1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d3 d5 6. Nbd2 c5 7. e4 e6 8. Re1 Nc6 9. c3 Bd7 10. h4 a5 11. Nf1 Ne7 12. e5 Ng4 13. Bh3 Nh6 14. g4 a4 15. Bd2 Bb5 16. Qc1 Bxd3 17. Bxh6 Be4 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Ng5 Bd3 20. Qf4 Ng8 21. h5 h6 22. Nf3 g5 23. Qe3 Be4 24. Ng3 f5 25. Nxe4 fxe4 26. Nd2 Qc7 27. Nxe4 dxe4 28. Qxe4 Ne7 29. Rad1 Rf4 30. Qc2 Raf8 31. Rd2 Qc6 32. Re3 c4 33. Rd4 Rxf2 34. Qxf2 Rxf2 35. Kxf2 Nd5 36. Bg2 Qb6 37. Bxd5 exd5 38. Re2 Kf7 39. Kg3 Ke6 40. Rd1 Qc7 41. Rf1 Qh7 42. Rf6+ Ke7 43. Rg6 Qh8 44. Rb6 Qc8 45. Rxh6 Qc5 46. Kg2 d4 47. Rh7+ Ke6 48. Rh6+ Ke7 49. e6 Qd5+ 50. Kf2 d3 51. Re1 Qc5+ 52. Re3 d2 53. Rh7+ Ke8 54. Rd7 b5 55. Rxd2 Qc7 56. e7 Qh2+ 57. Ke1 Qg1+ 58. Ke2 Qxg4+ 59. Rf3 Kxe7 60. Kf2 Qh4+ 61. Kg2 Qxh5 62. Re2+ Kd7 63. Re5 Qg4+ 64. Rg3 Qf4 65. Rd5+ Kc6 66. Rgxg5 Qe4+ 67. Kg3 Qxd5

67... Qe1+= was much simpler.

68. Rxd5 Kxd5 69. Kf4 b4

Black would now be winning if the white king was still on the g-file.

70. a3

70. cxb4 a3 71. bxa3 Kd4 72. b5=.

70... bxa3??

70... b3=, e.g. 71. Kf5 Kd6 72. Ke4 Ke6 73. Kd4 Kf5 74. Kxc4 Ke4 and Black will be able to promote the b-pawn in time.

71. bxa3 Kc5 72. Ke5 Kb6 73. Kd4 Kb5 74. Kd5 Ka5 75. Kxc4

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Event information: Tournament report.

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