Democratic Underground - Sargissian (Armenia) - Grischuk (Russia), Round 7

Gabriel Sargissian
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Gabriel Sargissian (Armenia) - Alexander Grischuk (Russia)
38th Olympiad (General Competition), Round 7/Board 3
Dresden, 20 November 2008

East India Game: Queen's Indian Defense (Bronstein Variation)

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qc2 c5

If 5...Bb4+ 6.Bd2 then:

If 6...Be7 then:

If 7.Bg2 c6 then:

If 8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5 then:

If 9...Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 0-0 12.0-0 then:

If 12...f5 then:

If 13.Rc1 Nf6 then:

14.Bb2 Bd6 15.Nf3 Qe7 16.Ne5 Rac8 17.Nd3 Rfd8 is equal (Kramnik-Anand, Amber Rapid, Nice, 2008).
14...Rc8 15.Rc2 c5 16.dxc5 Bxc5 17.Bxf6 Qxf6 18.cxd5 Rfd8 19.Nc4 Bb7 20.Rd2 Bb4 21.Rd3 b5 22.Ne3 gives White an extra pawn, but Black has more than enough of a space advantage to compensate for it.(Polaczek-Veenstra, cyberspace, 1999).

13...Rc8 14.Bb2 Bd6 15.a3 Qe7 16.Rc2 Nf6 17.Qc1 Kh8 18.e3 Ne4 19.Rd1 Bb7 20.b4 Bb8 21.Bf1 Qe8 22.a4 a6 gives Black a small edge in space (Karpov-Z. Almasi, IT, Biel, 1996).

If 12...Rc8 13.e4 then:

If 13...b5 14.Re1 dxe4 then:

15.Nxe4 bxc4 16.Qe2 Rb8 17.Bf1 Qc8 18.bxc4 Nb6 19.Nd2 Na4 20.Ba5 c5 gives Black a small advantage in space (Adams-Mamedyarov, IT, Sofia, 2007).
15.Bxe4 bxc4 16.bxc4 c5 17.d5 exd5 18.Bxd5 Bf6 19.Rc1 Bxc3 20.Rxc3 Nf6 21.Bf3 Rc7 22.Nb3 Qxd1 23.Rxd1 Bc8 24.Kg2 h6 25.Rd6 Be6 26.Na5 Rb8 27.Rb3 draw (Timoshenko-V. Gurevich, Op. Mainz, 1995).

13...c5 14.exd5 exd5 15.dxc5 dxc4 16.c6 cxb3 17.Re1 b2 18.Bxb2 Nc5 19.Nc4 Bxc4 20.Qg4 Bg5 21.Qxc4 Nd3 22.Be5 Nxe1 23.Rxe1 Bf6 24.Bxf6 Qxf6 25.c7 Qd6 gives Black the exchange, but White space advantage compensates for it.(Sasikiran-Shirov, IT, Foros, 2007).

12...Nf6 13.e4 b5 14.Re1 dxe4 15.Qc2 Rb8 16.Rad1 Qc8 17.Bf1 bxc4 18.bxc4 c5 19.Nxe4 cxd4 20.Nxf6+ Bxf6 21.Bxd4 Bxd4 22.Rxd4 Qc5 is equal (Kallai-Adams, French ChT, Montpellier, 2001).

If 9.Nbd2 Nbd7 10.0-0 0-0 11.Re1 c5 12.e4 then:

If 12...dxe4 13.Nxe4 then:

13...Bb7 14.Nfg5 cxd4 15.Bxd4 Qc7 16.Nxf6+ Bxf6 17.Bxb7 Qxb7 18.Ne4 Bxd4 19.Qxd4 Rad8 20.Rad1 Qa8 21.Qc3 Nb8 22.Nf6+ gxf6 23.Qxf6 Rxd1 24.Qg5+ Kh8 25.Qf6+ draw (Schandorff-B. Socko, Ol. Bled, 2002).
13...Nxe4 14.Rxe4 Bb7 15.Re3 Bf6 16.dxc5 Bxc3 17.Rxc3 Nxc5 18.b4 Qf6 19.Qd4 Ne4 20.Qxf6 gxf6 21.Rd3 Rfc8 22.Nd2 f5 23.Re1 Rab8 24.Nxe4 draw (Cu. Hansen-Timman, IT, Malmö, 2001).

