Morozevich-Bezgodov
Morozevich, Alexander (2590) - Bezgodov, Alexei (2520) [C45] RUS-Cup07/Tomsk (7) 1998 [Baburin]
1. e4
e5
2. Nf3
Nc6
3. d4
exd4
4. Nxd4
Nf6
5. Nxc6
bxc6
6. e5
Ne4
7. Nd2
Nc5
8. Be2
Then it was a novelty. Perhaps here Black had to try 8...Qg5. Be7
9. O-O
O-O
10. Nb3!
Nxb3
11. axb3
d5
12. exd6
Bxd6?
Black hopes that active piece play will compensate his chronic pawn weaknesses, but Morozevich proves that this idea is flawed. Better was 12...cxd6. 13. Ra4!
From here the rook works very nicely. Bf5
14. Bd3!
Every exchange helps White to exploit Black's pawn weaknesses. Bxd3
15. Qxd3
Qf6
16. g3!
Rfe8
17. Kg2
Bc5
18. Rf4
Qe6
19. Rd1
Bd6
20. Rc4!
c5
21. Qf3
Rab8
22. Bd2
f6
23. Ra1!
Rbd8
24. Be3
Qe5
25. Rc3!
Ra8
26. Ra5
White's splendid position play is bearing fruit now. Qe4
27. Bxc5
Qxf3+
28. Kxf3
Be5
29. Re3
Bxb2
30. Rxa7
Rxe3+
31. Kxe3
Rxa7
32. Bxa7
Kf7
33. Kd3
Ke6
34. b4
c6
35. Bd4
Bc1
36. Be3
Bb2
37. Kc4
Kd7
Black resigned as after 38.c3 he would lose his bishop. 1-0
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