Morozevich (2715) - Ljubojevic (2607) [B86]

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Morozevich (2715) - Ljubojevic (2607) [B86]
Amber Rapid, Monaco (7) 2002
Notes by Boris Schipkov

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Nbd7 8. Bg5 Nc5
Interesting is 8...h6 9. Bh4 Qa5 10. f3 Be7 11. Qe2 Nc5 12. O-O Bd7 13. Rad1 b5 14. e5 dxe5 15. Qxe5 b4 16. Ne4 Nxb3 17. Bxf6 Qxe5 18. Bxe5 Nxd4 19. Rxd4 f6 20. Bd6 a5 21. Rfd1 Bc6 22. Rc4 Rc8 23. Bxe7 Kxe7 24. Nd6 Rc7 25. Rd3 1/2, draw in Ehlvest, J - Tal, M, Skelleftea 1989.
9. f4 Be7 10. Qf3 Bd7 11. O-O-O O-O 12. Kb1 Rc8 13. h4

13...b5?!
Deserving attention is 13... Qc7!?.
14. e5! Ne8 15. Ne4 Nxb3
After 15... Nxe4 16. Qxe4 d5 17. Qd3 White has an edge.
16. axb3 d5
If 16... f6 then 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 (18... gxf6 19. Qg4+ Kh8 20. Nxe6) 19. Nxd6 Rc7 20. Rhe1 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Qxh4 22. g3 Qh2 23. c3 with an advantage to White thanks to weakness on e6.
17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Ng5 h6
Or 18... f6 19. exf6 Rxf6 20. Rhe1 Nc7 21. Qd3 with an edge.
19. Qd3!
Beginning a powerful attack.
19...f5
White wins quickly in case of 19... hxg5? 20. hxg5 f5 21. g6.

20. g4!
A strong sacrifice emphasizes White's superiority.
20...hxg5 21. hxg5 Qf7
Or 21... g6 22. gxf5 Rxf5 23. Nxf5 exf5 24. Qxd5+ Be6 25. Qd2 with a clear edge to the first player.
22. gxf5 exf5 23. Qh3 Qg6 24. e6!
After 24...Bxe6 25. Nf3 the good knight decided the game.
Black resigned. 1-0

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