GM Mikhalevski (2592) – GM Pentala (2668) [D17]
SPICE Cup, (3), 21.09.2008
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Nxc4 Nb6 8.Ne5 a5 9.f3 Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.e4 Bg6 12.Be2 e5 13.dxe5 Qb6 14.f4 Nc5 15.Be3 Qxb2 16.Nb5 Qb4+ 17.Kf1 Rd8 18.Nc7+ Ke7 19.Nd5+ cxd5 20.Rb1 Qa3 21.Bxc5+ Qxc5 22.Rxb7+ Rd7 23.Rxd7+ Kxd7 24.f5 d4 =/=+ The position is between even to a very slight advantage for Black. 25.fxg6 hxg6 26.Qb3 Qxe5 27. Qb7+ Qc7 28. Bb5+ Kd8 29. Qd5+ Bd6 30. e5 Qc1+ 31. Ke2 Qc2+ 32.
Ke1 Qc1+ 33. Ke2 1/2-1/2
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