Position after 16.Bg2
GM Ivanchuk (2751) – GM Radjabov (2735) [B45]
04.03.2008 / Linares – Round 12
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5 a6 9.Na3 b5 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.Nd5 Bg7 12.c3 f5 13.exf5 Bxf5 14.Nc2 Be6 15.g3 0–0 16.Bg2 = f5 17.0-0 a5 18.Re1 Rc8 19.Nce3 Kh8 20.Qh5 b4 21.Rad1 bxc3 22.bxc3 Ne7 23.c4 Nxd5 24.Bxd5 Qf6 25.Re2 f4 26.Be4 Qh6 27.Qxh6 Bxh6 28.Rxd6 fxe3 29.Rxe6 exf2+ 30.Kf1 Rxc4 = 31.Rc6 Rxc6 32.Bxc6 Bg7 33.Be4 Rf6 34.Rb2 Bf8 35.Rb5 a4 36.Rxe5 a3 37.Bf5 Rh6 38.h4 Bd6 39.Re8+ Kg7 40.Kxf2 Rf6 41.g4 h5 42.Kf3 hxg4+ 43.Kxg4 Rf8 44.Re6 Rf6 45.Re3 Bb4 46.h5 Rd6 47.Be6 Kf6 48.Bb3 Rd4+ 49.Kf3 Bd2 50.Re6+ Kg5 51.Re5+ Kh6 52.Ke2 Bg5 53.Ra5 Kxh5 54.Rxa3 Kg4 55.Be6+ Kf4 56.Bh3 Ke5 57.Ra5+ Rd5 58.Rxd5+ ½–½
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
This is a very unusual position. Who’s better?
Well, it seems a draw now.
But I guess it was fairly equal with no clear advantage for any player along the game.