12...dxc4 13.Nxc4 Bb7 14.e5 Nd5 15.Bb2 b5 16.Ne3 N7b6 17.dxc5 Bxc5 18.Nxd5 Bxd5 19.Qe2 b4 20.Rac1 Qe7 21.Rc2 Rfc8 22.Rec1 Qf8 23.Qb5 is equal (Boychev-Córdoba, Belfort, 2005).

8.0-0 d5 9.Qc2 Nbd7 10.Rd1 0-0 11.Bf4 Rc8 12.Nc3 then:

12...Nh5 13.Bc1 then:

13...f5 14.e3 Qe8 15.Bb2 g5 16.Ne2 Ng7 17.Ne5 h5 18.h3 Nf6 19.Nc1 Ne4 20.Ncd3 Bb7 is equal (Sakaev-Grigoriants, Russian ChT, Sochi, 2006).
13...Nhf6 14.Bf4 Nh5 15.Bc1 Nhf6 16.Bf4 Nh5 is a draw by repetition that has been played more than once.

If 12...h6 then:

13.e4 dxc4 14.Nd2 b5 15.bxc4 bxc4 16.Na4 c5 17.d5 exd5 18.exd5 Nh5 19.Be3 Bf6 20.Rab1 Bd4 21.Ne4 Bxe3 22.fxe3 Qe7 23.Nac3 Nhf6 24.Kh1 Nxe4 25.Nxe4 Nb6 26.a4 Rfd8 is equal (Yevseev-Lugovoi, Muni Ch, St. Petersburg, 2004).
13.h3 Nh5 14.Bc1 f5 15.a4 Bd6 16.a5 bxa5 17.Ba3 Bxa3 18.Rxa3 dxc4 19.Rda1 c5 20.Rxa5 cxd4 21.Nxd4 cxb3 22.Qxb3 Bc4 23.Qd1 gives White a modest advantage in space (Grischuk-Tomashevsky, Russian Ch, Moscow, 2007).

If 7...d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Nc3 0-0 10.0-0 Bb7 then:

11.Qc2 Na6 12.Rfd1 Qc8 13.Bf4 Rd8 14.Ng5 Qd7 15.Be5 g6 16.Bh3 Qe8 17.Qc1 c5 18.a4 Nh5 19.Ne6 Bc8 20.Nxd8 Bxh3 21.Nb7 Qc6 22.e4 dxe4 23.d5 Qxb7 24.d6 Bf8 25.Nd5 Be6 gives Black a theoretical two pawn advantage in an asymmetrical material balace while White has almost enough space to compensate for it (Kramnik-Ivanchuk, Blitz Cup, Moscow, 2007).
11.Rc1 Na6 12.Ne5 Re8 13.Bf4 h6 14.Qd3 Ba3 15.Rcd1 Qc8 16.h3 Bf8 17.g4 c5 18.e3 Nb4 19.Qd2 Ne4 20.Nxe4 dxe4 21.a3 Nd5 22.Bg3 cxd4 23.exd4 Bxa3 24.Bxe4 Nf6 25.Bxb7 Qxb7 is equal (Kulikov-Lugovoi, Chigorin Mem, St. Petersburg, 2000).

If 6...Bxd2+ 7.Qxd2 c6 8.Bg2 d5 9.0-0 0-0 then:

10.Ne5 Nfd7 11.Nxd7 Nxd7 12.cxd5 cxd5 13.Nc3 Nf6 then:

14.Rac1 Qd6 15.Rc2 Rac8 16.Rfc1 Rc7 17.Nb1 Rfc8 18.Rxc7 Rxc7 19.Rxc7 Qxc7 draw (Tal-Ivkov, Sarajevo, 1966).
14.Rfc1 Qd6 15.Rc2 Rac8 16.Rac1 Rc7 17.Bf1 Qe7 18.e3 Bxf1 19.Kxf1 Qd7 20.a4 Rfc8 21.Nb5 Rxc2 22.Rxc2 Ne4 23.Qc1 Rxc2 24.Qxc2 g6 25.Ke2 Nd6 26.Nxd6 Qxd6 27.f4 draw (Bagirov-Razuvaev, Soviet Ch cycyle, Fruze, 1979).

