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1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. a3 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 b6

   
8. Qf4!
The white queen goes to g3 to pressure on the king's wing. Viktor Kortschnoj's move. He obtained a clear edge in Kortschnoj, V - Sax, G, Candidates m5, Wijk aan Zee 1991 after 8...Bb7 9. e4 d6 10. Bd3 Be7 11. Qg3 O-O 12. Bh6 Ne8 13. Bd2 Rc8 14. O-O Bf6 15. Rac1 g6 16. b3 a6 17. Qe3 Bg7 18. Na4 Rc6 19. Be2 Nf6 20. Rfd1 Nd7 21. Bc3 Qe7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Nb2 Rd8 24. Rc2 Rcc8 25. Rcd2.
8...Be7 9. e4 d6 10. Qg3 O-O 11. Bh6 Ne8 12. Bd2
After 12. Bf4 Bb7 (12...Bh4) 13. Rd1 Bh4 14. Qh3 Qf6 15. Be3 Bg5 16. Be2 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 Qe7 (17...Qg6) 18. O-O Nf6 19. Rd2 Rfd8 20. Rfd1 Bc6 21. f4 White seized the initiative in Kasparov,G-Van Wely,L, ARM-ROW Match, Moscow 2004.

   
12...Nf6
In the game Bruzon Bautista,L-Timman,J, Curacao 2005, Black got better chances 12...Bh4!? 13. Qe3 (13. Qh3) 13...Bb7 (13...f5) 14. O-O-O?! Qc7 (14...a6) 15. f3 (15. Bd3) 15...a6 16. Kb1 Bf6. Correct is 14. Bd3 with some advantage.
13. Rd1 Qc7 14. Bh6 Ne8 15. Bd3 Ba6
Or 15...Bb7 16. Be3 Bc6 17. O-O.
16. Rc1 Rc8 17. Bd2 Nf6 18. O-O Nd7 19. b3 Rfe8 20. Kh1 Bb7

   
21. f4
The first player has a small but lasting advantage.
21...a6 22. Qh3 Bf8 23. b4 g6 24. Ne2! Bg7

   
25. Bc3!
Obliterating the formidable enemy.
25...Bxc3?!
Black could try 25...f5.
26. Nxc3 Qd8

   
27. Be2!!
A grandiose idea. White intends f4-f5 so he retreats his bishop beforehand from the possible knight's attack by ...Ne5. Also he may move his rook to the kingside after Nd5, followed by Rc3.
27...Qc7 28. f5!

   
28...exf5
In the case of 28...Ne5 29. Qh6 Kh8 30. f6 Rg8 White materializes his subtle plan with 31. Nd5!! exd5 32. Rc3 with mate in few moves.
29. exf5 Re5?
29...Qd8 30. Rcd1 (30. Bg4 Rc7) 30...Ne5 is more stubborn.
30. Bg4 Rd8

   
31. Nd5!
The beginning of the end.
31...Bxd5 32. cxd5 Qb7 33. fxg6 hxg6

   
34. Rxf7!
The end. This rook sacrifice leads to checkmate.
34...Kxf7 35. Qh7+ Ke8 36. Qxg6+ Ke7 37. Qg7+ Ke8 38. Rf1

   
38...Qxd5 39. Bxd7+
39...Rxd7 40. Qf8 checkmate.
Black resigned. 1-0

Move

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. a3 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 b6 8. Qf4! The white queen goes to g3 to pressure on the king's wing. Be7 9. e4 d6 10. Qg3 O-O 11. Bh6 Ne8 12. Bd2 Nf6 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. Bh6 Ne8 15. Bd3 Ba6 16. Rc1 Rc8 17. Bd2 Nf6 18. O-O Nd7 19. b3 Rfe8 20. Kh1 Bb7 21. f4 The first player has a small but lasting advantage. a6 22. Qh3 Bf8 23. b4 g6 24. Ne2! Bg7 25. Bc3! Obliterating the formidable enemy. Bxc3?! 26. Nxc3 Qd8 27. Be2!! A grandiose idea. Qc7 28. f5! exf5 29. exf5 Re5? 30. Bg4 Rd8 31. Nd5! The beginning of the end. Bxd5 32. cxd5 Qb7 33. fxg6 hxg6 34. Rxf7! The end. This rook sacrifice leads to checkmate. Kxf7 35. Qh7+ Ke8 36. Qxg6+ Ke7 37. Qg7+ Ke8 38. Rf1 Qxd5 39. Bxd7+ 1-0

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