Crowded In An Empty Room

Romain Édouard – Aleksandra Yuryevna Goryachkina
1st Trophée CapÉchecs Online; europe-echecs.com, October 23, 2020
Slav Defence D10

The 18th anniversary of the Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d’Échecs will be remembered as much for its virtualisation, as there are no more queens and kings in the Salle Molière, but only their holograms through the glass screen. Time control is 10 minutes plus 3 seconds per move. 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 c6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Qb3 Qc8 7. Rc1 dxc4 (7. ... Be7 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bg3 0-0 10. Nf3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 c5 12. Be2 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nd7 14. Nxf5 exf5 15. Bf3 Nc5 16. Qb1 Rd8 17. 0-0 ½ : ½ A. J. Miles – L. Portisch, 10th Interpolis Chess Tournament Tilburg 1986) 8. Bxc4 Be7 9. Nf3 0-0 10. 0-0 Nbd7 11. Rfe1 Bg4 12. Ne5!?TN (12. Nd2 Nb6 13. Bd3⩲ Vasilev – Zakharova, 41st International Chess Open, Albena 2017) 12. ... Bh5? (12. ... Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Bh5) 13. e4? (13. Bxe6!) 13. ... Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Nd7 15. Bg3 Nb6 16. Bf1 Bg5 17. f4 Bf6 18. Bf2 Qd7 19. Qb4 Rad8 20. h3 h6 21. g4 Bg6 22. Rcd1 Kh8 23. a4 Be7 24. Qb3 f5 25. a5 Nc8 26. d5. Here 26. gxf5 exf5 27. e5 gave White a big advantage, and not to say that 26. Bc4 was also very strong. 26. ... exd5 27. exf5 Bf7 28. Qc2 Bd6

29. Re5! A very strong Exchange sacrifice, especially given the time control. 29. ... Qc7 30. Bd4 Qxa5 31. f6! gxf6? Much better was 31. ... Bxe5 32. fxe5 c5 33. Be3 (Δ Be3xh6) 33. ... Qc7! apparently holding everything up.

32. Rf5? (32. Qf5! fxe5 33. Bd3+−) 32. ... Bg6 33. b4? A dramatic error in calculation that costs the game. Correct was 33. Rxf6 Bxc2 and now both 34. Rf7+ and 34. Rg6+ do not give more than a draw by perpetual check. 33. ... Qxb4−+ 34. Rxf6. Now too late. 34. ... Bxc2 35. Rxf8+ Kh7 36. Rxd8 Bc5 37. Rd7+ Kg8 38. Nxd5 Bxd4+ 39. Kh2 cxd5 40. Bg2 Bxd1 41. Bxd5+ Kf8 42. Rd8+ Ke7 43. Rxc8 Qd2+ 44. Bg2 Bf3 0 : 1.

A Rook and a Chariot

Pentala Harikrishna – Romain Édouard

53rd Biel International Chess Festival; Grandmaster Triathlon — Classical; Biel/Bienne, July 28, 2020

Sicilian Defence B53

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 a6 5. Be2 Nc6 6. Qe3 Nf6 7. 0-0 g6 8. h3 Bg7 9. c4 0-0 10. Nc3 Rb8 11. Rd1 Nd7 12. Rb1 b6 13. b3 Bb7 14. Bb2 Ba8 15. Nd5. Also good is 15. Rd2 Re8 16. Rbd1 Qc8 17. Nh4 Nd8 18. Bg4 h5 19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20. Nd5 Bxb2 21. Rxb2 b5 22. c5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Qe6 24. Nf3 dxc5 25. Rxc5 Nb7 26. Nd4 Qb6 27. Rc6 Qa7 28. Nf5 Qxe3 29. Nxe3 Ra8 30. Nd5 Nd8 31. Rb6 Ne6 32. Rc2 Kf8 33. h4 Rac8 34. Rcc6 Nd4 35. Rxc8 Rxc8 36. Rxa6 Rc1+ 37. Kh2 Rc2 38. f4 e6 39. Nf6 Ne2 40. f5 exf5 41. exf5 Nf4 42. Kg3 Ne2+ 43. Kh3 Nf4+ 44. Kg3 Ne2+ 45. Kh3 Nf4+ 46. Kg3 Ne2+ 47. Kh3 Nf4+ ½ : ½ 倪华 (Ní Huá) – 赵骏 (Zhào Jùn), 3rd Singapore Masters International Open Tournament, Singapore 2006. 15. ... b5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. b4 bxc4 18. Bxc4 a5 19. b5 Nce5 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. Bf1 Nd7 22. Rbc1 Bxd5 23. exd5 Nc5

