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<slomarko: kinda funny i too thought Sutovsky was losing. must be some optical illusion.>

I am just amazed at how much I -completely- misunderstood this endgame position: I thought Black was winning easily, that 31 ... f7-f5! fixing the White e3- and g3-pawns on dark squares for the dark-squared Black bishop, was the winning move -for- -Black-.

Position after 50 c2-d3 1-0

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Yes that was fantastic! :) You know there's gonna be <Endgame Magic> when a Bishop has to baby sit two potential passed pawns on opposite flanks! ~lol~ The move Nf2 was the key (Ng4 being the killer guarding both f6 and e5).>

Position after 49 d3-f2!

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And like <malthrope> said, the threat of f2-g4 denies both the e5- and f6-squares from the dark-squared Black d8-bishop, after which Black cannot prevent the promotion of the White h6-passer. Stupendous endgame and tactical play by Sutovsky.

I think that almost -all- of Sutovsky's moves after about move 31 deserve an exclamation point. One of the best endgames I have ever seen.