Timofeev Artyom (RUS) - Korchnoi Viktor (SUI) Kazan (Russia)



[#] After not especially successful playing in the opening, Black found himself in a difficult position. 32.f5! Tearing the opponent's defence apart. 32...bxc5

[Now: 32...gxf5 would compromise the black king's position even more. 33.xf5 White would play: 33...h8 (outright bad was: 33...exf5 34.e7 h8 35.f7! g8 36.c3 g6 37.xf6 g7 38.e7! ) 34.d6 bxc5 35.bxc5‚ , obtaining an attack.]

33.fxg6!?

[Possible is also: 33.bxc5 ;

, as well as: 33.fxe6 xe6 34.xe6 xe6 35.xe6 ]

33...hxg6 34.h3 g5 35.d3 f5 36.c3 g6 37.bxc5

[Immediately after the game Andrei Harlov mentioned that winning was: 37.e2! xb4 (37...g4 38.xg4! , and if: 38...xd6 (after: 38...fxg4 , winning was: 39.d3 g5 40.e3 g6 41.e4 g5 42.e5 g6 43.h5 ) , then: 39.h5 g5 40.g7 f4 41.g3# ) 38.h5 h7 39.f7 (Interesting was suggested by the computer: 39.e4!? xe4 40.xe4 fxe4 41.f7 ) 39...h4 40.xh4 gxh4 41.f6 , and Black was helpless. Later I did not use several opportunities of finishing the game to my benefit, but after the time trouble I managed to break Victor Lvovich's resistance.]

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