Brilliant attack by young Gukesh!!!
PGN OF THE GAME:
[Event “Sunway Sitges Open 2019”]
[Site “Sitges ESP”]
[Date “2019.12.16”]
[Round “4.21”]
[White “Gukesh, D.”]
[Black “Rafiee, M.”]
[Result “1-0”]
[WhiteElo “2547”]
[BlackElo “2335”]
[Variant “Standard”]
[TimeControl “-“]
[ECO “A08”]
[Opening “King’s Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation”]
[Termination “Normal”]
[Annotator “lichess.org”]
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 c5 7. e4 Nc6 8. Re1 { A08 King’s Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation } b5 9. e5 Nd7 10. Nf1 Qc7 11. Bf4 Bb7 12. h4 Rfc8 13. h5 h6 14. Ne3 Qd8 15. c4 bxc4 16. dxc4 d4 17. Ng4 Bf8?! { (-0.40 → 0.34) Inaccuracy. Rab8 was best. } (17… Rab8 18. Rb1 Ba8 19. Qd2 Bf8 20. Nfh2 Ne7 21. Bxa8 Rxa8 22. Re4 Nf5 23. a3) 18. Nd2 Rcb8 19. Ne4 Ne7 20. b4 cxb4? { (-0.29 → 1.08) Mistake. Nf5 was best. } (20… Nf5) 21. Qxd4 Nf5 22. Qxd7 Qxd7 23. Nxh6+?? { (1.30 → -5.41) Blunder. Nef6+ was best. } (23. Nef6+ gxf6 24. Nxf6+ Kg7 25. Nxd7 Bxg2 26. Nxb8 Bf3 27. Nd7 Nd4 28. Re3 Nc2 29. Rxf3 Nxa1) 23… gxh6?? { (-5.41 → 1.36) Blunder. Nxh6 was best. } (23… Nxh6 24. Bxh6 Bxe4 25. Bxe4 gxh6 26. Bxa8 Qd2 27. Bf3 Bc5 28. Rf1 Qb2 29. Kg2 Rd8 30. Bd5) 24. Nf6+ Kg7 25. Nxd7 Bxg2 26. Nxb8 Bf3 27. Nd7 Be7 28. Be3 Rc8?! { (0.92 → 1.51) Inaccuracy. Bxh5 was best. } (28… Bxh5 29. Bc5 Bxc5 30. Nxc5 a5 31. Re4 Bg6 32. Rf4 a4 33. Rd1 Ne7 34. Rd7 b3 35. axb3) 29. Rac1 Nxe3 30. fxe3 Bc6?! { (0.96 → 1.98) Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } (30… Rd8 31. Rf1 Bc6 32. Nf6 Rd3 33. Rf4 Bc5 34. Rg4+ Kf8 35. Rg8+ Ke7 36. Kf1 Rxe3 37. Rc8) 31. Nf6?! { (1.98 → 0.96) Inaccuracy. Red1 was best. } (31. Red1 Rd8 32. Nf6 Rb8 33. Rb1 a5 34. Rf1 Bd8 35. Rf4 Bc7 36. Ng4 Rb7 37. Rbf1 Bb8) 31… Bxf6 32. exf6+ Kxf6 33. Kf2 Rg8 34. Red1 Rg5 35. Rd6 Rc5 36. g4 a5?! { (1.08 → 2.16) Inaccuracy. Ke7 was best. } (36… Ke7) 37. Rd8 Bd5 38. Rg8 Be4 39. Ke2?! { (2.69 → 1.78) Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } (39. Rb8 Bc6 40. Rc8 a4 41. Rb8 Kg5 42. Rxb4 Kxg4 43. Ke2 Kxh5 44. Kd3 e5 45. Kc3 f5) 39… Ke7 40. Kf2 Kf6 41. Ke2 Ke7 42. Kd2 Kf6?! { (1.94 → 3.03) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } (42… f5 43. Rg7+) 43. g5+ hxg5 44. h6?! { (2.98 → 2.21) Inaccuracy. Rf1+ was best. } (44. Rf1+ Ke5 45. Rxg5+ Bf5 46. Rf4 Rc8 47. h6 Kf6 48. Rg1 Ke5 49. Rh4 a4 50. a3 Rd8+) 44… Bh7?? { (2.21 → 4.62) Blunder. Ke7 was best. } (44… Ke7 45. Rh1 Rxc4 46. h7 Rc2+ 47. Kd1 Bxh7 48. Rxh7 Rxa2 49. Rxg5 b3 50. Rb5 a4 51. Kc1) 45. Rf1+ { Black resigns. } 1-0
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