Final position
GM Leko (2738) – GM Bareev (2643) [B17]
FIDE candidates Matches Elista, Kalmykia Russia, 06.06.2007
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Bd3 e6 7.N1f3 Bd6 8.Qe2 h6 9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 Qc7 11.0-0 b6 12.Qg4 Kf8 13.Re1 c5 14.c3 Bb7 15.Qh3 Rd8 16.Be4 Bxe4 17.Rxe4 Nf6 18.Re1 g6 19.b3 Kg7 20.dxc5 Bxc5 21.Bb2 Rd5 22.c4 Rh5 23.Qg3 Bd6 24.Ne5 Rd8 25.h3 Rf5 26.Re2 Bc5 27.Rf1 Kh7 28.Qh2 g5 29.Ng4 Bd6 30.g3 Nh5 31.Ne3 Bxg3 32.fxg3 Rxf1+ 33.Nxf1 Rd1 34.Re3 White wins 1-0
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Go Leko!
Was Bareev under time pressure? Because there’s speculative, there’s unsound, and then there’s this sacrifice…
Using computer analysis, Bareev missed a beautiful combination on move 28 …Ne4.
Yes good find by the computer! Bareev will be kicking himself for missing 28…Ne4! (29.Rxe4, Rxf2.) Cute.