Many people have often asked me what is the difference between a super GM and GM. Here is a perfect example. Svidler clearly demonstrated his superior endgame technique to score a full point against the young phenom Hou Yifan.

Svidler,Peter (2739) – Hou ,Yifan (2584) [C11]
NH Chess Tournament Amsterdam (1), 20.08.2009

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 Be7 8.Qd2 0–0 9.Be2 a6 10.0–0 b5 11.a3 Qb6 12.Nd1 a5 13.c3 Bb7 14.Bf2 f6 15.exf6 Nxf6 16.dxc5 Bxc5 17.Bxc5 Qxc5+ 18.Qe3 Qxe3+ 19.Nxe3 b4 20.axb4 axb4 21.cxb4 Nxb4 22.Nd4 Kf7 23.Ng4 Rxa1 24.Rxa1 Ra8 25.Rxa8 Bxa8 26.Ne5+ Ke7 27.Kf2 Bb7 28.Ke3 Ba6 29.Bf3 Bc8 30.Kd2 Na6 31.Kc3 Nc5 32.b4 Nce4+ 33.Kd3 g5 34.g3 gxf4 35.gxf4 Kd6 36.Nb5+ Ke7 37.Nd4 Kd6 38.Nb5+ Ke7 39.Kd4 Bb7 40.Nc3 Nxc3 41.Kxc3 Kd6 42.Be2 Nd7 43.Nf7+ Ke7 44.Ng5 h6 45.Nf3 Kf6 46.Kd4 Kf5 47.Ne5 Bc8 48.Bb5 Nf6 49.Ke3 Ng4+ 50.Nxg4 Kxg4 51.Bc6 d4+ 52.Ke4 d3 53.Ke3 d2 54.Bf3+ Kh3 55.b5 Bb7 56.Bd1 Kxh2 57.Kxd2 Kg3 58.Ke3 Kh4 59.Bf3 Bc8 60.b6 Kg3 61.b7 Bxb7 62.Bxb7 Kg4 63.Ke4 Kh5 64.Ke5 1–0

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