Round 2 of the Baku Grand Prix. Super GM Radjabov shows how it can be done with Black against French top GM Bacrot.

GM Bacrot (2705) – GM Radjabov (2751) [B33]
22.04.2008

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 Bg5 12.Nc2 Rb8 13.a4 bxa4 14.Ncb4 Nxb4 15.cxb4 0–0 16.Rxa4 a5 17.b5 Bd7 18.Nc3 Qb6 19.Be2 Rbc8 20.0–0 Be6 21.Qd3 Bd8 22.Nd5 Bxd5 23.Qxd5 Rc2 24.Bc4 Rxb2 25.Ra2 Rb4 26.Rd1 Qb8 27.Bf1 Bb6 28.Qxd6 Rxe4 29.Qxb8 Rxb8 30.g3 Kf8 31.Rd6 Rd4 32.Rc6 Ke7 33.Kg2 Rd6 34.Rac2 Rbd8 35.Bc4 f5 36.Kf1 Rxc6 37.bxc6 Kd6 38.Ke2 g6 39.h3 Kc7 40.g4 e4 41.f3 Rd4 42.gxf5 gxf5 43.Bg8 Rd3 44.fxe4 Rg3 45.Bd5 f4 46.e5 Re3+ 47.Kf1 f3 48.Rd2 Rc3 49.Rd1 Rc2 50.e6 Rg2 51.Ke1 Rg1+ 52.Kd2 f2 53.Bc4 Kxc6 54.Ke2 Bc5 55.Bb3 Rg5 56.Kf1 Re5 57.Ba4+ Kb6 58.Bb3 h6 59.Kg2 Re1 60.Ba4 f1Q+ Black wins 0–1

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Susan Polgar April 22, 2008 Chess Improvement, General News 1 Comment
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