1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Re1 This rook move is always played in the Closed, but is rare in the open. More common are... 9. c3 9. Nbd2 9. Qe2 9... Be7 I could not find any direct way to take advantage of White's rare move, so I chose basic development. 9... Na5 9... Nc5 9... Bc5 10. Be3 10. c3 O-O 11. Nbd2 11. Bc2 Bg4!? 12. Bxe4?! dxe4 13. Qxd8 Raxd8 14. Rxe4?? Rd1+ 15. Ne1 (15. Re1 Bxf3) 15... Bf5 16. Re3 Rxc1 11... Nc5 12. Bc2 d4!? This thematic break frees up the game. 12... Bg4 13. Ne4 13. Nb3 13. cxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Qxd4 15. Nf3 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Bg4 17. Be3 13... dxc3 13... d3 14. Nxc5 dxc2 15. Qxd8 Raxd8 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bg5 Bxg5 18. Nxg5 Rd2 19. Ne4 Rd5 14. Nxc3 Nb4 It is not easy to see what White has done wrong, but it seems that the initiative has passed to Black. 15. Be3 Qxd1 15... Ncd3 16. Re2 Nxc2 17. Qxc2 c5 18. Rd1 c4 19. Ne1 Bf5 16. Bxd1 Ncd3 17. Re2 Rad8 17... Bg4 18. Rd2 18. Nd4?! Nxe5 19. a3 Nd5 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Bd4 Nc6 22. Nxd5 22. Rxe6? Nxd4 22... exd5 23. Rc1 Nxd4 24. Rxe7 c6 The unsupported Nd4 holds everything and to my amazement, was impervious to attack! 25. Kf1 Rde8 26. Re1 26. Ra7 Rf7 (26... Ra8) 27. Rxa6 Rfe7 28. Bg4 Nb3 29. Rd1 Nd2+ 30. Kg1 Re1+ 31. Rxe1 Rxe1# 26... Kf7 27. Rc3 Rxe1+ 28. Kxe1 Ke7 The king will secure the queenside and prepare the advance ...c5. 29. b4 White stops ...c5, but provides Black with an alternative way to make progress on the queenside. 29... Kd6 30. g3 a5 31. f4 axb4 32. axb4 Ra8 33. h4 Ra2 33... Ra1 34. Kd2 Rb1 35. Ra3 Rxb4 36. Ra7 Nf5 37. g4 Ne7 34. Rd3 Nc2+ 35. Bxc2 Rxc2 36. Kd1 Rb2 37. Rd4 h5 38. Kc1 38. Ke1 g6 39. Kf1 Ke6 40. Ke1 Kf5 38... Rb3 39. g4 hxg4 40. f5 Rg3 40... Rc3+!? 41. Kd2 Rc4 41. Rf4 Ke5 42. Rf1 d4 43. h5 Rh3 44. Kd2 Rxh5 45. Rc1 Rh2+ 46. Kd3 Rh3+ 47. Ke2 47. Kd2 Rc3 47... Rc3 48. Rf1 g3 49. Kd2 g2 50. Rg1 Rg3 White Resigned. 51. Ke2 Kxf5 52. Kf2 Kf4 53. Ke2 d3+ 54. Kf2 54. Kd2 Kf3 54... Re3 55. Rd1 Re2+ 56. Kg1 d2 0-1