24. Rd4! Kg8 25. Rh4 f5 (25. ... h5? 26. Rxh5!+−) 26. Rd4 a4 27. h4! Qe8

28. Rxc5! A disrupting sacrifice. 28. ... dxc5 29. Rxa4 Rxb5. Black returns the Exchange in the vain hope of avoiding the inevitable. 30. Ra7 Rf7. 30. ... Rb6 31. Bc4! is likewise bad for Black. 31. Bxb5 Qxb5 32. Rxe7 Rxe7 33. Qxe7 Qb1+ 34. Kh2 Qxa2 35. Qxc5 Qd2 36. d6 Kf7 37. f3 Qe1 38. Qd4 Qe8 39. Qd5+ Qe6 40. Qxe6+ Kxe6 41. Kg3 Kxd6 42. Kf4 Ke6 43. Kg5 Kf7 44. Kh6 1 : 0. Black resigns, for 44. ... Kg8 45. f4 Kh8 46. h5 gxh5 47. Kxh5 Kg7 48. Kg5 is an elementary win for White.

Thanks to their victories in today’s games, both Pentala Harikrishna and Michael Adams can still hope to overtake Radosław Wojtaszek with only one round to go. Photo: Simon Bohnenblust.

The Third Wheel

Michael Adams – Romain Édouard

53rd Biel International Chess Festival; Grandmaster Triathlon — Blitz; Biel/Bienne, July 25, 2020

Sicilian Defence B51

Radosław Wojtaszek and Michael Adams dominated the Blitz Tournament (3+2), which was today on the agenda of the Grandmaster Triathlon in Biel/Bienne, thus increasing their lead in the combined standings. Tomorrow is day off. 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Nxe4 6. Re1 Nf6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 d5?? A catastrophic blunder. After 8. ... e6 9. Nb5 White regains his Pawn with a very slight pull, Antipov – Sakaev, 7th World Blitz Chess Championship, Saint Petersburg 2018. 9. Bf4!+− (Δ Nd4-b5) 9. ... a6 10. Nc3 e6 (10. ... b5 11. Bxb5!+−)

11. Rxe6+! fxe6 12. Nxe6 Qb6 13. Nc7+ Kf7 14. N3xd5 Qa5 15. Bb3 Ra7 16. Nxf6+ Kxf6 17. Ne8+ (17. Qg4+−) 17. ... Ke7 18. Nd6 Qb4 19. Nxc8+ Kd8 20. Bd2 Qd4 21. Nxa7 Qxa7 22. Be6 b5 23. Be3 Qc7 24. Qd5 (24. Bb6+−) 24. ... Bd6 25. Rd1 Ke7 26. Bxd7 Qxd7 27. Bg5+ 1 : 0.

Pictured above (foreground) is Adams playing his last round game against Noël Oliver Studer. Photo: Simon Bohnenblust.

Arrivals & Departures

Aleksandra Yuryevna Goryachkina – Romain Édouard
20th European Individual Chess Championship; Skopje, March 21, 2019
Queen’s Pawn Game A40

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+ 3. Bd2 a5 4. e4 d5 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Nxd2 dxe4 7. Nxe4 Nf6 8. Nc3 0-0 9. Be2 Na6 10. Nf3 c5 11. 0-0 Qb6

12. Na4 Qc7 13. Nxc5 Nxc5 14. dxc5 Qxc5 15. Qd4 Qxd4 16. Nxd4 a4 17. f4 Bd7 18. Bf3 Rac8 19. Rac1 Rc7 ½ : ½. Bravo to Aleksandra Yuryevna Goryachkina for the authority with which she yielded a draw in Round 4 of the 20th European Individual Chess Championship to French Grandmaster Romain Édouard, who recently authored the book “My Magic Years with Topalov” (Thinkers Publishing, Landegem, 2019).

