1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. b3 Bd6 6. Bb2 Nbd7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Qc2 Nc5 9. h4 Bg4 10. Nd4 Bh5 11. Nf5 Bg6 12. h5 Bxf5 13. Qxf5 Qe7 14. O-O-O a5 15. h6 g6 16. Qf3 Ncd7 17. d4 O-O 18. Bd3 Rfe8 19. Rde1 Ne4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Qd1 Ba3 22. f3 Nf6 23. Rhf1 Qb4 24. Bxa3 Qxa3+ 25. Kb1 Qb4 26. Nxe4 Nxe4 27. fxe4 Rxe4 28. Qf3 Qe7 29. Rf2 Re8 30. g4 Rxd4 31. exd4 Qxe1+ 32. Kb2 Qe6 33. g5 Qe7 34. Qf6 Qxf6 35. gxf6 Re6 36. d5 cxd5 37. Rc2 Rc6 38. Re2 Kf8 39. Re7 Rxf6 40. Rxb7

Somehow Black fails to win this overwhelmingly won game.

40... g5 41. Rb5 g4 42. Rxd5 g3 43. Rd1 Rf2+

43... g2 44. Rg1 Rf2+ 45. Kc3 f5 etc. is simplest.

44. Kc3 Rxa2 45. Rd8+ Ke7 46. Rg8 Rh2?

This throws away the win. The simple 46... g2 leaves White helpless.

47. Rxg3 Rxh6 48. Rg5 Rc6+ 49. Kd4 Ra6 50. Rh5 a4 51. bxa4 Rxa4+ 52. Ke3 Kf6 53. Rxh7 Kg6 54. Rh8 f5 55. Kf3 Kg5 56. Rg8+ Kf6

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Event information: Tournament report.

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