rnbqkbnrpppppppp32PPPPPPPPRNBQKBNR [Event "EU-ch 9th"] [Site "Plovdiv"] [Date "2008.05.01"] [Round "10"] [White "Kryvoruchko, Yuriy"] [Black "Smirin, Ilia"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B43"] [WhiteElo "2612"] [BlackElo "2630"] [Annotator "Kryvoruchko Yuriy"] [PlyCount "47"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] [SourceDate "2008.04.21"] This game was played in the next to last round of European championship. Both of us had +4; the win guarantees to each of us qualification to World Cup, while in case of draw tie break was needed.36P15. 10.15p My opponent usually plays Paulsen, so probability of drawing result was very low.45N16. 12.7p 35P15. 26.8p 35N9. 8.7p 42N14. It was a novelty for me. Earlier I played only c4, but now I choose a more popular continuation.3.6q 43B17. 5.20b 35.5N 12b13. 60.RK. 6.14n 37P15. 11.7p 28P7. $5Rare, but very poisonous move.19.8p 28P8. 10.17q $2 Seems like the most fundamental, but after these move Black's position became very dangerous.Better was11n9. 38Q20. 14.7p 23B34. 11.16n 37Q. 1.16n 36B6. 2.8b 18B17. 11.6b 56.3R $4037B20. 28.2q 43.8B 31.7q After this move White has the upper hand, but even after22q8. 39P15. 15.7p 31P7. 15q6. 43B8. 6q8. White's position is very threatening.46P7. 39.7q 36N5. $120.7p 21.14n 38B13. 47.13q 59.1Q It seems incredible to hold this position with Black19N16. $1 A novelty for human chess, but computers played this line earlier12.6b 4.k 28B8. $1619Q39. 1.9n After taking bishop Black's position is hopeless28.8p 56.2R 1.16n 45B6. 2.8b 2.17b 18B26. 9.8p 18Q. 4.7k 18.Q 4k7. 37R23. .1r 35N5. 21.16n 37.15R 38.14n 18N16. with mate in few moves60R. 3k. 26N14. 2k. 26.5N 2.k 17N14. $181.16n The strongest move45B6. 21.16n 20q26. 18B26. 9.8p 19.Q 2.17b 28B8. $1638B6. 38q8. 28B8. 2.17b 56.3R .2r 19.6Q $1660R. 21.14n 19.13Q 13.15p 45B6. 28.8p After16.7p there follows a very beautiful variation with trapping Black's queen33.Q 28.8p 20Q13. 3k. 36R23. 37.8p 12Q7. 3.6k 34R1. 1k8. 34.4R 46.8p 53K8. 36B8. 29.6p 36R23. 3k. A bit more persistently was4.8k 12R23. 13.8k 33.2Q 22.8k 12.1R 23k7. 12Q23. $1856.2R 23q23. 19R39.