A 2.32. GM Andrei Kovalev - FM Carlo Stromboli ½ - ½

[Event "CZECH OPEN 2013 - PARDUBICE OPEN"] [Site "Pardubice (CZE)"] [Date "2013.07.20"] [Round "2.32"] [White "GM Andrei Kovalev "] [Black "FM Carlo Stromboli "] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C78"] [WhiteElo "2470"] [BlackElo "2326"] [Annotator "Stockfish 4 (5m)"] [PlyCount "77"] {C78: Ruy Lopez: Archangelsk and Möller Defences} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Bb7 8. d3 h6 9. Nc3 b4 {last book move. Black threatens to win material: b4xc3} 10. Ne2 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 {White has a cramped position} 12. Ng3 O-O {Black has a very active position} 13. Re1 Re8 14. a5 Nf6 {Black has an active position} 15. Bd2 Nd4 16. Nxd4 (16. Nxe5 $4 { it may look tempting but White must resist capturing the pawn} Nxb3 17. cxb3 Qd4 $19) 16... exd4 (16... Bxd4 $5 17. Nf5 Bxb2 $11) 17. Rxe8+ $16 Qxe8 18. Nh5 (18. Qe1 $5 $16) 18... Qe5 19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. Qh5 Bd6 21. Re1 Kf8 22. Ba4 (22. Bd5 c6 23. Bf3 Kg8 $14) 22... Rd8 23. h4 Kg8 {Black king safety improved} 24. Bb3 Bc8 25. Bc4 Bb7 26. Kf1 Bg3 (26... c5 $142 $5 $11 {must definitely be considered}) 27. Qxf7+ $16 Qxf7 28. Bxf7+ Kxf7 29. fxg3 c5 30. Bf4 Rd5 31. Re5 h5 32. b3 (32. g4 b3 33. Rxd5 Bxd5 34. cxb3 hxg4 $16) 32... Rxe5 33. Bxe5 Ke7 34. g4 (34. Bxg7 Bc8 $16) 34... g6 $14 35. gxh5 gxh5 36. g4 Bf3 37. gxh5 Bxh5 { White has a new passed pawn: h4.} 38. Ke1 Ke6 39. Bb8 1/2-1/2