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. exd6 cxd6 5. Bc4 as he did in the GM simul, Robert plays for a safe and solid equality with this opening. 5... Nb6 6. Bb3 Nc6 7. Nf3 g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. c3 O-O= 10. Bf4 Bf5 10... e5 11. Bc2 11. Re1 11... Bg4 Black should be happy to exchange white squared bishops here. 11... Bxc2 12. h3 f5?? a tactic that should have backfired. 13. Bg3?? 13. hxg4 fxg4 14. Ng5! 13... Bh5 14. Nbd2 e5!? Black takes the initiative on the kingside. 15. Bb3+ Kh8 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Qc2 e4 18. Bh4 Qd6?! 18... Qd7 embarrasses White's minor pieces on the kingside. 19. Nh2 (19. Ng5 Rae8) 19... Bh6 19. Ng5 Ne5 20. Ne6 Bh6? another faulty sacrifice. 20... Nbc4!? 21. Nxc4 Qxe6 21. Nxf8 Rxf8 21... Bxd2 22. Qxd2! Qxd2 23. Bf6# 22. Bg3 Be2? 23. Bxe5+? 23. Nxe4! 23... Qxe5 24. Rfe1 Bd3?? 24... Bh5 25. Qxd3 exd3 26. Rxe5 Now White wins easily. 26... Bxd2 27. Rd1 Bf4 28. Re7 Nc8 29. Rxb7 Re8 30. g3 d2?! 31. Kg2 31. gxf4! Re1+ 32. Kg2 would have netted another piece. 31... Bh6 32. f4 Nd6 33. Rxa7 Re2+ 34. Kf3 Rh2 35. Bd5 Bf8 35... Rxh3 36. Kg2 Rh5 37. Bf3 36. Rd7 g5 37. fxg5 f4 38. gxf4 Rxh3+ 39. Ke2 Rh2+ 40. Kd3 Rf2 41. Rxd2 Rxf4 42. Rh2 Bh6 Black gives away his last three pieces in a search for stalemate. 43. Rxh6 Nf7 44. Rxf7 Rd4+ 45. Kxd4 Kg8 46. Rd7+ 46. a4 Kh8 47. Rfxh7# 46. Rhxh7?? would have fulfilled Black's dream. 46... Kf8 47. Rhxh7 Ke8 48. Ra7 1-0

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Be2 c5 9. O-O Bg4 10. Be3 Qa5 11. Nd2 11. Rb1 b6 11... Bxe2 12. Qxe2 cxd4 12... Qxc3 13. Rac1 Qb2 14. Rxc5 Qxa2 (14... Bxd4?? 15. Rb1) 15. Rc7 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Nb3 Qb4?! 14... Qa4 15. Rab1!? b6 16. Rfd1 16. d5 Ne5 17. f4 Qc4!? 16... Rfd8? 16... Qa4!? 17. Nc5! Qa3 17... = Qc3 18. Rb3 17... bxc5?! 18. Rxb4 cxb4 19. d5 18. Rb3 Qa5 19. Nb7 19. Rb5? Qc3 19... Qa4 20. Nxd8 Rxd8 21. d5 21. Rbd3?! Nxd4 22. Qd2 e5 21... Nd4? 21... Na5! 22. Rbb1 Qxe4 22. Bxd4 Bxd4 23. Rbd3 Bc5 24. g3 Qd7 25. Kg2 f6 26. f4 Qb7 27. h4!? h5 28. Kh2 Bd6 29. e5 Bc5 30. f5!? Qd7 30... gxf5 31. Qxh5 fxe5 32. Qg6+ Kh8 33. Rf3 Rf8 34. Rxf5 Rxf5 35. Qxf5 Bd4 36. Rf1 31. fxg6 Qf5 32. exf6 exf6 33. Qe6+ Qxe6 34. dxe6 Black Resigned. 0-1 Rooks will be exchanged and the ending is dead lost. In fact the e6 and g6 pawns would cost Black his bishop... 34... Re8 34... Rxd3 35. Rxd3 Kg7 36. e7! 35. Rd8 Rxd8 35... Kf8 36. g7+ 36. Rxd8+ Kg7 37. e7! Bxe7 38. Rd7 Kf8 39. g7+ 1-0

