87th Tata Steel Masters 2025, Wijk aan Zee

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1.e4 5 e5 4 2.Nf3 17 Nc6 5 3.Bc4 18 Nf6 4 4.Ng5 56 d5 27 5.exd5 8 Na5 26 6.Bb5+ 8 c6 23 7.dxc6 6 bxc6 5 8.Bd3 7 Nd5 1:50 9.Nf3 1:36 9.Nxh7 Nf4 10.Be4 Rxh7-+ 9...Bd6 6 10.Nc3 32 f5 10:30 11.Nxd5 1:05 cxd5 2
12.b4! 14 Nc6 1:14 13.Bb5 9 Bb7 10:24 14.Bb2 2:25 0-0! 3:32 15.Bxc6 1:42 Bxc6 13 16.Nxe5 6 Re8 3:18 17.f4 24 d4 2:09 18.0-0 1:06       18.Bxd4 Bxe5 18...Bxb4 19.c3= 18...Bxg2 19.Rf1 19.Bxe5 Rxe5+ 19...Bxg2 20.Rf1 20.fxe5 Qh4+ 21.g3 Qe4+ 22.Qe2 22.Kf2? Qd4+ 23.Kf1 f4-+ 22...Qxh1+ 23.Qf1 Qe4+ 23...Qxh2 24.Qc4+ Kh8 25.Qxc6 24.Qe2 Qxb4-+ 24...Qxc2? 25.Qe3-+ 18...Bxe5 2:24 19.fxe5 7 Rxe5 3:43 20.c4 1:05       20.Rf2 simplifies Qd7 21.c4 dxc3 22.dxc3 Re4 23.Qxd7 Bxd7 24.h3 20...Qh4 12:15 21.b5 20:06 Bb7! 12 22.Rf2 6:19       White has the initiative. Rae8 4:57 Hoping for ...f4. 22...f4!? 23.Ba3 23.Bxd4? Rh5-+ 23...Re6= 23.Qf1 1:55 R5e6 14:29 Black should try 23...R8e6!= 24.c5!± 23:42 24.Rf4 Qg5 25.g3 25.Rxf5 Qxd2 26.Rf2 Re2= 25.Bxd4? Re1-+ 25.Rxd4? Re2-+ 25...Re2 26.Bxd4 Rg2+ 26...Rxd2 27.Bf2 27.Qxg2 Bxg2 28.Kxg2 Re2+ 29.Kg1 Rxd2 30.Bxa7 Rd3= 24...Be4 8:59 24...Bd5± 25.Qc4!+- 7:39 25.Bxd4 Bxg2 26.Kxg2 Qxd4 25...d3 14:38 26.Rxf5 15:41 aiming for Raf1. Qg4 1:43 27.Rf2 1:35 h5 1 28.h3 10:36 28.Be5!+- and the rest is easy. 28...Qg3± 1:03
29.c6! 7:38 Kh7 1:35
( -> ...Bxg2!) 30.Qc5! 5:15 Rg6 8:08 30...Bxg2 31.Qxh5+ Rh6 32.Qf5+ 32.Qxe8? Bxh3+ 33.Kh1 Bg2+ 34.Kg1 Qh2# 32.Qg4 Qxg4 33.hxg4 Bd5+- 32...Rg6 33.Qxg6+ Qxg6 34.Rxg2= 31.Rc1? 45       31.Qxa7 is a self mate. Bxg2 31...Qxh3? 32.Qxg7+ Rxg7 33.Bxg7-+ 31.Qxh5+± Kg8 32.Bd4 32.Re1? Qxg2+ 33.Rxg2 Rxg2+ 34.Kh1 Re2+ 35.Kg1 Rxe1+ 36.Kf2 Re2+ 37.Kg3 Rg2+ 38.Kf4 g5+-+ 31...Qxh3 24
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