Grischuk, Alexander (2671) - Gelfand, Boris (2703)
Corus (Wijk aan Zee), 01/24/2002
Round 10 [Gelfand]

1.e4 RR e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.O-O O-O 8.c4 c6 9.Qc2 Na6 10.a3 f5 11.Nc3 Nc7 12.Re1 Ftacnik: 'Grischuk is in no hurry to close the center and believes, that the pressure against the d5 square can bring him some advantage. '
 12...Kh8 13.b4 Bd7 14.Bb2 Ne6!New opening move '!?' Ftacnik.
[14...Be8 15.c5 Be7 16.Ne5 Bh4 17.Rf1 Bg5 18.Ne2 Bh5 19.Ng3 Bg6 20.Rfe1 Bf4 21.Bc1 Bxe5 22.dxe5 Qh4 23.Bb2 Ne6 24.Rad1 f4 Gufeld,E-Kochiev,A,USSR,1980]
15.cxd5
[15.Ne2 N6g5! 16.Ne5 Bxe5 17.dxe5 f4Attack 18.Nd4
(18.f3 Nxf3+ 19.gxf3 Qg5+ 20.Ng3 fxg3 21.fxe4 Rf2)
18...f3 19.h4 Nh3+ 20.gxh3 Qxh4- +]
15...cxd5 16.Nxd5 Rc8! 17.Qd1 Ftacnik: 'Ge lfand's pawn sacrifice has suddenly revealed how actively are all black pieces cooperating.'
[17.Qb3 N6g5]
[17.Nc3 Nf4]
[17.Qe2 Bc6]
17...N6g5!
[17...Bc6 18.Ne3 Nf4 19.d5!+ / -]
18.Ne5
[18.Ne3 Nxf3+
(18...Ba4 19.Qe2 Nc3 20.Bxc3 Nxf3+ 21.Qxf3 Rxc3 22.Qe2+ / -)
19.Qxf3 Qh4!
(19...Ng5 20.Qh5 f4 (20...Be8 21.Qd1 f4 22.Nf5 Bg6 23.Nxd6 Qxd6 24.d5 With the ideaf3 25.h4 fxg2 26.hxg5 Qf4 27.f3 Qh4 28.Bxg6 hxg6 29.Be5) 21.Nc4+ / - (21.Ng4 Bf5))
20.g3 Qh6 ...Ng5,f4 21.Qg2
(21.Bxe4 fxe4 22.Qg2 Rf3- / +)
21...Nxf2 22.Qxf2 f4 23.gxf4 Rxf4 24.Qg2 Rcf8- / +]
18...Nh3+!! Diagram # '!' Ftacnik.
[18...Bc6 19.Nf4+ / -]
19.gxh3 Qg5+ 20.Kf1
[20.Ng4 Nxf2!- +]
20...Bxe5
[20...Bc6 21.Nxc6 Qh4 22.Re2 Qxh3+ 23.Ke1+ / -]
[20...Ba4 21.Qxa4 Qh4 22.Re2]
[20...Qh4 21.Re2
(21.Qe2 Bxe5 22.dxe5 Bc6 23.Bc4 (23.Bxe4 fxe4) 23...Qxh3+ (23...Nd2+ 24.Qxd2 Qxc4+ 25.Kg1 Bxd5 26.Rac1+ / -) 24.Kg1 Nd2! 25.Qxd2 Qg4+ 26.Kh1 (26.Kf1 Qxc4+ 27.Re2 Bxd5 28.Rc1 Qb5 29.Rxc8 Rxc8 30.Kg1= / +) 26...Qxc4= / +)
21...Qxh3+ 22.Kg1
(22.Ke1 Bxe5 23.dxe5 Qxh2 24.Ne3 Qh1+ 25.Nf1 Ng5 26.Rc2 Rcd8!Attack (26...Nf3+ 27.Ke2 Rxc2+ 28.Bxc2) 27.Qe2 Nf3+ 28.Kd1 Bb5- +)
22...Bxe5 23.dxe5 Qg4+
(23...Ng5 24.Re3)
24.Kf1 Qh3+
(24...Ba4 25.Qxa4 Nc5 26.bxc5 (26.Qd1 Qh3+ 27.Kg1=) 26...Qxa4 27.e6Initiative)
25.Kg1=]
21.dxe5 Bc6!? '!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'This exact move is crowning the original attacking combination, white has to play with extreme caution.'
