#10720 by Heinrich
00:12, December 13, 2013 by Heinrich
[Event "5th Classic GpA 2013"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2013.12.12"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez, Alejandro"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2013.12.11"]
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nd7 5. d4 e6 6. Nbd2 Ngf6 7. Re1 Be7 8. e4
O-O 9. h3 Bh5 10. c3 Bg6 11. e5 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Nh2 Bg6 14. h4 h6 15. Bf1
c5 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 cxd4 18. cxd4 Qa5 19. Be3 Rfc8 20. Qe2 Qa6 21. Qg4 Kh8
22. Qh5 {This type of positions are hard for computers and amateurs to
understand. It seems that Black is solid and he will be able to gradually
increase the pressure on the c-file and at the same time he will hold on to
his kingside with a bishop on f8. Yet this is many times not the case, a swift
sacrifice many times changes the situation.} Kg8 23. Bxh6 $1 {
A bolt from the blue.} gxh6 24. Ng4 $1 {The accuracte follow up.} Bf8 {
It seems that this should defend. After all the h6 pawn cannot be taken.} 25.
Re3 $1 {This is the point of the combination; surprisingly the f7 pawn is
impossible to defend and the simple threat of Rf3 is unstoppable.} (25. Nxh6+
$2 Bxh6 26. Qxh6 Qd3 $19) 25... Rc4 26. Rd1 {An amazing move. Anand takes his
time to increase the pressure and first defends d4.} Qb6 $2 (26... Rc2 {
was the last chance to create some counterplay.} 27. Rf3 Qe2 28. Qxf7+ Kh8 {
and it looks like Black should be checkmated soon, but it is not yet so easy.})
27. Rf3 {The rest is routine.} Rxd4 28. Rxd4 Qxd4 29. Rxf7 Qd1+ 30. Kg2 Qxg4
31. Rxf8+ {An important intermediate move seals Black's fate.} Rxf8 32. Qxg4+
Kf7 33. Qa4 Rd8 34. h5 Nf8 35. Qf4+ Ke8 36. Qxh6 d4 37. Kf1 Rd5 38. Qf6 1-0
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