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Malakhov, Vladimir - Vitiugov, Nikita 2009.??.??

Russia 105/1

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4 4.O-O Nd7 5.d3 Ngf6 6.Nbd2 e5 7.e4 Bd6 8.h3 Bh5 9.g4!? (9.Qe1 - 87/2) (9.Qe2 - 75/1)

9... Bg6 10.Nh4 O-O 11.Nf5 Bc7 (11... Nc5) (11... Bxf5) (11... Bc5)

12.Nb3!? h6 13.Qf3 a5 (13... Re8!?)

14.a4 Re8 (14... dxe4 15.dxe4 Nh7 16.Qg3 Ng5 17.h4 Ne6 18.Rd1 White has the initiative)

15.g5 hxg5 16.Bxg5 Qb8!? 17.h4 Bd8 18.Bh3 Nf8 19.Kh1 N6h7?! (19... Ne6! 20.Rg1 Nf4 White has moderate counterplay)

20.Bd2 Bxf5?! (20... dxe4 21.dxe4 Ne6 unclear position)

21.Bxf5 Bxh4 22.exd5 cxd5 23.Qxd5 Bg5 24.Bxh7+! (24.Bxa5? Ra6 White has the attack)

24... Nxh7 25.Bxg5 Nxg5 26.f4! Nh7?! White has severe time control pressure (26... Ne6 27.Qxe5 (27.fxe5 Qc7 28.c3 Rad8 29.Qb5 Qc8 White has moderate counterplay) 27... Qd8 28.Rf2 Qh4+ 29.Kg1 b6!? White has sufficient compensation for material deficit)

27.fxe5 Ra6? (27... Qc7 28.Rf5 (28.Rae1 Ra6 29.Re2 Rh6+ 30.Kg1 Rh5 White has moderate counterplay) 28... Ra6 29.Rh5)

28.Rxf7 Kh8? (28... Rh6+ 29.Kg2 Qxe5 30.Qxe5 Rxe5 31.Rf2 Nf6 White has sufficient compensation for material deficit)

29.Re1 White has a decisive advantage Rh6+ 30.Kg1 Ng5 31.Rf5 Nh3+ 32.Kf1 Qc8 33.e6! Qxc2 34.e7 Qc8 35.Qc5 Qd7 36.Rf8+ Kh7 37.Qf5+ (37.Nd4!?)

37... Qxf5+ 38.Rxf5 Kg8 39.Nxa5 g6 40.Rf6 Kg7 41.Rd6 Kf7 42.Rd7 Nf4 43.Re4 Ne6 44.Nxb7 1-0