Game is commented by IM Vladimir Barsky

A.Motylev – E.Bareev
Round 6

This game influenced on the places distribution at the top of the tournament. The owner of the Russia Cup-2009 Evgeny Bareev has convincingly denied inconcrete strategy of his opponent.

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nd2 e6 5.Nb3

White plays on a clip. However Black can play without their king-bishop - in that case if all their other pieces enter the game quickly.

5...c5 6.Nxc5 Bxc5 7.dxc5 Qa5+ 8.c3 Qxc5 9.Nf3

9...Nd7!?
It seems a novelty; Black reserve a square с6 for a king Knight, that in the shortest terms to create pressure upon a pawn е5. Two of earlier played games developed: 9...Ne7 10.Qa4+ Nbc6 11.Be3 Qa5 12.Qxa5 Nxa5 13.Nd4 a6 14.Nxf5 Nxf5 15.Bf4 Rc8 16.0-0-0 Ne7 17.h3, and thanks to two-bishop advantage White is better, Malakhov – Galkin, Sochi 2006;
9...Nc6 10.Be3 Qa5 11.Nd4 Nge7 12.f4 Be4 13.Qd2 0-0 14.Nb3 Qc7 15.Bd3 Bxd3 16.Qxd3 Na5 17.Nxa5 Qxa5 18.0-0 Rac8 with quality, Dembo – Ruck, Budva 2009.

10.Nd4 Ne7 11.Bf4 Bg6 12.h4 h5 13.Be2 Nc6 14.Qa4?!
White should have played easier - 14.Nxc6 bxc6 15 with approximate equality. While it is difficult to judge theoretical value of a Black novelty, practically it has justified herself: Motylev began to reflect for a long time and has soon got into a time trouble.

14...0-0 15.Nxc6 bxc6 16.Rh3 a5 17.Qd1

17...Qb6!
Thanks to overweight in development Black is possible to grasp the initiative.

18.b3 a4 19.b4 c5 20.a3 d4
Tempting continuation, since for attack to the king Black need open lines. However it could be stronger to open «f» line : 20... f6!? 21.Bxh5 Bxh5 22.Qxh5 fxe5 23.Be3 Rf5 with the best chances

21.Bxh5
Too optimistically, 21.Kf1 Rfd8 22.Bg5 Rdc8 23.bxc5 Nxc5 24.Qxd4 Qb2 25.Rd1= was better.

21...dxc3 22.Bxg6 fxg6

23.Be3?!
White are very cautious and definitively pass in defence. Rybka assures, that White is OK after 23.Qxd7 Rxf4 24.Qd6!, for example: 24…Qb5 (24...Re4+ 25.Kf1 Qxd6 26.exd6 cxb4 27.axb4 c2 28.Rc3 Rxh4 29.Ke2 Rxb4 30.d7 Rd8 31.Rc8 Rb8 32.Rxc2 Rxd7 33.Rxa4, And White should not lose) 25.Qxe6+ Kh7 26.Qd5 (26.h5 Re4+ 27.Re3 Rxe3+ 28.fxe3 gxh5 get nothing) 26...Re8 27.Re3 c2 with double-edged position.

23...Qc6
23...Qb7 seems better, and after 24.Qd6 24…Ra6!

24.Qd6! Qxg2 25.Qxe6+ Rf7 26.0-0-0
As a result White had to withdraw the King on Queens side where pawn cover is extremely unreliable.

26…Nf8
Natural and strong. The computer recommendation seems less convincing
26...cxb4 27.Rxd7 Qf1+ 28.Kc2 Qe2+ 29.Bd2 Raf8 30.Rhd3 etc

27.Rg3 Qb7 28.Qc4 cxb4 29.Qxb4 Qa6

30.Rg4
To achieve a drawn it is not possible: 30.Rd6 Qf1+ 31.Rd1 Qe2.

30...c2 31.Rdd4
In a time trouble such moves as a capture of pawn с2 usually are not under consider. Another's pawn covers the King from checks. Here it, by miracle having survived, has played further a fatal role for White.

31…Rc8 32.Rc4 Rfc7 33.Qxa4

33...Qxc4?
Attempt to punch the strengthening, which White has created on 4th line. Plan of Black has crowned full success, however objectively stronger was 33... Qe6!, and White is very hard to be protected. For example: 34.Rxc7 Rxc7 35.Rb4 Kh7 36.Rb2 Qh3 37.Rxc2 Qf1 + 38.Kb2 Rb7 + 39.Kc3 Qa1 + with a most dangerous attack.

34.Rxc4 Rxc4

35.Qb3
Possibly, was even stronger to attached two Rook at once: 35.Qa6 Kh7 36.e6 (enough for quality 36.h5!? gxh5 37.e6 Ng6 38.Qb5) 36...R4c6 37.Qxc6 Rxc6 38.e7 Rc8 39.exf8Q Rxf8 40.Kxc2 with a draw.

35...Ne6 36.f4?
White position is very unpleasant, and keep it in a time trouble is difficult. Main lines from Rybka: 36.Qb7! Kh7 (36...Rd8 37.Qa6) 37.Qd5 Nf4 38.Bxf4 Rxf4 39.h5 gxh5 40.e6 Rxf2 41.Qd3+ Kg8 42.e7 Re8 (badly 42...Kf7? 43.Qb3+! Kxe7 44.Qe3+) 43.Qd7 Rf1+ 44.Kxc2 Kf7 with equality.

36...Kh8 37.h5 Nd4 38.Qd3

38...Rc3!
The nice final combination - one of Rooks breaks on «b» line.

39.Qxd4 Rb3 40.Qb6
40.Qa1 Rxe3.

40...Rxb6 41.Bxb6 gxh5 42.Bf2 Kg8 43.f5 Rc4
White resigns.