[Event "Meltwater CCTF 2021"]
[Site "Chess24"]
[Date "2021.09.21"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 {The fianchetto variation versus any Black
Indian defenses.} c6 5. Bg2 d5 {Other move is 5...d6 would be typical King's
Indian setup.} 6. b3 {This move confirms pawn support, but soon will be
exposed to direct attack.} dxc4 7. bxc4 c5 8. Bb2 cxd4 9. Nxd4 {The isolated
c-pawn is now a part of a problem, white must consider.} O-O 10. O-O Ng4 {
Standard knight maneuver when a weakness is just around the corner.} 11. e3 Ne5
12. Qe2 Nbc6 13. Na3 ({If} 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. f4 Bg4 15. Qc2 Qd3 16. Qxd3 Nxd3
17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Bxc6 Rac8 19. Be4 Rfd8) 13... Bg4 14. f3 ({If} 14. Qc2 Nb4
15. Qd2 a5 16. Bc3 Qc8 17. f3 Bd7 {After few moves, white's position is messed.
}) 14... Bd7 15. f4 Ng4 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qb2+ Nf6 19. Qc3 Qc7
20. e4 Kg8 21. Nc2 e5 {Blocking move when it also blocks the power of the
bishop at g2.} 22. h3 ({If} 22. f5 Rad8 23. Rad1 Kg7 24. Ne3 Bc8) 22... Rae8
23. fxe5 Nh5 {The knight at h5 has many squares to jump via g7 to e6. Black's
strategy to create white' weakness is now evident.} 24. Rad1 Re7 25. Rd6 Rfe8
26. g4 Ng7 27. c5 Rxe5 {By undermining the dark squares, black's initiative is
increasing.} 28. Ne3 R5e7 29. Nf5 {This is highly imaginative move from GM
Mamedyarov, let's see if it will create damage.} gxf5 30. gxf5 Re5 31. Qg3 Kh8
{Of course!!} 32. Rh6 Bxf5 {This is a must move!!} 33. exf5 Qe7 {Enticing to
push f5 to f6...} 34. f6 Qxc5+ 35. Kh2 Ne6 {Still, no mate here, timely
defense.} 36. Qh4 Ng5 {Now... with this type of position, black is winning.
This game illustrates how to use the "dark squares" as a conduit for piece
placement to achieve harmony.} 37. Qf2 {Now, white wants to exchange queens to
lessen the pressure... "NO WAY JOSE"...} Qf8 38. Rh5 Ne4 39. Qh4 ({If} 39. Bxe4
Rxh5 {obviously...}) 39... Rxh5 40. Qxh5 Qd6+ 41. Kg1 Ng3 42. Qd1 Qc5+ {
Enjoying the weak dark squares...} 43. Rf2 Rg8 44. Qe1 Qg5 45. Kh2 c5 {The
saying goes " Always push passed pawns".} 46. Qc3 {Blunder move!!} Ne4 {
White Resigned: The experience of GM Teimour Radjabov in adapting ideas from
King's Indian Defense successfully executed the "Dark Square Strategy". Very
Nice game..GM Radjabov...} 0-1