Black had only counted on 16.bxc3 Nxc3 17.Bd1 Qe4 18.Ba3 Nd7, with an unclear battle.
White breaks through to the black king, who even fails to escape to relative safety on the queenside.
The black king is fighting on his own against the white army, and the outcome of the game is decided.
22...Rf7 23.Nf6+ Rxf6 24.exf6 Qa6 25.Qf3+ Ke6 26.Bg5 Qb7 27.Qg4+ Kd5 28.Qf4 Nd7 29.f7 c3 30.bxc3 Bd6 31.Qf3+ Kc4 32.Qe2+ Kd5 33.Be7 Qb6 34.f8=Q Nxf8 35.Bxf8 Bxf8 36.Qf3+ Kc4 37.Qxf8 Bb7 38.Qb4+ Kd5 39.Re1 1-0
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Evgeny Bareev 2655 Alexei Dreev 2645 Russia 1996 White to move
Black has dawdled in the opening and delayed castling. This allows White to launch an assault:
A very important move, allowing White to complete his development with tempo, without giving Black a breathing space.
17...Qd8 18.Bb5+ Kf8 19.e5 Ne4 20.Nd4 – because of the undeveloped Rh8, Black’s position is hopeless.
Very passive. Black hopes to transfer the knight via c7 to e6, but does not succeed in doing this.
More tenacious was 21...Ne4, although after 22.Rfd1, followed by Nf3-d4, White also has a clear advantage.
More tenacious was 21...Ne4, although after 22.Rfd1, followed by Nf3-d4, White also has a clear advantage.
22...Nc7 23.e6! Nxe6 24.Ne5 Kg8 25.Nxf7! Kxf7 26.Rc6 Qd8 27.Qxe6+ Kf8 28.Rd6 1-0