In the game, White retreated with 24.Rd2, and after 24...0-0 25.Bb2 Nf6 26.Rxd8 Rxd8 27.Qd2 Re8 28.Bf3 Qg5 29.Qxb4 h5, Black obtained a slightly worse, but defensible position, which he duly held confidently.

The white bishops have managed to obtain great operating space. Black is playing without his Rh8, and White will easily be able to develop his initiative subsequently. Given the additional weakness of the back rank, Black has no chance of saving himself, for example:

With a winning position.

Obviously, White’s hopes are bound up with play in the centre, where the black king is caught. But he needs to play exceptionally energetically and accurately, as he has already sacrificed one piece:

There is no time to prepare this blow, as after 13.Qh3?, there is the strong 13...b3!, seizing the initiative.

On another square, the queen would be attacked with tempo: 14.Qg4 Kf7 15.f5 Nxe5!

Completely bad is 14...Bd5 15.Rxd5.

Other replies are also in White’s favour:
A) 15...Nxe5 16.fxe6+ Kg8 17.e7 Bxe7 18.Qe6+ Nf7 19.Bxe7;
B) 15...b3 16.fxe6+ Kg8 17.Qxb3 Nc5 18.Qc4 d5 19.Rxd5;
C) 15...Kg8 16.fxe6 Be4 – 15...Be4 16.fxe6+ Kg8.

On 16...Kg6, there follows 17.Bd3.

White wins material, and retains much the more active pieces. The rest is easy.

21...Nbc6 22.Bxd6 Ra5 23.Rd5 Rxb5 24.Rxb5 Nd4+ 25.Kb1 Nxb5 26.Bxe5 Kf7 27.Rc1 Ke6 28.Rc5 Nd6 29.Kc2 Rf8 30.Bd4 Rf1 31.Re5+ Kd7 32.Bc5 Kc6 33.Bxb4 Rf2+ 34.Kc1 Nb7 35.Rg5 g6 36.a3 Re2 37.Kb1 Rf2 38.Ka2 Nd8 39.Rc5+ Kb7 40.Rd5 Nc6 41.Bc3 Rxg2 42.Rd7+ Kb6 43.Rxh7 Kb5 44.Kb3 Rg4 45.Rd7 Rh4 46.Rd2 Rh3 47.Rg2 Nd4+ 48.Ka2 Nf5 49.Be5 Re3 50.Bb8 Re6 51.Rg4 Ne7 52.Bg3 Nc6 53.a4+ Kc5 54.Ka3 Rf6 55.b3 Kd5 56.Rg5+ Ke4 57.Rc5 Re6 58.a5 Kd3 59.b4 Nd4 60.Be5! Nf3 61.Bb2 Nd2 62.Rc3+ Ke2 63.Ka4
Black resigned.