Vallejo Pons, Francisco (2663) - Radjabov, Teimour (2656) [B33], Linares (12) 2004

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Vallejo Pons, Francisco (2663) - Radjabov, Teimour (2656) [B33]
Linares (12) 2004
Notes by Boris Schipkov

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6

7. Bg5
The main alternatives are 7. Nd5 and 7. a4.
7...a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O f5 14. c4 O-O 15. Qf3 d5 16. cxd5 fxe4 17. Bxe4

17...Rb8!
Stronger than 17...Qd7 18. d6 Rb8 19. Rad1 Rb6 20. Qc3! Rxd6 21. Bf5 Rxd1 (21...Qc6 22. Rxd6 Qxd6 23. Nxb5 axb5 24. Bxc8) 22. Bxd7 Rxd7 23. Nc2 Rfd8 24. Ne3 Rd2 (24...e4) 25. h4 Be6 26. a3 f5 27. Qc6 R2d6 28. Qc2, Anand, V - Topalov, V, Amber Rapid (2) 2004. Black has some compensation for a queen, but it is not enough against supergrandmaster like Vishy Anand.
18. Rfd1
Black has a good counterplay after 18. Rad1 Rb6!? 19. Qd3 Qd7 20. g3 f5 21. Bg2 Rh6 22. f4 exf4 23. gxf4 Bxb2 24. Nc2 Bg7 25. Nb4 Qd6 26. Nc6 Bd7 27. Qf3 1/2, Leko, P - Radjabov, T, Linares (8) 2004. White has a small edge in the ending in the case of 19. Rad1 Qd7 (Black played 5...e6, then 7...e5) 20. d6 Rb6 21. Qc3 Rxd6 22. Bf5 Qc6 23. Rxd6 Qxd6 24. Nxb5 axb5 25. Bxc8 f5 26. Qb3+ Kh8 27. Rd1 Qc5 28. Bd7 b4 29. a3 bxa3 30. Qxa3 Qc2 31. Qd3 Qxd3 32. Rxd3 e4 33. Rb3, Bacrot, E- Yakovich, Y, Aeroflot Open, Moscow (4) 2004
18...Qd7!?
Unclear is 18...Qh4 19. g3 Qg5 20. Qb3 Bg4 21. Bf3 f5, Topalov, V - Radjabov, T, Linares (4) 2004.
19. d6 Rb6 20. Qd3 Rd8 21. Rac1
After 21. Bxh7+ Kh8 22. Qe3 Rxd6 23. Rxd6 Qxd6 24. Bc2 f5 Black has a minimal advantage thanks to his pair of bishops and the bad white knight.
21...Bf8 22. Qg3+
Or 22. Rc7 Qxc7 23. Bxh7+ (23. dxc7 Rxd3 24. Rxd3 Rd6) 23...Kg7 24. dxc7 Rxd3 25. Bxd3 Bxa3 26. bxa3 Rc6 with equality.
22...Bg7 23. Qd3 Bf8 24. Qg3+ Bg7 25. Qh4
Or 25. Qd3 with a draw by repetition.

25...Rxd6 26. Bxh7+ Kf8 27. Qb4
The two bishops assure Black good compensation for the sacrificed pawn and after 27. Rxd6 Qxd6 28. Nc2 Qd1+ 29. Ne1 Qd2 30. h3 Be6.
27...Bb7! 28. Nc2 Qe7 29. Rxd6 Rxd6 30. Qg4?!
A dubious move. More precise is 30. Re1 Bh6 (30...Rh6) 31. Ne3 Bxe3 32. fxe3 Kg7 33. Bf5 Qg5 34. g4 Rf6 35. e4 Rc6 with more or less equal game.
30...Rh6 31. Bf5 Rh4!
Seizing the initiative.
32. Qd1
If 32. Qe2? then 32...Bxg2! 33. Kxg2? Qg5+, winning.
32...Bh6! 33. Ne3 Bxe3 34. fxe3

34...Bxg2!
A nice blow.
35. Rc8+
Or 35. Kxg2 Qg5+ 36. Kh1 Qxf5 with a small edge to Black.
35...Kg7 36. Qe1 Qg5 37. Qg3 Kf6 38. Qxg5+ Kxg5
Black obtains the better prospects in this endgame.
39. Bd3
Or 39. Be6 Bh3 40. Rg8+ Kf6 41. Bd5 Be6.
39...Bd5
Interesting is 39...Be4!? 40. Bxe4 Rxe4 41. Kf2.
40. Rg8+
Better is 40. Rc5!? Bxa2 41. Rxe5+ Kf6 42. Rf5+.
40...Kf6 41. a3 Rh3 42. Rg3 Rh8 43. e4 Be6 44. Kg2 Rd8 45. Rf3+ Ke7 46. b4?
The decisive mistake. Correct is 46. Re3.

46...f5! 47. Rh3
After 47. exf5 Black wins the exchange with 47...Bd5.
47...f4
Now Black has a big advantage.
48. Rh7+ Bf7 49. Be2 Rd2 50. Kf1 Kf6 51. h4 Bg6 52. Ra7 Bxe4 53. Bg4?!
Slightly better is 53. Rxa6+ Kf5 54. Bxb5 f3.
53...f3
Winning.

54. Rxa6+ Kg7 55. Ra7+ Kf8 56. Rd7 Bd3+ 57. Ke1 f2+ 58. Kxd2 f1=Q 59. Rd8+ Ke7 60. Rd7+ Ke8 61. Rxd3 Qf4+ 62. Re3 Qd4+
White resigned. 0-1

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