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Be6?! 9... Ke8 9... Bd7 10. Ng5 Ke7 11. b3 h6 12. Ba3+ Ke8 13. Nxe6 fxe6 13... Bxa3 14. Nxc7+ Ke7 15. Nxa8 Bb2 16. Rad1 Bxc3 17. Rd3 14. Bxf8 Rxf8 15. Rad1 Ke7 16. Rd3 Rad8 17. Rfd1 Nh4 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Rxd8 Kxd8 20. f4 g5 21. fxg5 hxg5 22. Ne4 g4 23. Nf6 g3 24. hxg3 Ng6 25. Ng4 a5 26. Kf2 c5 27. Ke3 Kd7 28. Ke4 b5 29. Nf2 Kc6 30. Nd3 c4 31. bxc4 bxc4 32. Nf4 Nf8 33. a4 c3 34. Kd4 Nd7 35. Nxe6 Nb6 36. Nc5 Nd5 37. Nb3 Ne7 38. Nxa5+ Kd7 39. Kxc3 Nf5 40. Nc4 Nxg3 41. a5 Nf5 and White won. 1-0

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Be3 d5 7. Nd2 Nxd4 8. Bxd4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Bb5+ Kf8 12. Qxd8+ Bxd8 13. O-O-O Bc7 14. g3 Ke7 15. f4 a6 16. Bd3 b6 17. Rhe1 g6 18. Nc3 Bb7 19. Be4 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 Rhd8?? 20... Rhc8 21. Nd5+ Rxd5 22. Rxd5 Bd6 23. Rd3 Bc5 24. b4 f5 25. Rc4 Bd6 26. Rc6 Bxb4 27. Rxb6 Bc5 28. Rc6 Bg1 29. Rc7+ Kf6 30. Rxh7 Bc5 31. Rdd7 e5 32. fxe5+ Kxe5 33. c3 g5 34. h4 f4 35. gxf4+ gxf4 36. Rh5+ Ke6 37. Rxc5? 37. Rdd5 37... Kxd7 38. Rf5 Rc8 39. Kb2 Rc4 40. h5 Ke6 41. Rf8 Ke7 42. Rf5 Ke6 43. Ra5 f3 44. Rxa6+ Kf7 45. Ra7+ Ke8 46. h6 f2 47. h7 Rh4 48. h8=Q+ Rxh8 49. Ra8+ Kd7 50. Rxh8 f1=Q 51. Rh2 Qf4 52. Rc2 Qc4 53. Rd2+ Kc6 54. Rd4 Qb5+ 55. Rb4 Qe2+ 56. Kb3 Kc5 57. a4 Qd1+ 58. Kb2 1/2-1/2

1. e4 Nf6 2. d3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. Bg2 d6 5... d5 6. h3 a6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. O-O h6 9. Nc4 Be6 10. Ne3 Qd7 11. Kh2 Ne7 11... d5 12. c3 Bb6 13. Qe2 Qb5 14. Qc2 Qd7 15. d4 exd4 16. cxd4 16. Nxd4!? 16... d5 17. e5 17. Ne5?! Qd8 17... Ne4 18. Bd2 Nxd2?! 18... c5!? 19. Qxd2 c6 19... c5 20. Nh4 g5 21. Nf3 Ng6 22. Ng1 f5 23. f4 gxf4 24. gxf4 Kh7 25. b4 Nh4 26. Bh1 Rg8 27. Nf3 Qe7 28. Rad1 Rg7 29. a3 Rag8 30. Qf2 Nxf3+ 31. Bxf3 a5 32. Nc2 axb4 33. axb4 Ra8 34. Ra1 Rgg8 35. Rfd1 Rxa1 36. Rxa1 Rb8 37. h4 Bf7 38. Kh3 Rg8 39. Qd2 Be6 40. Ne3 Qg7 41. Nf1 Qg1 42. Rd1 Qg6 42... Rg4! 43. Bg2 Bxd4 43. Qf2 Ra8 44. Ng3 Ra3 45. Qe2 Bd8 46. h5 Qf7 47. b5 Qe7 47... cxb5 48. Kg2 Qb4 49. bxc6 bxc6 50. Qc2 Qc3 51. Qxc3 Rxc3 52. Be2 Bh4 53. Bd3 Bxg3 54. Kxg3 1/2-1/2

Game of the week from round 2.

