1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. e4 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 8. Bg5 Bg7 9. f3 O-O 10. Qd2 Be6 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. b3 a6 13. Be2 Re8 14. O-O Qa5 15. Rfd1 Kf8 16. Be3 Red8 17. b4 Qc7 17... Qxb4 18. Rb1 Qa5 19. Bb6 Qh5 20. Bxd8 Rxd8 21. Rxb7 wins for white 18. a3 Nd7 19. f4 Qb8 20. Nd5 b5 21. cxb5 axb5 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Rc1 Nf6 24. Rxc8+ Bxc8 25. Nxf6 Bxf6 26. Qd5 Bb2 27. Qd2 Bf6 28. Bd4 Bxd4+ 29. Qxd4 f6 30. e5 dxe5 31. fxe5 fxe5 32. Qd8+ Kf7 33. Kf1 Qb7 34. Qh8 Qc7 35. Qxh7+ Kf6 36. Qh8+ Kf7 37. Qh7+ Kf6 38. Qh4+ Kg7 39. Bxb5 Qc1+ 40. Kf2 g5 41. Qe4 Qb2+ 42. Qe2 Qc3 43. Qe3 Qb2+ 44. Kg3 Kh8 45. Bc6 Ba6 46. Be4 Bc8 47. Qxg5 Qc3+ 48. Kf2 Qb2+ 49. Kf3 Qxa3+ 50. Qe3 Qa6 51. b5

51... Qf6+ 51... Qxb5 52. Qh6+ Kg8 53. Bh7+ Kf7 (53... Kh8 54. Bg6+ Kg8 55. Qh7+ Kf8 56. Qh8# (56. Qf7#) ) 54. Qg6+ Kf8 55. Qg8# 52. Kg3 Qg7+ 53. Kf2 Qf6+ 54. Kg1 Qd6 55. b6 Qd1+ 56. Kf2 Qh5 57. h3 Qf7+ 58. Kg1 e6 59. Qh6+ Kg8 60. Qg6+

I must say this was one of my happiest moments. I had undergone a lot of emotions during the game. Beating El Taher who had a talent of escaping against me was a great achievement! 1-0 [Simutowe A.]