SicilianB51

Svidler P. (2727)
Karjakin S. (2762)

FIDE World Cup 2015 (7.8)
Baku, AZE, 2015


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 a6 6. Bxd7+ Bxd7 7. c4 Nf6 8. Nc3 What can be safer than a Maroczy set up? 8... g6 Actually Black scores superbly in these systems, even if the draw ratio is still high. 9. O-O Bg7 10. Qd3 O-O 11. a4 11. Be3 b5! 11. Bg5 might be the best move 11... b5 12. cxb5 axb5 13. a3= I'd rather be black, but not by much. 11... Rc8 12. Rb1 Bc6 13. Re1 Nd7 White already feels a bit uncomfortable. Somehow too many of his pawns are hanging after Nc5. 14. b4 Weakening c4 severely. 14... Nb6 a4 is hanging and so is c4. Awkward. 15. b5 15. a5 Nxc4 16. Qxc4 Bb5 is an almost winning position for Black. 15... Bd7 16. Nd2 Be6 17. Nd5 Nxa4 Black's up a pawn. White has almost no compensation. 18. Ba3 Qd7 19. h3 Rfe8 20. Rb3 a5 21. Qc2 Bh6 22. Nf3 Bxd5 23. exd5 Nb6 Now Black is up two pawns. 24. Re4 Nxd5 25. Bb2 Nf6 26. Bxf6 exf6 27. Rxe8+ Qxe8 Svidler has had enough. The position is hopeless. 0-1 [Alejandro Ramirez]

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