ext/1–0 (74)) 13.0–0 Qc7 14.Qe2 Bg7 15.Ba3 Nc4 16.Bc5 Nd6 17.Ne5 b6 18.Bb4 a5 19.Ba3 0–0 20.Rab1 Rfd8 21.Bxd6 Qxd6 22.Nc4 Qf4 23.Rxb6 Bc6 24.Ne3 Ba8 25.Nd1 e5 26.Ba6 Van der Sterren,P (2470)-Hansen,C (2560)/Wijk aan Zee 1988/CBM 005/½–½ (61)) 12.0–0 f6 13.c4 Rc8 14.Bd2 b6 15.d5 Nd8 16.Bc3 Bg7 17.Rfe1 e5 18.Rad1 Nf7 19.Nd4 0–0 20.Ne6 Bxe6 21.dxe6 Nh6 22.c5 Kh8 23.Ba6 Rcd8 24.cxb6 axb6 25.Bb4 Nf5 Kindermann,S (2490)-Zollbrecht,J (2200)/Munich 1985/MCD/1–0 (31); 11.Qxb7? is no good 11...Rb8 12.Qa6 Rb6–+] 

11...a6 12.Be2 Na5 13.Qb1 Rc8 Black threatens to win material: Rc8xc3 

14.0–0 

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14...f6 Controls e5+g5 [Instead of 14...Rxc3 15.Bb2 Rc8 16.d5²] 

15.c4 b6 16.c5 bxc5 17.dxc5 Bxc5 

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18.Bxa6 White has a new passed pawn: a2 

18...Rb8 Black threatens to win material: Rb8xb1 

19.Qc2 White threatens to win material: Qc2xc5 

19...Qb6 Black threatens to win material: Qb6xa6 

20.Bd3 Ke7 Black loses the right to castle 

21.Bf4 

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21...Bd6 [¹21...Rbc8!?= is an interesting alternative] 

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31...Qb6?? the position is going down the drain [¹31...Nd8±] 

32.Qc3+- 

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32...Kd7 [32...Nb4 33.Rb1 Nxa2 34.Qa3+ Qd6 35.Qxa4+-] 

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33...Kc7 [33...Ke7 34.Qa3+ Qb4 35.Qxb4+ Nxb4+-] 

34.Qc4 [34.Qc4 Bb5 35.Qxe6+-]  1–0

LAGOGIANNI vs GUERINI – EUROPEAN CLUB CUP 2018 ROUND 7

Silvia Guerini

This game is from round 7 of the 2018 European Club Cup. It is between Niki Vasiliki Lagogiani with White against Silvia Guerini with Black.

This game features a Sicilian Defence. To learn more about the Sicilian Defence, here is the best instruction book I could find on Amazon.

Lagogianni,Niki Vasiliki (1152) - Guerini,Silvia jr (1977)

23rd European Women Club Cup 2018 Halkidiki (7), 18.10.2018

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d6 6.0–0 Be7 7.Be3 B40: Sicilian: 2...e6, Unusual lines

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7...0–0 Black castles and improves king safety 

8.Nf3N [8.f4 Nbd7 (8...Nc6 9.Kh1 Bd7 10.Nc3 a6 11.Qf3 Rc8 12.Qg3 Nxd4 13.Bxd4 Bc6 14.Rad1 Qc7 15.e5 Nh5 16.Qh3 g6 17.Qe3 Ng7 18.Bb6 Qb8 19.Ba7 Qc7 20.Bb6 Qb8 21.Ne2 Nf5 22.Bxf5 exf5 23.c4 Suvalic-Udovcic,M/Zagreb 1961/MCD/½–½ (58)) 9.Nb3 b6 10.N1d2 Bb7 11.c3 e5 12.f5 d5 13.Qf3 Qc7 14.Rae1 Rfe8 15.g4 h6 16.Bf2 Rad8 17.h4 dxe4 18.Nxe4 Nxe4 19.Bxe4 Ba6 20.c4 Nf6 21.Bc6 e4 22.Bxe4 Bb4 Wilke,M (2230)-Maiwald,J (2210)/Krumbach 1991/TD/0–1; 8.Kh1 a6 9.Nc3 Qc7 10.f4 b5 11.Qe2 Bb7 12.a3 Nc6 13.Nf3 e5 14.f5 Na5 15.Rad1 Rfd8 16.h3 d5 17.exd5 Nxd5 18.Nxd5 Bxd5 19.Nd2 Bf6 20.Ne4 Qc6 21.Qg4 Kf8 22.Nxf6 gxf6 Hardt,H-Rehberg,R (2098)/Unna 2002/CBM 092 ext/0–1 (56)] 

