1.e4c52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5g64.Bxc6dxc65.d3Bg76.h3e57.Be3b68.Nc3Ne79.O-Oh610.Qd2Qc711.Nh2g512.a3Be613.Ne2f514.exf5Nxf515.Nc3O-O-O16.Qe2Rhe817.Ne4Nd418.Bxd4exd419.Rfe1Kb820.Nf1Bd521.Nfd2Qf722.Qg4Be523.Re2Rf824.Ree1?...24.Rae1Bf425.Ng3With a
rook on the second rank, White both defends the d2-knight and counters on the
e-file to hold a delicate balance.24....Bf425.Qe2...25.Ng3??simply
hangs a piece now:Bxd2-+25....Rde826.b3Bc7?!26...g4!27.hxg4h528.g5Bxg5!29.Nxg5Rxe230.Rxe2(30.Nxf7Rxd2-+)Qf5∓27.Qf1Qf428.g3Qf529.Re2Re630.Rae1...White is stuck shuffling and
groveling. Squeezing a GM like this is an "unofficial" requirement for an IM
norm.30....Rfe831.a4h532.a5h433.g4?!...33.axb6!looks bold, ignoring
Black's threat, but it was possible to open up the queenside for counterplay
before having to commit to anything on the kingside.axb634.Ra1g435.hxg4Qxg436.f3!A key move, before Black can open both the g- and h-files with
a decisive attack.(36.Ra4?hxg337.fxg3(37.f3Qh438.Qa1Kc839.Ra7Rh8-+)Bxe438.Nxe4Bxg3)Qf537.g4Qf438.Ra433....Qf434.Qg2b535.Ra1c436.bxc4bxc437.f3cxd338.cxd3Ka839.a6Rb840.Qf2Rb541.Ree1Ba542.Re2c543.Nc4Bc744.Rc2?...44.Ree1This time, returning
to the first rank was the right move!44....Rxa6!45.Rac1...45.Re1offered no more resistance.Ra446.Ncd2Ra247.Rxa2Bxa248.Nc4Bxc449.dxc4Rb350.Nxc5Re351.Ra1Rxf345.Rxa6?Rb1+-+45....Ra2Black's
rooks have entered decisively.46.Ncd2...46.Rxa2Qxc1+47.Qf1Rb148.Qxc1Rxc1+49.Kf2Bxc450.dxc4Rxc4-+46....Rbb247.Rxb2Rxb20-1 Black wins.0-1