IN SPEED CHESS THERE IS LUCK AS WELL AS SKILL - IVANCHUK VS KARJAKIN, AMBER 2009

IVANCHUK VS KARJAKIN - AMBER RAPID 2009

Vassily Ivanchuk (2779) - Sergey Karjakin (2706)
18th Amber Rapid, Nice, FRA (11), 26.03.2009
ECO: D43

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Bd3 dxc4

9.Bxc4 g6 10.0-0 Bg7 11.Rc1 0-0 12.Bb3 Qe7 13.Na4 e5 !;


Sergey Karjakin plays 13...,e5 !;

14.d5;

[ 14.Qc2 e4 15.Nd2 Nf6 16.Qc5 Re8 = ]

14...e4;

[ 14...Rd8 15.dxc6 Nc5 16.Qxd8+ Qxd8 17.Rxc5 Qe7 18.Rd1 oo ]

15.Nd4 cxd5;

[ 15...c5 16.Nb5 a6 17.Nc7 Rb8 18.d6 Qh4 19.Nxc5 Bxb2 oo ]

16.Nc3 Ne5;

[ 16...Nf6 17.Nxd5 Nxd5 18.Bxd5 Rd8 19.Qb3 Be5 = ]

17.Nxd5 Qg5 ?!;


17...,Qg5 ?! Karjakin; 17...,Qd8 !;

[ 17...Qd8 ! 18.Rc7 Nd3 19.f3 Bxd4 20.exd4 Be6 21.fxe4 Bxd5 22.Bxd5 Qxc7
23.Qxd3 Kg7 = ]

18.Rc7 !;

[ 18.f4 ?! exf3 19.Nxf3 Nxf3+ 20.Qxf3 Be6 21.Nc7 Bxb3 22.Nxa8 Bxb2
23.axb3 Bxc1 24.Rxc1 Rxa8 25.Rc7 Rf8 26.Rxb7 a5 = ]

18...Bg4 19.Qc2 Nf3+ 20.Nxf3 exf3 ?;


20...,exf3 ? Karjakin; 20...,Bxf3;

[ 20...Bxf3 21.Nf4 Be5 22.Rc5 Rae8 23.Kh1 b6 24.Rxe5 Bxg2+ 25.Nxg2 Rxe5
26.Nf4 Kh7 27.Rg1 Qf5 28.Qc7 g5 29.Ng2 Qf6 30.Qxa7 Rd8 31.Qxf7+ Qxf7
32.Bxf7 Rf5 33.Be6 Rxf2 34.b4 Rdd2 35.a4 Rb2 36.Bd7 Kg6 37.h4 Rfd2 = ]

21.g3 Rad8;

[ 21...Bf5 22.Qc5 b6 23.Ne7+ Kh7 24.Qd5 Rad8 25.Qxf3 +/- ]

22.h4 +/- Qe5;

[ 22...Qh5 23.Nf4 Qf5 24.Nxg6 ! Qxc2 25.Rxc2 Rfe8 26.Rc7 Rd7 27.Rfc1 Bxb2
28.Rxd7 Bxd7 29.Rc7 Be6 30.Ne7+ Kf8 31.Nf5 ! Bxb3 32.axb3 + - ]

23.Ne7+ Kh8 24.Bxf7 ! 25.Nxg6+ !?;


25.Nxg6+ Ivanchuk; 25.Qxf5 !!;

[ 25.Qxf5 !! Qxe7
( 25...Qxf5 26.Nxf5 gxf5 27.Rxb7 + - )
26.Rxe7 gxf5 27.Rxb7 a5 28.Bh5 Rd2 29.Ra7 f4 30.exf4 Bd4 31.Rxa5 Rg8
32.Rd5 Bxf2+ 33.Rxf2 Rxd5 34.Bxf3 Rd4 35.Rg2 + - ]

25...Bxg6 26.Bxg6 Qe6 27.Kh2 Qxa2 28.Be4 Qa6 29.Re1 Qa5 30.b4 ! Qe5;

[ 30...Qxb4 ? 31.Rb1 Qd2 32.Rbxb7 Qxc2 33.Bxc2 Rg8 34.Bb3 1:0 ]

31.Bxb7;

[ 31.Rc1 ]

31...a5;

[ 31...Rd2 32.Qxd2 Qxc7 33.Bd5 + - ]

32.Rc4;

[ 32.bxa5 Qxa5 33.Rc1 + - ]

32...axb4;

[ 32...Rb8 33.Rc5 Qf6 34.Rc7 axb4 35.Rd1 Rbd8 36.Rxd8 Rxd8 37.Rc4 + - ]

33.Rb1 b3 34.Rxb3 Qa5 35.Rd3;

[ 35.Rcb4 ]

35...Rb8 36.Rd7 Qa1 37.Rd1 ?;


37.Rd1 ? Ivanchuk; 37.Rg4 + -;

[ 37.Rg4 Rbd8 38.Rgxg7 Qxg7 39.Rxg7 Kxg7 40.Qc3+ Kg8 41.Qc4+ Kg7 42.Bd5 1:0 ]

37...Qa7 38.Be4;

[ 38.Bd5 ! Rb2 39.Qg6 Rxf2+ 40.Kh3 Qd7+ 41.Rg4 Rf6 42.Bxf3 Rxg6 43.Rxd7 Rxg4
44.Kxg4 + - ]

38...Rb2 39.Qd3 !;

[ 39.Rc7 ?? Qa2 -/+ ]

39...Rxf2+ 40.Kh3 Qa2 41.Kg4 ?;


41.Kg4 ? Ivanchuk; 41.Rc5 !;

[ 41.Rc5 ! Rg2 42.Qd6 Rh2+ 43.Kg4 f2 44.Qd3 Rg8 45.Rd5 Bf6+ 46.Kf4 Rf8 47.Rf1 Bxh4+
48.Rf5 Qg8 49.Qd4+ Bf6 50.Qd6 Rh5 51.Kf3 Qg7 52.Rxh5 Be7+ 53.Qf4 Bg5 54.Rxf2 Bxf4
55.gxf4 Rf6 56.Rb5 Qc7 57.Rb7 Qc4 58.Rd2 Rf7 59.Rd8+ Kg7 60.Rb1 Qc5 61.Rg1+ Kf6
62.Rd5 Qc3 63.Rd6+ Ke7 64.Rgg6 + - ]

41...Qa6 ?;

[ 41...Rg2 ! 42.Bf5 Qf2 43.Kh5 Qxg3 44.Rg4 Qh2 45.Qe4 Rxg4 46.Bxg4 f2 47.Be2
Qc7 48.Rf1 Qf7+ 49.Kg4 Re8 50.Qf5 Qg8 51.Kh3 Rxe3+ 52.Bf3 Be5 53.Qg4 Qxg4+
54.Kxg4 h5+ 55.Kf5 Bg3 56.Bxh5 Re1 0:1 ]

42.Rc6 Qa7 43.Rb1 [ 43.Qd6 ! +/- ]

43...Re2 44.Rb7 ??;

[ 44.Rbb6 + - ]

44...Qxb7 ??;

[ 44...Qxe3 - + ]

45.Rxh6+ Bxh6 46.Bxb7 f2 47.Bg2 Rxe3 48.Qd4+ Kh7 49.Be4+ ??;


49.Be4 ?? Ivanchuk; 49.Bf1 =;

[ 49.Bf1 = ]

49...Rxe4+ 50.Qxe4+ Kh8 51.Qe5+ Kg8 52.Qe6+ Rf7;
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