[21...Nd2+ 22.Ke2 Be8 23.Ne3 Bh5+ 24.Kxd2 Bxd1 25.Raxd1 Rfd8
(25...f4 26.Nc4 f3+ 27.Re3 Qh4 28.Ke1 Rxc4 29.Bxc4 Qxc4 30.e6)
26.Rg1 Qh6 27.Ke1+ / -]
[21...Be6!? 22.Ne3
(22.Rxe4 fxe4 23.Bxe4 Bxh3+ (23...Rcd8!?) 24.Ke2 Qh4 25.f3 Bf5! (25...Be6!?) 26.Bxf5 Rxf5 27.Rc1 Qxh2+ 28.Kd3 Rcf8= / + (28...Rd8 29.Ke4) 29.Bd4 Rxf3+)
(22.Bc1? Qh4 23.Bxe4 fxe4 24.Nf4 Rxc1 25.Qxc1 Rxf4- +)
(22.f4 Qh4 23.Bxe4 fxe4 24.Kg1 Rcd8 (24...Bxd5 25.Qg4 (25.Qxd5 Rc2) 25...Qxg4+ (25...Qh6 26.Bd4 Rc6 27.f5 Rxf5 28.Qxf5 Rg6+ 29.Kf1) 26.hxg4 Rxf4 27.h3=) 25.Bc1 Rxd5 26.Qe2 Qxh3= / +)
22...Qf4!
(22...Qh4? 23.Qe2 (23.Re2 Qxh3+ 24.Kg1 Rfd8 25.Rc2 Ng5 26.Rxc8 Bxc8 27.Be4 Rxd1+ 28.Rxd1 Be6) 23...Qxh3+ 24.Kg1 Ng5 25.f4+ -)
23.Re2 Qxh2 24.Ke1 Qh1+
(24...Rfd8?! 25.Nf1 Qg1 26.Rc1! (26.h4 Rd7) 26...Rxc1 27.Bxc1 Nc3 (27...Bc4 28.Rc2) 28.Qc2 Nxe2 29.Bxe2+ / =)
(24...Rcd8 25.Nf1 Qg1 (25...Qh1 26.Re3) 26.h4Unclear position Rd7 (26...g5 27.Qc2 Rc8 28.Qb1 gxh4 29.Bxe4 fxe4 30.Qxe4 h3 31.f3Unclear position) 27.Qc2 Rfd8 28.Rd1)
25.Nf1 Ng5 26.Rc2 Rcd8
(26...Nf3+ 27.Ke2 Rcd8 28.Nd2+ -)
27.f4 Nf3+
(27...Qxh3!? 28.fxg5 Rxd3 29.Qe2 Rfd8Compensation)
28.Kf2 Bd5 29.Kg3! Ne1! 30.Qxe1 Qf3+ 31.Kh2 Qh1+=]
[21...Rcd8 Olpiner,Z.
 22.Bc1!
(22.Re3 Be6 (22...f4 23.Rf3 Ba4 24.Qe2+ -) (22...Bc6 23.Bxe4 (23.f4 Qh6) 23...fxe4 24.Qg4) 23.Nc3 Qh4 24.Qe2 Ng5 25.f4 Qxf4+ 26.Kg1Unclear position)
(22.f4 Qh4)
22...Qh4
(22...f4 23.Qf3)
23.Qf3 Bc6 24.Bxe4 fxe4 25.Qg3
(25.Rxe4+ / -)
25...Qxg3 26.hxg3 Rxd5+ / -]
22.Bc1!
[22.f4 Qh6 23.Bxe4 fxe4 24.Kg1 Rcd8 25.Qg4 Rxd5 26.Bc1 Rd3= / +]
[22.Ne3 Rcd8 23.Qc2 Rxd3 24.Qxd3 Qf4 25.Nd1 Nd2+ 26.Kg1 Nf3+ 27.Kf1 Qxh2 28.Ke2 Qxh3Attack]
22...Qh4 23.Bxe4 fxe4 24.Be3
[24.Ra2 e3!
(24...Qxh3+ 25.Kg1 Rcd8 26.Rd2=)
25.Rxe3 Qc4+- / +]
[24.Nf4 Rxf4 25.Bxf4 Qxh3+ 26.Kg1 e3- +]
24...Qxh3+
[24...Rcd8? 25.Qg4]
[24...Rf3 25.b5! Bxb5+ 26.Kg1 Rxh3
(26...Rd8 27.e6 Rxh3 28.e7 Re8 29.Bf4 Rd3 30.Bg3 Qg5 31.Nc7)
27.Bf4 Rd3 28.Bg3 Qd8 29.Qg4 Rxd5 30.Rxe4Unclear position]
25.Kg1 Bxd5
[25...Rcd8 26.Nf4 Qh4 27.Ng2]
26.Qxd5 Qg4+
[26...Rc6? 27.Bf4+ -
(27.Qxe4 Rg6+ 28.Kh1 Rf5 29.Bf4 Rxf4 30.Rad1+ / -)]
27.Kf1 Qh3+
[27...Qf3 28.Kg1
(28.e6 Rc2 29.Kg1)]
28.Kg1 Qg4+ 29.Kf1

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