1.e4 P.Svidler.
1...c5
2.Nf3 d6 3.c3
Nf6 4.Be2 Nbd7
5.d3 P.Svidler:
Kasparov's second Yuri Dokhoian said in the press-centre around this moment, 'If we start analysing c3&d3
Sicilians we won't get anything serious done'. My point exactly.'
5...b6
6.O-O Bb7
7.Nbd2 g6 8.d4!?
cxd4
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[8...Qc7 9.e5!
dxe5 10.dxe5 Ng4
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(10...Nxe5 11.Nxe5
Qxe5 12.Bb5+ Nd7
13.Nf3 Qd5 14.Qxd5
Bxd5 15.Bxd7+!
Kxd7 16.Rd1 ) |
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11.e6
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(11.Qa4 h5 12.h3
Bc6 13.Bb5 Bxb5
14.Qxb5 a6 15.Qa4
Ngxe5 16.Nxe5
Qxe5 17.Qc6 (17.Nf3
b5) 17...Rd8 18.Nf3
Qd6 19.Qb7 Nb8
20.Bf4 Qxf4 21.Rad1
Nd7 22.Rxd7 1/2-1/2
Seret,JL-Pinter, France 1992) |
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11...fxe6 12.Bc4
Bd5
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(12...e5 13.Ng5) |
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13.Qa4 P.Svidler: 'White is better
in all the lines:'
13...Ngf6
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(13...h5 14.h3
Ngf6 (14...Bg7
15.Bxd5 exd5 16.hxg4
b5 17.Qa6!) 15.Ng5) |
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14.Ng5 Qf4
15.Nde4 Qf5
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(15...Qe5 16.f4
Qf5 17.Ng3
Qg4 18.Be2
Qh4 19.c4
h6 20.cxd5
hxg5 21.dxe6
Qxh2+ 22.Kf2) |
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16.Re1 Nxe4
17.Nxe4 Bxc4
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(17...Bxe4 18.Bb5 ) |
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18.Qxc4 Bg7
19.Ng5 Qd5
20.Qa4 e5
21.Rd1] |
9.cxd4
Nxe4?! P.Svidler:
'The most principal answer, but White seems to be doing OK after it.'
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[9...Bg7 10.e5
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(10.Bd3 O-O 11.b4
e5 (11...a5!?) (11...a5!? P.Svidler) 12.Bb2
d5 ) |
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(10.d5 O-O 11.Re1
Nc5 12.Bf1
e6 13.dxe6
Nxe6 14.e5
dxe5 15.Nxe5
Qc7 16.Ndf3
Rad8 17.Qa4 Degraeve-Nepomnishay,
St. Petersburg 1996 P.Svidler: 'White was able to equalize in Degraeve-Nepomnishay, St.Petersburg 1996') |
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10...dxe5 11.dxe5
Nd5 12.e6
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(12.Re1 O-O 13.Bc4
e6!? (13...Rc8
14.e6 fxe6
15.Rxe6) 14.b3
b5 15.Bf1
Nc3 16.Qc2
Rc8 ) |
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12...fxe6 13.Ne4!
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(13.Ng5 Nc7 (13...Nf4
14.Nde4 Bxe4 (14...Nxe2+
15.Qxe2 Bd5 ) 15.Nxe4 (15.Bxf4
Bd5) 15...O-O 16.Bg4
Nc5) 14.Bc4
Bd5 15.Re1
Nc5 ) |
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13...Nc7!
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(13...O-O 14.Nfg5
Nc7 15.Nxe6!
Nxe6 16.Qb3 ) |
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14.Qa4 b5
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(14...O-O 15.Rd1
Bd5 16.Nc3 ) |
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15.Qc2 O-O 16.Rd1
Rc8 17.Bd3
Nd5 18.Qe2] |
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[9...Bxe4 10.Nxe4
Nxe4 11.d5!?
