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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. Qc2 Bxd2+

   
8. Qxd2
A fresh continuation. All games were played in 2006.
8...c6
White has a small advantage after 8...b6 9. Ne5 Ra7 10. Na3 Bb7 11. Bxb7 Rxb7 12. Naxc4 O-O 13. O-O Qe7 14. Rfd1 Rd8, Wojtkiewicz,A-Gulko,B, San Diego 2006, and after 8...Bd7 9. Ne5 Bc6 10. Nxc6 Nxc6 11. Na3 O-O 12. e3 Nb4 13. Nxc4 c5?! 14. a3 Nbd5 15. O-O (15. dxc5!? Qc7 16. Qd4) 15...b5 16. Ne5 cxd4 17. Qxd4 Rc8 18. Rfc1, Delchev,A-Giorgadze,G, Olite 2006 or 12. Rd1!? Qe7 13. O-O Qb4 14. Qc1 Nd5 15. Nxc4 Rfd8 16. a3 Qb5 17. Rd3 a4 18. Rfd1 Na5 19. Nxa5 Qxa5 20. e4 Ne7 21. d5 exd5 22. exd5, Damljanovic,B-Korneev,O, Vrsac 2006.
9. a4
9.Ne5 deserves attention.
9...b5 10. axb5 cxb5 11. Qg5 O-O 12. Qxb5

   
12...Ba6!?
An interesting novelty. White had a clear edge in Grischuk,A-Moiseenko,A, Sochi 2006 after 12...Na6?! 13. Qxc4 Nb4 14. Qb3 e5 15. Nxe5 Rb8 16. O-O Qxd4 17. Rxa5.
13. Qa4
Black obtains more or less equal play in the case of 13. Qxa5 Bb7 14. Qxd8 Rxa1 15. Qxf8+ Kxf8 16. O-O Ra2 17. Ne5 Ba6 18. Rc1 Rxb2 19. Nc3 Nbd7 (19...Nfd7 20. f4 f6 21. Ng4) 20. Ra1 Rb6.
13...Qb6 14. O-O Qxb2 15. Nbd2 Bb5 16. Nxc4 Bxa4 17. Nxb2 Bb5 18. Ne5 Ra7

   
19. Bf3
Slightly slow. White could try 19. Nbc4 or 19. Nbd3.
19...Nbd7 20. Nec4 Rb8 21. Rfb1 g5!
An active multi-purpose move.

   
22. e3
22. h3!? h5 23. Ne3 looks better.
22...g4
Now Black has good counterplay.
23. Bd1 Bc6 24. Rc1 Be4 25. Na4 Rb4 26. Nd6 Bf3!? 27. Bxf3 gxf3 28. Nc8 Ra8 29. Ne7+ Kg7 30. Nc6 Rb3 31. Nc5 Rb5 32. h3 Nxc5 33. Rxc5 Rb2!
The rook penetrates on the 2nd rank.

   
34. Rg5+ Kh6 35. Rgxa5
White optimistically grabs the a-pawn.
35...Rxa5 36. Nxa5 Ne4 37. Rf1 Nd2 38. Rc1 Ne4 39. Rf1

   
39...f6
Here Black has sufficient compensation for the pawn. He could make a draw by repetition with 39...Nd2. But Veselin wanted zealously to win.
40. Nc6 Nd2 41. Rd1 Ne4 42. Rf1 Kg6 43. Nd8 Rb6 44. Rc1 h5 45. Ra1 h4 46. gxh4! Kh5 47. Ra2 Kxh4 48. Kh2

   
48...Kh5
The position is drawish.
49. Rc2 Kh6 50. Ra2 Kg6 51. Rc2 Kf5 52. Ra2 Rb5 53. Nc6 Rb7 54. Ra5+ Kg6 55. Ra2

   
55...Kh5
Probably 55...Kh6 is more precise.
56. d5!
A strong timely break.
56...e5
Weaker is 56...exd5? 57.Nd4.
57. Ra4

   
57...f5?
A fatal mistake. The exact 57...Nxf2! leads to perpetual check 58. Kg3 e4 59. Kxf2 Rb2+ 60. Ke1 Rb1+. As Billy Joel sings: "We're only human, We're supposed to make mistakes".
58. Nxe5 Rb2 59. Nd3 Rb7 60. Rd4 Rb6

   
61. d6!
White wins due to two extra pawns.
61...Nxd6 62. Kg3 Ne4+ 63. Kxf3 Kg5 64. h4+ Kf6 65. Rd5 Nc3 66. Rd8 Rb1 67. Rf8+ Ke6 68. Nf4+ Ke5 69. Re8+ Kf6 70. Nh5+ Kg6 71. Ng3

   
74...Rb2
Such is life.
72. h5+ Kf7 73. Re5 Nd1 74. Ne2 Kf6 75. Rd5
Black resigned. 1-0

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