10.Rc1 Nbd7 11.Qb2 c5 12.cxd5 exd5 13.Nc3 Re8 14.Rd1 Bb7 15.e3 Qe7 16.Rac1 Nf8 17.Nh4 darkred8 is equal (Chernin-Raxuvaev, Rapid, Tilburg, 1994).

6.d5 exd5 7.cxd5 Bb7 8.Bg2

White concedes a pawn to Black, but with the Black pawn at d7 it is of little matter for the time being.

8...Nxd5

8...Bxd5 9.Nc3 Bc6 10.e4 d6 11.Bf4 Nh5 12.Be3 Be7 13.Bf4 Nd7 14.e5 Nxe5 15.Nxe5 Bxg2 16.Qa4+ gives Black two extra pawns (Gormally-Devereaux, Euro Union Ch, Liverpool, 2007).

9.0-0 Be7 10.Rd1 Qc8 11.a3

If 11.Qf5 Nf6 12.Nc3 then:

If 12...0-0 13.Bg5 then:

If 13...d6 14.Qxc8 Rxc8 15.Nb5 then:

15...Bc6 16.Nxd6 Bxd6 17.Bxf6 Bf8 18.Bc3 b5 19.Rac1 Re8 20.e3 Be4 21.Nh4 Bxg2 22.Nxg2 Nc6 23.Nf4 draw (Sargissian-Leko, Asrian Mem Rapid, Yerevan, 2008).
15...Nbd7 16.Nxd6 Bxd6 17.Rxd6 h6 18.Be3 Nf8 19.Nh4 Bxg2 20.Kxg2 Ne6 21.Nf5 Rd8 22.Rad1 Kf8 is equal (Khalifman-H. Olafsson, Aeroflot Op, Moscow, 2008).

13...d5 14.Nh4 Nc6 15.Qxc8 Rfxc8 16.Nf5 Kf8 17.Nb5 Ne8 18.Bf4 g6 19.Nfd6 Nxd6 20.Nxd6 Bxd6 21.Bxd6+ Ne7 22.Bxd5 Bxd5 23.Rxd5 Rd8 is equal (Ivanchuk-Eljanov, IT, Foros, 2007).

12...Nc6 13.Bg5 d5 14.Qf4 d4 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Nd5 Bd8 17.e3 Ne7 18.Nxe7 Bxe7 19.exd4 0-0 20.dxc5 bxc5 21.Rac1 a5 22.b3 Ra6 is equal (Cheparinov-Kamsky, Grand Prix, Baku, 2008).

If 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bxe7 Nxe7 13.e4 0-0 14.Nc3 Nbc6 15.Rd2 Ba6 16.Bh3 Ng6 17.Bxd7 Qb7 18.Rad1 Nge5 is equal (Sakaev-Zakhartsov, Russian Ch HL, Krasnoyarsk, 2007).

11...Nc7!?

If 11...Nf6 then:

12.Nc3 d5 13.Bg5 Nbd7 14.e4 d4 15.e5 Nxe5 16.Nxe5 Bxg2 17.Qa4+ Nd7 18.Bxe7 Kxe7 19.Re1 Nxe5 20.Rxe5+ Kf8 21.Kxg2 dxc3 22.bxc3 g6 23.Rae1 Kg7 24.Re7 Qf5 25.Qc4 Rhd8 26.R1e5 Qf6 27.R5e6 Qf5 28.Re5 Qf6 draw (Kramnik-Leko, Tal Mem, Moscow, 2008).
12.Bg5 d5 13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.Nc3 Bxc3 15.bxc3 Na6 16.Nh4 g6 17.Bxd5 Bxd5 18.Rxd5 0-0 19.Rad1 Nc7 20.Rd7 Ne6 21.Qe4 Qe8 22.Nf3 c4 23.Qh4 Nc5 24.Re7 Rd8 25.Rf1 Black resigns (Topalov-Anand, IT, Bilbao, 2008).

12.Nc3

12.e4 0-0 13.Nc3 Re8 14.Bf4 Ne6 15.Be3 Nc6 is equal.

12...Nc6 13.Bf4

If 13.Qd3 then:

13...d6 14.Bf4 0-0 15.Ne4 Rd8 16.Neg5 g6 gives Black a solid game.
13...Ba6 14.Qe4 0-0 15.Bf4 Bf6 16.Qc2 Ne6 17.Bd6 is equal.

