This is an especially strategic chess game between Integral (3576) and KomodoDragon (3620) from the Premier Division of the Top Chess Engine Championship Season 28, round 10. The opening is a Closed Ruy Lopez, Smyslov Defense, with play beginning from the position after 14…c5. Immediately following the light-square bishop exchange, Integral shuts down the queenside, and shifts the attention to the kingside where more space is obtained. After the kings flee to the queenside, using the fixed pawns as shelter, it does not appear that Integral can successfully break through with hxg5. However, once KomodoDragon plays 73…Kb6, with only about one minute remaining, the breakthrough happens in spectacular fashion.
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 d6 9. c3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Nf1 Bb7 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2 c5 15. d5 Nc4 16. b3 Nb6 17. Be3 a5 18. Bd3 b4 19. Bb5 Re7 20. a4 g6 21. Qc2 Bc8 22. Nd2 Bd7 23. Bxd7 Rxd7 24. c4 Re7 25. f4 Nbd7 26. f5 Kg7 27. Nf3 Re8 28. Qd2 Kh7 29. Rf1 g5 30. Rae1 Bg7 31. Qd3 Rh8 32. Nh1 Kg8 33. g4 Kf8 34. Kg2 Ke7 35. Nf2 Nh7 36. Rh1 f6 37. Qd1 Qf8 38. h4 Re8 39. Kf1 Kd8 40. Ke2 Kc7 41. Kd2 Kb6 42. Rh3 Rg8 43. Reh1 Rc8 44. Kc2 Rc7 45. Kb2 Qe7 46. Qd2 Qf8 47. Qe2 Qe7 48. Bc1 Rcc8 49. R3h2 Ka6 50. Nd2 Rb8 51. Qd1 Ra8 52. Nf3 Rae8 53. Ka1 Qf8 54. Rh3 Kb6 55. Ne1 Qe7 56. Be3 Rc8 57. Bc1 Rce8 58. R3h2 Qd8 59. Qe2 Re7 60. Rh3 Rf7 61. R1h2 Qe7 62. Nf3 Rff8 63. Rh1 Re8 64. Ne1 Ref8 65. Nf3 Re8 66. Kb2 Rc8 67. Qd1 Ra8 68. Be3 Raf8 69. R1h2 Rf7 70. Qc1 Qd8 71. Qh1 Ndf8 72. Rg3 Ka6 73. Nd3 Kb6 74. Nxc5 dxc5 75. Bxc5+ Kxc5 76. Qg1+ Kd6 77. c5+ Ke7 78. Qf1 Ke8 79. d6 Qd7 80. h5 Qc6 81. Rc2 Ra7 82. Qc4 Rh8 83. Nd2 Nd7 84. Qe6+ Kf8 85. Rd3 Ra8 86. Kb1 Re8 87. Qd5 Nb8 88. Nc4 Qxd5 89. exd5 Kg8 90. c6 Nf8 91. Nxa5 e4 92. Rd1 Kh7 93. Nb7 e3 94. Re1 Nbd7 95. cxd7 Nxd7 96. Rc7 Nb6 97. d7 Nxd5 98. dxe8=R Rxe8 99. Rd7 Nc3+ 100. Kc2 e2 101. Kd3 Re5 102. a5 Re8 103. a6 Ra8 104. Nc5 Kg8 105. a7 Nb5 106. Rxe2 Rxa7 107. Re8+ Kh7 108. Nb7 Ra1 109. Kc4 Na7 110. Nc5 Rc1+ 111. Kxb4 Nc6+ 112. Kb5 Ne5 113. Rc7 Nf7 114. Ree7 Nd6+ 115. Kc6 Ne8 116. Rc8 Rg1 117. Kd7 Nc7 118. Rxc7 Ra1 119. Ne6 Ra8 120. Nxg7 Kg8 121. Kc6 Kh8 122. Ne6 Ra6+ 123. Kb7 Ra8 124. Kxa8 Kg8 125. Rc8