1. g1f3  1... d7d5  2. g2g3  2... g7g6  3. f1g2  3... f8g7  4. d2d4  4... g8f6  5. c2c4  5... c7c6  6. e1g1  6... e8g8  7. a2a4 Only the eighth most popular move in this well-known position. 7... a7a5 A natural reaction, fixing the queenside. The b4-square is weakened, but White has an idea: 8. c4d5 [%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Now if Black captures with the pawn, White gets the b5-square. If she captures with the knight, then White gets the center. 8... c6d5 [%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] The most accurate. White has more chances to fight for an advantage after the capture with the knight. 9. b1c3  9... b8c6  10. d1b3 A critical position. 10... c8g4 A new move, sacrificing the b7-pawn. 11. b3b7 White accepts the challenge. 11... c6b4  12. c1f4 Necessary to avoid 12...Rb8. 12... f6h5  13. f4c7 [%c_effect c7;square;c7;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] White can look for an improvement at this point. Both 13.Qc7 and 13.Be5 are likely better. 13... d8d7  14. c3b5 A strange situation has occurred. White is a pawn up, but his pieces are clumsy on the queenside. What should Black do $2 14... a8a6 [%c_effect a6;square;a6;type;Mistake;persistent;true] The beginning of a wrong plan. 15. f1c1  15... f8a8 The idea is Nc6-d8, but Black is not in time. 16. c1c5 [%c_effect c5;square;c5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] 16... d7e8  17. c7a5 [%c_effect a5;square;a5;type;Interesting;persistent;true] A nice move, leading to an endgame a pawn up for White. 17... a6a5  18. b5c7  18... e8d7  19. b7b4  19... a5a4  20. a1a4  20... a8a4  21. b4b8  21... g7f8  22. c5c1  22... g4f3 [%c_effect f3;square;f3;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] 23. g2f3  23... d7d6  24. f3h5  24... g6h5  25. e2e3 White has a technically winning position, but chess is never easy. 25... a4b4  26. b8a8  26... b4c4  27. c1c4  27... d5c4  28. c7b5  28... d6b4  29. a8c6  29... e7e6  30. h2h4 [%c_effect h4;square;h4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Fixing the pawn structure and avoiding h5-h4 once and for all. 30... b4b3  31. g1g2  31... b3c2  32. b5c3  32... c2b2  33. c3e4 [%c_effect e4;square;e4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Threatening 34.Nf6+. This is much better than 33... g8g7  34. c6c4 The endgame is winning because apart from the pawn advantage, the h5-pawn is very weak. 34... b2b7  35. f2f3 [%c_effect f3;square;f3;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] 35... b7b2  36. e4f2  36... b2d2  37. c4d3  37... d2e1  38. e3e4 [%c_effect e4;square;e4;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] 38... f8d6  39. f3f4 [%c_effect f4;square;f4;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] 39... d6b4 [%c_effect b4;square;b4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] After a series of inaccuracies on White's part, suddenly Black gets drawing chances. 40. d3b5  40... e1d2  41. b5e5  41... g7g8  42. f4f5  42... e6f5  43. e4f5  43... h7h6  44. f5f6  44... b4f8  45. e5e4  45... d2b2  46. e4d3  46... f8b4  47. g2f3  47... b2c1 [%c_effect c1;square;c1;type;Mistake;persistent;true] This allows the d-pawn to advance, and the position becomes hopeless again. 48. d4d5 [%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Passed pawns must be pushed, a wise chess author once said. 48... c1a1  49. f2e4  49... a1h1  50. f3f4  50... h1c1  51. f4e5  51... c1a1  52. e5f5 The checks are over. 52... a1a5  53. d3c4  53... b4f8  54. f5f4  54... a5a3  55. c4c6  55... a3a1  56. d5d6  56... a1f1  57. f4e5  57... f1a1  58. c6c3  58... a1a4  59. c3d3 The position is totally winning, and Khotenashvili plays patiently and precisely. 59... a4d7  60. d3d5  60... d7e8  61. e5f4  61... e8d7  62. f4f3  62... d7g4  63. f3f2  63... g4d7  64. f2e3  64... d7a7  65. d5d4  65... a7d7  66. d4d5  66... d7a7  67. e3f3  67... a7a3  68. f3e2  68... a3b2 