Bg7 12.Nd4
O-O
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(12...Bxd4 13.Qxd4
Nef6 14.Bh6) |
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13.Nc6 Qe8
14.Re1 P.Svidler:
'Although the position does not look clear, the variations show that White has the upper hand.'
14...Ne5
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(14...f5 15.f3
Nec5 16.Bb5
Bf6 17.b4!
Bxa1 (17...a6
18.Nxe7+ Bxe7
19.bxc5 bxc5
20.Bc6 Ra7
21.Qe2) 18.bxc5
Be5 19.cxd6
exd6 (19...Bxd6
20.Nxe7+ Bxe7
21.d6) 20.f4
a6 21.Bf1) |
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15.Bb5
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(15.Bf3 Nc5
16.Bg5 Nxc6
17.dxc6 Ne6) |
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15...a6
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(15...f5 16.Nxa7
Qf7 17.Nc6) |
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16.Nxe5
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(16.Ba4 b5 (16...Nc5
17.f4! Nxa4
18.fxe5 Nc5
19.Bg5!? (19.exd6
e5 20.b4 Nb7
21.Be3 Nxd6
22.Bxb6) 19...e6 (19...f6
20.exf6 Bxf6
21.Bxf6 Rxf6
22.Rxe7 Qc8
23.b4) 20.Be7) 17.Rxe4
bxa4 (17...Nxc6
18.dxc6 bxa4
19.Qxa4 d5
20.Re2 Rc8
21.Rc2) 18.Qxa4
e6!) |
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16...Qxb5 17.Nc6
Nf6 18.a4
Qc4 19.b3
Qh4
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(19...Qc3 20.Ba3) |
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20.Nxe7+ Kh8
21.Bb2 Rae8
22.Rc1] |
10.Nxe4 Bxe4
11.Ng5
d5 P.Svidler:
'This is actually the only move, which proves that Black probably shouldn't have accepted the pawn sac.'
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[11...Bb7? 12.Bc4
e6
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(12...d5 13.Qf3) |
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13.Bxe6!
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(13.Re1 d5 (13...h6?
14.Nxe6 fxe6
15.Qg4 Qc8
16.Bxe6 Kd8
17.Qxg6) (13...Be7?
14.Bxe6 fxe6 (14...Bxg5
15.Bd5+ Kf8
16.Bxb7 Rb8
17.Bc6) 15.Nxe6
Qc8) 14.Qf3
Qf6! (14...Qe7
15.Bb5 Bg7 (15...Rd8
16.Qh3! a6
17.Nxe6 fxe6
18.Rxe6 axb5
19.Bg5) 16.Qh3
Bxd4 (16...O-O-O 17.Bf4 ) 17.Nxe6
Bxf2+ 18.Kxf2
fxe6 19.Qxe6 (19.Rxe6
O-O+) 19...Rf8+
20.Kg3 Qxe6
21.Rxe6+ Kd8 (21...Kf7
22.Bxd7 Rad8
23.Rd6 Ke7
24.Bc6) 22.Bg5+
Kc7 23.Rc1+
Nc5 24.b4) 15.Bxd5
Qxf3 16.Bxf3
Bxf3 17.Nxf3
Nf6) |
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13...fxe6 14.Nxe6
Qh4 P.Svidler: 'is the most stubborn,
but it doesn not save the game:'
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(14...Qe7 15.Re1) |
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(14...Qc8 15.Re1
Kf7 (15...Be7
16.Bg5 Bxg5
17.Nxg5+ Kf8
18.Rc1 Qb8
19.Qg4) 16.Qb3
d5 17.Qf3+
Nf6 (17...Kg8
18.Ng5) 18.Bg5
Be7 19.Rac1
Bc6 P.Svidler: 'and now White wins by
a very peculiar-looking move'
20.Ng7! Rf8 (20...Qd7
21.Bxf6 Bxf6
22.Re6) 21.Re6
Qd8 22.Rcxc6
Kxg7 23.Qe3!) |
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15.Re1
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(15.Bg5 Qe4
16.Nc7+ (16.d5
Kf7) 16...Kf7
17.Qb3+ d5
18.Rae1 Qf5 (18...Qxd4
19.Qf3+ Kg8 (19...Nf6
20.Ne6 Qxb2
21.Re2 Qxe2
22.Qxe2 Re8
23.Re1 Bc8
24.Bxf6 Rxe6
25.Be5) 20.Nxa8
Bxa8 21.Re8) 19.Nxa8 (19.f4
Rc8 20.Re5
Nxe5 21.fxe5
Qxf1+ 22.Kxf1
Rxc7 ) 19...Qxg5
20.Nc7 Bd6) |
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15...Be7 P.Svidler: but
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(15...Kf7 16.Bg5
Qh5 17.Qb3
d5 18.h3!! P.Svidler:
'(there's no defense against 19.g4)'
18...h6
19.g4 Qxg5
20.Nxg5+ hxg5
21.Qe3) |
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16.Bg5! P.Svidler: 'wins very beautifully:'
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(16.Qb3 Qg4 (16...Rf8!?
