Dizdarevic - Hay, 0-1

Annotations by Trevor Hay
Sydney International Open 2008
Dizdarevic, M.
Hay, Trevor
C56

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. O-O Be7 10. f3 Nc5 11. f4 Ne4 12. Nd2 Nxd2 Deviating from theory. "The theory is wrong, not me" - T. Hay 13. Bxd2 c5 14. Ne2 Bb5 15. Rf3 d4 16. f5!? Qd5 17. Bf4 O-O-O 18. a4 Bc6 19. b3 Black must win 19...g5! 20. f6 Bf8 21. Bg3 h5 22. h3 Bh6 23. Qf1 h4!? (23... g4) 24. Bh2 g4 25. Nf4 Bxf4 26. Rxf4 gxh3 27. Rg4 White manages to blockade but at the cost of 2 pawns. 27...hxg2 28. Qf2 h3 29. Re1 Qe6!? Slightly passive. 30. Rg7 Rh5 31. Qg3 Rf5 32. Rg8 Rf3 33. Rxd8+ Kxd8 34. Qg8+ Kd7 35. Bg3 Rc3 36. Re2 Bd5 37. Qg5 Bf3 38. Rd2 Bb7 39. Kh2 Rf3 40. Bf2 Bd5 41. b4 Rf5 42. Qg3 Rf3 43. Qg5 cxb4 44. Bxd4 Rf1 45. Bg1 Kc8 46. Qe3 a5 47. Qd4 Bc6 48. Qd8+ Kb7 49. Qd4 Kc8 50. Qd8+ Kb7 51. Qd4 Qf5 52. Rf2 Qg5 53. Rd2 Rxg1! Black must win a piece. 54. Qxg1 (54. Kxg1 h2+ 55. Kxh2 g1=Q+ 56. Qxg1 Qxd2+) 54... Qxd2 0-1