It Happened in Bugojno

Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik – Pyotr Veniaminovich Svidler
80th Tata Steel Chess Tournament; Wijk aan Zee, January 16, 2018
Neo-Grünfeld Defence D78

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 g6 4. 0-0 Bg7 5. d4 0-0 6. c4 c6 7. Ne5 Be6 8. cxd5 Bxd5 9. Nc3. If 9. Bh3 then 9. ... c5 10. dxc5 Ne4 11. Nd3 Na6 12. Be3 Bc6 13. Qc2 Bd4 14. Bxd4 Qxd4 15. Bg2 Rac8 16. Nc3 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Qf6 ½ : ½ Speelman – Kasparov, World Cup, 3rd stage, Reykjavík 1988. 9. ... Bxg2 10. Kxg2 Nbd7. 10. ... Na6 11. Nf3 c5 12. d5 b5 seems quite more interesting, 温阳 (Wēn Yáng) – 徐铭辉 (Xú Mínghuī), 12th Chinese Team Chess Championship, 无锡 (Wúxī) 2016. 11. Qb3 Qb6 12. Rd1 Qxb3 13. axb3 Rfc8 14. f4 c5 15. Be3 cxd4 16. Rxd4 Nxe5 17. fxe5 Ne8 18. Rd7 Rc7? 18. ... Kf8 19. Rxb7 Bxe5 is the computer’s suggestion, and probably a best way to strive for survival.

19. Rxa7! Rb8. 19. ... Rxa7 is met by the zwischenzug 20. Rd8. 20. Rd5! b6. 20. ... e6 21. Rb5 b6 22. Rxb6! cannot be too better. 21. Nb5! Rxa7 22. Nxa7 Kf8 23. Rd7 Ra8 24. Bd4 1 : 0. Black can do nothing but wait for further damage.