It may not be good, but it’s not so bad

Sanan Vyacheslavovich Sjugirov – Dmitry Olegovich Jakovenko
2nd Qatar Masters Open; Doha, December 27, 2015
Réti Opening A07

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 c6 4. 0-0 e6 5. h3 Bh5 6. d3 Nd7 7. e4 Bd6 8. exd5 cxd5 9. c4 Ne7 10. Nc3 0-0 11. cxd5 exd5 12. g4 Bg6 13. Nh4 Nb6? This is probably not a good choice. For 13. ... d4 14. Nb5 Bc5 15. b4 Bxb4 16. Rb1 Bc5 17. Bf4 Nc6 see Kovalev – Moroz, 72nd Ukrainian Chess Championship, Simferopol 2003, while for 13. ... Nc5 14. d4 Ne6 see U. Andersson – G. Flear, Interzonal Tournament, Szirak 1987. 14. Bg5 Qd7 15. a4! Rae8? Black could have tried 15. ... d4 16. Nb5 Bb4 – it may not be good, but it’s not so bad. 16. a5 Na8 17. Nxg6 Nxg6 18. Qa4! Qe6

19. Bd2! Qe5? This leads to disaster. Anyway, after 19. ... Nc7 20. Rae1 White stands much better. 20. f4 Bc5+ 21. Kh1 Qb8 22. Nxd5 Bd6. No better is 22. ... Re2 23. Qc2 followed by Bg2-f3. 23. Qd4. White’s attack will soon become overwhelming. 23. ... Rd8 24. Bc3 f6 25. g5 Ne7 26. gxf6 Nf5 27. Qc4 Rf7 28. fxg7 Rc8 29. Nf6+ Kxg7 30. Nd7+ Kg8 31. Nxb8 Rxc4 32. dxc4 Ng3+ 33. Kg1 Ne2+ 34. Kh2 Nxf4 35. Kh1 1 : 0. Jakovenko literally disintegrated.

Tarjei J. Svensen (@TarjeiJS)