GM Ponomariov (2718) – GM Gelfand (2720) [C42]
2008 Tal Memorial http://www.russiachess.org/eng, 18.08.2008
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Bf4 0–0 8.Qd2 Nd7 9.0–0–0 Nc5 10.Be3 Re8 11.Bc4 Be6 12.Bxe6 Nxe6 13.h4 Qd7 14.Qd5 Qc6 15.Qf5 Qc4 16.Kb1 g6 17.Qh3 h5 18.Nd2 Qe2 19.Rde1 Qg4 20.Qh2 d5 21.f3 Qa4 22.g4 Bd6 23.Qg1 Nf4 24.c4 Rxe3 25.Qxe3 Ng2 26.Qf2 Nxe1 27.Rxe1 Re8 28.gxh5 Rxe1+ 29.Qxe1 gxh5 30.Qg1+ Kf8 31.Qd4 dxc4 32.Qh8+ Ke7 33.Qxh5 c3 34.Qg5+ Kf8 35.Ne4 Qc4 36.Qd8+ Kg7 37.Qf6+ Kg8 38. Qg5+ Kf8 39. a3 Qf1+ 40. Ka2 cxb2 41. Qd8+ Kg7 42. Qg5+ Kf8 43. Qd8+ 1/2
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Pono should have pushed on.