Chess game: Matlakov x Ponkratov

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[Event "EICC 2017"] [Site "Minsk"] [Date "2017.06.02"] [Round "4"] [White "Matlakov, Maxim"] [Black "Ponkratov, Pavel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A56"] [WhiteElo "2714"] [BlackElo "2590"] [Annotator "Leitão"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] [EventCountry "BLR"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] [TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"] {This game is one of the best I have seen in the European Championship. How to play with white in the diagram position?} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00] } Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 3. d5 { [%emt 0:00:14]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:04] } 5. e4 {[%emt 0:00:46]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:05]} 6. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} e6 { [%emt 0:00:05]} 7. e5 $5 {[%emt 0:01:12]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 8. Ng5 {[%emt 0: 00:29]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 9. f4 {[%emt 0:00:38]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 10. fxe5 {[%emt 0:02:56]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:08] [#]} 11. h4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} gxh4 {[%emt 0:14:12]} 12. Qg4 {[%emt 0:03:51]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:02:47]} 13. Ne4 $36 { [%emt 0:27:17]} exd5 $2 {[%emt 0:15:12]} 14. Bg5 {[%emt 0:04:17]} f6 {[%emt 0: 00:06]} 15. Qxh4 {[%emt 0:04:32]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 16. cxd5 $1 $18 { [%emt 0:16:49]} (16. Qh7+ Ke6) 16... Ke8 {[%emt 0:10:55]} 17. Qh7 {[%emt 0:13: 11]} (17. Bf4 $1 $18) 17... Qe7 {[%emt 0:05:30]} 18. Qxg6+ {[%emt 0:01:33]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:01:57]} 19. Qf5 {[%emt 0:01:52]} Bg3+ {[%emt 0:16:42]} 20. Nxg3 { [%emt 0:00:07]} fxg5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 21. Qxf7+ {[%emt 0:05:25]} Kxf7 {[%emt 0: 00:05]} 22. O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:37]} d6 {[%emt 0:04:17]} 23. Ne4 {[%emt 0:01:48]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:06:08]} 24. Nxd6+ {[%emt 0:01:06]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:04:05]} 25. Ne4 { [%emt 0:00:42]} b6 {[%emt 0:03:49]} 26. d6+ {[%emt 0:04:07]} Kd8 {[%emt 0:00: 44]} 27. Nxg5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 28. d7 {[%emt 0:01:36]} Bxd7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 29. Ne6+ {[%emt 0:01:09]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 30. Nxf8 { [%emt 0:00:04]} Rxf8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 31. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 1-0 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

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