17.Nxf8 Nxf8
18.Qb5+ Kf7 (18...Kd8
19.Rxe7) 19.Qc4+
d5 20.Qc7
Ba6 21.Bd2!
Qf6 22.Bb4
Ne6 23.Rxe6
Qxe6 24.Re1) (16...h6!?) (16...h6!? P.Svidler) 17.f3
Bxf3 (17...Qh4
18.Bg5) 18.Qxf3
Qxf3 19.gxf3
Kf7) |
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16...Bxg5
17.g3!!
Qh6
18.Nxg5+ Kf8
19.Qd2! Kg8
20.Re7 Bc6
21.Ne6!] |
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[11...Bd5 12.Bf3
Bxf3 13.Qxf3
Nf6
14.Qc6+
Nd7 P.Svidler: The game went on
15.Qd5
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(15.Re1 Bg7 (15...Rc8
16.Qf3) 16.Qxd6
Rc8 17.Qa3 (17.Bd2
Ne5! (17...Nf6
18.Rxe7+ Qxe7
19.Re1)) 17...Bxd4
18.Nf3 Bf6
19.Qxa7 Nc5
20.Qa3 O-O) |
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15...e6
P.Svidler: ', and here Degraeve missed a very difficult but beautiful victory:'
16.Qf3 '!'
P.Svidler.
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(16.Nxe6 fxe6
17.Qxe6+ Be7 P.Svidler:
'is better. Two of three possible continuations lead nowhere.'
(17...Qe7
18.Qd5 Rb8! (18...O-O-O 19.Bg5) (18...Rc8
19.Bg5 Nf6
20.Qf3 Kf7
21.Rfe1 Qd8
22.Bxf6 Qxf6
23.Qd5+ Kg7
24.Qb7+) (18...Rd8
19.Bg5 Nf6
20.Qf3 Kf7
21.Rfe1) 19.Bg5
Nf6 20.Qb3! (20.Qf3
Kf7 21.Rfe1
Qd8 22.Rac1
Bg7) 20...Qf7 (20...Qg7
21.Rfe1+ Be7
22.Re6) 21.Rfe1+
Be7 22.Re6!
