1. e4 e5 2. Sf3 Sc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Lc4 Sf6 5. e5 d5 6. Lb5 Se4 7. Sxd4 Lc5 8. Le3 O-O 9. Sxc6 bxc6 10. Lxc5 Sxc5 11. Lxc6 Tb8 12. Dxd5 De7 13. O-O Txb2 14. Sc3 La6

Despite activity of black pieces Svidler's position is quite endangered. The rook on b2 is indirectly threatened and white pieces could become quite menacing.

14... Txc2!? 15. Dd4 Td8 16. Sd5 Dg5 17. h4 Dd2 18. Dxd2 Txd2 19. Tfd1

15. Tfc1 Td8 16. Df3 Dxe5 17. Ld5 Df6

17... Se6 18. Lb3 Te8 19. De3

18. De3!

18. Dxf6 gxf6 19. Lb3 Td2 20. Sd1 (20. h3 Sxb3 21. axb3 Tdxc2 22. Txc2 Txc2 23. Txa6 Txc3=) 20... Sxb3 21. axb3 Tdxc2 22. Txc2 Txc2 23. Txa6 Tc1 24. h3 Txd1+ 25. Kh2=

18... Se6 19. Lb3 Sd4 20. Te1! h6

20... Sxc2? 21. De8+ Txe8 22. Txe8#

21. Sd5 Dh4

21... Txd5 22. Lxd5 Lb5 23. Le4 Sxc2 24. Dxa7

22. Tad1

22. Dc3 Txd5! (22... Txb3 23. axb3 Se2+ 24. Txe2 Lxe2 25. Dc5!) 23. Te8+ Kh7 24. Lxd5 Txc2 25. De3 Df6

22... c5?

Decisive mistake in the position with electrifying tactical potential, white's attack will become unstoppable.

22... Txb3! 23. Se7+! (23. Dxd4 Dxd4 24. Txd4 Tbb8=) 23... Kf8 (23... Kh7 24. cxb3 Sc2 (24... Se2+ 25. Kh1) 25. De5) 24. cxb3 Se2+ 25. Dxe2 (25. Kh1 Dxe7 26. Txd8+ Dxd8 27. Txe2 Lxe2 28. Dxe2=) 25... Lxe2 26. Txd8+ Kxe7 27. Td3 Dh5 28. Te3+ Kf6 29. T3xe2

23. Se7+ Kh7

23... Kf8 24. Sc6! Se2+ (24... Sxc6 25. Dxc5+ Kg8 26. Dxc6) 25. Dxe2 Lxe2 26. Txd8+ Dxd8 27. Sxd8

24. Lxf7 Td6?

24... Tb6 25. c4

25. Sf5 Se2+

25... Sxf5 26. De8 Dd8 27. Lg6+ Txg6 28. Txd8

26. Kh1 Txd1 27. Lg6+!

27. Lg6+! Kxg6 28. Sxh4+ Kh5 29. Txd1 Kxh4 30. Dh3+ Kg5 31. Td5+

1-0 [Ftacnik]

1. e4 e5 2. Sf3 Sc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Lc4 Lc5 5. c3 Sf6 6. e5

A hasty advance!

6. cxd4 Lb4+ 7. Ld2 Lxd2+ 8. Sbxd2 d5 9. exd5 Sxd5 10. Db3 is theoretically more justified.

6... d5 7. Lb5

This ain't Max Lange! 7. exf6? dxc4 8. fxg7 Tg8 9. De2+ Le6 10. Sg5 Dd5

7... Se4 8. cxd4 Lb6 9. h3?!

Too cautious.

9. Le3 O-O 10. Lxc6 bxc6 11. O-O La6 12. Te1 c5

9... O-O 10. Le3 f6!

10... Se7 heading for f5 is also better for black but the text is more energetic.

11. Db3?

The final mistake.

11. Lxc6 bxc6 12. O-O La6 (12... fxe5 is too tactical but I could not make it work. 13. Sxe5 La6 14. Te1 Sxf2?! (14... Dh4 15. Sf3 Df6 16. Sbd2) 15. Lxf2 Txf2 16. Kxf2 Dh4+ 17. Kg1! (17. g3? Dxd4+ 18. Dxd4 Lxd4+ 19. Kg2 Te8! 20. Sd2 Txe5 21. Txe5 Lxe5 22. Tc1 Lb7) 17... Lxd4+ 18. Kh1 Te8 19. Sd2 Txe5 20. Txe5 Lxe5 21. Sf3 Df6 22. Sxe5 Dxe5 is seriously worse for the home team.) 13. Te1 c5 14. dxc5 Sxc5 15. e6 Te8 16. Lxc5 Lxc5 17. Sc3 c6

11... fxe5 12. dxe5?

12. Lxc6 bxc6 13. dxe5 (13. Sxe5 Sxf2! 14. O-O (14. Lxf2? Txf2 15. Sxc6 Df8 16. Dxd5+ Kh8) 14... Se4) 13... c5 and the center moves up!

12... Sa5 13. Dd3

White wants to control the advace of d pawn.

13. Da3 c6! 14. Le2 (14. Ld3 Lxe3 15. fxe3 Txf3!) 14... d4 15. Lc1 d3

13... c6 14. La4?

14. b4 is the last chance! 14... Lf5 15. Lxb6 Dxb6 16. O-O Sg5 17. bxa5 Lxd3 18. axb6 Sxf3+ 19. gxf3 Lxb5

14... Lxe3

14... Sc4 is also good.

15. Dxe3

15. fxe3 Txf3!

15... Sc4 16. De2 Da5+ 17. Sbd2

17. Kf1 Sxe5! (17... Dxa4 18. b3 Db4 19. bxc4 Le6) 18. Lb3 Sxf3 19. Dxe4 Da6+ 20. De2 Te8!

17... Txf3

Do not ask me why not 17... Scxd2 ?

17... Txf3 18. gxf3 Sexd2

0-1 [Atalik]