and there is no escape against Rh8 next. What a beauty! Showing a good sense of humor, Bortnyk allows Radjabov to show the mate on the board.

Everything is in order to introduce the knight into Black’s camp!

14...Ba8? 15.e4 It’s funny, but Black’s position is solid — but strategically it’s completely lost!

Black exchanges the maximum of pieces in order to find some space for the remaining ones.

With the idea of playing e2-e4.

18...Bc3 19.Bd2 Qe7 20.Bxd5 exd5 21.Bxc3 Qxc5 22.Rd3 Rb7 23.Rc1 bxc3 24.Rxc3 and White gets a very good endgame a pawn up.

The French player gives up his strong bishop for a good reason; he wants to paralyze the black queen-side.