[Event "Dorset Rapidplay 2021"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2021.03.14"] [Round "?"] [White "Moore, Gillian"] [Black "Barker, Eddie"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C10"] [WhiteElo "135"] [BlackElo "173"] [Annotator "peter"] [PlyCount "102"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [EventType "rapid"] [TimeControl "600+5"] 1. d4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e4 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bd7 6. Nf3 Bc6 7. Nxf6+ gxf6 8. Be3 (8. O-O {is the most popular move and scores well in practice but might be a bit scary at rapid speeds with the open g-file.}) 8... Nd7 9. Qe2 Nb6 10. O-O-O Nd5 11. Bd2 Qd7 12. c3 (12. c4 {is more enterprising}) 12... Bd6 13. Rde1 Nf4 14. Bxf4 Bxf4+ 15. Kb1 O-O-O 16. g3 Qd5 17. Be4 Qxe4+ 18. Qxe4 Bxe4+ 19. Rxe4 Bd6 20. Rhe1 c6 21. Nd2 b5 22. f4 Kd7 23. Nb3 {the position is about level } b4 $6 24. c4 f5 25. R4e2 Ra8 26. Na5 (26. d5 exd5 27. cxd5 c5 (27... cxd5 28. Rd2 $16) 28. Nd2 $16) 26... Bc7 27. Nb3 Bb6 28. Rd1 a5 $2 {Black needs to defuse d5 and moving either rook to d8 achieves this} (28... Rad8) (28... Rhd8) 29. d5 $1 Ke7 (29... exd5 30. cxd5 a4 31. dxc6+ Kc7 32. Nd4 $16) 30. c5 Bd8 31. d6+ $16 {tempting and White is still much better but 31.dxe6 was crushing} (31. dxe6 $18 {Black's pawns cannot be defended and White's pieces become very active, e.g.} fxe6 32. Nd4 Kf7 (32... Rc8 33. Rxe6+ Kd7 34. Rd6+) 33. Nxc6 Rc8 34. Rd7+ Ke8 35. Rd6) 31... Kd7 32. Rde1 (32. Nd2 {with a choice of b6 and e5 as target squares} Bf6 (32... Rb8 33. Nc4 Bf6 34. Nxa5) 33. Nc4 Ra7 34. Nb6+ Kd8 $16) 32... Bf6 33. Nc1 (33. Nd2 {was still best}) 33... h5 34. Nd3 h4 $11 { Logically taking aim at the g3 pawn. Now Black has generated sufficient counterplay} 35. Ne5+ (35. Kc2 $11) 35... Bxe5 36. fxe5 hxg3 37. hxg3 Rag8 38. Re3 Rh3 39. Rg1 f4 40. Rf3 Rhxg3 41. Rgf1 $1 $11 {excellent play} (41. Rgxg3 fxg3 42. Rxf7+ Kd8 43. Rf1 g2 44. Rg1 Rg5 45. Kc2 Rxe5 46. Rxg2 Rxc5+ {is hopeless for White}) 41... Rxf3 42. Rxf3 Rg4 43. Kc2 Ke8 $1 $11 {Defending f7 is the best practical try and leaves White with a tricky choice.} (43... Rg5 44. Rxf4 Rxe5 45. Rxf7+ Kd8 46. Rf8+ Kd7 47. Rf7+ Ke8 48. Re7+ Kd8 49. Kb3 Rxc5 50. Rxe6 $11) 44. Rf2 {defending the second rank but it was better to get active} (44. Kd3 $11 Rg2 45. Rxf4 Rxb2 46. Rh4 Rxa2 {the black pawns look threatening but White's king is well placed to defend, the d-pawn is strong and her rook can attack and defend.} 47. Rh8+ Kd7 48. Rb8 Ra3+ 49. Kc4 Rc3+ ( 49... Ra1 50. Rb7+ Kc8 51. Rc7+ Kd8 52. Rxc6 Rc1+ 53. Kd4 $11) 50. Kd4 Rc1 51. Rb7+ Ke8 52. Rb8+ Kd7 53. Rb7+ Kc8 54. Rc7+ Kd8 55. Rxc6 $11) 44... Rg5 $19 { e5 drops and it is suddenly Black who is winning} 45. Rxf4 (45. Re2 f3 46. Rf2 Rg2) 45... Rxe5 46. Rc4 $19 {The game now hangs on one tempo. This would be a tricky position with plenty of time, so it is understandable that when short of time first Black and then White loses the tempo. The game goes from winning for Black, to drawn, and then back again within a move.} Rd5 $11 {A reasonable looking move as it keeps an extra eye on the d-pawn whilst freeing the e-pawn. But now White has just enough time to counter-attack} (46... f5 $19 47. Kb3 f4 48. Rxf4 (48. Ka4 f3 49. Kxa5 f2 50. Rf4 Rf5 51. Rxf5 exf5 52. Kb6 Kd7 $19) 48... Rxc5 $19) 47. a3 $19 (47. Kb3 $1 $11 f5 48. Ka4 e5 (48... f4 49. Kxa5 f3 50. Kb6 {compare this to the line starting 46...f5 and the difference of the extra tempo is obvious} f2 (50... Kd7 51. Rh4) 51. Rf4 Rf5 52. Rxf5 exf5 53. Kc7 f1=Q 54. d7+ Kf7 55. d8=Q $11) 49. Kxa5 e4 50. Kb6 e3 (50... Kd7 51. Rxb4 e3 52. Ra4 {to hold the draw Black has to find the far from obvious} Rxd6 $1 ( 52... e2 53. Ra7+ Kd8 54. Re7 $18) 53. Ra7+ Ke6 54. cxd6 Kxd6 55. Ra8 $11 { a tricky line for both sides}) 51. Rc1 (51. Kxc6 e2 $11) 51... f4 $11 (51... e2 ) 52. Kxc6 Rd3 53. Rc4 f3 54. Re4+ Kf7 55. Rf4+ Ke8 56. Re4+ $11) 47... bxa3 48. bxa3 f5 49. Kb3 e5 50. Ka4 e4 51. Kxa5 e3 {White lost on time but is also lost on the board} (51... e3 52. Kb6 (52. Rc2 f4 53. Kb6 f3 54. Kxc6 Rd3 55. Rc4 e2 56. Re4+ Kf7 $19) 52... e2 53. Rc1 Rd1 $19) 0-1