O-O (22...Kf8
23.Bh6+ Ke8
24.Rae1 Ng8
25.Bg5 Rb7
26.Qd5) 23.Rxe7
Qxb3 24.axb3) 18.Bg5! P.Svidler:
'wins by some very difficult tactics:'
(18.Bh6
Rc8 19.Rfe1
Rf8 (19...Nf8
20.Qd5) 20.Bxf8
Nxf8) (18.Re1
Rf8 (18...Nf8
19.Qf6) 19.Bg5
Rf7 20.Re3 (20.Qxd6
Rc8 21.Re2
Nf6 22.Qe6
Kf8 23.Rae1
Bb4) 20...Kf8
21.Bxe7+ Qxe7
22.Qd5 Qd8
23.Qxd6+ Kg8) 18...Kf8 (18...Rf8
19.Bxe7 Qxe7
20.Qd5) (18...Nf8
19.Qe4 Rc8 (19...d5
20.Qe5 Qd6
21.Rfe1) 20.Rfe1 (20.Rac1 P.Svidler 20...Rxc1
21.Rxc1 may be objectively better, but
the position after 21...Rd7 is very interesting in itself.) 20...Rc7
21.Rac1 Rd7! P.Svidler:
'Now all the normal moves do not succeed:'
(21...Rxc1
22.Rxc1 Kf7 (22...Rg8
23.Rc8) (22...d5
23.Qe5 Qd6
24.Re1) 23.Qf3+
Kg8 24.Qd5+
Kg7 25.Qb7
Nd7 26.Rc7) 22.Qf3! P.Svidler:
'is winning, although I admit I could not find it without Fritz.'
(22.Rc8
Qxc8 23.Qxe7+
Rxe7 24.Rxe7+
Kd8) (22.Bf6
Kf7!! (22...d5
23.Qf4 Rg8
24.Bxe7 Rxe7
25.Rxe7+ Kxe7
26.Qg5+ Ke8
27.Qe5+ Kf7
28.Rc7+ Nd7
29.Qxd5+) 23.Bxh8
Kg8 '
' P.Svidler.
24.Rc6
Kxh8 25.Qc2
Bg5 26.Rc8
Qf6) (22.Rc3
h6 23.Qc2 (23.Qh4
Rh7) (23.Bf6
Rh7 24.Qc2
Kf7 25.Rc8
Bxf6 26.Rxd8
Bxd8) 23...hxg5
24.Rc8 Qxc8
25.Qxc8+ Kf7) 22...h6
23.Bxe7 Rxe7
24.Rxe7+ Qxe7
25.Rc8+ Kd7
26.Qc6+ Ke6
27.Re8) 19.Bh6+
Ke8
20.Rfe1 (20.Bg5) (20.Bg5 P.Svidler) 20...Rf8
21.Bxf8 Nxf8
22.Qd5 Rc8
23.Re3 Rc7
24.Rae1) |
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16...Nf6 17.Qc6+
Nd7 18.Qf3
Nf6 19.Qc6+
Nd7 20.Qf3 1/2-1/2
Degraeve-Bacrot, France 1996] |
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12.Bb5
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[12.Nxe4 dxe4
13.f3 e3
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(13...exf3 14.Bxf3
Rc8 (14...Rb8
15.Bf4 Rc8
16.Bb7 Rc4
17.Bd5) 15.Bb7
Rc7 16.Qf3
f6 17.Bc6) |
|
14.Bxe3 Bg7
15.Qd2 O-O 16.d5
Nf6 17.Rfd1
Ne8 18.Rac1
|
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(18.Bb5 Nd6
19.Bc6 Nc4
20.Qe2 Nxe3
21.Qxe3 Rc8) |
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18...Nd6] |
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12...Bg7
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[12...a6 13.Bc6
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(13.f3 Bf5) |
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13...Ra7
|
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(13...Rc8 14.Qa4
Bf5 15.Bxd5
e6 16.Bb7
Rc7 (16...Rxc1
17.Raxc1 Qxg5
18.Rc8+ Ke7
19.Bc6 b5
20.Qxa6) 17.Bxa6
Rxc1 18.Raxc1
Qxg5 19.Rc7
e5 20.f4) |
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14.f3 Bf5
15.g4
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(15.Bxd5 e6
16.Bb3 Be7) |
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15...h6
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(15...Qc7 16.Bxd5
e6 17.Bb3
h6 18.Nh3) |
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|
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(15...Be6 16.Nxe6
fxe6 17.Qe2
Bg7 18.Qxe6
Bxd4+ 19.Kh1) |
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16.gxf5
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(16.Nxf7 Kxf7
17.gxf5 gxf5
18.Bxd5+ e6
19.Bb3 Nf6) |
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16...hxg5 17.fxg6
Qc7 18.Qc2
Bg7 19.Bxg5
Bxd4+ 20.Kh1] |
13.f3 P.Svidler: Then I realized
that 13.f3 leads to some very interesting and promising positions and decided that I should try and have
some fun. I know that it doesn't sound the way serious and professional chessplayers are supposed to
think during the game, especially if it's a game against the World Champion, but that's exactly what
I thought. And, after all, it worked.
