[Event "Sinquefield Cup 8th"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2021.08.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
{At move 3. h4, Super GM Peter Svidler may think it is a prepared line and not
a bluff. However, there are several sidelines to be used but depending on
preparation. Let's find out.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 (2... Ng8) 3. h4 Bg7 4. Nc3
O-O 5. e4 d6 {The King's Indian Defense} 6. Be2 c5 {Black is hoping to convert
it to Benko Gambit if white moves 7. d5 next.} 7. d5 b5 8. cxb5 a6 9. a4 axb5
10. Bxb5 Ba6 11. Bd2 Bxb5 12. axb5 Nbd7 {THE ASSIGNMENT: Black cannot easily
break white's solid structure despite white's king being still in the middle.}
13. Nf3 Rxa1 14. Qxa1 Qb6 15. O-O Rb8 16. Qa6 Ne8 ({IF} 16... Qxa6 17. bxa6
Rxb2 18. a7 Nb6 19. e5 dxe5 20. Nxe5 Rxd2 21. Rb1 Nfxd5 22. Nxd5 Ra2 23. Nxe7+
Kf8 24. N7c6 Bxe5 25. Nxe5 Rxa7 26. Rxb6) 17. Ra1 Kf8 18. h5 {It looks like
this h5 move is not a threat but watch out later.} Nc7 19. Qa4 Ra8 20. Qd1 Rxa1
21. Qxa1 Ne5 ({IF} 21... Nxb5 22. Qa8+ Nb8 23. Nxb5 Qxb5 24. Qa7 Qxb2 25. Qc7
Qb1+ 26. Kh2 Qb5 27. h6 Bb2 28. e5 Bxe5+ 29. Nxe5 dxe5 30. Bg5 f6 31. d6) 22.
h6 Nxf3+ 23. gxf3 Bxc3 24. Bxc3 Qxb5 25. b4 {Good move...} Ne8 26. bxc5 dxc5
27. Bg7+ Kg8 ({IF} 27... Nxg7 28. Qxg7+ Ke8 29. Kg2 Qe2 30. Qg8+ Kd7 31. Qxf7
Qd2 32. f4 Qd1 33. Qe6+ Kd8 34. e5 Kc7 35. Qxe7+) 28. Qa8 c4 29. Qd8 Qa4 30.
Kg2 Qb5 31. Bb2 {Fantastic move, threatening Ba6. What can I say, this game is
very enjoyable to watch. Super GM Maxime Vachier Lagrave is such a fighter. In
his other game I annotated before I called him " The Rambo of Chess". I hope
you also enjoyed it and learned from it. Thanks and Keep safe Always.} 1-0