GM Dominguez (2708) – GM Carlsen (2775) [B35]
30.07.2008 / Biel – Round 9
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 Bg7 4.Nc3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4 0–0 8.Bb3 d6 9.f3 Bd7 10.Qd2 Rc8 11.0–0–0 Ne5 12.Kb1 a6 13.h4 h5 14.g4 hxg4 15.h5 Nxh5 16.Bh6 e6 17.Rdg1 Qf6 18.fxg4 Bxh6 19.Qxh6 Qg7 20.Qe3 Nf6 21.g5 Nh5 22.Nde2 a5 23.Rxh5 gxh5 24.Nf4 Ng4 25.Qh3 Qd4 26.Nce2 Qxe4 27.Qxh5 a4 28.Rh1 Qxh1+ 29.Qxh1 axb3 30.axb3 Bc6 31.Qh4 Be4 32.Nc3 Bf5 33.Nh5 f6 34.Ng3 Rc7 35.Nxf5 exf5 36.gxf6 Nxf6 37.Qg5+ Kf7 38.Qxf5 Re7 39.b4 Re5 40.Qf2 Rd8 41.b3 Rd7 42.Kb2 Rde7 43.Qb6 Rd7 44.Qd4 Ke7 45.Qd3 Kf7 46.Nb5 Ke7 47.Nd4 Kf7 48.Qf3 Rh5 49.Nf5 Ke6 50.Nd4+ Kf7 51.Nf5 Ke6 52.Nd4+ Game drawn ½–½
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Dominguez should play 27. Nxh5 and win the game
Yes but he let Carlsen off as he only needed a draw to win the tournament. Carlsen is lucky about that.
You mean:
27. Nxh5 Qxe2
28. Qxg4 Qxg4
29. Rxg4 a4
I don’t see the way for white to break through immediately. Can you explain why you think black is lost?
Never mind. I see now that 27 … Qxe2 would just get mated with 28. Ng6+ followed by 29. Qh7#
Still, I would be surprised if this is such a forced win that a super GM wouldn’t see it.
I mean:
27. Nxh5 and if … Qxe2
28. Nf6+ Nxf6
29. gxf6+ Qg4
30. Rxg4#
Well I guess that miss could cost Dominguez the title, we’ll see what happens in his tie-break.