[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "2001.12.07"] [Round "5.4"] [White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"] [Black "Bareev, Evgeny"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B06"] [WhiteElo "2684"] [BlackElo "2719"] [Annotator "Hoetmer,Michel"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2001.11.27"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "CBM 086"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2002.02.05"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. e5 e6 8. O-O Ne7 9. Qe1 Bb7 10. a4 b4 11. Ne4 d5 12. Nc5 Nxc5 13. dxc5 a5 14. Be3 O-O 15. Nd4 Qd7 16. Qh4 f6 17. Qh3 Nf5 18. Nxf5 exf5 19. Bd4 fxe5 20. fxe5 Rae8 21. Qg3 Re6 22. Rfe1 (22. Rae1 Qxa4 23. Ra1 Qe8 24. Rxa5 $11) 22... Qe7 23. c3 bxc3 24. bxc3 f4 25. Qg4 {Black is better. The pawn on e5 is weak and can't be defended.} Bxe5 $2 {Why in a hurry? The e-pawn is not going anywhere. Taking can wait. Black should first improve his bishop. For instance:} (25... Bc8 $1 26. Kh1 ({Trying to defend the pawn fails:} 26. Re2 f3 27. gxf3 Rxe5 28. Qg2 Rxe2 29. Bxe2 Bxd4+ 30. cxd4 Bd7 $19) 26... c6 27. Rab1 Rxe5 28. Rxe5 Qxe5 29. Qxc8 (29. Qh4 Qe6 30. Bxg7 Kxg7 31. Re1 Qf6 32. Re7+ Rf7 33. Rxf7+ Qxf7 $17) 29... Rxc8 30. Bxe5 Bxe5 $17) 26. Qxe6+ $1 Qxe6 27. Rxe5 Qg4 28. Re7 Rf7 29. Re8+ Rf8 30. Re7 Rb8 $2 (30... Rf7 $11) 31. Rf1 Bc6 $2 (31... Bc8 32. g3 fxg3 $4 (32... f3 33. Rg7+ Kf8 34. Rxh7 Rb4 35. cxb4 (35. Rh8+ Kf7 36. Bxg6+ Qxg6 37. cxb4 Qd3 38. Bf2 Bf5 39. b5 $18) 35... Qxd4+ $19 36. Rf2 Qxd3) 33. Rg7+ Kh8 34. Rf8#) 32. g3 g5 (32... fxg3 33. Rg7+ Kh8 34. Rxc7+ Kg8 35. Rg7+ Kh8 36. Rff7 gxh2+ 37. Kh1 Qd1+ 38. Bf1 Qxd4 39. Rxh7+ Kg8 40. cxd4 $18) (32... f3 33. Rg7+ Kf8 34. Rxh7 Rb2 35. Rh4 Qg5 36. Rxf3+ Ke8 37. Rff4 {The queen doesn't have a good retreat. For instance} Qe7 ({There is no escape for the queen} 37... Rd2 38. Bf6 Rd1+ 39. Kf2 Qxf4+ 40. Rxf4 Rxd3 41. Ke2 {Funny, now the rook is without good squares.}) 38. Bxg6+ Kd7 39. Rh7 Qxh7 40. Bxh7 $18) 33. Rg7+ ({Even better is} 33. Bxh7+ Kf8 34. Rfe1 {with mate to follow. There is no way to stop Bg7#}) 33... Kf8 34. Rxf4+ $1 {Black resigned.} 1-0