GM Ivanchuk (2779) – GM Smeets (2601) [D44]
Corus A, 17.01.2009
1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.a4 Bb4 7.e4 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 Qa5 9.e5 Ne4 10.Bd2 Qd5 11.Qc2 c5 12.Be3 cxd4 13.cxd4 Qa5+ 14.Nd2 Nxd2 15.Bxd2 Qd5 16.Qxc4 Qxc4 17.Bxc4 Nc6 18.Bc3 Ne7 19.a5 Bd7 20.Bb4 Rc8 21.Be2 Nc6 22.Bc5 Nxe5 23.Rb1 Nc6 24.Rxb7 Nxa5 25.Rxa7 Nc6 26.Rb7 Nd8 27.Rb3 Bc6 28.0–0 Nb7 29.Ba3 Kd7 30.Rc1 Nd6 31.Rb6 Nf5 32.d5 exd5 33.Bg4 g6 34.Bb2 Rhe8 35.Bxf5+ gxf5 36.f3 Re2 37.Bd4 Rd2 38.Be3 Rd3 39.Bf4 d4 40.Re1 Black wins 0–1
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How did Ivanchuk lose?
Mind you, Smeets isn’t a bad player.
He must have lost on time…
And because of the position.
Ratingpoints don’t compensate for the d-pawn.
Ivanchuks flag fell on the 39th move. He lost 10 minutes of his time, because he tried to avoid the photopress.