Motylev, Alexander (2651) - Grischuk, Alexander (2704)
RUS-ch 57th (Moscow), 11/15/2004

Round 1 [Ftacnik]


1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f3 e6 7.Be3 b5 8.g4 h6 9.Qd2 Nbd7 10.O-O-O Ne5 11.g5?! Motylev is trying to open up the position, since he believes in the potential of his better developed pieces. The exchange of pawns compromises positionally White's structure, Black can immediately begin the fight for an advantage.
[11.Bd3 Bb7
(11...Qc7 12.Kb1 Bb7 13.h4 Nfd7 14.g5 hxg5 15.hxg5 Rxh1 16.Rxh1 b4 17.Nce2 d5 18.exd5 Bxd5 19.Nf4 Nxf3 20.Nxf3 Bxf3 21.Rf1 Qc6 22.Qf2 1-0 Solozhenkin,E-Agrest,E/Leningrad 1989/ (48))
12.Rhe1 Qa5 13.Kb1 b4 14.Nce2 d5 15.exd5 Nxd5 16.f4 Nxg4 17.Bg1 Be7 18.Nb3 Qc7 19.h3 Ngf6 20.Bd4 Bd6 0-1 Schneider,D-Belov,V/Moscow 2004/ (43)]
[11.a3 Bb7 12.Rg1
(12.Kb1 Rc8 13.Be2 Nfd7 14.f4 Nc4 15.Bxc4 Rxc4 16.Rhe1 Be7 17.Bf2 O-O 18.h4 Nc5 19.g5 h5 20.b3 Rxc3 21.Qxc3 Nxe4 22.Qe3 Qa5 23.Rd3 g6 24.Kb2 Rc8 0-1 Grischuk,A-Belov,V/playchess.com INT 2004/ (54))
12...Rc8 13.h4 Nfd7 14.g5 hxg5 15.hxg5 Nb6 16.g6 Nbc4 17.gxf7+ Kd7 18.Qe1 Qh4 19.Qxh4 Rxh4 20.Bf2 Rh7 21.f4 Nxf7 22.Rg3 Re8 23.Bh3 1-0 Kovalev,A-Agrest,E/Passau 1994/ (30)]
11...hxg5 12.Bxg5 Bb7 13.Rg1
[13.f4? Ned7 14.Bg2 b4! 15.Na4 Bxe4 16.Bxe4 Nxe4 17.Bxd8 Nxd2 18.Kxd2 Rxd8 19.Nc6 Rc8 20.Nxb4 Rc4- +]
13...Qa5
[13...b4!? 14.Nb1 Qa5 15.a3 d5= / +]
14.a3
[14.Kb1 b4 15.Nce2 Nc4 16.Qd3 Rc8= / +]
14...Rc8
[14...b4 15.Na2 d5
(15...Nxf3 16.Nxf3 Nxe4 17.Qxb4 Qxb4 18.Nxb4 Nxg5 19.Nxg5 Rxh2 20.Bd3+ / -)
16.Bxf6 gxf6 17.exd5 Bxd5 18.Nxb4 Bxb4 19.Qxb4 Qxb4 20.axb4 Rxh2=]
15.Kb1
[15.Nb3 Qb6 16.Be3 Qc7 17.Nd4 d5= / +]
15...Rxc3!? Very typical exchange sacrifice, Grischuk is connecting it with an unusual idea. The only problem for Black was the attacking potential of the opponent, without queens on the board the theme is endgame.
16.Qxc3
[16.bxc3 Nxf3!
(16...Qxa3 17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.f4= / +)
17.Nxf3 Nxe4 18.Qe3 Nxc3+ 19.Kc1 Bxf3 20.Qxf3 Qxa3+ 21.Kd2 d5- +]
16...Qxc3 17.bxc3 Rxh2 18.Bf4 Rh5
[18...Rh8 19.c4 bxc4 20.Ka2 Nfd7 21.Rb1 Nc5Unclear position]
19.Rg5?! Somewhat paradoxicaly it was probably better to part with bishop's pair 19.Bxe5!?, since White would get the chance to solve the problems of his pawn structure.
[19.Bxe5!? dxe5
(19...Rxe5 20.c4 bxc4 21.Bxc4 d5 22.exd5 Nxd5 23.Rd3=)
20.Nb3 g5 21.c4 b4=]
19...Rxg5 20.Bxg5 Nfd7
[20...d5 21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.exd5 Bxd5 23.a4=]
21.a4
[21.c4 bxc4
(21...Nxc4 22.a4+ / =)
22.Be2 Nc5= / +]
21...bxa4 22.Be2 Nc5 23.c4
[23.Rh1 d5 24.exd5 Bxd5= / +]
23...g6 24.Rh1 Ned7 25.Rh8? White is ma king a rare mistake in a difficult position. The knight is seldom trapped on the central square d4.
[25.Bd3 Bg7 26.Be3 f5- / +]
25...e5! 26.c3 exd4 27.cxd4 Bxe4+! Grischuk calculates variations excellently, the game move uses phantasy to win the material.
[27...Ne6 28.Be3 Ke7 29.d5 Bg7 30.Rg8 Nd4 31.Rxg7 Nxe2- / +]
28.fxe4
[28.Kb2 Ne6 29.Be3 Bf5- +]
28...Nxe4 29.c5
[29.Bd1!? Nxg5 30.Bxa4 Ne6
(30...Ke7 31.Bxd7 Bg7 32.Rg8 Bxd4 33.Bc6 Ne6- +)
31.Bxd7+ Kxd7 32.d5 Ke7 33.dxe6 fxe6- +]
29...Nxg5
[29...dxc5 30.Be3 Nc3+ 31.Kc2 Nxe2
(31...cxd4 32.Bxa6 dxe3 33.Kxc3 Ke7- / +)
32.dxc5 Ne5 33.Kd2 Ng3 34.Bf4 Ne4+ 35.Ke3 Nxc5 36.Bxe5- / +]
30.c6 Nb6 31.Bxa6
[31.c7 Ne6- +]
31...Ne6 32.Ka2 d5 33.Rh1 Bd6 34.Rh8+ Ke7

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