Smeets, Jan – Ponomariov, Ruslan [C18]
2011 Tata Steel, Wijk aan Zee NED (3), 17.01.2011
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Qc7 7.Qg4 f5 8.Qg3 Nc6 9.Nf3 cxd4 10.cxd4 Nge7 11.Bd2 0–0 12.Bd3 Bd7 13.0–0 Be8 14.c4 dxc4 15.Bxc4 Nxd4 16.Nxd4 Qxc4 17.Bb4 Rf7 18.Qc3 Qxc3 19.Bxc3 Nd5 20.Bd2 Bd7 21.Rfc1 Rff8 22.a4 a5 23.Rcb1 b6 24.Ne2 Rfc8 25.Nf4 Nxf4 26.Bxf4 Rc4 27.Be3 Bxa4 28.Rxb6 Bc6 29.f3 a4 30.Rc1 Bd5 31.Rxc4 Bxc4 32.Rb7 a3 33.Ra7 Rxa7 34.Bxa7 f4 35.g3 g5 36.Kg2 Bd5 37.Kf2 Kf7 38.gxf4 gxf4 39.Ke2 a2 40.Bd4 Ke8 0–1
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Nice game by Pono.