8...Nc6 9.Nc3 Black has a cramped position 

9...Ng4 10.Bd2 a6 White has an active position 

11.h3 White threatens to win material: h3xg4 

11...Nf6 12.Re1 White prepares the advance e5 

12...Bd7 13.e5 dxe5 14.Nxe5 Nxe5 

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15.Rxe5 Black has a cramped position 

15...Qc7 Black threatens to win material: Qc7xe5 

16.Re1 Bc6 17.Ne4 Rfd8 18.Qc1 Nd5 

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19.a3 Consolidates b4 

19...Rac8 20.Bg5 Bxg5 21.Qxg5 Qf4 22.Qxf4 White king safety improved 

22...Nxf4 23.Rad1 Nxd3 24.Rxd3 Rxd3 25.cxd3 Rd8 26.Re3 

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26...b6 Covers c5 

27.f3 Prevents intrusion on e4 

27...Bb5 Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn. Black threatens to win material: Bb5xd3 

28.Nf2 Rc8 29.Re2 Rc1+ 30.Kh2 Kf8 31.Rd2 Ba4 32.Kg3 Ke7 33.f4 f5 34.d4 Kd6 

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35.Nd3 White threatens to win material: Nd3xc1 

35...Rc2 Black threatens to win material: Rc2xd2 

36.Ne5?? [¹36.Rxc2 had to be tried to avoid defeat 36...Bxc2 37.Nb4=] 

36...Rxd2–+ 37.Nc4+ Kd5 38.Nxd2 Kxd4 39.Nf3+ Kd5 [39...Kd3 40.b4–+] 

40.Kf2? [40.Ne5 a5µ] 

40...h6 [¹40...Kc4!? 41.g4 Kb3–+] 

41.Ke3µ Bc6 

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42.b3? [¹42.Ne5!?µ] 

42...Kd6–+ 43.Ne1 Be4 44.Kd4 g5 45.g3 gxf4 46.gxf4 Bd5 

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47.Kc3? [47.Nd3 Bxb3 48.Ne5 h5–+] 

47...e5 48.Nd3 exf4 49.Nxf4 [49.Kd4–+] 

49...Ke5 

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50.Nxd5 [50.Nd3+ is the last straw 50...Ke4 51.h4–+] 

50...Kxd5 51.Kd3 f4 52.h4 Ke5 53.Ke2 Ke4 54.h5 

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54...Kf5 [¹54...f3+ and Black has triumphed 55.Kd2 Kd4–+] 

55.Kf3 Kg5 56.b4 b5 57.Ke4 Kg4 58.Kd5 

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58...f3 [¹58...Kxh5 might be the shorter path 59.Kc6 f3 60.Kb6–+] 

59.Kc6 f2 [59...Kh4 60.Kb6 f2 61.Kxa6–+] 

60.Kb6 f1Q 61.Kxa6 

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61...Qd3 [61...Qd3 62.Ka5 Kxh5–+]  0–1

SHANKLAND vs SVIDLER – HOOGEVEEN MATCH 2018 GAME 1

This is game 1 from the Hoogeveen Match of 2018. It is between Samuel Shankland with White against Peter Svidler with Black.

                                                          

This game features a Kings Indian Defence. To learn more about the Kings Indian Defence, here is the best instruction book I could find on Amazon.

Shankland,Samuel (2722) - Svidler,Peter (2756)

Hoogeveen Matches 2018 Hoogeveen (1), 21.10.2018

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.Be3 b6 6.cxb6 E60: King's Indian: Unusual lines and Fianchetto Variation without Nc3 

6...axb6 

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7.Bg5N [7.Nc3 Bc5 8.Bxc5 bxc5 9.Qd6 Qe7 10.Qxe7+ Kxe7 11.e4 1/2–1/2 (34) Bocharov,D (2595)-Swiercz,D (2665) Moscow 2016] 

7...h6 8.Bh4 The position is equal. 

