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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Kh1 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qe1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. a3 Bb7 14. Qg3 Bc6 15. Rae1 Rac8
Possible is 15...Qb7.
16. Bf3!

   
White has a small advantage and some initiative.
16...Rfe8?!
Deserving attention is 16...Rfd8!?.
In the game Xu Tong - Zhao Dindin, TCh-CHN Women, Suzhou, Jiangsu 2001 White obtained an advantage and won after 16...Kh8?! 17. e5 dxe5 18. Bxe5 Qb7 19. Ne4 Rg8 (19...Ne8) 20. Ng5 Rcf8 (20...Rgf8) 21. Qh4 h6 22. Bxc6 Qxc6 23. Ne4 Qxc2 24. Rf3 Kh7 25. Ng5+ Kh8 26. Rc3 Qf5 27. Rc7 Bd8 28. Nxf7+ Rxf7 29. Rxf7 Ng4 30. Bxg7+ Kh7 31. Bf6+ 1-0.
17. e5 dxe5 18. fxe5 Nd7 19. Ne4!
Unclear is 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 20. Re4 Rf8 21. Rg4 g6 22. h4 h5.
19...Bxe4 20. Bxe4 g6 21. c3 Bc5 22. Rf3 Rcd8 23. h4!
If 23. Qh4 then 23...Nf8 24. Bxc5 Qxc5 25. Ref1 Rd7 26. Qf4 Red8 27. R3f2 with only a small edge to White.
23...Bxd4 24. cxd4 Nf8 25. Rd1

   
25...h5?
Black weakens his kingside. Better is 25... Re7!? 26. Rfd3 Red7 27. h5 b4 28. h6 f5.
26. Qf4
Here White has a clear advantage and an attack on the kingside.
26...Re7 27. g4! hxg4 28. Qxg4 Red7 29. Rfd3 Qb6 30. Bg2 Rc8 31. h5 Qd8 32. b3 Qe7 33. d5! exd5 34. hxg6 fxg6 35. Bxd5+ Kg7 36. e6 Rd6 37. Qd4+ Qf6 38. Qxf6+!
Also interesting was 38. Qa7+ Kh8 39. Rh3+ Kg8 40. Qd7!! Rxd5 41. Qxd5 Qxe6 42. Qxe6+ Nxe6 43. Re3 Rc6 44. Rd7 winning.
38...Kxf6 39. Rf3+ Ke5

   
40. e7?
Correct is 40. Re1+! Kxd5 (40... Kd4 41. Bb7) 41. Rd3+ Kc6 42. Rc1+ Kb7 43. Rxc8 Rxd3 44. e7 winning.
40...Ne6 41. Re3+ Kf6 42. Rde1 Ng7 43. Rf3+ Nf5 44. e8Q Rxe8 45. Rxe8 Rxd5 46. Ra8 Rd6 47. a4
After 47...Kg5 48. Kg1 Kg4 49. Rf2 g5 50. Re8 Ng3 Black has a nice chances to a draw.
Draw. 1/2-1/2

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