Position after 51…Kg8

Naiditsch played well and obtained a winning position. But a series of inaccurate moves allowed Jakovenko to escape with a draw.

[Date “2009.07.09”]
[Round “7”]
[White “GM Naiditsch”]
[Black “GM Jakovenko”]
[Result “1/2-1/2”]
[ECO “B35”]
[WhiteElo “2697”]
[BlackElo “2760”]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Bb3 d6 9. f3 Bd7 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Bxd4 14. Qxd4 a5 15. a3 Qc7 16. O-O-O Rfc8 17. Rd2 Bf5 18. Qf2 a4 19. Ba2 b4 20. g4 b3 21. Bxb3 Bxg4 22. fxg4 axb3 23. c3 Ra4 24. Rf1 f6 25. Qe3 Qd7 26. h3 Rf8 27. Re2 Ra7 28. Rf4 Rb7 29. Re4 Rf7 30. Re6 Qb5 31. Qd4 f5 32. Kd2 Rc7 33. a4 Qa5 34. Ke1 Qa6 35. gxf5 Rxf5 36. R6e4 Qb7 37. Qb4 Qa7 38. R2e3 Kf7 39. Qxb3 Rb7 40. Qa2 Qa6 41. c4 Qa5+ 42. Ke2 Qa6 43. Kd1 Rf1+ 44. Kc2 Rh1 45. a5 Rh2+ 46. Re2 Rxh3 47. b4 Rxb4 48. Rxe7+ Kg8 49. Rc7 Kf8 50. Rc6 Qa8? (50… Qb7 +=) 51. Qa1 Kg8 52. Qf6 Rbb3 53. Re7? (53. Rxd6! +-) 53… Rbc3+ 54. Qxc3 Rxc3+ 55. Kxc3 Qxa5+ 56. Kb3 Qd8 57. Rb7 Qf8 58. Rcc7 g5 59. c5 g4 60. cxd6 Qf3+ 61. Kb4 Qe4+ 62. Kc5 Qc2+ 63. Kb6 Qb3+ 64. Ka7 Qa3+ 65. Kb8 Qxd6 66. Ka8 Qa3+ 67. Kb8 Qd6 68. Ka8 Qa3+ 69. Ra7 Qf8+ 70. Kb7 {Game drawn} 1/2-1/2

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