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Be7 5... Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5!? is the Meran Variation. 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. O-O b6 8. Bd2 8. e4!? dxe4 9. Nxe4 Bb7 10. Bf4 8. b3 8... Bb7 9. Rc1 O-O 10. cxd5 exd5!? 10... cxd5= 11. Na4 Rc8 12. b4 Ne4 13. a3 Ndf6 13... Bd6 14. Qe2 14. Ne5 Bd6 14... Re8 15. Ba6?! Bxa6 16. Qxa6 Nxd2 17. Nxd2 Bd6 18. g3 18. Qxa7 is more interesting than it looks. 18... Ra8 19. Qxb6 Rxa4 20. Rxc6 Qxb6 21. Rxb6 Re6 22. Rc1 Kf8 (22... g6 23. Rcc6) 23. Rcc6 Nd7 24. Rb7 Rxa3 25. Rxd7 Ra1+ 26. Nf1 Bxh2+ 27. Kxh2 Rxc6 18... Ng4 19. Qe2 Qg5 20. Qf3 Qh5 21. Qg2 Re6 Black conducts his attack in classic style. 22. h3 Nf6 23. Nc3 Qg6 24. Nf3 Ne4?? Oops! 24... Rce8 25. Nxd5! Qf5 26. Nc3 Rh6 27. Nh4 27. Nxe4!? Qxe4 28. Nh4 27... Rxh4!? The only chance. 28. gxh4 Nd2!? 29. Rfd1 29. Qg4?! Qxg4+ 30. hxg4 Nxf1 31. Kxf1 is safe enough, but lets Black back in the game, only a pawn down. 29... Nf3+ 30. Kf1 30. Kh1!? 30... Qh5 31. Ne4?? 31. Qg4?? Nh2+ 31. e4!? with the ideas of e5 and Rd3 should break the blockade. 31... Qb5+ mate in two! 0-1

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 Be7 6... b6 7. Be2 7. Nc3 7... O-O 7... b6 8. Nc3 Bb4 8... d6 9. Bd2 Bxc3 9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be7 10. bxc3 Nc6 11. O-O d6 12. exd6 Qxd6 13. Qc2 Nf4 14. Rfe1 Nxe2+ 15. Rxe2 Re8? 15... h6!? 16. Ng5! g6 17. Ne4! Nxd4?! 17... Qd8 18. Bg5 18. cxd4 18. Nxd6? Nxc2 19. Rc1 Rd8 18... Qxd4 19. Bc3 Qd8 20. Rd1 Bd7 21. Nf6+ Kf8 22. Nxd7+ Ke7 23. Bf6# 1-0

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. e3 Be7 7. Nge2 O-O 8. d4 e4 9. O-O Nc6 10. a3 Na5 11. b3 b6 12. Qc2 Ba6 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Qb2 Qd7 15. Nf4 Rc6 16. Bd2 g5!? 17. Nfxd5? 17. Nfe2 17... Nxd5 18. Bxe4 Nxc3 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 20. Bxc3 Qe4!? 20... Bb7 21. e4 21. Rad1? 21. Qb1 21... Bb7 22. d5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Qxd5 24. Bxa5 Qxa5 25. b4 Qd5 26. e4 Qe6 27. Qd2 Rd8 28. Qe3 a5 29. bxa5 bxa5 30. Kg2 Rb8 31. Qa7 Rb3 32. a4 Bb4 33. Qa8+ Kg7 34. Rc1 Rc3 35. Rd1 Rc6 35... Qc6 36. e5 g4 37. Qb7 Bc3 38. Rd7 Bxe5 38... Rc5 39. Rxf7+ Qxf7 40. Qxc6 Bd4 40... Qf3+ 41. Qxf3 gxf3+ 42. Kxf3 Bd4 43. Ke2 Kf6 44. f4 41. Qc2 h5 42. Qd2 Qb7+ 43. Kg1 Qb1+ 44. Kg2 Qe4+ 45. Kg1 Qf3?? 45... Kg6!? 46. Qc1 (46. Qxa5? Qe2) (46. Kf1 Bc5 47. Qc3 Bb4 48. Qb3 Qh1+ 49. Ke2 Qe1+ 50. Kd3 Kf6 51. Qb2+ Kf5) 46... Qf3 47. Qc2+ Kf6 48. Qd2 Qxf2+!! 49. Qxf2+ Ke5 46. Qxd4+ Qf6 46... Kg6 47. Qb6+ Kh7 48. Qxa5 Qd1+ 49. Kg2 Qf3+ 50. Kf1 Qd1+ 51. Qe1 Qxa4 47. Qa7+ Kg6 48. Qxa5 Qc6 49. Qb5 Qf3 50. Qe8+ Kh6 51. Qh8+ Kg6 52. Qe8+ Kh6 53. Qe6+ Kg5 54. Qe3+ 1-0

