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1.d4d52.c4e63.Nc3Nf64.cxd5Nxd55.e4Nxc36.bxc3c57.Rb1Be78.Nf30-09.h4b610.h5h611.Rh3Nd712.Rg3The most natural follow-up to 11.3.Kh813.Qd2!?White doesn't hide his intentions with this move.Another idea connected with 2 is13.Bf4, but Black has the usual response.Bb713...cxd4should lead to the same, as14.Qc1?is met calmly withBb7!15.Bxh6Bf614.Bd314.Qd2?Bxe415.Bxh6Rg8-+14...cxd415.cxd4e5!I hope this move is already familiar to the respected reader. Otherwise 2 would be lethal, as Black doesn't have 8-c1 anymore.16.Nxe5Nxe516...Bh4!?∞17.Bxe5Apart from the disloding 17...4, Black can also try the active17.dxe5Bc518.Qg4Rg8∞17...f618.Qg4Rg819.Bf4Qxd420.Qg6It looks scary, but here comes the rescue for Black.Bc5!21.e521.Bxh6f5!=21...f522.Qxf5Qxf2+23.Kd1Qg1+24.Kc2Qf2+=13...cxd4!A very brave move, but concrete lines work out for Black.13...Bb7?!14.Bd3!transposes to 11...7?!14.Rxg7Kxg715.Qxh6+Kg816.Bd3e5!White must force the draw, as he doesn't have the rook lift here without cxd4 included.17.Ng5Bxg518.Bxg5Qe819.Bf6Nxf620.Qg5+=13...Rg8was tried by Maghsoodloo a few weeks after his defeat against Svidler. It's also playable, but White seemed to be a bit more comfortable after14.Qf4!14.Bd3cxd415.cxd4e5!reaches the previous game, but Black also has 14...7!?14...Qf814...Bb7!?15.e5Bb715...cxd4?16.Qe4!±16.Bd3cxd417.cxd4Rc818.Kf1Rc319.Qd2Qc820.Kg1Donchenko - Maghsoodloo, Baku 202314.Rxg7White can also delay the rook sacrifice for one more with14.cxd4. Let's see how it works then.Bb715.Rxg715.Bd3Rc8!∞Black has managed to prevent g7, while White's h5 pawn is unprotected, so his position should be fine.15...Kxg716.Qxh6+Kg817.Rb3!Now it looks more dangerous for Black than ever.17.e5??Nxe5!18.dxe5Bxf319.gxf3Qd4-+17.Bd3?Nc5!17.Ng5Bxg518.Bxg5f619.Qg6+=17...Rc8!Amazingly the bishop doesn't have a square that wouldn't interfere somewhat with White's plan!17...Bxe4??18.Nd2!+-18.Bf418.Bd2?Bxe4-+18.Bb2Bf619.Ng5!19.Ne5Bh4!suddenly becomes tricky for White, too.19...Bxg520.Rg3f621.Rxg5+21.f4?is already too much.Rf7!22.fxg5Rg7-+21...fxg522.Qg6+=18...e5!Only thanks to this rescue can Black maintain equality.19.Ng519.Nxe5Bh4!=For one last time we see this unusual move.19...Bxg520.Bxg520.Rg3f6will result in the same position.20...f621.Rg321.Qg6+Kh822.Qh6+Kg8=21...Kf722.Bd2exd4Probably this is the easiest at this point to clear the c5 square.22...Bxe4!?23.Rg7+Ke624.Qe3∞23.Qh7+23.Rg7+Ke6=23...Ke624.Qf5+Ke724...Kf7??25.h6+-25.Bb4+Rc5!=But not25...Nc5?26.Bc4!+-14...Kxg715.Qxh6+Kg816.e5!With this move White prepares 3, but also 5 becomes stronger.The rook swing with16.Rb5can be countered with the thematice5!=16...Qc7??17.Ng5Qxc3+18.Kd1Nf619.Nxe6!+-16...Nc5!It was a must to prevent the bishop sortie.16...Qc7?17.Bd3Qxc3+18.Ke2f519.exf6+-16...Nxe5?!17.Nxe5Qd5is similar to the game, but White is "only" an exchange, so he can continue attacking slowly with18.Qf4!Bb719.f3!19.Bd3?Qxg219...dxc320.Bd317.Ng517.Rb4f5!18.Rxd4Qc719.Qg6+=17...Bxg518.Bxg5Qd519.Bf6Qe4+20.Kd2dxc3+21.Kxc321.Kc1??Qe1+22.Kc2Qd2+23.Qxd2cxd2-+21...Na4+22.Kd2Rd8+!The last precise move. The necessity of this deflection is shown in the next line:22...Qd4+?!23.Bd3Qxf2+24.Kc1!24.Kd1?!Nc3+25.Kc1Nxa2+=24...Qg1+24...Qe1+?25.Kc2Qc3+26.Kd1Qxd3+27.Ke1Qxb1+28.Kf2+-Astonishingly White can sacrifice the house, as he runs towards h2 and Black cannot defend against the mate.25.Kc2Qc5+25...Qf2+??26.Kb3Nc5+27.Ka3+-25...Qxg2+??26.Qd226.3 is mate in 13, but it's simple enough.Qxd2+27.Kxd2+-26.Kd1Qg1+26...Nc3+??27.Ke1Qg1+28.Bf1+-27.Ke2Qxg2+27...Nc3+??28.Kd2Nxb1+29.Kc2Na3+30.Kb3!Qd1+31.Kb2!and White wins again.Nc4+32.Bxc4Qd4+33.Kb3Qd1+34.Ka3+-28.Ke3Qg3+29.Kd4!The king hides in the middle of the board and now 8 doesn't force the draw, unlike in the game.Qg4+30.Be4Rd8+31.Bxd8f532.Qg6+!Qxg633.hxg6Bb7!33...fxe4??34.Bf6+-34.Bf6!Bxe435.Rb3f4!36.Rh3Bxg637.Rh8+Kf738.Rxa8a5What a line!23.Bxd8Qd4+24.Bd3Qxf2+25.Kd1Here25.Kc1??simply loses due toQe1+26.Kc2Qc3+27.Kd1Qxd3+28.Ke1Qxb1+29.Kf2Nc3!30.Bf6Ne4+-+25...Nc3+25...Qg1+=26.Kc1Nxa2+27.Kd1Nc3+28.Kc1Na2+29.Kd1Nc3+30.Kc1Na2+½–½