TRAGEDI 'SANG RAJA'

1) Vachier Lagrave,Maxime (2718) - Mchedlishvili,Mikheil (2613) [B12]
Bundesliga Muelheim (9.1), 07.02.2010
[Reeh,Oliver]



1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nd2 e6 5.Nb3 c5 6.dxc5 Bxc5 7.Nxc5 Qa5+ 8.c3 Qxc5 9.Qa4+ Nd7 10.Bb5 Qc7 11.Nf3 Ne7 12.0-0 a6 13.Bg5 Ng6 14.Nd4 Ngxe5 15.Nxf5 exf5 16.Rfe1 f6? After that the king stuck in the centre once again takes its toll, since now White finishes off his opponent diagonally - answer A). [Following 16...0-0 White can win back his pawn, but not more: 17.Bxd7 Qxd7 18.Qxd7 Nxd7 19.Rad1 (or 19.Re7 Rad8 20.Rd1 f6 ) 19...f6 20.Be3 Ne5 21.Rxd5 Rfd8 with even chances.]

17.Rxe5+! Three times fortified - and still White can sac on this square.

17...Qxe5 Black's queen is overloaded. [17...fxe5 opens the diagonal g5-d8, and after the 'little' move 18.Qb4! the penetration of the queen on e7 decides: 18...Kf7 (both castlings are prevented) (18...axb5 19.Qe7# ) 19.Qe7+ Kg6 20.Bxd7 winning.]

18.Bxd7+ Ke7 19.Bf4 Qe4 20.f3 Qxa4 21.Bxa4 Rhd8 22.Re1+ Kf7 23.Bc7 Rdc8 24.Bb6 1-0