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17.Qd4ƒ White has some pressure. 

17...Qe7 18.0–0 Rfc8 19.Rfd1 Ne5 20.Nf4 [20.Qxb6?! Nc4=] 

20...Rc4 

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21.Nfxd5 [21.Ncxd5 Nxd5 22.Qxd5 Rac8²] 

21...Nxd5 22.Qxd5 Ra5 23.Qd8+ Qxd8 24.Rxd8+ Kg7 25.Rad1 Rc6 26.Rb8 Nc4 

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27.Rdd8 Intending Ne4 and mate. 

27...Kf6 28.b3 Ne5 

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29.Ne4+ [¹29.Nd5+ Ke6 30.Nf4+ (30.Nxb6? Rc1+ 31.Kf2 Rxa2+ 32.Kg3 Rcc2–+) 30...Ke7 31.Re8+ Kd6 32.Rbd8+ Nd7 33.Re2] 

29...Kf5? [29...Ke6±] 

30.Rd2 Kf4 31.Kf2 Ng4+ 

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32.fxg4 [White should try 32.Ke2!+- ] 

32...Kxe4+- Endgame KRR-KRR 

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43.Rg3! [Don't play 43.Rxb6?! Rxg2+ 44.Kh3 Rh2+ 45.Kg3 Rbg2+ 46.Kf3 Rf2+ 47.Ke3 Re2+ 48.Kd4 Rxh4=] 

43...Re6 44.h5 Rd6 45.Rb4 g5 46.Rb5 

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46...f6? [46...Re6± might work better.] 

47.Rc3 Re2 48.Rb4 Kf7 49.Rbc4 Ke6 

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50.Rc8! Re8+ is the strong threat. 

50...Rdd2 51.Rg3 Kf7 52.Rh8 Rf2 [¹52...Kg7 53.Rb8 Rd6] 

53.Rh7+ [Weaker is 53.Rxh6 Kg7±]  1–0

HAUSSERNOT vs VIDIC – EUROPEAN CLUB CUP 2018 ROUND 7

Cecile Haussernot

This game is from round 7 of the 2018 European Club Cup. It is between Cecile Haussernot with White against Teja Vidic with Black.

                                                          

This game features a Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. To learn more about the Sicilian Richter-Rauzer, here is the best instruction book I could find on Amazon.

Haussernot,Cecile (2204) - Vidic,Teja (2116)

23rd European Women Club Cup 2018 Halkidiki (7), 18.10.2018

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Qb6 8.Nb3 Be7 9.0–0–0 0–0 10.f3 a6 11.g4 Qc7 B63: Sicilian: Richter-Rauzer: 7...Be7 and unusual Black 7th moves 

12.Bxf6 [12.Kb1 Rd8 13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.g5 Bxc3 15.Qxc3 1/2–1/2 (15) Svidler,P (2728) -Kasimdzhanov,R (2682) Germany 2007] 

12...Bxf6 13.g5 [13.Qxd6² Qxd6 14.Rxd6] 

13...Be7³ Black is slightly better. 

14.f4 b5! 

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15.Bd3N [15.Rg1 b4 16.Ne2 a5 17.Nbd4 Nxd4 18.Nxd4 e5 19.Nf5 1/2–1/2 (32) Horvath,A (2517)-Balogh,C (2468) Zalaegerszeg 2004] 

15...b4 16.Ne2 a5 17.f5 

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17...a4 [17...Ne5µ Threatens to win with ...Nf3. 18.f6 gxf6 19.gxf6 Bxf6 20.Rdg1+ Ng6] 

18.Nbd4 

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18...b3! 19.Kb1 [19.axb3 Nxd4] 

19...bxa2+ 20.Kxa2 Nxd4 21.Nxd4 Qc5ƒ White is under pressure. 

