Nielsen, Peter Heine (2620) - Karjakin, Sergey (2527) [D20]

Chess Siberia

Nielsen, Peter Heine (2620) - Karjakin, Sergey (2527) [D20]
Premier, Hastings (1) 2002
Notes by Boris Schipkov

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 c5 4. d5 Nf6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bf4 Ba6 7. Nf3 b4 8. Bxb8 bxc3 9. Qa4+ Qd7 10. Qxa6 cxb2 11. Rb1 Rxb8

12. Bxc4!
A simple and strong novelty. Now White has development advantage.
In the game Ivanisevic, I. - Chatalbashev, B., Antalya Open 2002 White played 12. Ne5 Qc7 13. Qa4+ Nd7 14. Nxc4 g6 with unclear position.
12...Rb6
After 12...Qb7 13. Qa4+ Qd7 (13...Nd7 14. O-O Qb4 15. Qc6) 14. Qa3 Qb7 15. O-O Nd7 16. Bb3 with a clear edge to White.
13. Qa3 Nxe4?
Better is 13...Qb7 14. O-O g5 15. Qxc5 g4 16. Ne5 Bg7 17. Rfe1 O-O 18. Bb3 Nd7 19. Nxd7 Qxd7 20. e5 and White wins a pawn.
14. Rxb2 Qb7 15. Rxb6 Qxb6 16. O-O f6 17. Qa4+ Kd8

18. d6!
White begins an attack.
18...e5
Also hopeless is 18... exd6 19. Qc2 f5 20. Rb1 Qc6 21. Rb8+ Kc7 22. Qb2.
19. Be6 Qb7 20. Qa5+
Black resigned. 1-0

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