[Event "Holiday Invitational 2020"] [Site "?"] [Date "2021.01.15"] [Round "4"] [White "Chessmaster XI (Turk)"] [Black "Paul H."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A00"] [PlyCount "176"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] [EventRounds "1"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2013.12.29"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 0,176,20,-25,-10,-34,2,-45,3,-16,-9,-24,-28,-48,-38,-38,-38,-55,-49,-67, -33,-32,-35,-40,-35,-78,-55,-102,-104,-110,-110,-151,-143,-181,-163,-224,-198, -213,-236,-232,-232,-232,-232,-232,-232,-401,-401,-401,-401,-401,-223,-298, -209,-209,-209,-287,-279,-277,-277,-277,-277,-277,-277,-277,-277,-277,-277, -277,-284,-284,-284,-284,-257,-290,-290,-308,-233,-230,-230,-230,-240,-241, -240,-233,-243,-243,-243,-267,-269,-269,-263,-323,-327,-316,-315,-327,-332, -332,-337,-337,-342,-345,-348,-353,-360,-385,-387,-392,-388,-402,-401,-424, -430,-439,-451,-699,-528,-774,-774,-774,-774,-774,-774,-782,-774,-774,-794, -794,-804,-814,-824,-824,-824,-824,-814,-822,-814,-814,-814,-824,-834,-834, -824,-834,-834,-834,-29974,-29975,-29978,-29979,-29982,-29983,-29984,-29985, -29986,-29987,-29988,-29989,-29990,-29991,-29988,-29989,-29988,-29989,-29990, -29991,-29990,-29991,-29992,-29993,-29994,-29995,-29994,-29995,-29996,-29997, -29998,-29999,-30000]} 1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 Nf6 3. d3 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 {Already uncharted territory. I just need to continue to develop my pieces and adjust my strategy as needed.} 5. Bd2 O-O 6. Qc1 $6 {The first passive move from CM.} c5 {Taking control of the center.} 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. h3 $6 {Another senseless move putting White further behind in development. But let's remember that this is a computer and it can strike back with a strong set of moves at any moment.} Re8 {Preparing e5 but also sidestepping a possible Bh6 move from White.} ({Also disruptive is} 8... d4 {but I didn't like cutting off the g7-a1 diagonal.} 9. Nb1 e5 10. O-O Re8 11. e4 dxe3 12. Bxe3 b6 $15) 9. g4 $2 {An unnecessary weakening of the kingside and the dark squares around the king.} e5 10. Bg5 Be6 11. a3 Qd7 (11... e4 $5 12. dxe4 d4 13. Nb1 Qa5+ $17) 12. Nh2 $6 {Another random move. Possibly preparing f4?} (12. Bh4 e4 13. Ng5 exd3 14. cxd3 h5 15. Nxe6 Rxe6 16. Bxf6 Rxf6 $15) 12... Rab8 {[%csl Ra8][%CAl Gb7b5,Gg2a8] Trying not to overextend and instead slowly get my pieces on good squares and control the center. Rb8 prepares b5 and gets the rook off the menacine g2-a8 diagonal.} (12... Kh8 $5 {An interesting move intending to re-route the knight from g8-e7. } {Black has to play} 13. Bh6 {as anything else allows Ng8-e7 and Black increases his advantage.} Rac8 14. Bxg7+ Kxg7 {The pin is gone and g5 allows Nh5-f4.} 15. Qd2 h6 16. Nf1 c4 17. dxc4 d4 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxc4 $15) 13. Rg1 $4 {Another random move giving Black a winning advantage.