D. Jakovenko (2709) - E. Alekseev (2708) [B48]

ch-RUS Playoff/Moscow RUS (4) 2008


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f4 Bb4 8. Ndb5 Qa5 9. e5 Nd5 10. Bd2 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bc5 12. Bd3 Qd8 13. Qe2 O-O 14. Qe4 g6 15. h4 f5 16. exf6 d5 17. Qe2 a6 18. h5 axb5 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. Bxg6 Qxf6 21. Rh6?! 21. Qh5 forces a perpetual 21... Qg7 22. Bh7+ Kh8 23. Bg6+ but Jakovenko wants more. 21... Qg7 22. Qh5 Now it's too late for 22. Bh7+ because of 22... Kf7! (22... Kh8 23. Qh5 Rf6 24. Bg6+ Kg8 25. f5! is the game) 23. Bg6+ Qxg6 24. Rxg6 Kxg6 25. Qxb5 Bd6 26. Qd3+ Kg7 and Black is better. 22... Rf6? Missing a pretty win with 22... Rxf4! (yes, amazingly Black can do this!) 23. Bxf4 Qxc3+ 24. Ke2 Qxa1 and now 25. Bf7+ Kf8 26. Rh8+ is of course answered by 26... Qxh8 27. Qxh8+ Kxf7 23. f5 exf5? The only move was 23... Rxf5 with the idea 24. Bxf5 Qe5+ and now after 25. Kd1 (25. Kf1? Qxf5+) 25... Qxf5 26. Qe8+ Bf8 27. Rg6+ Kh7 28. Rg5 Qf1+ 29. Be1 Ne7 White should probably give perpetual starting with 30. Rh5+ 24. Bh7+ Kf8 25. Rxf6+! Qxf6 26. Bh6+ Ke7 27. Bg5 Black could have resigned here. 27... Be6 28. Bxf6+ Kxf6 29. O-O-O Be3+ 30. Kb1 d4 31. cxd4 Bxa2+ 32. Kb2 1-0