1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3a66.Qd3Nbd77.Be2Nc58.Qe3b59.f3Bb710.O-OQc711.b4Ncd712.Nb3e613.Bb2d514.e5Qxe515.Qxe5Nxe516.Nxb5axb517.Bxe5Bxb418.Bxb5+Ke719.a4Rhc820.Rfb1Bd621.Bxd6+Kxd622.Nd4Ba623.a5Nd724.Bxd7?!...This trade leaves Black
with more active rooks, as the a-pawn is not a threat.24....Kxd725.f4Rc426.Rd1Kd627.Rd2Rb828.g3Rbb429.Nf3Ra430.Re1Rxa531.Ng5Rc732.Nxh7Ra233.Ng5...Here, Black underestimated just how good his position was if he kept
pieces on the board.33....Rcxc2?33...Bb734.Ree2Ke735.Kf2Rc3and White
is still in an awful squeeze.34.Rxc2Rxc235.Nxf7+Ke736.Ng5Re237.Rxe2Bxe2Now, the game should be drawn, but with all the pawns about to be
fixed on light squares for Black, there are chances of White finding a
decisive pawn break when Black's bishop is out of play.38.Kf2Bh539.h3Bg640.Nf3Be441.Ne5Kf642.h4g643.Ke3Ke744.Kd4Bb145.Kc5Bc246.Kd4Bb147.Nf3Kf648.Nd2Bc249.Nf1Bd150.Ne3Bf351.g4Be452.g5+Ke753.Ke5Bf354.Nc2Bg455.Nd4Bh356.Nc6+Kd757.Na5Ke758.Nb7Bf559.Nd6Bc260.Nc8+Kd761.Nd6Ke762.Nb5Bf563.Kd4Kd764.Kc5Bg465.Nd4...The players have been navigating a good-knight versus bad-bishop endgame since
move 38, and Black's passive defense should hold but will require resolve and
care.65....Kc7??Black gets too clever.66.Nc6??...66.f5!!An incredible
motif.exf567.Ne6+Kc8(67...Kd768.Nf8+Ke769.Nxg6+Ke670.Nf4+Ke571.h5!Kxf472.h6illustrates just how bad a bad bishop can be in the
endgame.)66....Bf3??66...Bd1!!Was the only move to hold. Black needs
to quickly get to the b1-h7 diagonal.67.f5exf568.Ne7(68.Kxd5??Bf3+-+)f4(68...d469.Kxd4f4!Again, activity was the only way to
hold.)69.Nxd5+(69.Nxg6f3illustrates why the bishop was misplaced
on f3.)Kd770.Nxf4Bc267.Ne7??...67.f5!exf568.Ne7+−f4(68...d469.Kxd4Bh5Passive defense loses. Black had to push ... f5-f4-f3
here to keep White's king from leaving the "box" of the f-pawn, but the bishop
was in the way, so Black has nothing better than this, and can resign after70.Ke5+−)69.Nxg6and Black cannot push the f-pawn.67.Nd4Bg468.f5was just as good.67....Bh568.Ng8Bg469.Nf6Bf570.h5gxh571.Nxh5Kd772.Ng3Bg673.Ne2Ke774.Nd4Be475.Nc6+Kf776.Kd6Bf577.Ne5+Kg778.Nf3Bg479.Ne5Bf580.Ke7Bh381.Nf3Bf582.Nd4Kg683.Kf8Bg484.Nc6Bf5??84...Kf584...Bh585.Ne7+Kh785.Ne7+Kh586.Nxf5exf587.Kf7!...and White's pawn is fast enough. Black will also promote, but not in time
to stop...87....d488.g6d389.g7d290.g8=Qd1=Q91.Qg5#1-0 White wins.1-0