(1) GM Shabalov,A - IM Young,A [B38] Foxwood Open 99 [Young] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 0-0 8.Be2 Ne8 This is not a novelty I played this move against GM A. Ivanov in Chicago '96 . 9.0-0 Nc7 The idea is try to control the d4 even at a cost of tempo. 10.Qd2 b6 11.Rac1 Bb7 12.Rfd1 Ne6 13.Nb3 d6 14.f4 Rc8 15.Bf3 Re8 16.Qf2 Qc7 17.Bg4 Rcd8 18.Nd5 Qb8 19.Qh4 maybe better is 19. f5 Nc5 then Qh4. 19...Bxb2 I guess this is my only chance to complicate the situation as i've seen the first board drawn, so I have to play for a win and tie for first prize. 20.e5! good move not only it complicate the matter and also i'm down to 10 minutes to reach the required forty moves in two hours. 20...Bxc1 21.Bxc1 dxe5 22.f5 Nf4[] 23.f6 Nxd5 24.cxd5 exf6 25.Rd3 If 25.Bh6 Qd6 26. dc6 Qc6 27. Rd8 Rd8 28.Bf3 Qe2 wins 25...Bc8 This is the most difficult move of the game ,I had to stop the coming assault on my king. 25...bad is h5 26.Bh5 Kg7 27.Bh6+ kh6 28.Bg6+. 26.Bxc8 Qxc8 27.Qxf6 Ne7 28.Rf3 Nf5 29.g4 Rd6 30.Qg5 Nd4 31.Nxd4 exd4 32.Ba3 Rd7 33.Qf6 Qc4 34.Bb2 Re1+ 35.Kg2 Re2+ 36.Kh3 Rxb2 37.Qe5 Qc8 0-1