[Event "Candidates 2008"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2008.01.05"] [Round "2"] [White "Kovalic, Jeff"] [Black "Sathyan, Pillai"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C62"] [WhiteElo "1857"] [BlackElo "1596"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (30s)"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] {C66: Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defence} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 Be7 7. d4 {last book move} exd4 (7... O-O 8. Bd3 $11) 8. cxd4 { Black has a cramped position} O-O 9. Nc3 a6 10. Ba4 (10. Be2 b5 $16) 10... b5 { Black threatens to win material: b5xa4} 11. Bc2 Bg4 12. Be3 {White has an active position} Rc8 13. Rc1 Nb4 (13... Bh5 14. Bd3 $16) 14. Bb1 Nc6 15. Nxb5 $1 {Discovered attack: c3, c1-c6} Na5 (15... axb5 16. Rxc6 {Discovered attack}) 16. Na7 $18 Ra8 17. Nc6 (17. d5 $5 Nd7 18. b4 Qb8 $18) 17... Nxc6 18. Rxc6 Bd7 19. Rc1 Qb8 (19... c6 20. Bd3 $18) 20. b3 (20. Bg5 Re8 21. Qc2 g6 $18) 20... Rc8 21. Qc2 g6 22. Bg5 c5 23. d5 Re8 24. h3 Qd8 (24... Bd8 25. Qc3 Nh5 26. Bh6 $18) 25. Bf4 (25. Qd2 Nh5 26. Bxe7 Qxe7 $18) 25... a5 26. a4 Qb6 (26... Rb8 27. Qd3 $18) 27. Nd2 $18 Rec8 (27... Nh5 28. Nc4 Qc7 $18) 28. Nc4 Qb8 29. Qd3 Re8 30. Bc2 Rc8 (30... Nh5 31. Bd2 $18) 31. Rcd1 Rd8 (31... Nh5 32. Bd2 $18) 32. Qc3 {White intends e5} (32. Bg5 $142 {and White can already relax} Re8 33. Qf3 $18) 32... Qc7 (32... Nh5 33. Bh2 $18) 33. Bd2 (33. e5 $142 {secures victory} Nxd5 34. Rxd5 dxe5 35. Nxe5 $18) 33... Ne8 34. f4 Bf6 (34... Nf6 35. Bc1 Rf8 36. Bb2 $18) 35. e5 dxe5 (35... Bg7 {does not improve anything} 36. Qf3 $18) 36. fxe5 Bg7 37. Qf3 Bc8 (37... Ra6 {does not solve anything} 38. Rf1 f5 39. d6 $18) 38. Be4 Ra7 (38... Bxe5 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 39. d6 Bd4+ 40. Kh1 Nxd6 41. Bxa8 $18) 39. d6 Qb8 (39... Nxd6 {doesn't improve anything} 40. exd6 Rxd6 41. Nxd6 Qxd6 42. Bxg6 Bd4+ 43. Kh1 hxg6 44. Re8+ Kg7 45. Rxc8 $18) 40. Nxa5 Rxa5 (40... Bd7 {the only chance to get some counterplay } 41. Bd5 Kh8 $18) 41. Bxa5 Rd7 (41... Be6 {cannot undo what has already been done} 42. Bxd8 Qxd8 43. Bd5 Bxd5 44. Qxd5 $18) 42. Bc6 Qa7 43. Bxd7 (43. e6 Nxd6 44. Bxd7 fxe6 45. Rxd6 Bxd7 $18) 43... Bxd7 (43... c4+ {does not win a prize} 44. Kh1 Qxd7 45. bxc4 $18) 44. Bc3 (44. Rf1 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} c4+ 45. Rf2 Nf6 $18) 44... Qb6 (44... Be6 {does not save the day} 45. a5 $18) 45. Ba1 (45. e6 fxe6 46. Rf1 c4+ 47. Kh1 $18) 45... Qb4 (45... Qd8 $18 { there is nothing else anyway}) 46. Rf1 Nxd6 47. Rxd6 Be6 48. Rxe6 $1 {Mate attack} fxe6 49. Qa8+ (49. Qa8+ Qb8 50. Qxb8+ Bf8 51. Qxf8#) (49. Qf7+ Kh8 50. Qe8+ Bf8 51. Qxf8#) 1-0