1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 This move initiates the dynamic Sveshnikov variation. Many top players have this as part of their repertoire... Viswanathan Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Peter Leko, Vassily Topalov, Alexei Shirov,Teimour Radjabov, Loek van Wely to name a few. 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Na3 f5!? is an attempt to take advantage of white's move order. 8... b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6

To the uninitiated, black's pawn structure looks horrific, but in compensation, he has the two bishops, a fluid pawn center and plenty of open lines for his pieces. 10. Nd5 Bg7 Also popular is 10... f5 with dizzying complications after 11. Bd3 (11. Bxb5!? axb5 12. Nxb5 Ra4 13. Nbc7+ Kd7 is a line once in vogue.) (11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 is also common.) 11... Be6 12. c3 Bg7 13. Qh5 O-O 14. O-O (14. exf5 Bxd5 15. f6 e4 16. fxg7 Re8 is flashy, but the chances are equal.) 14... f4 appeared in both Hracek-Shirov (0-1, 40) and Anand-McShane (1-0, 42) in the same tournament in the same round, on adjacent boards... Bundesliga League, 2004. It also appeared Anand-Kramnik, Cap d'Agde rapid 2003 (1-0, 46). 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c4 f5 14. O-O O-O 15. Qf3 d5

Before you gawk at the hand-to-hand combat, this position has been reached many, many times. Few positions offer so many pawn captures! 16. cxd5 f4?! Getting his move order mixed up. Where is black's counterplay? 16... fxe4 17. Bxe4 Rb8 18. Rfd1 Qh4 (18... Rb6!?) 19. g3 Qg5 was Topalov-Radjabov (1/2-1/2, 39). 17. Rac1 Kh8 18. Rfd1 Rg8 19. Be2 Qb4 Black is underdeveloped, yet he believes he has time to go pawn-hunting? 20. Rc7 Qxb2 21. Rxf7 Qxa2 22. Rd3!? Interesting manuever... going straight for the attack. Fritz didn't like this move, but Black failed to appreciate the danger of his weakened king. 22. Rc1 22... b4 23. Qh5 Guarantees a draw. 23... h6 23... bxa3 24. Rxg7 Rxg7 25. Qe8+ Rg8 26. Qxe5+ Rg7 27. Qe8+ is draw. 24. d6 Trying to crush black after 25.d7. 24... Be6 24... Qa1+ 25. Bf1 Bg4 (25... Be6 26. Rf6!) (25... bxa3 26. d7) 26. Qxg4 bxa3 27. Rd1 24... bxa3 25. d7 Bxd7 (25... Bb7 26. Rxg7!) 26. Rdxd7 Qe6 27. Bc4 25. Rf6 Rgd8 26. Rxh6+ Kg8 27. Qg6 Bf7 28. Qg4 bxa3?? It's hard to understand why black neglected the safety of his king. Black's attack is unstoppable after... 29. Rdh3 29. Rdh3 threatening 30. Rh8# 29... Kf8 30. Rh8+ Bxh8 31. Rxh8+ Bg8 32. Qf5+ Qf7 33. Bc4!

Lights out! 33... Rd7 34. Qxd7 Kg7 35. Rxg8+! This game was played with tremendous energy by the South African. 1-0 [Shabazz D.]