Two-time Russian Women’s Chess Champion Aleksandra Yuryevna Goryachkina on her way back from the 7th World Women’s Team Chess Championship in Kazakhstan, where she finished undefeated with 8 out of 9. Photo © RIA Novosti/Valery Melnikov.

What Lies Beneath

Romain Édouard – Mariya Olehivna Muzychuk
4th Trophée Anatoly Karpov; Cap d’Agde, October 29, 2015
Nimzo-Indian Defence E59

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. e3 0-0 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 c5 8. 0-0 Nc6 9. a3 Bxc3 10. bxc3 b6 11. Qe2 Bb7 12. Bb2 Qc7 13. Bd3 e5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qxe5 16. c4 Qg5 17. f3 Rfe8 18. Rae1 Rad8 19. g3 h5 20. e4 h4 21. Qe3 Qg6 22. Re2 Nh5 23. Rg2

23. ... h3? More consistent was the immediate 23. ... f5! maintaining excellent attacking chances (if 24. gxh4? then 24. ... Rxd3!). Now White turns the tables. 24. Rd2 f5 25. e5 Rd7 26. g4 Rf7? Black’s last chance was 26. ... Rxd3 27. Qxd3 Bc8, although even then White maintained the advantage by 28. Qc2 Nf4 29. Rd6 Qg5 30. Bc1 fxg4 31. Bxf4 Qxf4 32. Qe4. 27. Kf2 Nf6 28. gxf5 Qh5 29. Qf4 g5 30. Rg1 Rg7 31. Qg3 1 : 0. “A complicated position of the Nimzo-Indian”, then Édouard said. “Strategically speaking, White stands well, but Black has plenty of initiative. She tried to mount a Kingside attack. It was in fact quite logical, but luckily for me her variations didn’t work”.

Out of Sight

Mariya Olehivna Muzychuk – Marie Rachel Sebag
4th Trophée KARPOV; Cap d’Agde, October 29, 2015
Sicilian Defence B52

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. 0-0 Nc6 6. c3 Nf6 7. d4 Nxe4 8. d5 Ne5 9. Re1 Nxf3+ 10. Qxf3 Nf6 11. b4 cxb4 12. cxb4 e5 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. Bb2 Be7 15. Qh3 Kf7 16. Nd2 e5 17. Qd3 Rhf8 18. Nf3 Kg8 19. Qb3+ Kh8 20. Ng5 h6

21. Ne6 Rfe8 22. f4 Bd8 23. f5 Bb6+ 24. Kh1 Qf7 25. Qf3 Rac8 26. Rac1 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Qd7 28. h3 g6 29. g4 gxf5 30. gxf5 Rc8 31. Rd1 Qc6 32. Qxc6 Rxc6 33. Rc1 Kg8 34. Kg2 Nd5 35. Kf3 Nxb4 36. a3 Nd3 37. Rxc6 bxc6 38. Bc3 Kf7 39. Bd2 Nc5 40. Nxc5 Bxc5 41. Bxh6 Bxa3 42. h4 Bb2 43. Bd2 d5 44. h5 e4+ 45. Kf4 Kf6 46. h6 Be5+ 47. Kg4 d4 48. Bb4 e3 49. Bf8 Kf7 50. Bb4 d3 51. Kf3 Bd4 52. h7 d2 53. Ke2 Kg7 54. f6+ Bxf6 55. Bc5 Bg5 0 : 1. “It’s only a rapid game”, Marie Rachel eventually minimized. “This time I didn’t disintegrate: I won and climbed up. I took my time thinking. In my other games, I played a bit too fast. Against Karpov (round ten), particularly, I had a good position, but I was just ‘letting it go’ and I lost. Now I feel very tired. I’m not able to concentrate”.

