[Event "2019 Australian Open"] [Site "chess24.com"] [Date "2018.12.28"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Smirnov, Anton"] [Black "Ikeda, Junta"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2553"] [BlackElo "2421"] [ECO "B50"] [Opening "Sicilian: 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 Nf6"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 a6 6.Be3 Nbd7 7.f3 e6 8.Qd2 h5 9.a4 b6 10.Bc4 Ne5 11.Ba2 Qc7 12.Qe2 Be7 13.f4 Neg4 14.Bd2 h4 15.h3 Nh6 16.Rf1 g6 17.O-O-O Bd7 18.Be1 b5 19.axb5 axb5 20.Ndxb5 Qb8 21.Kb1 Ra5 22.Nd4 Qa8 23.Ncb5 O-O 24.Bxa5 Qxa5 25.Nc3 Ra8 26.f5 d5 27.Nb3 Qa7 28.Qf2 Nxe4 29.Qxa7 Nxc3+ 30.bxc3 Rxa7 31.fxg6 fxg6 32.Nd4 Nf5 33.Rfe1 Kf7 34.Nf3 Kf6 35.Bb3 Bc5 36.Ne5 Bb5 37.Rd2 Ng3 38.Nd3 Bb6 39.Nf2 Rc7 40.Kb2 Ba5 41.Re3 Nf1 42.Rf3+ Ke7 43.Rd4 Nh2 44.Re3 Nf1 45.Rf3 Nh2 {_MARK:DIAGRAM_} 46.Rfd3?! {Anton should repeat the position and take a draw but bravely plays for more.} Bxd3 47.Rxd3 Nf1 48.Ng4 Ng3 49.Ne3 Ne4 50.Bxd5!? {50.Nd1 objectively was best but Black has all the play.} Nf2 51.Bc4 Bb6 52.Rd4 Bxd4 53.cxd4 Nd1+ 54.Nxd1 Rxc4 55.c3 {The position has clarified and Black should win comfortably but good players often have to be beaten several times in the game before you get the full point. _MARK:DIAGRAM_} Rc8 56.Kc2 Kf6 57.Kd3 Kf5 58.Ke3 g5 59.Kf3 g4+ 60.hxg4+ Kg5 61.Ke4 Kxg4 62.Ne3+ Kg3 63.c4 Ra8 64.d5 exd5+ 65.cxd5 Re8+ 66.Kd4 Kf4 67.Nf1 {If Black find the best move here White is as dead as a Dodo. What would you play? _MARK:DIAGRAM_} Re2?? {Throwing the win away. 67...Re1 68.Nd2 Re2 was the way to go.} 68.d6 Rxg2 69.d7 Rg8 70.Kd5 Kf5 71.Kd6 Kf6 72.Nh2 h3 73.Ng4+ Kg5 74.Nh2 1/2-1/2