Just like the rest of us, grandmasters can try too hard to win. The king has to go for a march across the board and just when it looks like the opponent has a three-time repetition/perpetual check ready, the GM chooses wriggle out dangerously. The result is an unusual position on the thirty-seventh move, all of White’s pieces are back on the first rank, and the extra rook isn’t any good at all.
GM Vladimir Fedoseev--IM M.Amin Tabatabaei
2/25/18
2018 Aeroflot Open
11.Be3 -0.04/20 11...e5 12.Nc3 exd4 13.Bxd4 Re8+ 14.Nge2 Ne5 15.Bxe5 Qxe5 16.O-O-O Qe3+17.Kb1 Qxd3 18.Rxd3 Nf6 19.Nd4 Bb4 20.Rhd1 g6 21.g5 Nd7 22.f4 Nc5 23.Rf3 hxg5 24.fxg5+Kg7 25.Rf4
11.f4 Qe6+ 12.Ne2 Qxg4 13.Nd2 e6 14.Nf3 Bb4+ 15.Bd2 Bxd2+ 16.Kxd2 Qf5 17.Ne5+ Nxe518.fxe5 Qxd3+ 19.Kxd3 Ne7 +0.36 Stockfish
12.Nc3 -0.57/19 12...exd4 13.Nce2 Qb4+ 14.c3 dxc3 15.Qg6+ Ke7 16.bxc3 Qd6 17.Qb1 b6 18.Nh3Qf6 19.Bf4 Nc5 20.Qc2 Kd7 21.O-O-O Re8 22.Nd4 Bd6 23.Bxd6 Kxd6 24.Kb2 Ne7
12.Ne2 Qe6 13.Be3 Re8 14.Nbc3 exd4 15.Bxd4 c5 16.O-O-O cxd4 17.Nxd4 Qe3+ 18.Qxe3 Rxe319.Nxd5 Re8 20.Nc7 Rc8 21.Ncb5 Ngf6 22.Nf5 Rc5 23.Nbd6+ Bxd6 24.Nxd6+ Kg8 25.Nxb7 -0.47 Stockfish
13.Ne2 -1.39/20 13...Re8 14.g5 Ne7 15.Kd1 15. g6+ Kg8 16. Qh3 Nc5 17. Nd2 Qf6 18. Nb3 Nf5 19. Nxc5 Bxc5 -1.48 Stockfish 15...Nc5 16.Qh3 Ne4 17.Rf1 c5 18.Nd2 Kg8 19.a4 Nc6 20.Nxe4dxe4 21.Qb3+ Qe6 22.Qxe6+ Rxe6 23.f5 Re8 24.gxh6 gxh6 25.Bf4 Kg7 26.Kd2
14.Kf2 -1.89/22 14...Qe7 14... Re8 15. Nf3 Qe6 16. Qxe6+ Rxe6 17. g5 Ne4+ 18. Kg2 hxg5 19. fxg5 Nd6 20. Nxd4 Re4 -2.72 Stockfish 15.Nd2 Qe6 16.Qxe6+ Kxe6 17.Kf3 Kf7 18.Ne2 c5 19.Ng3Re8 20.Nb3 Bd6 21.Nf5 Ne4 22.Bd2 Bc7 23.Rhe1 Rhf8
14.Kf1 Re8 15.Nf3 Qe7 16.Rh2 Qe4 17.Qxe4 dxe4 18.Nxd4 Nxg4 19.Rh4 Ndf6 20.Nc3 Bc5 21.Nf5Rhg8 22.Rh3 e3 -2.57 Stockfish
17...Ne5 -2.84/22 18.Rh3 Qg4 19.Qxg4 Nfxg4 20.Nxd4 20. g6+ Ke6 21. Nxe5 Kxe5 22. Nd2 Ne3+ 23. Kf2 Nxc2 24. Rb1 Bc5 -3.81 Stockfish 20...Bc5 21.c3 Rhf8 22.Nd2 Kg8+ 23.Kg1 Rf2 24. Nf1 Nf3+ 25. Rxf3 Rxf3 26. Bd2 Re2 27. Re1 Rxf1+ 28. Kxf1 Rf2+ 29. Kg1 Rxd2 -6.45 Stockfish
26.g6+ +0.44/24 26...Ke7 27.Qf1 Nc5+ 28.Ka3 Rxh5 28...Qc2 29. Qd1 Qxd1 30. Rxd1 Rxh5 31. Be3 Kd7 32. b4 Nce4 33. Bxa7 c5 34. Bxc5 Bxc5 35. bxc5 Rh2 36. Kb4 Kc6 37. c4 Rb2+ 38. Ka3 Rg2 39. Kb4 Rb2+ = Stockfish 29.Qxd3 Nxd3 30.Rxh5 Nxh5 31.Be3 Kf6+ 32.Kb3 Bc5 33.Bxc5Nxc5+ 34.Kc2 Kxg6 35.Nd2 Nf4 36.Nb3 Ne4 37.Rh1 Nh5 38.a3 a6 39.Re1 Kf7
28.Qxd3 -9.65/24 28...Nxd3+ 29.Kb3 Rxh1 30.Nd2 Rxc1 31.Rxc1 Nxc1+ 32.Kc2 Nxa2 33.gxf6Kxf6 34.Nf3 a5 35.Kb3 Nxc3 36.Kxc3 a4 37.Nd4 Bc5 38.Nc2 b5 39.Kd3 g5
36...Qa4+ -17.64/22 37.Kd2 gxf6 38. Qf3 Rh2+ 39. Ke1 Qh4+ 40. Kd1 Qd4+ 41. Nd2 Qxg1+ 42. Kc2 Qg6+ 43. Kd1 Bh6 44. Nf1 Qc2+ 45. Ke1 Rh1 46. Bxh6 Nd3+ 47. Qxd3 Qxd3 48. Kf2 Qd4+ 49. Kf3 Qxa1 50. Ng3 Rxh6 51. Kg2 Qxa2+ 52. Kf3 Rh3 53. Kg4 Qg2 54. Kf4 Rxg3 55. Kf5 Rf3#
37.fxg7 -7.04/21 37...Qa4+ 38.Ke1 Rxf1+ 39.Rxf1+ Kxg7 40.Nd2 40. Nc3 Qh4+ 41. Kd1 Qd4+ 42. Bd2 Ne4 43. Nxe4 Qxa1+ -8.36 Stockfish 40...Nd3+ 41.Ke2 Qc2 42.Rg1+ Kf7 43.Rf1+ Ke844.Rxf8+ Kxf8 45. Ba3+ c5 46. Rf1+ Ke7 47. Rf3 Ne5 48. Rb3 Kd6 49. Ke1 Nd3+ 50. Ke2 Nf4+ 51. Ke1 Kc6 -10.41 Stockfish
39.Nd2??
39.Bd2 Re5+ 40.Kf3 Qd3+ 41.Kg4 Qf5+ 42.Kh4 Qh5+ 43.Kg3 Bd6 44.Re1 Rxe1+ 45.Bf4 Bxf4+46.Kxf4 g5+ 47.Kf5 Ne6 48.Qg4 Qg6#
40.Kf2 Ne4+ 41. Qxe4 Rxe4 42. Rf1 Bc5+ 43. Kg3 Bd6+ 44. Kg2 Rg4+ 45. Kf2 Qd3 46. Ke1 Rg2 47. fxg7+ Kxg7 48. Bb2+ Kg8 49. Rf2 Rg1+ 50. Rf1 Bg3+ 51. Kd1 Rxf1# 0-1
