1.e4
c5
2.Nf3
Nc6
3.d4
cxd4
4.Nxd4
g6
5.c4
Nf6
6.Nc3
d6
7.Nc2
Bg7
8.Be2
0-0
9.0-0
Nd7
10.Bd2
Nc5
11.b4
Nd7
12.Rb1
b6
13.f4
Bb7
14.Kh1
Rc8
15.Bd3
e6
16.Qe1
Qe7
17.Qf2
Nf6
18.a4
Rfd8
19.Rfe1
Qd7
20.Bf1
d5
21.cxd5
exd5
22.e5
Ng4
23.Qg3
d4
24.Nb5
Ncxe5
25.fxe5
Rxc2
26.Rbd1
Qe6
27.h3
a6
28.Na3
Rxd2
[With 28...Nf2+!
29.Qxf2
Qxh3+
30.Kg1
Qxa3-+
Black could have crowned his powerful play.]
29.Rxd2
Nxe5
30.Nc4
f6
31.Qh4
Rd7
32.Kg1
g5?!
Black starts to run with the wrong pawn. [No worries whatsoever he would have after 32...f5!
for instance 33.Nxe5
Bxe5
34.Bd3
(34.Rde2
Be4
) 34...Kg7
35.Rde2
Qf6!
]
33.Qf2
g4
34.Nxe5
g3
This intermediate move to deflect the enemy queen could have cost Black dearly - answer C) - since White can conquer the pawn anyway.
35.Qxg3
[Immediately decisive would have been 35.Qxd4!!
Rxd4
36.Rxd4
and Black gets grilled on the diagonal c4-g8, for instance 36...Bd5
(36...fxe5
37.Bc4
) 37.Rxd5!
fxe5
38.Bc4
]
35...fxe5
Now Black's disadvantage is kept within limits.
36.Bd3
Rf7
[36...Kh8!?
]
37.Qh4
Qh6
38.Qxh6
Bxh6
39.Rde2
Rg7?
[The best chance was to play the endgame with minus pawn after 39...Kg7
40.Rxe5
Be3+
41.R1xe3
dxe3
42.Rxe3
]
40.Bc4+
Kf8
41.Rf2+
Bf4
42.Rxe5
Rxg2+
43.Rxg2
Bxe5
44.Rf2+
and after ...Ke8 45.Re2 or ...Kg7 45.Rf7+ one of the black bishops drops. 1-0