If 13.e4 0-0 14.Bf4 Re8 then:

15.Rac1 Ne6 16.Be3 Qc7 17.Nd5 Qb8 is equal.
If 15.Qd2?! d6 then:

16.Rab1 Na5 17.Qc2 Qe6 gives Black an extra pawn.
16.Bxd6? Rd8! 17.e5 Nxe5 18.Nxe5 Bxd6 gives Black an extra pawn.

13...0-0

If 13...Ne6 14.Be3 0-0 then:

15.Qd2 Qb8 16.Rac1 Re8 17.Nd5 Bd8 18.Nf4 Bc7 19.Nd5 is equal.
15.Rac1 Qe8 16.Qd3 d6 17.Nd5 Bd8 18.b4 Rc8 gives Black an extra pawn, but White has counterplay.

14.Bxc7 Qxc7 15.Nb5 Qd8

White has equalized.
15...Qc8 16.Nd6 Bxd6 17.Rxd6 h6 remains equal.

16.Ne5 Nxe5!

If 16...d5? 17.Bxd5 then:

17...Nd4 18.Rxd4 Bxd5 19.Rdd1 gives White more freedom.

17...Qc8 18.Qe4 Nd8 19.Bxb7 Qxb7 20.Qxb7 Nxb7 21.Rd7

17.Bxb7 Rb8 18.Be4

18.Bg2 a6 19.Nc3 Re8 20.Nd5 b5 21.Qf5 Bf8 gives White more space, but Black's defenses are solid.

18...a6
BLACK: Alexander Grischuk
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WHITE: Gabriel Sargissian
Position after 18...a7a6

19.Bxh7+!?

White plays a risky move which all but commits him to a speculative sacrifice later.
19.Nc3 g6 20.Nd5 b5 21.Qc3 d6 remains equal.

19...Kh8 20.Qf5 g6!?

20...axb5 21.Qh5 g6 22.Bxg6+ Kg7 23.Qh7+ Kf6 24.Be4 d6 25.Qf5+ Kg7 invites a draw by repetition. Black is looking for more.

21.Qxe5+ Bf6 22.Qf4 axb5

If 22...Kxh7 23.Nc3 Bxc3 24.bxc3 Qe7 25.Ra2 then:

25...Rb7 26.Rd6 Rc8 27.e4 Rc6 28.Rad2 b5 29.e5 a5 30.R2d5 b4! is equal.
25...b5 26.Rd6 a5 27.Rad2 Rb7 28.Qf3 gives White greater activity.

23.Qh6 Bg5 24.Qh3 Kg7

If 24...Bh4? then:

If 25.Bxg6!! fxg6 26.Rxd7 Qf6 then:

27.Qxh4+ Qxh4 28.gxh4 Rf4 29.Kg2 Rxh4 30.Rad1 leaves White with an extra pawn and a position where he can raid Black's back rank and get his Rook behind the queenside pawn mass.
27.f3?! Rbe8 28.e4 Re5 29.Qxh4+ Qxh4 30.gxh4 leaves White with an extra pawn and lets Black enjoy some counterplay.

25.Rxd7 Qf6 26.Bxg6!! transposes into the main variation.

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WHITE: Gabriel Sargissian
Position after 24...Kh8g7

25.Bxg6!?

There are two kinds of sacrifices -- sound ones and mine. --Tal.
This is a Tal sacrifice.
See note to White's 19th move.
25.Rxd7 Qe8 26.Rad1 Rd8 27.Bxg6 Rxd7 28.Qxd7 Kxg6 29.Rd6+ remains equal.

25...Kxg6 26.Rd6+ Kg7 27.Rad1

The game remains equal as White pressures the d-pawn.
27.Qg4?! f5 28.Qh5 Bf6 (forced) 29.Rad1 Rf7 30.Qxf5 Bxb2 givesWhite little for the sacrificed Bishop.

27...Rg8 28.f4

28.Rxd7 Qe8 29.Qg4 Kf8 30.Qh5 remains equal.

28...Bf6 29.e4 Rh8 30.Qg4+ Kf8

The game is equal, but Black must play carefully to avoid sudden death.
If 30...Kh7?? then after 31.Rxf6 Qxf6 32.Rd5 Qg6 33.Rh5+ Kg7 34.Rg5 White wins.

