Annotations by Josiah Stearman1....Rcf8!Seizing the initiative, with ...Rf7-xf3+ to come!1...Rcc7If Black chooses to be passive, White is able to press with2.h5The engine still gives equality, but Black is now forced to shuffle around and
hope for the best.2.hxg5hxg53.Rxa7Rxf3+!For one moment I even
thought I was going to win, as Arman was starting to get low on the clock.
Arman held with not many difficulties.4.Bxf3Rxf3+5.Kd2Rd3+6.Kc2Rxg37.Rg7Rg2+8.Kb1Ke49.Rb5Kd310.a5Kxc311.a6...Now Black must force
perpetual.11....Rg1+12.Ka2Rg2+13.Ka1...13.Ka3Rg114.Rb2is a try for White,
but the d5-bishop shines!Ra1+15.Ra2Rxa2+16.Kxa2Kd217.Rxg5c3+18.Rxd5+exd519.a7c220.a8=Qc1=Q21.Qxd5+13....Rg1+14.Ka2...14.Rb1is another way to "try", but actually ends up being more
dangerous for White than Black.Rxb1+15.Kxb1Kd216.Rxg5c317.Rg1e518.a7e419.Rg2+Kd120.Rg1+Kd2With White being forced to
take perpetual.14....Rg2+15.Ka1Rg1+It is always huge to hold tough
positions with the black pieces, especially against the grandmasters in a GM
norm event. I had been on the worse side the whole game, so it felt very good
to find this sequence to shut the game out.1/2-1/2