1. e4 c5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qd8 5. Nf3 Nc6 5... Nf6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Ne5 7. O-O 7... Nxe5 8. fxe5 Bxb5 9. Nxb5 a6 10. Na3!? e6 11. c4?! 11. d3 11... Qh4+ 12. g3!? Qe4+ Black thinks his last move was a blunder, but it is this assumption that causes the real blunder. 13. Qe2?? 13. Kf2 Qxe5 14. Qa4+ Kd8 is not at all clear. 13... Qxh1+ 14. Qf1 Qxf1+ 14... Qxh2 15. Qf3 15. Kxf1 Nh6 16. h3 O-O-O 17. Ke2 Nf5 18. Kf2 Be7 19. Nc2 f6 20. Ne3 Nxe3 21. Kxe3 21. dxe3 Rd1 21... Rd4 22. d3 Rhd8 0-1

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 The Benko Gambit. 4. cxb5 a6 5. b6 A very popula r and successful line. White declines the gambit and gains a positional bind. 5... d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Nf3 Qxb6 8. Nd2 Nbd7 9. e4 Bg7 10. Be2 Bb7 10... O-O 11. O-O O-O 12. a4 Qc7 12... a5?! 13. Nc4 13. a5!? 13. Nc4 Nb6 13... Kh8?! 13... e6!? 14. Nc4 Rad8 15. f4 Ne8 16. f5!? Ne5 17. Nxe5 17. Be3!? 17... dxe5?! 17... Bxe5= 18. fxg6 hxg6 19. Qe1!? Bf6 20. Be3 Nd6 21. Bf3?! 21. Qf2! Rc8 (21... c4 22. Bb6) 22. Bg4 21... Nc4 22. Bh6 22. Na4!? Nxa5 (22... Nxe3 23. Qxe3 c4 24. Nb6) (22... 22... Qxa5? 23. Qxa5 Nxa5 24. Nxc5) 23. Nxc5 Nc4 24. Nxa6 Bxa6 25. Rxa6 Nxb2 26. Ra7 22... Bg7 23. Bg5 Kg8 24. Nd1 Nd6 25. Nc3 Bc8 26. Be2 c4 27. Be3 Rde8 28. Ra4 Bd7 29. Bb6 Qb7 30. Rb4 Bb5 31. Rf3 31. b3!? 31... Rc8 31... Rb8 32. Rh3 Bd7 33. Rg3 Bf6 34. Rf3 Rb8 35. Qf1 Qc8 36. Bxc4?? 36. Rxf6!! exf6 37. Qxf6 Ne8 38. Qxe5 36... Rxb6 37. Rxb6 37. axb6 Qc5+ 37... Nxc4 38. Rfxf6 exf6 39. Rxf6 Nxb2 40. Qc1 40. Qxa6 Kg7 40... Nd3 41. Qg5 Qc5+ 41... Qxc3? 42. Rxg6+ fxg6 43. Qxg6+ Kh8 44. Qh6+ Kg8 45. Qg6+ 42. Kf1 Kg7 42... Qxc3! 43. Rxg6+ fxg6+ 43. Ne2 Bb5 44. h4 Nf4 44... Nc1!? 45. h5 Bxe2+ 46. Ke1 Qg1+ 47. Kd2 Qd1+ 48. Kc3 (48. Ke3 Qd4#) 48... Qb3+ 49. Kd2 Qb2+ 50. Ke3 (50. Ke1 Nd3#) 50... Qd4# 45. Rxf4 Bxe2+ 46. Kxe2 Qc4+ 47. Kf2 Qd4+ 48. Kg3 exf4+ 48... Qe3+?? 49. Rf3 49. Qxf4 Re8 50. Kf3 Qd3+ 51. Qe3 51. Kf2 Rxe4 51... Qxe3+ 52. Kxe3 f5 0-1 White Resigned here in view of... 53. e5 53. d6 Rxe4+ 54. Kd3 Kf7 53... Rxe5+ 54. Kd4 Kf6 55. d6 Ke6 56. d7 Rd5+ 0-1

