GM Safarli Eltaj (2524) vs IM Mashafizul (2396) LIVE –Round 8, Dubai Open 2008

IM Mashafizul is playing against 16 years old Azerbaijan- GM Eltaj Safarli (left) in the 8^th round of Dubai Open 2008. I'll update the move from time to time. Hope that i'm not fell asleep :)

GM Eltaj Safarli (2524) - IM Mashafizul (2396) [B40]
2008 Dubai Open , Round 8, 13.04.2008

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 a6 3.g3 b5 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.d3 e6 6.Nf3 d6 7.0–0 Nd7 8.Ng5

8...Ngf6 9.f4 Qc7 10.a4 b4 11.Ne2 c4 12.h3 Qb6+ 13.Kh1 a5 14.b3 cxb3 15.cxb3 Be7 16.Bb2 0–0 17.g4 Nc5 18.Nf3 Qa6 19.Ne1 Nfd7 20.Ng3 Bh4 21.Kh2 g6 22.Bd4 f5 23.exf5 exf5 24.Ra2 Nf6 25.Bxc5 dxc5 26.Bxb7 Qxb7 27.Rg2 fxg4 28.hxg4 Nd5 29.Qd2 Rae8 30.Re2 Qd7 31.Rxe8 Rxe8 32.Ne4 Qxg4 33.Ng2 Rf8 34.Qd1 Qxd1 35.Rxd1 Be7 36.Kg3 Kf7 37.Rc1 Rd8 38.Ne1 Bf8 39.Nf3 Ne3 40.Nfg5+ Ke8 41.Nf6+ Ke7 42.Ng8+ Kd7 43.Nf6+ Kc6 44.Nfxh7 Be7 45.Nf7 Nf5+ 46.Kg4 Rd4 47.Ne5+ Kd6 48.Re1 Nh4 49.Nc4+ Kd7 50.Re4 Nf5 51.Ne5+ Kd6 52.Re2 Nh6+ 53.Kf3 Kd5 54.Re4 Nf5 55.Re2 Nh6 56.Rd2 Nf5 57.Nxg6 Bd6 58.Nf6+ Ke6 59.Ne4 Rd5 60.Kg4 Nd4 61.Rb2 Nf5 62.Nxd6 Nxd6 63.Ne5 Nf7 64.Nxf7 Kxf7 65.Rd2 Kf6 66.Kf3 Rd8 67.Ke4 Rd4+ 68.Ke3 Rd8 69.Rc2 Re8+ 70.Kd2 Rc8 71.Rc4 Kf5 72.Ke3 Kg4 73.Re4 Rf8 74.Re5 Rxf4 75.Re4 Rxe4+ 76.Kxe4 Kg3 77.Kd5 Kf3 78.Kxc5 Ke3 79.Kc4 1–0

Mas will meet India Shiven Khosla (2086) in the final round today.