Chess game: Anand x Lautier

[Event "Biel Credit Suisse"] [Site "Biel"] [Date "1997.07.21"] [Round "1"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Lautier, Joel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B01"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2660"] [Annotator "Anand,V"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "1997.07.20"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "SUI"] [EventCategory "17"] [SourceTitle "CBM 060"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1997.09.29"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 0,49,19,38,42,37,76,65,68,58,58,41,101,72,53,26,42,25,25,-3,7,35,30,10, -3,-20,-6,-27,-26,-23,-29,-57,-10,32,-79,-36,-10,-31,32,56,44,-107,269,325,378, 400,421,419,431,449,449,328] White to play} 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6 6. Bc4 Bf5 7. Ne5 e6 8. g4 Bg6 9. h4 Nbd7 $1 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. h5 Be4 12. Rh3 Bg2 (12... Bd5 {Mueller,Ka} 13. Bd3 O-O-O (13... Bd6 14. Bd2 Qc7 15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. Qe2 Bf4 17. O-O-O O-O-O 18. Bxh7 Kb8 19. Bd3 Bxd2+ 20. Qxd2 Nb6 21. g5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Ochoa de Echaguen,F-Denker, A/New York op 1989/ CBM 12 (41)}) 14. Bd2 Qb6 15. Nxd5 exd5 $132 {0-1 Rublevsky,S-Lastin,A/RUS-ch Elista 1995/CBM 50 (54)}) 13. Re3 $1 (13. Rg3 Bd5) 13... Nb6 (13... b5 14. Bd3 b4 15. Ne4) 14. Bd3 $1 (14. Bb3 $6 c5 $1) 14... Nd5 15. f3 $1 (15. Rg3 {Mueller,Ka} Nxc3 16. bxc3 Bd5 17. Bd2 Qa4 18. Qe2 b5 19. h6 O-O-O $13 {1-0 Bauer,C-Prie,E/FRA-ch 1996/EXP 54 (40)}) 15... Bb4 (15... Nxc3 16. bxc3 Qxc3+ 17. Bd2 Qxd4 18. Kf2 Bxf3 19. Kxf3 $16 (19. Kxf3 {Mueller,Ka} Bc5 20. Kg2 O-O-O $13)) (15... Nxe3 {Mueller,Ka} 16. Bxe3 Ba3 17. Bc1 (17. bxa3 Bxf3 18. Qd2 Bxg4 19. h6 $15) 17... Bb4 18. Kf2 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Qxc3 20. Bd2 Qxd4+ 21. Kxg2 $14) 16. Kf2 $1 Bxc3 (16... Nxc3 17. bxc3 Bxc3 18. Rb1 Bxd4 19. Kxg2 Bxe3 20. Bxe3 $16) 17. bxc3 Qxc3 18. Rb1 Qxd4 (18... Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qxd4 20. Rxb7 $16) (18... Nxe3 {Mueller,Ka} 19. Bxe3 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 O-O-O $13) 19. Rxb7 Rd8 (19... Bh3 20. Rxf7 $1 c5 21. Rf5 $3 {Lautier} Nxe3 22. Bxe3 Qb2 23. Rxc5 O-O 24. Kg3 $1 $18) (19... Nf4 20. Kg3 (20. Qe1 Qf6 21. Kg3 $16) 20... Qd6 21. Ba3 $1 {Fritz} Nxh5+ (21... Qxa3 22. Be4 $1 $18 (22. Bb5 {[%cal Ge3a3, Gd1d7] Mueller,Ka} Nd3 23. Bxc6+ Kf8 24. Rxd3 $18)) 22. Kxg2 Qg3+ 23. Kf1 $18) (19... e5 {Mueller,Ka} 20. c4 (20. Qe1 Bxf3 21. c3 Qc5 (21... Nxc3 22. Kxf3 Qf4+ 23. Kg2 Qxg4+ 24. Kh2 $18) 22. Kxf3 Nxe3 23. Bxe3 Qd6 24. Qb1 $16) 20... O-O-O (20... Nf4 21. Bb2 Nh3+ 22. Kxg2 Qxe3 23. Kxh3 $16) 21. cxd5 Kxb7 22. dxc6+ Kc7 23. Kxg2 $16) (19... O-O-O {Mueller,Ka} 20. Rxf7 (20. Ba6 $4 { reizt zu hoch:} Qxd1 21. Rxf7+ Kb8 22. Rb3+ Nb6 23. Bf4+ Rd6 $19) 20... Kb8 21. Qg1 $18) 20. h6 $3 gxh6 $2 {[#]} (20... Nxe3 {Absolutely the only move which doesn’t lose} 21. Bxe3 Qe5 22. hxg7 Rg8 23. Qg1 (23. Bh6 Qh2 $1) 23... Bxf3 24. Kxf3 $16) 21. Bg6 $3 Ne7 (21... Qxe3+ 22. Bxe3 fxg6 (22... hxg6 {Mueller,Ka} 23. Qd4 $18) 23. Bc5 $18) (21... Qf6 22. Bxf7+ Qxf7 23. Rxf7 Nxe3 24. Qxd8+ $1 (24. Qe2 Nd1+ 25. Kxg2 Kxf7 {Is not that clear, although White remains much better}) 24... Kxd8 25. Bxe3 Bh3 26. Rxa7 $18) (21... Qxd1 {Mueller,Ka} 22. Rxe6+ Kf8 23. Bxh6+ Kg8 24. Bxf7#) (21... Nxe3 {Mueller,Ka} 22. Bxf7+ Kf8 23. Qxd4 Rxd4 24. Bxe3 $18) 22. Qxd4 Rxd4 23. Rd3 $1 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Kxd8 25. Bd3 $1 (25. Bd3 Bh1 26. Bb2 Re8 27. Bf6 $18) 1-0 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

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