Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan vs Ponkratov, Pavel CHESS 0 Comments [Event "The Best Games of 2021"] [Site "followchess.com"] [Date "2021.11.17"] [Round "21"] [White "Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan"] [Black "Ponkratov, Pavel"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteFideId "12500739"] [BlackFideId "4157800"] [WhiteElo "2520"] [BlackElo "2662"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] [AacWhitePlayerType "Human"] [AacBlackPlayerType "Human"] [AacIsRated "0"] {This game was auto annotated by Acid Ape Chess Grandmaster Edition using Stockfish 14 (5” per position).} {This lesser-known game was played in the penultimate round of the President of Uzbekistan Cup. While GM Ehsan Ghaem-Maghami seemingly unleashed a 'typical Sicilian sac', the follow-up was both attractive and accurate. During the attack, White had to be careful about possible back-rank threats at multiple moments, which Ghaem-Maghami navigated with precision, racing away to a fine win.} 1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 a6 6. Bxd7+ Bxd7 7. c4 Rc8 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. Bg5 Qc7 10. b3 Qc5 11. Qd2 e6 12. O-O Be7 13. Rfe1 Rd8 14. Nd5 exd5 15. exd5 Kf8? {bad move} 16. Rxe7 Kxe7 17. Re1+? {bad move} 17... Kf8 18. Bxf6 gxf6? {bad move} 19. Qh6+ Kg8 20. Nd2 Qa5? {bad move} 21. Re3 Bf5 22. Ne4 Bxe4 23. Rxe4 f5 24. Re3 f4 25. Re4 Ra8? {bad move} 26. Qg5+ Kf8 27. Qe7+ Kg7? {bad move} 28. Rxf4 1-0 your web browser and/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard; alternatively your wordpress theme might suppress the html iframe tag from articles or excerpts
