Top GM destroyed in 15 Moves!?
The WR Chess Masters will be held from the 15th to the 26th of February in Düsseldorf, Germany, as a 10-player Round-Robin. The total prize pool is €130,000, of which €40,000 will go to the winner. The tournament will feature many of the world elite.
Time control is 120 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 60 minutes for the next 20 moves, then 15 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment beginning from move 61.
PGN OF THE GAME:
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O Nc6 5. d4 e6 6. c4 dxc4 7. Qa4 Bd7 8. Qxc4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Rc8 10. Nc3 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Bc5 12. Qh4 Bc6 13. Rd1 Qb6 14. Bxc6+ Rxc6 15. Bh6 Bf8 16. Rd3 Nd5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Be3 Qxb2 19. Bd4 Qb4 20. Rb3 Qe7 21. Qxe7+ Kxe7 22. Rxb7+ Ke6 23. Rb8 h5 24. Rab1 h4 25. Kg2 Kf5 26. Kf3 hxg3 27. hxg3 Rc4 28. e3 Rc2 29. R1b5 Kg6 30. Rxd5 Rxa2 31. Rdd8 Rh2 32. Rxf8 Raxf2+ 33. Ke4 f6 34. Rb7 a6 35. Ra8 Ra2 36. Raa7 Rh7 37. Kf3 Ra5 38. Rb6 Rg5 39. Kg2 a5 40. e4 Rg4 41. Kf3 Rg5 42. Be3 Re5 43. Bf4 Rc5 44. e5 Rh8 45. Rba6 Rd8 46. exf6 gxf6 47. Rxa5 Rc3+ 48. Kg4 1-0