Van Wely,L (2681) - Acs,P (2591) [E48]
Essent Crown Hoogeveen NED (6), 19.10.2002

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 0-0 5.Bd3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Nge2 Re8 8.0-0 Bd6 [ 8...Bf8 Van Wely's next move tries to find the same sort of setup that occured in the game Kramnik - Leko Dortmund 2002. 9.a3 a5 10.Kh1 Na6 11.f3 c5 12.Nf4 Nc7 13.dxc5 Bxc5 14.e4 dxe4 15.Nxe4 Nxe4 16.Bxe4 Qxd1 17.Rxd1 Nb5 18.Nd3 Bf8 19.Bf4 Nd6 20.Bd5 Be6 21.Bxe6 Rxe6 22.Nc5 Rf6 23.Be5 Rf5 24.Bxd6 Bxd6 25.Nxb7 Be7 26.Nd6 Rc5 27.Rab1 Rd8 28.b4 axb4 29.axb4 Re5 30.Nc4 Rxd1+ 31.Rxd1 Rb5 32.Ne3 Bxb4 33.Rb1 Rb8 34.Nd5 Bd6 35.Rxb8+ 1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Leko,P/Dortmund GER 2001/The Week in Chess 349 (35)]

9.a3 There have been plenty of moves played here including: 9.f3, 9. h3, 9.Bd2 and 9.Ng3.

9...Ng4! # Black spent 30 minutes on this move. 9. ..Nbd7 had been played previously. [ 9...Nbd7 10.b4 c6 11.Ra2 a5 12.bxa5 Rxa5 13.f3 c5 14.g4 Nf8 15.dxc5 Rxc5 16.Nb5 Bb8 17.Ned4 N6d7 18.a4 Ne5 19.Bb1 h5 20.Ba3 b6 21.Rg2 Nc4 22.Bxc5 bxc5 23.Nc6 Qb6 24.Nxb8 Nxe3 25.Re2 d4 26.Qb3 c4 27.Qxc4 Nxc4 28.Rxe8 d3+ 29.Kh1 Qxb8 30.Bxd3 Nd6 31.Nxd6 Qxd6 32.Bb5 Bb7 33.gxh5 Qb4 34.Kg2 Qg4+ 35.Kf2 Qxh5 0-1 Pliester,L-Lobron,E/Amsterdam NED 1995 (35).]

10.h3 Nh2 11.Re1 Nf3+ 12.gxf3 Qg5+ 13.Kh1 Qh4 Black has at least a draw in hand here.

14.Nf4? Playing for the loss. [ 14.Kg1 Bxh3 15.f4 Bg4 16.Qa4 seems at least good enough for the draw.]

14...Bxh3 15.Ncxd5 Re6 16.Nxe6 Now its forced mate. [ 16.Bg6 hxg6 17.Kg1 Blocking the rook's entry into the game would only postpone the inevitable.]

16...Bf5+ 17.Kg1 Qh2+ 18.Kf1 Bg3 # The killer. 0-1