An interesting debate of the main line.

sjaakmat3 (1856) - Drawyah (2050) [B19]

Live Chess Chess.com, 30.12.2011

1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 dxe4 4 Nxe4 Bf5 5 Ng3 Bg6 6 h4 h6 7 h5 Bh7 8 Nf3 e6

[Schandorff gives 8...Nd7 as the accurate move here.]

9 Bd3 Bxd3 10 Qxd3 Nf6 11 Bf4 Qa5+ 12 Bd2 Bb4 13 c3 Be7 14 c4 Qc7 15 0–0–0 Nbd7 16 Kb1 0–0 17 Ne4 Nxe4?!

[A mistake, since it gives White an extra tempo on Schandorff's main line.]

[Correct is 17...Rad8! 18 Nxf6+ Nxf6 19 Qe2 c5 20 g4 (20 Bc3 cxd4 21 Bxd4 Qf4!? with interesting play. Schandorff. 22 Bxa7 Rxd1+ 23 Rxd1 Qf5+ 24 Qc2 Qxh5 Fruit likes Black!?) 20...cxd4 21 g5 hxg5 22 Bxg5 d3 23 Qe1 Ng4 24 h6 ½–½ R.Ponomariov - A.Motylev, Motril 2008 24...Bxg5 25 Nxg5 Qe5 This covers everything. 26 Qxe5 Nxe5 27 hxg7 Kxg7 28 Rhg1 Ng6 29 Rg3 Rh8 30 Rdxd3 Rxd3 31 Rxd3 Ne5 Only Black can play for a win. Schandorff]

18 Qxe4 Nf6 19 Qe2 c5 20 Bc3 cxd4 21 Bxd4 a6 22 Ne5 b5 23 Rc1 bxc4

[23...Qb7 is fine for Black.]

24 Rxc4 Qb7 25 Rhc1

[White should consider 25 f3.]

25...Qxg2 26 Nc6 Nd5 27 Nxe7+ Nxe7 28 Bxg7 Qxg7 29 Rg4 Ng6 30 hxg6 fxg6 31 Qxe6+ Kh7 32 Rc6 Rxf2 33 Rxg6?

[33 Qxg6+ gives White the edge in the ending.]

33...Qxb2# 0–1

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