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[13.Nxe4 dxe4
14.Bc6 P.Svidler: 'Black is forced
to give up the exchange, but the position arising after'
14...O-O
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(14...Rc8 15.Qa4) |
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15.Bxa8 Qxa8 P.Svidler:
'didn't look all that clear to me, thou White is, of coure, a bit better.'
16.Bg5
Nf6
|
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(16...Qd5 17.Bxe7
Re8 18.Ba3
Bxd4 19.Qe2!
Ne5 (19...e3
20.Kh1) 20.Rad1) |
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17.Qe2 Qd5] |
13...Bf5
14.g4
h6
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[14...Be6? 15.f4!
h6
|
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(15...a6 16.f5
Bxf5 17.gxf5
axb5 18.fxg6) |
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16.f5 Bxf5
17.gxf5 hxg5
18.fxg6 fxg6
|
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(18...O-O 19.Bc6
Nf6 20.gxf7+
Rxf7 21.Bxa8
Qxa8 22.Bxg5) |
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19.Bxg5
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(19.Qd3? Qc7!
20.Qxg6+ Kd8) |
|
19...Rh5 20.h4
Qc7 21.Qg4
Bxd4+ 22.Kh1] |
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15.gxf5
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[15.Nxf7 Kxf7
16.gxf5 gxf5
17.Bc6 Rc8
18.Bxd5+ e6
19.Bb3 Nf6] |
15...hxg5 16.fxg6
a6! P.Svidler:
'A very important finesse, which allows Black to unpin the knight on d7 at will.'
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[16...fxg6 17.Bxg5] |
P.Svidler: As I've heard later, Kasparov said that it was obvious to him that I blundered
both 14...h6 and 16...a6. That's not exactly true. I've seen 14...h6 and had no doubt he will go for
it, and as for 16...a6, I was just waiting for him to make his mind, since it is a well-known fact that
a lot of precious time is wasted during the game on the moves which aren't played. So in some sense I
did blunder 16...a6, but the same applies to the manouevere 22. .Rh3 and 23...R8h4, which I didn't foresee
either.
17.gxf7+
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[17.Ba4!? fxg6
|
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(17...Qc7 18.Rf2
Rh4 P.Svidler: 'is not good enough
in view of'
19.Be3! (19.Bxg5
Rxd4 20.Qe2
Qd6 21.Bc6 (21.Re1
e6 22.Qc2
Qb4 23.Bxd7+
Kxd7 24.Qe2
e5 25.gxf7
Rf8) 21...Ra7
22.Bxe7 Qxe7
23.Re1 Qxe2
24.Rfxe2+ Kd8
25.Re8+ Kc7
26.Bxd7 fxg6
27.Bf5 Kd6 (27...gxf5
28.R1e7+) 28.Bxg6
Rd2) 19...fxg6
20.Rc1) |
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18.Bxg5
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(18.Qd3 Qc7
19.Rf2 Qd6) |
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18...b5 19.Bb3
Qb6 20.Bxd5
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(20.Be3 Qd6
21.Rf2 Rc8) |
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20...Bxd4+ 21.Kh1
Rd8] |
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17...Kxf7 18.Ba4
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[18.Bc6 Qc7] |
18...Rh5?! P.Svidler: 'Appearance
does not deceive in this case- this strange-looking move is in fact quite bad.'
|
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[18...Nf6 19.Be3
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(19.Bxg5? Qd6
20.Qe2 Rag8) |
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19...Qd6 20.Qd2
Rh3 21.Rf2
Rah8 22.Raf1 P.Svidler:
', though I still prefer White.'] |
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[18...Qc7! 19.Rf2
Rh4 20.Be3
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(20.f4 g4) |
|
20...Rah8 P.Svidler: 'White can
go on in a very unclear position after'
P.Svidler: or agree on a draw by
playing
21.Rc1
|
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(21.Qd2 b5
22.Bc2!? '!?'
