Polgar, Judit (2722) - Karpov, Anatoly (2693) [C42]
Essent, Hoogeveen (1) 2003
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8. c4 Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. a3 Nc6 11. cxd5 Qxd5 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3
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13...Qd6?!
A dubious novelty.
14. Rb1!
Now White has a small advantage and initiative.
14...b6 15. Re1!
Seizing the only open file.
15...Be6 16. Bd3!
Improving the bishop's position.
16...Rae8 17. Rb5! Na5?
Better is 17...a6 18. Ng5!? Bxg5 (18...axb5? 19. Rxe6! fxe6 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. Qh5 winning) 19. Rxg5 Bb3 20. Qd2 b5 or 17...Bf6 18. Ng5 (18. Qc2!?) 18...Bxg5 19. Rxg5 Bb3 20. Qd2 Rxe1+ 21. Qxe1 Ne7 with a small edge to White.
18. Rbe5!
Increasing the pressure on the Black's camp.
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18...Nc6
White is better and after 18...Bf6 19. Ng5 Bxg5 20. Bxg5.
19. R5e2 Bd7
Or 19...h6.
20. d5! Na5 21. Ne5
Also interesting is 21. Qc2.
21...Bf6!? 22. Bf4 Bxe5 23. Bxe5 Qxa3 24. Re3 Qc5?
Losing at once. More precise is 24...f5 25. Qh5 Nb7 (25...Rf7 26. Qg5 Qa4 27. f4) 26. Bf1 Qe7 27. d6! Qf7 28. Qxf7+ Kxf7 29. dxc7 or 24...f6 25. c4 Nb3 26. Bxc7 Rxe3 27. Rxe3 Qc1 28. Qxc1 Nxc1 29. Bc2 g6 30. Kf1 or 24...h6 25. c4 Qb4 (25...f5 26. Bxf5 Qxe3 27. fxe3 Rxf5 28. Bxc7) 26. Bc3 Qd6 27. Rg3, but White has a clear edge in all lines.
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25. Bxh7+!
A beautiful blow.
25...Kxh7 26. Qh5+
White checkmates in several moves: 26...Kg8 27. Bxg7! f6 (27...Kxg7 28. Rg3+ Kf6 29. Qg5 mate) 28. Bxf6 Rxf6 29. Rg3+ Kf8 30. Qh8+ Kf7 31. Rg7 mate.
Black resigned. 1-0
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