} (13. O-O d4 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Qh6 Qd8 17. c4 dxc3 18. bxc3 $15) 13... b5 14. Nf1 Rec8 {Slower than the immediate c4 but as I said earlier, this game will be about building an overwhelming position.} 15. e4 b4 (15... d4 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Ng3 c4 $19) 16. axb4 cxb4 17. Nxd5 $2 Nxd5 (17... Bxd5 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. exd5 Nd4 20. Ne3 Nxc2+ $19) 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Ne3 Bxg2 20. Rxg2 b3 21. c3 Nb4 22. Qd1 Nxd3+ 23. Kf1 e4 {Securing the knight and opening the g7 bishop's diagonal.} 24. f4 Bf8 {Black is winning here but since CM will not resign, it will take technique to win. I decided that my bishop on g7 would have more purpose if it were on c5, threatening the knight and getting on a strong diagonal next to the king.} ({Stockfish prefers} 24... h6 {which to me is simply helping Black reposition his piece to a better square.} 25. Bh4 { That's true but it doesn't help him. The key is to get the queen to c5 (rather than the bishop) to threaten moves like Nb2 and even Bc3.} Qb5 {Threatening Nxb2 discovered check.} 26. Kg1 Qc5 27. Bf2 Nxb2 $19) 25. Rd2 Bc5 26. Qe2 Qc6 27. f5 f6 (27... h6 $5 {Same idea different pawn.} 28. Bxh6 $4 (28. Bh4 a5 29. Bg3 a4 30. Bxb8 Rxb8 31. Rb1 {A computer line that I would never play. Black, even down the exchange is winning due to his domination on the dark squares.}) 28... gxf5 29. Nxf5 e3 $1 {threatening Qh1#.}) 28. Bxf6 {Strangely enough, Stockfish recommends this move instead of retreating.} (28. Bh4 Re8 29. Ra5 Bb6 30. Ra3 g5 31. Be1 Rbd8 {[%csl Rf4][%CAl Gc7f4,Yd3f4]} 32. Rxb3 Qc7 $19 { Black is infiltrating on f4 with check winning the knight. This is an example of overwhelming positional control.}) 28... Qxf6 29. Nd5 Qh4 (29... Qd6 { This looked reasonable but I was worried about Qe4 where my knight is hanging and Black looks to be getting active.} 30. Qxe4 Nxb2 $1 {A computer move that is very deep and difficult to understand.} {If White takes with} 31. Rxb2 gxf5 32. Qf4 Qxf4+ 33. Nxf4 fxg4 34. Kg2 Rf8 $17 {The passer and extra pawns are too much.}) 30. Qxe4 Qxh3+ 31. Qg2 (31. Rg2 {This is what I thought he would play.} Kh8 $1 32. Ra6 Re8 33. Re6 Rxe6 34. fxe6 (34. Qxe6 $4 Qf3+ 35. Rf2 Qxf2# )) 31... Qxg2+ 32. Kxg2 Ne5 33. fxg6 hxg6 {Black is up a full piece but this is usually when CM starts playing like a top grandmaster.} 34. Re2 Nxg4 35. Ra6 Kg7 36. Kf3 Nh6 37. Ree6 Bb6 38. Nxb6 axb6 39. Raxb6 Rf8+ 40. Ke2 Rbe8 41. Rxe8 Rxe8+ 42. Kf2 Rf8+ 43. Kg3 Nf5+ 44. Kf3 Nd6+ 45. Kg4 Nc4 46. Rxb3 Rf2 47. Rb7+ Kf6 48. Rb4 $4 (48. b3 Ne5+ 49. Kh3 Rf3+ 50. Kg2 (50. Kh4 $4 g5+ 51. Kh5 Rh3#) 50... Rxc3 $19) 48... Nxb2 49. Rb6+ Kg7 50. Kg3 Rc2 51. Rb7+ Kh6 52. Kf4 Nd3+ 53. Ke3 Rxc3 54. Rb1 Ra3 55. Ke4 Nf2+ 56. Kd4 g5 57. Ke5 Rf3 58. Kd4 g4 59. Re1 Kg5 60. Re7 Rd3+ 61. Kc4 Rd8 62. Rc7 g3 63. Rg7+ Kf4 64. Rf7+ Ke3 65. Re7+ Kf3 66. Rf7+ Kg2 67. Rg7 Nh3 68. Kc5 Kh2 69. Kb5 g2 70. Rg4 g1=Q 71. Rxg1 Kxg1 72. Kc4 Kf2 73. Kb5 Ke3 74. Kc6 Nf4 75. Kc7 Ne6+ 76. Kc6 Kd4 77. Kb5 Rc8 78. Kb6 Rc7 79. Kb5 Kd5 80. Kb4 Rc5 81. Kb3 Kd4 82. Kb4 Kd3 83. Kb3 Rb5+ 84. Ka4 Nd4 85. Ka3 Kc3 86. Ka2 Ra5+ 87. Kb1 Ra3 88. Kc1 Ra1# 0-1