Grischuk, Alexander (2702) - Adams, Michael (2752)
EUCup 18th (Chalkidiki), 09/26/2002

Round 5 [Huzman]


1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.Nc3 Bf5 11.a3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 13.Re1 Re8 14.Bf4 dxc4 15.Bxc4 Bd6 16.Rxe8+ Qxe8 17.Ng5 Bg6 18.Bxd6 cxd6 19.h4 Qe7 20.Qg4 h6 21.Nh3 Qe4!?
[21...Qf6 22.Re1 Bf5 23.Qf3 Kf8 24.Nf4 Bd7 25.g3 Re8 26.Rxe8+ Bxe8 27.Qe4 g5 28.hxg5 Qxg5 29.Bd5+ / - 1-0 Anand,V-Karpov,A/Prague CZE 2002/(59)]
22.Qg3
[22.Qxe4 Bxe4 23.Re1 Bf5 24.Nf4 Kf8=]
22...Na5
[22...d5 23.Ba2!? Rd8 24.Nf4 Ne7 25.Rf1 Nf5 26.Qh2+ / -]
23.Ba2 Qd3 24.Rf1! White's only way to push a claim for an advantage.
[24.Nf4 Qxg3 25.fxg3 Bf5=]
24...Qxg3? A strange choice probably paving a way to the following blunder.
[24...Rd8 25.Nf4 Qxg3 26.fxg3 Bh7=]
[24...Bf5 25.Nf4 Qxg3 26.fxg3 Re8=]
25.fxg3 Rc8?
[25...Rf8 26.Nf4 Bc2 27.Re1 Rc8 28.Re7 Rxc3 29.Re8+ Kh7 30.Bxf7Initiative]
26.h5 Bd3
[26...Bxh5 27.Rf5 b6 28.Rxh5 Rxc3 29.Rf5 Nc4 30.Nf4+ / -]
27.Bxf7+ Kf8 28.Rf2
[28.Rf3 Be4 29.Rf4 Ke7 30.Nf2 d5Counter-attack]
28...Ke7
[28...Rxc3 29.Nf4
(29.Rf3 Rc1+ 30.Kh2 Be4 31.Rf4 Ke7 32.Bg8+ / -)
29...Rc1+ 30.Kh2 Rf1 31.Rxf1 Bxf1=]
29.Bd5 Rf8?
[29...Rxc3 30.Rf7+ Kd8 31.Rxg7 Rxa3 32.g4+ / -]
30.Nf4+ - Bh7
[30...Bf5 31.g4+ -]
31.Ba2 Kd7 32.Ne6! Rxf2 33.Kxf2 Bg8 34.Nf8+ Ke8 35.Bxg8 Kxf8 36.Bd5 Ke7 37.Ke3 Kf6 38.Kf4 Nc6
[38...g5+ 39.Ke4+ -]
39.Bxc6 bxc6 40.c4 Ke6 41.g4 Kf6 42.g5+ hxg5+ 43.Kg4
[43.Kg4 a6 44.a4 a5 45.g3+ -]


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