P.Svidler.
(22.Bb3 Nb6) (22.Bc2!? P.Svidler with
the idea to meet
22...Nb6 with 23.b3)) |
|
21...Rxh2 22.Rxc7
Rh1+ 23.Kg2
R8h2+ 24.Kg3
Rh3+ 25.Kg4
Rh4+
26.Kxg5?? Bf6+
27.Kf5 e6#] |
19.Be3 P.Svidler: 'A good solid move,
but White could also call Black's bluff and play'
|
|
[19.Bc6 Qh8
20.Qe2! P.Svidler: 'a move I underestimated
during the game'
20...Bxd4+ 21.Kh1
Rd8
|
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(21...Nf6 22.Bxa8
Qxa8) |
|
22.Bxd5+ Kf8
23.Be6! /\
24.Bg4; 24.f4 P. Svidler: ', and White is better due to the threats of 24.Bg4 and 24.f4'] |
19...Nf6 20.Qd2
Qd6 21.Rf2
Rah8
22.Rg2! P.Svidler:
'It was a this moment that I realized that my position must be better- Black has no serious play on the
K-side, while White has a wide range of targets- from g5 to a6.'
22...Rh3?! P.Svidler:
'The beginning of a suicide. After the normal'
|
|
[22...Bh6 23.Bc2
Rg8 24.Bd3! '!'
P.Svidler. P.Svidler: 'White is clearly better, but he's not at all winning.'] |
23.Rf1 R8h4?
24.Bc2 P.Svidler:
'And suddenly it's all over. There is no defense against 25.Bf5 or 25.Bxg5'
24...Nh5
|
|
[24...e6 25.Bxg5
Bh6 26.Bxh6
Rxh6 27.Qg5
Rxh2 28.Qg7+
Ke8 29.Bg6+
Kd8 30.Qxf6+
Kc8 31.f4] |
|
25.Bf5 Nf4
26.Bxh3
|
|
[26.Bxf4 Qxf4
27.Qxf4 gxf4
28.Rd2 Bxd4+
29.Rxd4 Rxh2 P.Svidler:
', but I did not want to trade queens.'] |
26...Nxh3+ 27.Kh1
Qf6
|
|
[27...Bf6 28.Rg4
Rh5 29.f4] |
|
28.Rg3! Qf5
|
|
[28...Nf4 29.Rg4] |
|
29.Bxg5 Nxg5
|
|
[29...Rxd4 30.Qg2
Nxg5 31.Rxg5
Qf6 32.Rg1] |
30.Rxg5 Qh3
31.Rg2 '+-' P.Svidler. P.Svidler:
'There's no hope left for Black.'
31...Bf6
32.Qd3
Rxd4 33.Qg6+
Ke6 34.Qe8
Rc4
|
|
[34...Kd6 35.Qb8+
Kc6 36.Rc1+
Kb5 37.Qe8+
Ka5 38.a3
b5 39.b3] |
35.Qd8! P.Svidler: 'Cutting off the
King. '
35...Qf5 36.Re1+
Be5 37.Qb8 P.Svidler:
'And in view of inevitable 38.Rxe5 Qxe5 39.Rg6 Kf5 40.Rg5 Black resigned.'
|
|
[37.Qb8 Kf6
38.Qh8+ Ke6
39.Rxe5+ Qxe5
40.Rg6+ Kf5
41.Rg5+] |
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