GM Svidler (2727) – GM Bu Xiangzhi (2714) [D45]
Nanjing, China, 19.12.2008 – Round 8
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 a6 6.c5 b6 7.cxb6 Nbd7 8.Bd3 c5 9.b3 Nxb6 10.Ba3 Nfd7 11.0–0 Bb7 12.Rc1 Rc8 13.Re1 Be7 14.Re2 0–0 15.Rec2 cxd4 16.Bxe7 Qxe7 17.exd4 e5 18.dxe5 Nxe5 19.Nd4 g6 20.Bf1 Qd6 21.h3 Rfd8 22.Qd2 Kg7 23.a4 Nbd7 24.f4 Nc6 25.Nxc6 Rxc6 26.Ne2 Rxc2 27.Rxc2 Nf8 28.Nd4 Ne6 29.Nxe6+ Qxe6 30.Qd4+ Qf6 31.Qxf6+ Kxf6 32.Rc7 Rb8 33.g4 h6 34.b4 Bc8 35.a5 Ke6 36.Bd3 Bd7 37.f5+ Ke7 38.Bxa6 Kd6 39.Rb7 Rxb7 40.Bxb7 gxf5 41.gxf5 Bxf5 42.h4 Bd3 43.Kf2 d4 44.Kf3 Bf1 45.Kf4 Bd3 46.a6 Kc7 47.Ke5 Kb6 48.Kxd4 Be2 49.Ke5 h5 50.Kf6 Bc4 51.Kg5 Be2 52.Bd5 f6+ 53.Kxf6 Kxa6 54.Bc6 White wins 1–0
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