CM

07

Gm 5

Elista

Polgar -

Bareev

Judit Polgar kept her hopes up with this win over Bareev in thirty-two moves. Polgar's last move was 32. Qg7+ ( yellow arrow ), refusing the capture of the rook on a8. Capturing the rook would give Black counterplay with 32... Rh4 33. Kg2 Rg4+ 34. Kh1 Qc3 35. Qb7+ Kf6 36. Rg4 Qh3+, and Black is still alive. From the diagram, if 32... Ke6, then 33. Rg6 mate. So, that leads us to 32... Ke8 33. Qe5+ Kd7 34. Rg7+ Kd8 35. Qd6+ and mate will follow very soon. Other variations lead to a loss for Black.