[#] 40.f5! gxf5 41.gxf5 d7 42.a6! c4 43.c5 c8 44.bxc4 bxc4 45.e4 d7 46.c5 c8 47.e6 c3

[47...fxe6 48.f6 �]

48.e7! e8 49.f6 e6 50.xe6 xe6 51.f4 Ponomariov's further resistance is merely a tribute tothe tradition, which contributed to his conquering of theworld title. This time it failed to help him: � 51...d7 52.e5 g4 53.d4 d1 54.xc3 a4 55.d4 e6 56.d5 f5 57.c5 e5 58.a3 e6 59.c7 xf6 60.e8= xe8 61.xe8 e6 62.b5 e5 63.xa5 f5 64.g7 Black resigned.

Annotated by IM N. Vlassov [1:0]