Chess game: Svidler x Vachier-Lagrave

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[Event "49th Biel Masters Challenge"] [Site "Biel"] [Date "2016.07.24"] [Round "1"] [White "Svidler, Peter"] [Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2798"] [Annotator "Leitão"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2016.??.??"] [EventCountry "SUI"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [TimeControl "900+5"] {Vachier keeps winning rating points. He has an incredible score with the Najdorf. The latest victim was Svidler. How would you play with white in the diagram position?} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0: 00:01]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. h3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} e6 {[%emt 0:00: 22]} 7. g4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 8. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:58]} Be7 { [%emt 0:00:02]} 9. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. f4 {[%emt 0: 01:21]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 11. O-O {[%emt 0:00:04]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:02]} 12. Nce2 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 13. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} e5 { [%emt 0:00:14]} 14. Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} exf4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 15. Bxf4 { [%emt 0:00:15]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 16. Qd2 {[%emt 0:03:34]} Bxf5 {[%emt 0:00: 05]} 17. exf5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 18. b3 {[%emt 0:01:23]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 19. Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 20. Rfe1 { [%emt 0:00:46]} Qb6+ {[%emt 0:02:05]} 21. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} (21. Kh1 $14) 21... Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 22. Re2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 23. Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Re7 {[%emt 0:02:15]} 24. g5 {[%emt 0:00:39]} hxg5 { [%emt 0:01:14]} 25. Bxg5 {[%emt 0:00:02] [#]} Ng4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 26. Rg2 { [%emt 0:01:00]} (26. hxg4 Rxe2 27. Qxe2 Bxg5 $11) 26... Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 27. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:50]} (27... Nf6 28. Bf3 Be5 29. Qh4 Qc3 30. Rd3 Qa1+ 31. Rd1 $11) 28. Bxe7 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Nxg2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 29. Qg5 $2 {[%emt 0:00:26]} (29. Qxd6 Qxd6 30. Bxd6 Ne3 31. Bb7 (31. Rd3 Nxd5 32. Rxd5 Bf6 33. Rd2 Bc3 $11) 31... Rd8 32. Rd3 Nxf5 33. Bc5 Rxd3 34. cxd3 a5) 29... Nf4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 30. Kh1 $2 {[%emt 0:01:31]} (30. Qxf4 Qxe7 $15) 30... Nxd5 {[%emt 0:03:08]} 31. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} f6 $1 $19 {[%emt 0:00:01] } 32. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} (32... Re8 33. Bxd6 Qc6 34. Qf3 Re3 $1 35. Qxe3 (35. Qg2 Re2 36. Qf3 Rf2 $19) 35... Qxd5+ 36. Kh2 Qxd6+ $19) 33. Bxd6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 34. Qe4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Bxd6 { [%emt 0:00:04]} 35. Qe6+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 36. Qxd6 { [%emt 0:00:01]} Rxc2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 37. Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Qxd7 {[%emt 0: 00:44]} (37... Qa8 38. Kg1 Qb8 39. Rd6 Rxa2 $19) 38. Rxd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxa2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 39. Ra7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 40. Rb7 {[%emt 0: 00:08]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 41. h4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Ra3 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 42. Ra7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rxb3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 0-1 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

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