Sergei Ionov GM Sergei Ionov annotates the game Najer - Ionov:




Najer - Ionov
Petrov memorial, Saint-Petersburg, 1998.
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. g3 b5 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. d3 d6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Ng5!?
8.e5 dxe5 9.Nxe5 Bxg2 10.Kxg2 Nbd7=; 8.Nh4 Nc6 9.f4 Be7 10.f5
8...Nc6N
8...h6;
8...Be7 9.e5 (9.f4 0-0 10.e5 Nd5 11.Nce4) 9...Bxg2 10.exf6 Bxf6 11.Nxf7 Kxf7 12.Kxg2 Re8
9. f4 Be7 10. f5
10.e5? dxe5 11.fxe5 Qd4+ 12.Kh1 Qxe5 13.Bf4 Qd4 black has the upper hand
10...exf5 11. exf5 d5!?
11...0-0 12.Nge4 b4 13.Nxf6+ Bxf6 14.Nd5 Bd4+ 15.Kh1 Ne7 16.Nf6+ Bxf6 17.Bxb7 Ra7
12. Nxd5
12.Nh3 b4 13.Na4 0-0 14.g4 h6
12...Nxd5 13. Qh5 Bxg5 14. Bxg5 Nf6 15. Rae1+ Kf8 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Re6 Qd4+ 18. Rf2 Qd7 19. f6 Qxe6 20. Qxc5+ Ke8 21. Bd5 Qd7 22. Qe3+ Kd8 23. fxg7 Re8 24. Rxf7 Ne7 25. Qb6+ Qc7 26. Qxb7 Qc5+ 27. Kf1 Qxd5 28. Qxe7+ Rxe7 29. g8=Q+ Re8 30. Qxh7 Qh1+ 31. Kf2 Qe1+ 32. Kg2 Qe2+ 33. Rf2 Qe6 34. h4 Rc8 35. Qg7 Rc7 36. Qd4+ Rd7 37. Qc5 Qd5+ 38. Qxd5 Rxd5 39. g4 Rd4 0-1