End Game Combination

A game between Dmitry Jakovenko vs. Ivan Cheparinov in the FIDE Grand Prix went:

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. h3 Ng6 11. Ne4 h6 12. b3 c5 13. Bb2 Be6 14. Nfd2 h5 15. Ng5 Be7 16. Nxe6+ fxe6 17. g3 h4 18. Kg2 Kd7 19. Rae1 Rad8 20. Nf3 Ke8 21. Rd1 a5 22. a4 Rd5 23. c4 Rd8 24. Bc1 Rf8 25. Rfe1 Rf7 26. Rxd8+ Bxd8 27. Re4 hxg3 28. fxg3 Rd7 29. h4 Rd3 30. Re3 Rd7 31. h5 Ne7 32. g4 Nc6 33. g5 Ne7 34. Re2 Nf5 35. Rd2 Rf7 36. Rd3 Rf8 37. Kh3 c6 38. Kg4 Bc7 39. Be3 b6 40. g6 Bd8 41. Bf4 Bc7 42. Nd2 Nh6+ 43. Bxh6 gxh6

Position after Black's 43rd move



In this endgame, Jakovenko played a remarkable combination starting with 44 Rd6!:

44. ... Bxd6 45. exd6 e5 46. Ne4 Rf4+ 47. Kg3 Rf1 48. Kg2 Rf4 49. Nf6+ Rxf6 50. d7+ 1-0