Zhao Jun-Xiu Deschun amazing attacking game

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[Event "ch-CHN 2011"]
[Site "Xinghua Jiangsu CHN"]
[Date "2011.04.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Zhao Jun"]
[Black "Xiu Deshun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E26"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2508"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2011.03.30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. e3 b6 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Ne2
Ba6 9. e4 O-O 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 {Whether now or after White plays e5, g5
will have to be played, so Black decides to get it out of the way.} 12. Bg3 d6
13. f4 Na5 14. fxg5 hxg5 15. O-O Nh5 {#} 16. Bxd6 $3 {The sheer imagination
and depth are flabbergasting.} Qxd6 17. e5 Qe7 18. Ng3 $1 {This seemingly
innocuous move is in fact a deflection and not an exchange!} Nxg3 {#} 19. Rf6
$3 {Down two pieces, White ensures the kingside remains cut off with this move.
} (19. hxg3 $6 f5 {and the attack is harder to conduct.}) 19... Kg7 {#} (19...
Bxc4 {to try and take some of the steam out of White's attack by exchanging
pieces, doesn't quite do it.} 20. hxg3 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 {The problem is that
White still has a myriad of threats, whether the simplistic Qd2-Qxg5, to Raf1
with queen or even a d5 thrust if called for.} {A sample line might go} Kg7 22.
Qe3 Rh8 23. Raf1 Rag8 24. Qxg5+ Kf8 25. Rxf7+ Qxf7 26. Rxf7+ Kxf7 27. Qf6+ Ke8
28. Qxe6+ Kd8 29. d5 $1) 20. Qg4 $1 {Black isn't given a moment's respite.} Rg8
21. hxg3 Nb7 {Desperately trying to bring some support for f7} 22. Raf1 Nd8 23.
Qe4 Qb7 24. d5 Rh8 {#} 25. Qg6+ $3 {Just incredible.} fxg6 ({If} 25... Kf8 {
then} 26. dxe6 {and there is no defense against Rxf7+.}) 26. Rxg6+ Kh7 {The
final windmill is an inescapable mating net.} 27. Rxg5+ Kh6 28. Rg6+ Kh7 29.
Rg4+ Kh6 30. Rf6+ Kh5 31. Rh4+ {The next move is mate.} 1-0

Do any engine finds 16 Bxd6 and what about 18. Ng3 with idea of Rf6

[kingliveson]

IvanHoe 9.47b x64 with 2 cores @ 3.0 GHz about 45 minutes:

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26 -0.18 18.Qc1 Nb3 19.Qe3 cxd4 20.cxd4 f5 21.exf6 Nxf6 22.Rab1 Na5 23.Qxg5+ Qg7 24.Qxg7+ Kxg7 25.Nf4 Kf7 26.c5 Bxd3 27.Nxd3 Kg8 28.cxb6 axb6 29.Rxb6 Nc4 30.Rxe6 Rxa3 31.Ne5 Nxe5 32.Rxe5 Ra6 33.d5 Kg7 34.Rg5+ Kh7 35.Re5 Kg6 36.h3 Rd8 37.Re6 Rxe6 38.dxe6 Rd2  (2675.49)