1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f3 Bg7 5. Be3 c6 6. a4 O-O 7. Nge2 Na6 8. Qd2 Nc7 9. a5 Bd7 10. g4 b5 11. Ng3 Rb8 12. b4 Na6 13. Rb1 Qc8 14. g5 Ne8 15. h4 f5 16. h5 e5 17. hxg6 f4 18. Qh2 hxg6 19. Nh5 gxh5 20. Bf2 Bg4 21. fxg4 Qxg4 22. Bh3 Qxg5 23. Be6+ Rf7 24. Bh4 Qg6 25. d5 cxd5 26. Bxd5 Nac7 27. Rg1 Qh6 28. Bxf7+ Kxf7 29. Qh3 Ne6 30. Qf5+ Bf6 31. Bxf6?!

31. Rd1.

31... Nxf6 32. Nd5??

32. Rd1.

32... Nd4 33. Qxf6+ Qxf6 34. Nxf6 Kxf6 35. Kf2 h4 36. c3 Ne6 37. Rbd1 Rd8 38. Rg4 h3 39. Rh4 Ng5 40. Kf1 Kg6 41. a6 Nxe4 42. Rxh3 Rc8 43. Kg2 Rc6 44. Rdh1 Nxc3?

44... Rxa6.

45. Rh6+?

45. Rc1 Rxa6 46. Rhxc3 Ra4 47. Rc6 Rxb4 48. Rxd6+.

45... Kf5 46. Rc1 Ke4 47. Rh7 Kd4?

Here the win slips away. 47... f3+! has the point that 48. Kf2 (48. Kh3 d5 49. Rxa7 d4) is met by 48... Kd4, and the threat of a discovered check forces White to spend a tempo via 49. Kxf3, after which 49... Rxa6 is once again winning.

48. Rxa7= e4 49. Ra8 Kd3 50. a7 Kd2 51. Rxc3 Kxc3 52. Rd8 Ra6 53. a8=Q Rxa8 54. Rxa8 d5 55. Rd8 d4 56. Kf2 d3 57. Ke1 e3 58. Rf8 d2+ 59. Kd1 Kd3 60. Rd8+ Ke4 61. Re8+ Kf3 62. Rf8 Ke4 63. Re8+ Kd3 64. Rd8+ Kc3 65. Ke2 Kc2 66. Rc8+ Kb3 67. Rf8 Kc2 68. Rc8+ Kb3 69. Rf8

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Event information: Tournament report.