Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz
 
Moscow / 2008.08.29
 
Black: Morozevich, Alexander (2788)
 

 
White: Ponomariov, Ruslan (2718)

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B45: Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
 

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f3 a6 8. Qd2 Be7 9. O-O-O O-O 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Nd7 12. Kb1 b5 13. h4 Bb7 14. a3 Rc8 15. g5 Ne5 16. Qe3 Nc6 17. Bb6 Qe8 18. h5 b4 19. axb4 Nxb4 20. h6 e5 21. hxg7 Kxg7 22. Bh3 Rxc3 23. Qxc3 Qa4 24. Qb3 Qxb3 25. cxb3 Bxg5 26. Rxd6 h6 27. Bc5 a5 28. Rd7 Ba6 29. Bxf8+ Kxf8 30. Bg4 Bd3+ 31. Ka1 Nc2+ 32. Ka2 Nb4+ 33. Ka3 Nc2+ 34. Ka4 Nd4 35. Rb7 Be2 36. Kxa5 Nxf3 37. b4 Bd8+ 38. Ka4 Ke8 39. Rxh6 (White wins)