[Event “SPICE Cup 2008”]
[Site “Texas Tech University”]
[Date “2008.09.26”]
[Round “7”]
[White “GM Miton”]
[Black “GM Kaidanov”]
[Result “1-0”]
[ECO “D31”]
[WhiteElo “2580”]
[BlackElo “2605”]
[PlyCount “175”]
[EventDate “2008.9.26”]
[TimeControl “5400+30”]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 Bb4 5. Bd2 Ne7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bd3 c5 8. dxc5 Na6 9. O-O Nxc5 10. Be3 Nxd3 11. Qxd3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 b6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Rad1 Bb7 15. e5 Ng6 16. Rfe1 Re8 17. Bd4 Bc6 18. Qd2 Bd7 19. h3 Rc8 20. Nh2 Qh4 21. Nf1 Ba4 22. Rb1 Bd7 23. Rb4 Qf4 24. Re3 Qg5 25. Qe1 Re7 26. Rg3 Qh5 27. Ne3 Nxe5 28. f4 Ng6 29. Qf2 f6 30. f5 Rxe3 31. Rxe3 Qxf5 32. Qxf5 Bxf5 33. Ra4 Be4 34. Rxa7 b5 35. Rg3 h5 36. h4 Bf5 37. Re3 Be4 38. g3 b4 39. Rb7 Ra8 40. cxb4 Rxa2 41. b5 Ne5 42. Bxe5 fxe5 43. Re7 Rb2 44. Rxe5 g6 45. Re7 Rxb5 46. Rc3 Kf8 47. Ra7 Rb8 48. Rh7 d4 49. Rc1 Kg8 50. Rd7 d3 51. Kf2 Bf5 52. Rd6 Re8 53. Rc7 Kf8 54. Kf3 Re7 55. Rxe7 Kxe7 56. Rd4 Kf6 57. Kf4 Ke6 58. Rd8 Ke7 59. Rd5 Ke6 60. Rd4 Kf7 61. Ke5 Ke7 62. Rd6 Kf7 63. Ra6 Bg4 64. Rd6 Bf5 65. Rd4 Ke7 66. Ra4 Bg4 67. Rd4 Bf5 68. Kf4 Ke6 69. Ra4 Kd5 70. Ke3 Ke5 71. Ra6 Kd5 72. Rf6 Ke5 73. Rf8 Ke6 74. Re8+ Kd7 75. Re5 Kc6 76. Ra5 Kd6 77. g4 hxg4 78. h5 g3 79. h6 g2 80. Ra1 g5 81. Rg1 Ke7 82. Rxg2 Bh7 83. Rxg5 Kf8 84. Rg7 Bf5 85. Rg2 Bh7 86. Rg5 d2 87. Kxd2 Bb1 88. Rg7 1-0
The Rook and 2 Pawns vs. Bishop and 3 pawns should be a draw. However, Black cannot allow g4 as in the game.
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All Kaidanov had to do was keep his king on g7 and f7.