1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. d5 b5

This bold move has not been played a lot. Remarkably Black has an outstanding score with it. Normal are 6...h6 and 6...d6.

7. Nxb5

7. cxb5 a6 8. e3 And there has arised a real Benko-structure. I guess this is what Radjabov was aiming for as he is a player who likes the initiative.

7... Ne4 8. Bc1 a6 9. Na3 Qa5+ 10. Nd2 e6?!

A mistake as can be read at the Coruschess.com site too. Now White can develop smoothly with g3 and Bg2 gaining an advantage.

10... f5 is better

11. g3 exd5

This is (according to my database) the first new move. 11...Bb7 was played before.

11... Bb7 12. Bg2 exd5 13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. O-O Qb4 15. Nc2 Qb7 16. Ne3 Bc6 17. Ndc4 Nf6 18. Na5 Qb5 19. Nxc6 Nxc6 20. a4 Qb6 21. b3 Rab8 22. Ba3 Qxb3 23. Bxc5 Rfe8 24. Rc1 Qa2 25. Nd5 Qxe2 26. Nxf6+ Bxf6 27. Qxd7 Ne5 28. Qd6 Be7 29. Qd1 Qd3 30. Ba7 Rb2 31. Qxd3 Nxd3 32. Rc3 Nb4 33. Re1 Kf8 34. Be3 g5 35. Be4 Bf6 36. Rc4 Kg7 37. Rd1 Na2 38. Rd7 Rb4 39. Bd5 Be7 40. Rcc7 Rb1+ 41. Kg2 Nb4 42. Be4 1-0, Tihonov (2492)-Teterev (2507), Minsk 2006

12. Bg2 Nxd2 13. Bxd2 Qd8 14. cxd5 a5

14... Bxb2 15. Nc4 Bxa1 16. Qxa1 And almost each of White's minor pieces is worth a rook, next to that Black is without play.

15. Bc3

White consolidates and is just a pawn up.

15... d6 16. O-O Ba6 17. Qd2 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Nd7 19. Rab1 f5 20. Nb5 Ne5 21. e4

This is premature. Further consolidation with 21.a4 would have been preferrable.

21... Nc4 22. Qc1 a4

Now Black threathens to attack the knight as White can not protect it with a4.

23. exf5

Navara goes for complications with less time on the clock.

23... Qd7 24. fxg6 Bxb5 25. Qg5 Ne5 26. gxh7+ Kh8

White has four pawns for the piece but except the queen no pieces in the attack. Black is certainly not worse anymore.

27. Rfe1 Bd3

Both attacking and defending.

28. Rb6?

Now the back rank becomes suddenly weak. A better try was 28.Rbd1.

28. Rbd1 Bxh7 29. f4 Qg4 30. Qh6 Nf7 Is difficult to asses, but probably near equal.

28... Rae8!

Now Black is better due his threaths to the white king.

29. Re3 Nc4! 30. Rxd3

This leads to a quick mate. 30.Rxd6 was relatively best but would probably not have changed the outcome of the game.

30... Re1+ 31. Bf1 Qh3 32. Qg8+ Rxg8 33. hxg8=Q+ Kxg8 34. Rb8+ Kg7 0-1 [Yuri Eijk]