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 Nbd7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Bc4 O-O 7. Bb3 c6 8. O-O h6 9. Bh4 b5 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. a4 b4 13. Nb1 Qc7 14. Nbd2 Nc5 15. Bc4 Bg4 16. h3 Bh5 17. Qe2 Rad8 18. Qe3 Qe7 19. Nb3 Ne6 20. Bxe6 Qxe6 21. g4 Bg6 22. Nc5 Qc8 23. Nd3 Qb8 24. b3 Rfe8 25. Rfe1 Re6 26. a5 Be7 27. Ra4 f6 28. Nh4 Be8 29. Nf5 c5 30. Ra2 Bf8 31. Nxc5 Bxc5 32. Qxc5 Kf7!? 32... Rc6?? 33. Ne7+ 32... Kh8?? 33. Qf8+ Kh7 34. Qxg7# 33. Qe3?! 33. Qc4!? 33... Rc6 34. Qc1 Rc3 35. Ne3?! 35. Re3 35... Qb7 36. f3 Qc6 37. Kg2 Rdd3! 38. Nd5 38. Re2 Qc5 38... Rxf3! 39. Nxc3 Qxc3 Black's attack is unstoppable. 40. Qd1 40. Re2 Rg3+ 41. Kh2 (41. Kf1 Qf3+ 42. Rf2 Bb5+ 43. Ke1 Rg1+ 44. Kd2 Qxf2#) 41... Rxh3+ 42. Kg1 Qg3+ 43. Rg2 Qh4 40... Rg3+ 41. Kf2 Rxh3 42. Qd3 42. Rg1 Qe3+ 43. Kf1 Rf3+ 44. Kg2 Qf2+ 45. Kh1 Rh3# 42. Re2 Qg3+ 43. Kf1 Rh1# 42... Qxd3 42... Rxd3 43. cxd3 Bb5 43. cxd3 Rh2+ 44. Ke3 Rxa2 45. Rc1 Rxa5 46. Rc4 Kg6 47. Rxb4 Rb5 48. Ra4 Rxb3 49. Rxa7 Bb5 The final blow. 50. Ra1 Kg5 51. Rg1 Rxd3+ 0-1 White Resigned as his remaining pawns will fall. 0-1

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Nxd4 d6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. f3 h6 10. g4 Ne5 11. h4 Qc8 12. Kb1 Nc4 13. Bxc4 Qxc4 14. Nd5 Rb8 15. Nb6 Qc7 16. Ne2 Bc6 17. Bd4 17. Nc3 17... Nf6 18. a4 18. g5 Nh5 19. Bxg7 Nxg7 20. gxh6 Nh5 21. Nd5 Bxd5 18... e5 19. Be3 Rd8 20. Nc3 20. g5 hxg5 21. hxg5 Rxh1 22. Rxh1 Nh5 20... Ng8 21. a5 Ne7 22. h5 g5 23. Bxg5 hxg5 24. Qxg5 Rg8 24... Bh6 25. Qf6 Rh7 25. h6 Bh8 26. Qe3 Ng6 27. Ne2 Bb5 28. c4 Bc6 28... Bxc4 29. Rc1 29. Ng3 Nf4 30. Nf5 Rg6 31. Rh2 Kf8 32. Rhd2 Ke8 33. Qa3 Bd5 34. Nxd5 Nxd5 35. Rxd5 Qxc4 36. Nxd6+ Rgxd6 37. Rxd6 Rc8 38. Rd7 Qc2+</