22.c3 e5 23.Nc2 d5 

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24.exd5 [24.f6!= Bd6 (24...gxf6 25.gxf6) 25.Kb1] 

24...Qxd5+µ [But not 24...e4?! 25.Bxe4 Qc4+ 26.Ka1²] 

25.c4 [25.Kb1µ a3 26.f6] 

25...Qb7–+ 26.Qc3 Bxg5 27.Rhg1 

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27...Bf6 [¹27...Bf4 Strongly threatening . ..Rb8. 28.Nb4 Be3 29.Qxe5 Bxg1 30.Rxg1 f6 31.Qd5+ Qxd5 32.Nxd5 Bb7] 

28.Nb4 Rb8 29.Nd5 Qb3+ 30.Qxb3 axb3+ 31.Kb1 Kh8 

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32.c5 [32.Nxf6= keeps the balance. 32...gxf6 33.Kc1] 

32...Bb7!µ 33.Be4 And now c6! would win. 

33...Rfc8 34.Nxf6 gxf6 35.Bxb7 Rxb7³ KRR-KRR 

36.Rd6 [36.Rd3!³] 

36...Rbc7 37.Rxf6 

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37...Rxc5 [Black should try 37...e4µ 38.Re1 Kg7] 

38.Rxf7= e4 39.Re7 Ra5 

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40.Reg7? [Avoid the trap 40.Rxe4? Rca8–+; 40.Re1=] 

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BATSIASHVILI vs CRAMLING – EUROPEAN CLUB CUP 2018 ROUND 7

Nino Batsiashvili

This game is from round 7 of the 2018 European Club Cup. It is between Nino Batsiashvili with White against Pia Cramling with Black.

This game features a Catalan Opening. To learn more about the Catalan Opening, here is the best instruction book I could find on Amazon.

Batsiashvili,Nino (2482) - Cramling,Pia (2465)

23rd European Women Club Cup 2018 Halkidiki (7), 18.10.2018

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.Bg2 c5 6.0–0 Nc6 7.Qa4 Bd7 8.Qxc4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Rc8 10.Nc3 Nxd4 11.Qxd4 Bc5 12.Qh4 h6 E04: Open Catalan: 5 Nf3 

13.Bxb7 Rb8! 14.Bf3 Rb4 The position is equal. 

15.Qh3 e5 16.Qg2 Qc8 White should prevent ...Bh3. 

17.a3 

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17...Rb6 And now ...Bh3 would win. 

18.Qh1N [18.Nd5 Nxd5 19.Bxd5 0–0 20.Qe4 Bd4 21.e3 Bf5 22.Qf3 Bg4 23.Qe4 Bf5 24.Qf3 Bg4 25.Qe4 Bf5 26.Qf3 1/2–1/2 (26) Sargissian,G (2691)-Harikrishna,P (2743) Batumi 2018] 

18...0–0 19.Nd5 Nxd5 20.Bxd5 Bd4 21.e3 Bxb2 22.Bxb2 Rxb2 23.Qe4 Qb8 24.Rfd1 Kh8 25.Rab1 f5 26.Rxb2 Qxb2 27.Qb4 Qxb4 

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28.axb4= Endgame With the idea Ra1. KRB-KRB 

28...Rb8 29.Ra1 Rb5 30.Ra5 Rxb4 31.Rxa7 Rb1+ 32.Kg2 Bb5 

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33.h4 [White should try 33.g4± Bf1+ 34.Kg3] 

33...g5 34.hxg5 hxg5 35.g4 Rd1 [35...Bf1+= keeps the balance. 36.Kh2 Rb5] 

36.Bf3± Bf1+ [36...Rd7± might work better. 37.Ra5 Bd3] 

37.Kh2+- 

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37...Rd2? [37...Rd6 was worth a try. 38.gxf5 Rh6+ 39.Kg3 e4] 

38.gxf5 Rxf2+? [38...g4] 

39.Kg3 Rd2 

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40.f6 Threatening mate with Ra8+. 

40...Rd8 41.Kg4 Bd3 

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42.Bd5! White mates. 

42...Rf8 [42...Rxd5 43.Ra8+] 

43.Kxg5 Rd8 44.e4 Bc2 45.Kh6 1–0