Vasyl Ivanchuk's Reverse Benoni crushes Alekseev

Featured is the chess game between Vasyl Ivanchuk and Evgeny Alekseev from the 2009 FIDE Jermuk Grand Prix. With the extra tempo in a Reverse Benoni, Ivanchuk is allowed to play more freely on both wings without encountering any pressure against his base point (d-pawn). Ivanchuk's play on the kingside reminded me of an instructive and forceful pawn sequence played by Mikhail Tal in his memorable game against his trainer Alexander Koblents from 1957.
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Image of Vasyl Ivanchuk by Lennart Ootes
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PGN
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 d4 5. O-O c5 6. e3 Nc6
7. exd4 cxd4 8. d3 Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. Na3 Ne8 11. Nc2 f6
12. Bd2 a5 13. a3 a4 14. Nb4 Nc7 15. Rb1 Bd7 16. Nh4 Na5
17. f4 g6 18. f5 gxf5 19. g4 f4 20. Bxf4 Na6 21. Nd5 exd5
22. Bxd5+ Kg7 23. Kh1 Re8 24. g5 Kh8 25. Qh5 Rg8 26. Bxg8 Kxg8
27. g6 Bc6+ 28. Re4 Bxe4+ 29. dxe4 hxg6 30. Qxg6+ Kh8 31. Qh5+