31.e5

If 31.Rxd7 Qe8 32.e5 then:

32...Rg8 33.Qf3 Rd8 34.Rb7 remains equal.
if 32...Bg7? 33.Rc7 then:

If 33...Kg8 34.Rdd7 Rh6 35.Qf5 White wins.
33...Qe6 34.Qxe6 fxe6 35.Rdd7 Bh6 36.Rd6 wins a third pawn for White in compensation for the sacrificed Bishop.

31...Be7 32.Rxd7 Qe8

32...Qc8? loses to 33.f5 c4 34.f6 Bc5+ 35.Kf1 Rh7 36.e6 when Black is in a mating net.

33.f5 f6 34.Qf4

34.e6 Rd8 35.Qg6 Rxd7 36.exd7 Qd8 remains equal.

34...c4

34...Rd8 35.e6 Rxd7 36.Rxd7 Qc8 37.Qc7 Qxc7 38.Rxc7 remains equal.

35.e6 Rc8 36.R1d4

If 36.Qf3?! Qh5! 37.Qxh5 Rxh5 38.R1d5 then:

font color="red"]38...c3 39.bxc3 Rxc3 40.Rb7 remains equal.
38...Rc5 39.g4 Rh4 40.Rxc5 Rxg4+ 41.Kf2 Bxc5+ gives Black an extra piece.

36...Rh7 37.h4

37.Qf3 Rc5 38.Ra7 Rc8 39.Rad7 Rd8 remains equal.

37...Kg8

If 37...Qh5 38.R4d5 Rg7 then:

font color="red"]39.Kg2 Qe2+ 40.Qf2 Qe4+ 41.Qf3 Qc2+ 42.Rd2 Qa4 remains equal.
After 39.Kf2 b4 40.axb4 Kg8 41.Qf3 Qe8 42.Qc3 remains equal.

38.Kh2 Rg7 39.Qf3 Kh8

39...Kf8 40.R4d5 Rd8 41.Kg2 Rxd7 42.Rxd7 remains equal.

40.Ra7

40.g4 Qf8 41.Kg2 Bc5 42.Rd1 b4 43.axb4 Bxb4 remains equal.

40...Qf8 41.Rdd7 Re8 42.Rab7

42.Qb7 Qg8 43.Qe4 Qh7 44.Rab7 Qh5 45.Kh3 remains equal.

42...Rb8

If 42...Rd8 then:

43.Rxb6! Rxd7 44.exd7 Rh7 45.Qe4 Rg7 46.Qe2 wins for White.
After 43.Qe3 b4 44.axb4 Rxd7 45.exd7 Kh7 46.Qxb6 White has four pawns to a Bishop.

43.Ra7

If 43.Rbc7 Rd8 44.Qc6 then:

44...Kh7 45.Qxb6 Rxd7 46.Rxd7 Qa8 47.Qe3 remains equal.
44...Rxd7 45.Qxd7 Bd8 46.Qxg7+ Qxg7 47.Rxg7!? Kxg7 remains equal.

43...Re8 44.Kh3 Qg8 45.Ra6

If 45.Rab7 Qf8 46.Qe3 Rd8 47.g4 then:

47...Rxd7 48.exd7 Kh7 49.Qxb6 Bd8 remains equal.
47...b4?! 48.axb4 b5 49.Qa7! Rxd7 50.Rxd7 keeps Black's pieces tied down at home.

45...Qh7

45...Rb8 46.Kh2 Qh7 47.Qf4 Rd8 48.Rxb6 Rxd7 49.exd7 Bd8 remains equal.

46.Ra8

46.Rxb6 Rd8 47.Rxd8+ Bxd8 48.Rxb5 Bc7 49.Rd5 remains equal.

46...Rxa8 47.Qxa8+ Rg8 48.Qf3 Rg7

If 48...Rb8?! 49.Qf4 Rc8 50.Rb7 then:

50...Qg7 51.Rxb6 Qf8 52.Rxb5 Bd6 53.Qf3 Qh6 54.Rd5 gives White four pawns for a minor piece.
50...Rg8 51.g4 Qg7 52.Rxe7 Qxe7 53.Qh6+ Qh7 54.Qxf6+ gives White four connected passed pawns, which could be enough to beat the Rook.

