[Event "FIDE Grand Swiss 2023"] [Site "Douglas"] [Date "2023.10.29"] [Round "5.41"] [White "Donchenko, Alexander"] [Black "Mishra, Abhimanyu"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2676"] [BlackElo "2592"] [Annotator "Lang, JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D02"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/uDXLUcuQ/d7n0Qgz3"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c3 Bf5 4. Qb3 Qc8 5. c4 dxc4 6. Qxc4 e6 7. Nc3 a6 8. Nh4 Bc2 9. Bf4 c6 10. e3 h6 11. Nf3 Nbd7 12. Rc1 Bg6 13. Be2 Be7 14. Qb3 O-O 15. O-O b5 16. a4 Qb7 17. h3 Rfc8 18. Nd2 Nb6 19. Bh2 Ra7 20. a5 Nbd5 21. Bf3 Nxc3 22. bxc3 Qd7 23. Rfd1 c5!? { Bucking conventional wisdom by allowing White to open the file of his opponent's rook opposing his king, Mishra uncorks a spectacular idea. } 24. dxc5 Bxc5 25. Ne4 Nxe4! 26. Rxd7 Rxd7 27. Be5?! (27. Bxe4 { was objectively best. } 27... Bxe4 28. Rd1 Bd3 29. Rd2 Rcd8 30. Qd1 Rd5 31. Bc7 R8d7 32. Bb6 Be7 { when White does not have a clear way to make progress. It makes sense why White rejected this in pursuit of more energetic continuations. }) 27... Rd5 { That's a lot of pieces against the queen! Well, it's actually not, but it "feels" like it thanks to the grip on the center. } 28. Bd4 Bxd4 29. exd4 Rxd4 30. cxd4 Rxc1+ 31. Kh2 Nd2 32. Qa3 Nf1+ 33. Kg1 Rb1 34. Qd6 Nd2+ 35. Kh2 Nf1+ 36. Kg1 b4 37. d5?! { Again, White looks for energy in a position where it might not have been wise. } (37. Qxa6 Nd2+ 38. Kh2 b3 39. Qb7 Ra1 (39... Nf1+ 40. Kg1 Nd2+ 41. Kh2 Nxf3+ 42. gxf3! Kh7) 40. a6 Rxa6 41. Bd1 Ra2 42. Bxb3 Nxb3 43. d5 exd5) 37... exd5 (37... b3! 38. dxe6 Nd2+ 39. Kh2 Nxf3+ 40. gxf3 fxe6 41. Qxe6+ Kh7 42. Qxa6 b2 $19) 38. Bxd5? (38. g4 Nd2+ $17) 38... Ne3+ 39. Kh2 Nxd5 40. Qxd5 b3 41. Kg3 Rd1 { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1