Featured is an excellent chess game between Peter Leko and Teimour Radjabov from Morelia–Linares 2006. Out of a Sicilian Sveshnikov, we see the popular line with 7. Bg5 and 11. c3, with play following theory for several moves. The engine often recommends that Radjabov exchange his dark-squared bishop for the knight on e3, yet he never goes for it, and Leko eventually forces the trade under better terms. The position becomes critical after Leko targets Radjabov’s knight with 22. Ng4. Radjabov’s response is faulty, and Leko’s conversion from that moment onward is precise and instructive.
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5 15. Bc4 Rb8 16. b3 Kh8 17. Nce3 Be6 18. h4 Bf4 19. Nf5 g6 20. Nfe3 Kg7 21. g3 Bh6 22. Ng4 f5 23. Nxh6 Kxh6 24. h5 g5 25. exf5 Bxf5 26. Ne3 Bc8 27. Ra2 Ne7 28. O-O Rf6 29. Qe2 Qb6 30. Rfa1 Qc6 31. Rxa5 Bb7 32. Bd5 Nxd5 33. Rxd5 Qxc3 34. Ng4+ Kg7 35. Ra7 Re6 36. Qc4 Qe1+ 37. Kg2 Re7 38. Rxb7 Rexb7 39. Rxd6 Rf8 40. h6+ Kh8 41. Qd5 Rbb8 42. Qd3 Qb4 43. Rd7 e4 44. Qd5 Rb5 45. Nf6