[Event "WVCC"] [Site "?"] [Date "2009.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Katar"] [Black "MS"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1856"] [BlackElo "2090"] [ECO "C48c"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 d6 5.d4 Bd7 6.Bg5 Be7 7.a3?! {To give the bishop a flight square and reserve options.} ( 7.Bxc6 Bxc6 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Nxe5 Qxd1+ 10.Rxd1 Nxe4 = ) 7...O-O 8.O-O {My original thought was to go Qd2 and castle long, but being behind in development white is in no place to blow open the position.} ( 8.Qd2? {Actually drops a pawn.} 8...exd4 9.Nxd4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Bxb5 11.Nxb5 Nxe4 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.O-O ) 8...a6 9.Bc4 Bg4 {I think this is quite a strong move.} 10.dxe5 {More or less forced.} 10...dxe5 11.Be2 ( 11.h3 Qxd1 12.Raxd1 Bxf3 13.gxf3 Nd4 {I did not trust this position.} ) 11...Nd4 12.Bxf6 ( 12.Nxd4 exd4 13.Bxf6 {Forced.} 13...Bxf6 {Clearly black is the one pressing here.} 14.Bxg4 dxc3 15.bxc3 Bxc3 16.Rb1 b5 ) 12...Nxe2+ 13.Qxe2 Bxf6 {Black has the two bishops, but white has a slight initiative and control of the d-file.} 14.Rad1 Qe8 15.Nd5 Qc6 16.Rd3 Rac8 {Bd8 had to be considered when the bishop might have new life after c7-c6.} 17.Rfd1 Qe6 18.h3! {Very important to get this in now that the queen occupies e6 to secure the future entry point for the rooks at d7.} 18...Bh5 19.Qd2 c6 20.Nxf6+ ( 20.Ne3?? Bxf3 21.gxf3 Qxh3 ) 20...Qxf6 21.Rd6! Qf4 ( 21...Bxf3? 22.Rxf6 Bxd1 23.Rd6 Bh5 24.Rd7 ) ( 21...Qe7 22.Qc3 Bxf3 23.Rd7 Qf6 24.Qxf3 {The idea is to stop black from challenging the d-file.} 24...Qxf3 25.gxf3 ) 22.Qxf4 exf4 23.R1d3 {The idea is NOT to recapture on f3 with the rook, but only to break the pin, and play Nd2 and f3.} 23...h6?! {Black does not have the luxury for this.} 24.Rd7 b5 25.Nh4 {Nd4 is slightly better with the same idea.} ( 25.Nd4 Rfd8 26.Rxd8+ Rxd8 27.Nxc6 ) 25...c5 {Black is better served by restricting the knight with g6 or improving his own pieces before launching pawns.} 26.Nf5 Kh7 27.f3 {Shutting out the bishop.} 27...a5? 28.Nd6 Rb8 29.Rd5 g5 {Relatively best.} 30.Rxc5 b4 31.axb4 ( 31.Rxa5 bxa3 32.bxa3 {This is a way to win a second pawn, but white's coordination suffers somewhat.} ) 31...Rxb4 32.b3 a4 33.bxa4 Rxa4 34.Rcc7 Ra1+ 35.Kf2 Rd1 36.Nf5 Rxd7 37.Rxd7 Rc8 38.Nd4 {Obviously not the passive Rd2.} 38...Bg6 39.Ke2 Kg7 40.Kd3 Kf8 41.c4 h5 42.Kc3 {I didn't fancy f5xg4 discovered check.} 42...g4 43.hxg4 {Imprecise but sufficient.} 43...hxg4 44.Nb5 g3?! 45.Kd4 Bh5 46.Nd6 {I was pretty sure i'd win the game at this point. White's pieces are active and coordinated.} 46...Ra8 47.Ke5 {I was proud of this move, i can either play Kxf4xg3 or even maybe Kf6 and threaten mate.} 47...Bxf3 {The best try for a swindle.} 48.Rxf7+ {Kxf4 is also sufficient.} 48...Kg8 49.Rxf4 {With ideas of Rg4+.} ( 49.Kf6?? Bxe4 = ) 49...Ra5+ 50.Kf6 Bd1 51.Rf5 {Simplest, Rg5+xg3 is coming.} 51...Rxf5+ ( 51...Ra3 52.Rg5+ Kf8 53.e5 ) 52.Nxf5 Bf3 53.Nxg3 Bxg2 54.c5 1-0

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