GM Elshan Moradiabadi vs IM Mashafizul 1-0, Round 4 , Thailand Open 2009

Thanks to Mashafizul, below is his 4th round game in Thailand Open 2009 against 24 years old Iranian GM - Elshan Moradiabadi (photo right) . According to Ismail Ahmad, both players was in serious time trouble at the last phase of the game with drawing chances for Mas. In the end, the Iranian GM prevailed. The game below is annotated by Mashafizul !

GM Moradiabadi Elshan (2512) - IM Mashafizul (2425) [D30]
Thailand Open Chess Championship 2009 (Round 4), 02.04.2009

Annotated by IM Mashafizul

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 d5 4.e3 c6 5.Bd3 Ne4 Purely speculative, going 4 Dutch set-up, unfortunately didn't know much about it either :) 6.Nbd2 f5 7.Ne5 Qh4 8.0–0 Bd6 9.cxd5 exd5 10.f3 Nxd2 11.Bxd2 Nd7 12.f4 Nf6 13.Be1 Qh6 14.Rf3

Really thought i'm in big trouble, for playing nonsence 14...g6 15.Qb3 Qf8 16.Rh3 Rg8 17.a3 Rg7 18.Bb4 Bxb4 19.axb4 Bd7 20.Rf3 Qd6 21.b5

21...Kf8 21...cxb5!? should have gone for this! 22.Bxb5 (22.Nxd7 Kxd7 23.Bxb5+ Ke6) 22...Bxb5 23.Qxb5+ Kf8= 22.bxc6 Bxc6 23.Rf2 Be8 24.Rc2 a6 25.Rac1 Rd8 26.Rc5 Re7 27.Qc2 Bf7 28.h3 Be6 29.Qf2 Kg7 30.Qh4 Qb6 31.R1c2 Rde8 32.R5c3 32.g4! 32...Qa5 33.Kh2 Bd7 34.Rc7 Ba4 35.R7c5 Qb4 35...Qd8 36.R2c3 Rxe5 37.fxe5 Ng4+ 38.Kg3 Doesn't work, he was worried about this one. 36.R2c3 Bd7 36...b6 37.Rc7 Rxc7 38.Rxc7+ Re7 39.Rc8 Re8 37.Qf2 Bb5 38.Bb1 b6 39.Rc7 Rxc7 40.Rxc7+ Re7 41.Rc3 a5 42.Qc2 a4 42...Ne4 43.Rc7 a4 44.Qc1 43.Qc1 Nd7 44.Ba2 Nf6 45.Rc8 Qd6 46.Qc3 Bd7 47.Rd8 Re8 The start of blitzing for me, more often then not till the last few seconds. 48.Qc8 Qe7 48...b5 49.Qa8 Rxd8 50.Qxd8 b4= 49.Rxe8 49.Rxd7 Qxd7 50.Qxd7+ Nxd7 51.Nxd7 b5 52.Ne5 Rc8 53.Bxd5 Rc2 49...Bxe8 50.Qa8 50...Qd6 50...Ng4+! Fritz combo! 51.Kg3 (51.Nxg4 fxg4 52.Qxd5 g3+ 53.Kxg3 Qxe3+ 54.Qf3 Qxd4) 51...Nxe3 52.Bxd5 Kh6 51.Qb7+ Kf8 52.Qc8 Ke7 53.Bb1 Qb4 54.Qc7+ Kf8 55.Bd3 b5 56.Qc8 56.Bxb5!! Fritz combo again! 56...Qxb5 57.Qd6+ Kg7 58.Qe7+ Kg8 59.Qxf6+- 56...Ke7 57.Qc7+ Kf8 58.Qd8 Qe7 59.Qa8 Kg7 60.Bc2 Qc7 60...Ng4+ 61.Bd1 Qc1?

Going for perpetual checks, but didn't come through. 62.Qd8 Ng8 62...Qxe3 63.Qe7+ Kg8 when we analysed after the game, he thought this is enough for me to draw. Both of us in serious time trouble by now. I missed this cause, i had thought my king need to go either h6 or h8 which gave him discovered check! 64.Bf3 Fritz has another say :) 64...Qxf4+ 65.g3+- 63.Qxe8 Qxe3 64.Qd7+ Kh8 65.Nf7+ Kg7 66.Ng5+ Ne7 67.Qd6 1–0

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