Mariya Muzychuk vs. Marie Rachel Sebag
Photo: Europe Échecs (@EuropeEchecs)

Spider-Girl

Anna Olehivna Muzychuk – Romain Édouard
4th Trophée KARPOV; Cap d’Agde, October 29, 2015
Sicilian Defence B46

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. 0-0 Nf6 9. Qf3 Be7 10. Qg3 0-0 11. Bh6 Ne8 12. Bf4 g6. If 12. ... Bh4 then 13. Qf3 Be7 14. Na4! Nf6 15. b3 Qa5 16. e5 Nd7 17. Qg3 Re8 18. h4! c5 19. c4 d4 20. h5 Qc7 21. Rae1 Bf8 22. Bg5 g6 23. f4 Bg7 24. Qh4 Bb7 25. Kf2! with an irresistible attack, M. Adams – Láznička, 6th Chess World Cup, Baku 2015, match game 2. 13. Rad1 a5 14. Na4 Bd6 15. c4 Bxf4 16. Qxf4 Qc7 17. Qh4 Rb8 18. Rfe1 d4 19. e5 c5 20. b3 Bd7 21. Nb2 a4 22. Bc2 axb3 23. axb3 Ng7 24. Nd3 Bc8 25. Nf4 Bb7 26. Nh3 Qd8 27. Qh6 f6 28. f3 Qd7? Probably the decisive error that permits Anna to crown her attack in grand style. The lesser evil was 28. ... Qe7 29. exf6 Rxf6 in order to answer 30. Qg5 by 30. ... Rf7 (the c-Pawn is now defended by the Queen). 29. exf6 Rxf6 30. Qg5 Qe7 31. Re5 Rc8 32. Nf2 Qf8 33. Ng4 Rf4 34. Ra1 Kh8 35. Ra7 Rf7

36. Bxg6! hxg6 37. Qh6+ Kg8 38. Qxg6 Rcc7 39. Rh5 Qd8 40. Nh6+ Kf8 41. Nxf7 1 : 0. “I obviously played to win, but I didn’t want to take too many risks”, then Anna said. “In my opinion, I stood better after the opening. My position was easier to play. My plan was simply of directly attacking the King. Everything worked well. My attack was winning. Usually, it’s my sister who plays very aggressively. My style is more balanced. Rather, it’s more focused on strategy, but I may also play tactically. It’s a very pleasant experience during the game, while trying to give mate to your opponent. You feel a certain euphoria, but if the attack fails, that’s another story”.

Anna Muzychuk vs. Romain Édouard
Photo © Europe Échecs/CapÉchecs

Jeanne d’Arc

Romain Édouard – Anna Olehivna Muzychuk
4th Trophée KARPOV; Cap d’Agde, October 25, 2015
Sicilian Defence B31

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. 0-0 Bg7 6. e5 f6 7. Qe2 fxe5 8. Nxe5 d6 9. Nc4 Nf6. For 9. ... Nh6 10. d3 0-0 11. f4 Bg4 12. Qe1 Qd7 see Gajek – Klekowski, 51st Rubinstein Memorial, Polanica-Zdrój 2015. 10. Re1 Nd5 11. Qf3 Bf5 12. Nc3 Nb4 13. d3 0-0 14. Qe2 Qd7 15. Bg5 Rae8 16. Qd2 Nd5 17. Bh6 Bxh6 18. Qxh6 e5 19. Ne4 Bxe4 20. dxe4 Nf4. So far, Miss Anna Muzychuk has played very resourcefully and Édouard, by his next move – either a mistake or a bold sacrifice :) – allows her to win the Queen against Rook and Knight. 21. Qh4

