17. ... Qb2 18. Nd6+ Kf8 19. Bc3 Qxc2 20. Nxb7
If 20. Rf2, then 20. … Qb3 21. Qa1
Nb4 22. Nd2 Nc2 23. Nxb3 Nxa1 24. Nxa1 a6 25. Bb4 Kg8 26. Be8 g6 (26. ... Rxe8 27. Nxe8 Nxa4 28. Ra2) 27. a5 Nc8 28. Nxc8 Rxc8 29. Ba4.
20. ... Nxa4? For the last few moves I have made
the only moves that defend; objectively I wasn’t worse here but with time pres- sure approaching I failed to find the strong defensive resource 20. ... Nd8! 21. Bb4+ (21. Nc5 f4 22. a5 h6 23. axb6 axb6 24. Nxe6+ fxe6 25. Rf2 Qd3 26. Qc1 g5 27. h3 Rh7 gives Black a slightly better position) 21. ... Kg8 22. Nc5 f4 23. a5 h6 24. axb6 axb6 25. Rf2 Qg6 26. Na4 Ra7 27. Nc3 Kh7 28. Qd1 with an unclear position.
21. Bb4+ Kg8 A better try was 21. ... Nxb4 22. Qxb4+
Yury Shulman Sam Shankland
Kg8 23. Bxa4 a5 24. Qa3 Qd3 25. Qc1 f4 26. Qxf4 h6 27. Nc5 Qf5 28. Qd2 and White has a big advantage.
22. Bxc6 Rc8 23. Rf2 Qb3
Winning for White is 23. ... Qxf2+ 24. Qxf2 Rxc6 25. Qa2. 24. Na5 Rxc6 25. Nxc6? I knew that my position was losing
here but for some reason Gata did not take my queen, which would have won easily. Now Black has some drawing chances and is back in the game. Stronger was 25. Nxb3 cxb3 26. Qb1 b2 27. Rc2 Rb6 28. Ba3 when White is winning.
25. ... h6 26. Ne7+ Kh7 27. Ng5+ hxg5 28. Rf3 g6!
I think Gata missed this move which gives my king an escape square on g7.
29. Rxb3 cxb3 30. Ba3 Rb8 Varuzhan Akobian
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After 16. ... Qxb4
uschess.org Jaan Ehlvest
17. Ne4! Objectively, this might not be a stronger
move than Nxd5, but it creates more prob- lems for Black to solve. If 17. Nxd5 Qb2 18. Nc7+ Kd7 19. Nxa8 Rxa8 20. Bc1 Qxc2 21. Qb4 Qe4 22. Qd6+ Kc8 23. Qf8+ (23. Ba3 Nd7 24. Rc1 Qd5 25. Qxd5 Bxd5 26. Bxc4 Bxc4 27. Rxc4 Kd8 28. Ng5 Ke8 29. a5 [29. e6? fxe6 30. Nxe6 Kf7 31. d5 Nb6 32. Rc5 Ne7 and Black has a clear advantage] 29. ... Rc8 30. Nxh7 b5 and Black is slightly better) 23. ... Kc7 24. Qd6+ Kc8 and White has to yield to the perpetual.
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After 30. ... Rb8
31. Qg3 There are very good drawing chances
for Black with 31. Qa5 b2 32. Bxb2 Nxb2 33. Qxa7 Rd8 34. Qb6 Rd7 35. Nxg6 Kxg6 36. Qxb2 Rc7 37. Qd2 Rc8.
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