1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Qxd4 A known pawn sacrifice which gives white a development advantage. 8. Qxd4 Nxd4 9. O-O-O e5 At this time Jakovenko has already used more than one hour. Has he not prepared well? 10. f4 The right move. 10... Bg4 11. Nf3 White goes also for an exchange sacrifice. 11. Re1 Nd7 12. fxe5 Rc8 13. Bd5 Ne6 11... Nxf3 12. gxf3 Bxf3 13. fxe5 Bxh1 14. exf6 Rc8 15. Re1+ Kd7 16. Rd1+ Ke8 17. Re1+ Kd7 18. Rd1+ Ke8 19. Be2 h6 20. Bh4 g5 21. Bg3 Be4 22. Bg4 Threatens Re1. 22... Rxc3+! 23. bxc3 Ba3+ 24. Kd2 h5 25. Ke3 Bc2 26. Bd7+ Kf8 And now we have the exact same position as two years ago in the match between Mamedyarov-Smeets. It seems that Jakovenko did do his homework after all. 27. Re1 Not the best continuation. Mamedyarov played here the stronger Rd5 which balanced the position. Yet unaccuracy in the follow-up lost him the match. 27... Kg8 28. Kd2 Bg6 29. h3 Kh7 30. Bc7 h4 31. Re5 Bf8 The best move. It looks a bit passive, but white threatened Rxg5 as well as Ra5. 32. Bg4 Kh6 33. Ke2 b6! Prevents Ra5 and creates support for his bishop. 34. a4 Bc5 35. a5 Bh5 36. Rd5? Although white has hardly any perspectives, that is no reason to activate the black rook. 36... Re8+ 37. Kd3 Re3+ 38. Kc4 Bxg4 Black will have an advancing pawn; the Russian grandmaster can only postpone his defeat. 39. hxg4 Re4+ 40. Kb5 Rxg4 41. a6 Rg2 42. Kc6 h3 43. Kb7 h2 44. Bxh2 Rxh2 45. Kxa7 Ra2 46. Kb7 Kg6 47. a7 Kxf6 0-1 [Jerrel Thakoerdien]