49.Qf4!?

49.Rb7 Qg8 50.Rxb6 Qe8 51.Ra6 Qb8 52.Ra8 maintains a slight edge for White.

49...Qh5 50.g4 Qe8 51.Rb7

If 51.Qc7 Qa8 52.Qb7 Qxb7 53.Rxb7 Bxa3 then:

If 54.Rxb6 Bxb2 55.Rxb5 c3 56.Rc5 Re7 then:

57.Rc8+ Kg7 58.g5 White's pawns are moble.
57.g5 Kg7 58.Kg4 White's pawns are moble.

54.Rxg7 Kxg7 55.bxa3 c3 56.h5 c2 57.h6+ Kxh6 58.e7 is equal.

51...Kh7 52.Qe4

If 52.Qc7?! b4 53.axb4 then:

53...Qb5 54.Rxb6 Qd5 55.Qf4 Bd8 Black has the initiative.
If 53...Qa4 54.Qxc4 Qd1 55.Rd7 Qf3+ 56.Kh2 Qf2+ then:

57.Kh3 Qf3+ 58.Kh2 Qf2+ draws.
If 57.Kh1? then 57...Bd6 58.Rxd6 Qxh4+ 59.Kg1 Rxg4+ White wins the Queen.

52...Bc5?

Black has misjudged White's strength on the kingside.
Better for Black is to play where he is strongest: 52...b4 53.axb4 Qa4 54.Qxc4 Qd1 55.Rd7 Qf3+ draws as in the previous note.

BLACK: Alexander Grischuk
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WHITE: Gabriel Sargissian
Position after 52...Be7c5

53.g5!

White tightens his space on the kingside.

53...Rxb7 54.Qxb7+ Qe7 55.g6+!

White now has three passed pawns.

55...Kg7 56.Qd7 b4

White has several ways to win, but all of them involve the mobility of the King and obtaining passed pawns on both wings.
If 56...Qxd7 then after 57.exd7 Be7 58.Kg4 Bd8 59.h5 Kh6 60.Kf4 the White King is free to cross the center in order to pick off Black's queenside pawns because Black cannot play ...Kxh5 without allowing the g-pawn to score a goal.

57.axb4 Bxb4 58.Kg4

Also good is 58.Kg2 Bd6 59.Kf3 Qxd7 60.exd7 when:

If 60...Be7 61.Ke4 Kf8 62.Kd5 then:

62...Bd8 63.Kd6 Kg7 64.h5 White wins.
If 62...b5 then White wins after 63.h5 Kg7 64.Ke6 Bd8 65.h6+ Kxh6 66.Kf7.

If 60...Bc7 61.Ke4 Bd8 then:

62.Kd5 Kf8 63.Kd6 transposes into the main variation.
62.Kd4 c3 63.bxc3 Kh6 64.Kd5 Kg7 65.Kc6 assures White of having passers on both wings,

58...Kh6 59.Kf3

If 59.h5 Qxd7 60.exd7 Be7 61.Kf4 then:

If 61...b5 62.Ke4 b4 63.Kd4 c3 64.bxc3 then:

64...b3 65.Kd3 Bd8 66.Kd2 b2 67.Kc2 Be7 68.Kxb2 gives White connected passed pawns on both wings.
64...bxc3 65.Kxc3 Bd8 66.Kc4 Bb6 67.Kd5 Kg7 68.Ke6 wins for White,

If 61...Bd8 then after 62.Ke4 b5 63.Kd5 Kg7 64.Ke6 White wins.

59...b5

59...Kg7 60.Ke4 Qxd7 61.exd7 Be7 62.Kd5 b5 63.h5 wins for White.

60.Ke4 Bc5

If 60...Qxd7 then 61.exd7 Be7 62.Kd5 Kg7 63.h5 wins.

61.Kd5 Bb4 62.Kc6 Qc5+ 63.Kb7 Qe7 64.Ka6 1-0

After 64...Qd6+ 65.Qxd6 Bxd6 66.Kxb5 Kg7 67.Kxc4 Kf8 68.Kb5 Be5 69.b3 White must win on one side of the board or the other.
Alexander Igorevich resigns.

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