Final position
GM Nepomniachtchi – GM Dreev [B57]
16.02.2008
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bc4 Bd7 7.Bg5 Qa5 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.Nb3 Qg5 10.g3 f5 11.e5 Be6 12.Bxe6 fxe6 13.Nd4 Nxd4 14.Qxd4 Bg7 15.Qa4+ Kf7 16.exd6 Bxc3+ 17.bxc3 exd6 18.0–0 Rhe8 19.Rad1 d5 20.c4 dxc4 21.Rd7+ Re7 22.Rfd1 Rae8 23.Qxa7 Qg4 24.Qe3 Rxd7 25.Rxd7+ Re7 26.Rd4 Qg7 27.a4 Rc7 28.Qf4 Kg6 29.c3 Qe7 30.Rxc4 e5 31.Rxc7 Qxc7 32.Qd2 Qc6 33.a5 Qc5 34.c4 e4 35.Qd8 Qe5 36.Qb6+ Kh5 37.Qxb7 Kg6 38.a6 Qa1+ 39.Kg2 Qa3 40.Qb6+ Kf7 41.h4 1–0
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Watch out for this Nepom kid. He’s gonna be really good.
Nepomniachti seems to be adding solid positinal play and technique to his considerable imagination. I also think he looks promising.