Svindler almost swindled!!

 

C88 Svidler,P 2754 Nyback,T 2628 World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk RUS (2.2) 25.11.2009

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 d6 10.a4 Na5 11.Ba2 c5 12.Nbd2 b4 13.c3 Rc8 14.Nf1 bxc3 15.bxc3 c4 16.Bg5 cxd3 17.Qxd3 Qc7 18.Ng3 g6

[ 18...h6 19.Bxh6 gxh6 20.Nf5 ]

 19.Rab1 Bc6 20.Bh6 Rfd8 21.Be3 Nd7 22.Qxa6 Nc5 23.Bxc5 dxc5 24.Bd5 Ra8 25.Qe2 Bxd5 26.exd5 Rxd5 27.Nxe5 Bf8 28.Ng4 Bg7 29.Ne4 Rdd8 30.Nef6+ Kh8

 

 

[ 30...Bxf6 31.Nxf6+ Kg7 32.Ng4 Nc6 33.Qc4 Ra5 34.Rb5 Rda8 35.Rxa5 Rxa5 36.Ne3 ]

31.Ne8 Qf4 32.g3 Qf5 33.Nd6 Rxd6 34.Qe8+ Rxe8 35.Rxe8+ Bf8 36.Rxf8+ Kg7 37.Rbb8 (threatening mate in 1)

37…Rd1+  38.Kh2 Rh1+(to enable queen to control mating square) 39.Kxh1 Qd5+ 40.Kg1 f5 41.Rfd8 1-0