GM Bacrot (2705) – GM Leko (2747) [B19]
17.12.2008, Elista Grand Prix
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 e6 11.Bf4 Qa5+ 12.Bd2 Bb4 13.c3 Be7 14.c4 Qc7 15.0–0–0 Ngf6 16.Ne4 0–0 17.g4 Nxg4 18.Qe2 f5 19.Rdg1 Rae8 20.Ne1 e5 21.Ng3 exd4 22.Nxf5 Rxf5 23.Qxg4 Rf7 24.Bxh6 Bf6 25.Bd2 Ne5 26.Qe2 d3 27.Qe4 Qb6 28.b3 Qc5 29.h6 Qa3+ 30.Kd1 Qxa2?? 31.Qh7+ White wins 1–0
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Leko obviosly not in best shape, was winning here for sure. And now 2 losses in 4 games – very unusuall
Qxa2 ?? OK, but what move? Qe7? g6? Computers do not find any solution.
Do neither have time nor a computer here but moving the king to f8 instead of capturing on a2 seems possible, no?!
Great gane by French (Elite) Grandmaster
Brilliant final move.
30…Kf8 31.h7 Ke7 32.Nxd3 1-0
(if Qxa2, Nc1 and h8=D)
(if g6, Bb4+ wins the Queen)