21. ... Nxg2! 22. Kxg2 Rf4 23. Qg3 Rg4 24. Rad1 Rxg3+ 25. hxg3 d5 26. exd5 cxd5 27. Nxe5 Qb7 28. b3 d4+ 29. f3 Qb4 30. Re2 Qc3. Here and there Black could surely have played better. As a matter of fact, however, Édouard gradually manages to come out well enough for hoping to survive. 31. Rde1 a5 32. a4 Kg7 33. f4 h5 34. Kh3 Re6 35. Kg2 c4 36. bxc4 Qb4 37. Rd1 Rd6 38. Rd3 Qxa4 39. Rb3 Qe8 40. c5 Rd5 41. c6 Rc5 42. Rb7+ Kg8 43. c7? Just when he thinks the worst is over, Édouard becomes too ambitious. He should have ceded the Pawn with definite chances of a draw. 43. ... Qa8. Naturally! 44. Nc6 Qxb7 45. Re8+ Kf7 46. c8Q Qxc6+ 47. Qxc6 Rxc6 48. Ra8 Rxc2+ 49. Kh3 Rc5 50. Rd8 a4 51. Ra8 Rc4 52. Kg2 d3 53. Kf2 Rd4. There’s nothing wrong with this move, but 53. ... Re4! 54. Rd8 a3! 55. Rxd3 Ra4 56. Rd1 a2 57. Ra1 Ke6 is an elementary win for Black – Bobby Fischer would call it a prearranged win, referring to Kasparov – Karpov, Moscow 1984, World Chess Championship match game 6. 54. Ke1 d2+ 55. Kd1 Ke6 56. Ra5 Kf6 57. Ra6+ Kf5 58. Ra5+ Ke4 59. Ra6 Kd3 60. Rxg6 Kc3? 60. ... Rd5! would still have given Black serious winning chances. 61. Ra6 Rb4 62. Rc6+ Kb2 63. Kxd2 a3 64. Rc2+ Kb3 65. Rc3+ Ka4 66. Rc8 a2 67. Kc2 a1N+ 68. Kd2 Nb3+ 69. Ke3 Nd4 70. Rc5 Ne6 71. Rxh5 Rb3+ 72. Kf2 Kb4 73. f5 Nd4 74. Rh4 Kc5 75. Rf4 Kd5 76. f6 Ne6 77. f7 ½ : ½.

Eta Beta

Antoaneta Stefanova – Romain Édouard
13th Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival; Catalan Bay, January 27, 2015
King’s Indian Attack A07

“Opposé à l’ancienne championne du monde Antoaneta Stefanova avec les Noirs, [Romain Édouard] s’est retrouvé en difficulté pour avoir autorisé une dangereuse percée centrale de la Bulgare, puis contraint à l’abandon au 42e coup”, the Fédération Française des Echecs sadly said. 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nh6 5. c3 Nf5 6. Bf4 Nd7 7. h4. Much more enterprising than 7. c3 0-0 8. Nbd2 c5 9. Nb3 cxd4 ½ : ½ Sandler – Wohl, Canberra 1996. 7. ... Nf6 8. Be5 h6 9. Nbd2 0-0 10. Nh2 c6 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nd6 13. Nd2 Be6 14. 0-0 a5 15. b3 a4 16. c4 Qa5 17. Re1 Rfd8 18. Nhf3 b5. Apparently White’s prospects do not compensate for Black’s Queenside preponderance, but... 19. Rc1 Qb4. ... Romain becomes over-confident. 20. d5! Antoaneta doesn’t miss such a move when given a chance! 20. ... cxd5 21. Nd4 bxc4 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. bxc4 Nf7 24. Bc3 Qd6 25. c5! White is attacking furiously. 25. ... Qa6 26. Bf1 Qc8 27. c6 d4 28. Ba1 Nd5 29. Qg4 Ne5. “In bad positions, all moves are bad”, Siegbert Tarrasch said.

30. Rxe5! The refutation is easy, but pretty. The finish is played in mutual time-trouble. 30. ... Bxe5 31. Qxg6+ Bg7 32. Bxd4 Nf6 33. Nf3 Rd6 34. c7 Qb7 35. Be5 Rc8 36. Bxd6 exd6 37. Nd4 Rxc7 38. Rxc7 Qxc7 39. Nxe6 Qf7 40. Qf5 d5 41. Bd3 Qd7 42. g4 1 : 0.

