Final position
GM Volokitin (2684) – GM Alekseev (2711) [C67]
Foros – Final round, 19.06.2008
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0–0 Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ne7 10.h3 Ng6 11.Ne4 Ke8 12.Re1 h6 13.Bd2 c5 14.Rad1 Be6 15.a3 Rd8 16.Ng3 Bd5 17.Nh2 Nh4 18.f3 Be6 19.Ng4 Nf5 20.Nxf5 Bxf5 21.Ne3 Be6 22.f4 g6 23.g4 h5 24.f5 gxf5 25.gxf5 Bc8 26.Bc3 Rxd1 27.Rxd1 c6 28.Kf2 Rg8 29.Kf3 Be7 30.Ke4 Rg3 31.e6 Bg5 32.Nc4 fxe6 33.f6 b5 34.Nd6+ Kf8 35.Bd2 Bd7 36.Bf4 Bxf4 37.Kxf4 Rxh3 38.Ne4 e5+ 39.Kxe5 Be8 40.Rd8 Re3 41.Kf4 Re1 42.Nd6 Rf1+ 43.Kg5 Rg1+ 44.Kh6 Rg6+ 45.Kh7 White wins 1–0
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I think Volokitin will be a superstar soon. He’s an exciting player.