Fouts Matthew - Firman Nazar (UKR) Philadelphia (USA) 2003


[#]21.¤e4! ¤d5

[Black is not pleased with the endgame when he is a pawn down: 21...¦g1 22.¦g1 ¦g8 23.¦g8 ¥g8 24.£f6]

22.¤f4! Black can capture either white knight! 22...¤f4 23.¤f6! ¥h5? Now White wins simply.

[Meanwhile, more stubborn is: 23...¥a2 24.¦ge1 (24.¤g8? £e3) 24...£f7 25.¤g8 ¤d5 26.¦g1 ¦g8 27.¦g8 £g8 28.b3;

or: 23...¤e2 24.¢d2 (24.¢b1? ¥a2!) 24...¥c4 25.¤g8 ¦g8 26.¦g8 ¢g8 27.f6]

24.¤g8 ¦g8 25.¦g8 ¢g8 26.¦g1 ¤g6 27.¢b1 Black resigned. He is left an exchange down after all. [1:0]

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