1.d4
Nf6
2.c4
c5
3.d5
e6
4.Nc3
exd5
5.cxd5
d6
6.e4
g6
7.f4
Bg7
8.Bb5+
Taimanov variation to callenge my Benoni
8...Nfd7
9.a4
0-0
10.Nf3
Na6
11.0-0
Nb4
12.Re1
[12.h3
Bareev played this against Topalov but the game must be the critical continuation 12...a6
13.Bc4
f5
14.Ng5
Nb6
15.Bb3
a5
16.Be3
fxe4
17.Kh1
Nd3
18.Qd2
Re8
19.Rab1
Bf5
20.g4
h6
21.gxf5
hxg5
22.fxg5
gxf5
23.Rxf5
Qd7
24.Rbf1
Re5
25.Rf7
Qxh3+
26.Qh2
Qxh2+
27.Kxh2
Rf8
28.Rxf8+
Bxf8
29.Rf6
c4
30.Bd1
Nd7
31.Rg6+
Kh7
32.Re6
N7c5
33.Rf6
Kg8
34.Bh5
Be7
35.Rh6
Kf8
36.Rh8+
Kg7
37.Re8
Bxg5
38.Rxe5
Bxe3
39.Re7+
Kf6
40.Rf7+
Kg5
41.Bd1
Bd4
42.Kg2
Nxb2
43.Nb5
Be5
44.Bc2
Nbd3
45.Kf1
Nb4
46.Bb1
Nxd5
0-1 Bareev,E-Topalov,V/Dortmund 2002/CBM 090]
12...a6
13.Bf1
Topalov must have had an improvement in this line when he played Bareev
13...Re8
14.Be3
This was a new move to me and I didn't think it was too great interfering with the e1 rook's defence of e4
14...Nf6
15.Bf2
Bg4
This ought to have equalised
16.Rc1
Rc8
17.h3
Bxf3
18.Qxf3
Qd7??
I realised after making this move I'd limited the squares for my f6 knight but didn't appreciate the problems after e4-e5 [>=18...Nd7
]
19.e5!
dxe5
[19...Nh5
20.g4+-
]
20.fxe5
Nh5
[20...Nfxd5
21.Rcd1
Rcd8
(21...Rxe5
22.Rxe5
Bxe5
23.Nxd5
Qxa4
24.Ne7++-
) 22.Bc4+-
]
21.g4
Bh6
22.gxh5
[22.Rcd1
I analysed this as best for White luckily my opponent didn't 22...Nf4
]
22...Bxc1
23.Rxc1
Rxe5
following my mistake I had compensation of the exposed white king
24.hxg6
hxg6
[24...fxg6
I thought this exposed my king too much to the white bishop pair]
25.Rd1
Rf5
I decided I had to go for the king to avoid defeat
26.Qg4
Qd8
27.h4
My opponent was in a bit of time trouble now
27...Qf6
I realised my rook's days were numbered but I had to keep going forward
28.Rd2
[28.Ne4
Qxb2
29.h5+-
; >=28.Bxc5
Nc2
29.Ne4+-
]
28...Rd8
29.Bg2
Rf4
30.Qe2
c4
I thought my knight had to come to d3 to have any hope of saving the game
31.Ne4
Qf5
32.Bg3
Nd3
33.Bxf4
Qxf4
[33...Nxf4
34.Qf3+-
]
34.Qf3?
[>=34.h5
; >=34.Qg4!
Qe3+
(34...Qxg4?
35.Nf6+
Kg7
36.Nxg4+-
) 35.Kh2+-
]
34...Qxh4
now I could see chances of perpetuals on the dark squares
35.Qg3
Qh8
I had to keep my queen to give him any problems [35...Qxg3
36.Nxg3+-
; 35...Qh6
36.Bf1+-
]
36.Qg5
Qd4+
37.Kf1?
Now I had to go for the mating trap as my opponent was in quite serious time trouble. [37.Kh2+-
Rf8
]
37...Re8
38.Nf6+??
He fell right into my trap [>=38.Re2+/-
Kg7
39.d6
b5
40.d7
Rh8
41.Nf6
Qxf6+
42.Qxf6+
Kxf6
43.Re8+-
]
38...Qxf6+!!
White resigned [38...Qxf6+
39.Qxf6
(39.Kg1
Qxg5-+
) 39...Re1#
] 0-1