[Event "Gibraltar Masters 16th"] [Site "Caleta"] [Date "2018.01.31"] [Round "9"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Lei, Tingjie"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2726"] [BlackElo "2531"] [Annotator "Karthik Rajaa"] [GameId "486835503675"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C07"] [Opening "French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Euwe-Keres Line"] [StudyName "Ivanchuk Vasyl - Games"] [ChapterName "Ivanchuk, Vassily - Lei, Tingjie"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/FBImpF13/WE96kzKy"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. N2f3 Be7 8. Bd3 e5!? (8... O-O 9. O-O a6 (9... Bd7) 10. Bf4 $32) 9. Nb5 O-O 10. O-O e4 11. Nc3 (11. Nc7 Qd6 12. Nxa8 exd3 13. Qxd3 Qxd3 14. cxd3 Nd5 $19) 11... Qc6 (11... Qf5 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qe2 $16) 12. Nd4 (12. Re1 exd3 (12... Bb4 13. Bxe4 (13. Rxe4!? Nxe4 14. Bxe4 $44) 13... Nxe4 14. Nd5 Rd8 $19 (14... Bxe1!? 15. Ne7+ Kh8 16. Nxc6 Bxf2+ 17. Kh1 Bb6 $19)) 13. Rxe7 dxc2 14. Qxc2 Bg4) 12... Qb6 13. Bxe4 Rd8 14. Be3 Qxb2?! (14... Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Qxb2 (15... f5? 16. Nd2! (16. Ng3!? f4 17. Ndf5 Qf6 18. Bd4 Rxd4 19. Nxe7+ Kf8 20. Qh5 Qxe7 21. Rae1 Be6 22. Nf5 Rd5 23. Nxe7 Rxh5 24. Rxe6 $14) (16. Nc3? f4 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. Bxb6 Rxd1 19. Rfxd1 axb6 $44) (16. Nxf5 Bxf5 17. Bxb6 Rxd1 18. Rfxd1 axb6 19. c3 Bxe4 20. Re1 Ra4 21. b3 Ra3 (21... Kf7!? 22. bxa4 Bc6) 22. Rxe4 Nc6 23. Ra4! Rxa4 24. bxa4 $14) 16... f4 (16... Rxd4 17. Qe1! $18 (17. c3? Rxd2 18. Qxd2 Qg6 $17)) 17. Nf5 fxe3 18. Nxe7+ Kh8 19. Nxc8 $16) (15... Nc6 { a Marshal type of sacrifice } 16. Nxc6 Qxc6 17. Nd2 { with an interesting game ahead }) 16. Qf3 Nc6) 15. Qd3 Na6 (15... Nxe4? 16. Qxe4 Bf8 17. Ncb5 $18) 16. Rab1 (16. Bf3 Nb4 17. Qc4 Nxc2!) 16... Qa3 17. Bf3 Nb4 { at this moment black was already very low on time down to 5 minutes while white had 75 minutes } (17... Nc5 18. Qc4 $16 Qa6 (18... Bg4 19. Bxg4 (19. Bxb7 Nxb7 20. Rxb7 Rac8 21. Nc6 $16) 19... Nxg4 20. Ndb5 $18) 19. Qxa6 Nxa6 20. Ndb5) (17... Bb4 18. Rb3 (18. Ne4 Qxd3 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. cxd3 Bc5) 18... Nc5 19. Rxa3 Nxd3 20. Rb3 Bxc3 21. Rxc3 Ne5 22. Be2 Nd5) 18. Qc4 Bd7 19. Ncb5 Qa5 (19... Qa4) 20. Bf4 (20. c3 Nc6 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Nxc6 Bxc6 23. Qxc6 Bf8) 20... Bxb5 21. Nxb5 Nbd5 22. Bg3 Rac8 23. Qb3 a6?! (23... Nb4 24. Bxb7 (24. a4 a6) 24... Rxc2) 24. Na7 (24. c4 axb5 25. cxd5 b4 26. Rbd1 $14) 24... Rc3 25. Qxb7 Qc5 26. a4 h6? (26... Rd7 27. Qa8+ Rd8 28. Rb8 Rxb8 29. Qxb8+ Bf8) 27. Qxa6 Rxc2 28. Nb5 Nb4 29. Qb7 Rd7 30. Qb8+ Rd8 31. Qc7 Rc8 32. Qxc5 Bxc5 33. Nd6 Rf8 34. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 35. Rxc1 Bb6 36. h3 { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0