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