Antoaneta Stefanova vs. Romain Édouard
Photo: John Saunders

Beauty and a Beat

Lela Javakhishvili – Romain Édouard
Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival; Catalan Bay, February 5, 2015
Queen’s Gambit Accepted D20

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 b5 4. a4 c6 5. axb5 cxb5 6. Nc3 a6 7. Nxb5 axb5 8. Rxa8 Bb7 9. Ra1 e6 10. f3. No better is 10. Ne2 Bxe4 11. b3 Nc6 12. Nc3 Bb4 13. Bd2 Bxc3 14. Bxc3 b4 15. d5 bxc3 16. dxc6 Qxd1+ 17. Kxd1 cxb3 18. c7 Kd7 19. Ra3 b2 20. c8=Q+ Kxc8 21. Rxc3+ Kd7 22. Bd3 b1=Q+ 23. Bxb1 Bxb1 24. Rb3 Be4 25. Rb8 g5 26. Ke2 Ke7 27. h4 gxh4 28. Rxh4 Bc6 29. Rc4 Be8 30. Rc7+ Kd6 31. Ra7 Ne7 32. Rd8+ Ke5 33. Rb7 Kf6 34. Rdb8 Ng6 35. Rb6 h5 36. f3 Ba4 37. Rxh8 Nxh8 38. Ke3 Ng6 39. Ra6 Bb3 40. Ra5 Bd5 41. Ra7 e5 42. Ra5 Be6 43. Rb5 h4 44. Rb1 Kg5 45. Rb5 f6 46. Rb7 Nf4 47. Kf2 Nh5 48. Rb6 Bf5 49. Rb8 Bg6 50. Rb4 Nf4 51. Ra4 Bf7 52. Ra7 Kg6 53. Ra1 Bd5 54. Rd1 Kg5 55. Rd2 f5 0 : 1 Adhiban – Nakamura, Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival; Catalan Bay, January 27, 2015. 10. ... Nc6 11. Ne2 Bb4+. A novelty. For 11. ... Na5 12. Nc3 Qb6 see Goganov – Tabatabaei, Moscow 2015. 12. Bd2 Nge7 13. b3 0-0 14. bxc4 bxc4 15. Kf2 f5 16. Nf4? The crisis. Correct was 16. Bxb4 Nxb4 17. Nf4 Qb6 18. Bxc4 fxe4, provided Black has some compensation for the Exchange. 16. ... Qxd4+ 17. Be3 Qb2+ 18. Be2. And not 18. Kg1? because of 18. ... Qe5 19. Bxc4 Bc5 and Black wins 18. ... fxe4 19. Nxe6 exf3 20. gxf3. Allowing Black to unleash a deadly attack. The lesser evil was 20. Nxf8, although after 20. ... fxg2 21. Re1 Bxe1+ 22. Qxe1 Nd4 23. Rd1 g1=Q+! 24. Kxg1 Nxe2+ 25. Kf1 Bf3 Black ought to have a win.

20. ... Rxf3+! The spectacular beginning of a wild King-hunt! 21. Kxf3 Ne5+ 22. Kg3. Both 22. Kf4 Nd3+ 23. Bxd3 cxd3 24. Qxd3 Ng6+ and 22. Kf2 Nd3+ 23. Kg1 Qe5! are hopeless. 22. ... Nf5+ 23. Kf2. Not surprisingly this game won the first Beauty Prize. Other piquant variations are 23. Kh3 Bg2+! and 23. Kf4 Ng6+ 24. Kxf5 Qf6+ 25. Kg4 Qh4+ 26. Kf5 Be4 mate. 23. ... Nd3+ 24. Kg1 Nxe3 25. Qa4 Bf8 26. Rf1. White has no time for 26. Qe8 on account of 26. ... Qxa1+ and mate next move. 26. ... Nxf1 27. Qxc4 Nd2 28. Qxd3 Qb6+ 29. Nd4 Bc5 30. Qxd2 Bxd4+ 31. Kf1 Qf6+ 32. Ke1 Bc3 0 : 1.