Fedorov
- Morozevich
Fedorov, Alexei (2575) - Morozevich, Alexander (2745) [B70]
Corus, Wijk Ann Zee (10) 2001 [notes
by Alexander Morozevich]
1. e4
c5
2. Nc3
d6
3. Nge2
Nf6
4. g3
Nc6
5. Bg2
g6
6. d4
cxd4
7. Nxd4
Bg4?! This is a waste of time as Nd4-e2 and h2-h3 are useful for White anyway.
8. Nde2
Bg7
9. h3
Bd7
10. O-O
O-O
11. a4
a6
12. Nd5 Better was 12.b3 Rb8 13.Bb2.
Rb8
13. c3
b5
14. axb5
axb5
15. Bg5
Nxd5
16. exd5
Ne5
17. Nd4 Of course, White does not blunder with 17.b3? Bxh3.
b4
18. cxb4 After 18.Qe2 bxc3 19.bxc3 Qc7 Black's chances are preferable, but White had a try 18.f4 Nc4 19.Qe2. I planned to meet it with 19. ..Nxb2!?.
Rxb4
19. Nc6
Bxc6!
20. dxc6
h6
21. Bd2
Rxb2
22. Ba5
22.Rc1! Qc7 23.Bc3 Ra2 24.Rb1!? was worth considering. Perhaps Black should try 22...Nd3!?.
Qc8
23. Qd5
Qf5
24. g4? This move badly weakens White's king. Better was 24.c7. Black has to play 24...Rb5 25.Qxb5! Nf3+ 26.Bxf3 Qxb5 27.Rfb1 Qc4 28.Rc1 Qd3 29.Rab1! Qxf3 30.Rb8 Qf5 31.Rxf8+ Bxf8 32.c8Q Qxa5, with a draw.
Qf4
25. c7? Now this pawn advance loses. White had to play 25.Qe4, although after 25...Qxe4 26.Bxe4 e6 27.c7 d5 Black is clearly better.
Nxg4!-+
26. hxg4
Be5
27. Qxe5 Or 27.Rfc1 Qxf2+ 28.Kh1 Qh4+ 29.Kg1 Bh2+ 30.Kh1 Bf4+ 31.Kg1 Be3+ 32.Kf1 Qf2#.
dxe5
28. Rad1
Rc2
29. Rd8
e4
30. Bb6
Qxg4
31. Ra1
e3!
32. Raa8
Rc1+
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