GM Akobian (2610) – GM Kritz (2610) [D38]
SPICE Cup 2008, 28.09.2008
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Qa4+ Nc6 6.e3 0–0 7.Bd2 dxc4 8.Bxc4 Bd6 9.Nb5 Ne4 10.Nxd6 cxd6 11.Qc2 Nxd2 12.Qxd2 d5 13.Bd3 Bd7 14.0–0 Qa5 15.Qxa5 Nxa5 16.Ne5 Rfd8 17.Rfc1 Nc6 18.Nxd7 Rxd7 19.Bb5 Rc7 20.Rc5 Rac8 21.Rac1 Kf8 22.Bxc6 Rxc6 23.Rxc6 bxc6 24.Rc5 Rb8 25.b3 Rb6 26.Ra5 a6 27.f3 Ke7 28.Kf2 Kd6 29.e4 f6 30.Ke3 e5 31.dxe5+ fxe5 32.Kd3 g5 33.h3 Game drawn ½–½
Akobian pushed very hard and he spent a lot of time. At the end when he offered a draw, he had only 15 minutes left while Kritz had 4 times as much time.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
And don’t forget that Kritz knew a draw would get him first on tiebreaks; he had more Blacks than Akobian and he beat Mikhalevski.
Congratulations Leonid. It’s nice to see perhaps the least-known player come out on top.
Is WIM Sabina Foisor next to him? Are they a couple?