[Event "RoW Championship 2024 Semi-Final 4"] [Site "ICCF"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Schroeer, Egbert"] [Black "Smith, Allyne"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A17"] [WhiteElo "2165"] [BlackElo "2388"] [Annotator "eschr"] [PlyCount "52"] [GameId "2103295803632553"] [EventDate "2024.09.30"] [EventType "corr"] {[%mdl 32768][%evp 22,52,6,2,11,4,9,4,5,4,4,1,5,4,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bd6 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. d4 {1-0 Keymer,V (2693)-Aronian,L (2759) Julius Baer GenCup Prelim chess24.com INT rapid 2022 (5) EXT 2023 I played Be2 first in other tournaments, ending in a draw} Nc6 9. Be2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 (10... Re8 11. O-O Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Be5) 11. Qxd4 Re8 12. O-O {The position is equal.} (12. Rd1 Be5 13. Qd2 Bf5 14. O-O Rc8) 12... Be5 {D32: Tarrasch Defence: Sidelines and lines without g3.} 13. Qd2 Be6 {Recently 13...d4 got a lot of attention.} (13... Bg4 14. Bxg4 Nxg4 15. h3 Nf6 16. Rfd1 Qa5 17. Rac1 Rad8 18. Na4 Qxd2) 14. Bb5 {after long evaluation I try this line, leaving the trotten path.} (14. Rab1 Bf5 15. Rbc1 d4 16. exd4) (14. Rac1 Rc8 (14... Qa5 15. Rfd1 Rac8 16. h4 Ne4 17. Nxe4 Qxd2 18. Rxd2 Rxc1+ 19. Bxc1) 15. Rfd1 Qa5 16. Bf1 {[%CAl Oc3d5]} h6 17. h3 Ne4 18. Nxe4 Qxd2 19. Rxd2 Rxc1 20. Nf6+) 14... Bd7 {[#]} (14... Rf8 15. f4 Bc7 16. Ba3 (16. Na4 Qe7 17. Bd4 Rfd8 18. Bd3 Bd6 19. h3 Bd7 20. Nc3 Bc5 21. Bxc5 Qxc5) 16... Ba5 17. f5 Bc8 18. Bxf8 Ne4 {Inhibits b4.} 19. Be7 $1 Nxd2 20. Bxd8 Bxc3 21. Bh4 Bxa1 22. Rxa1 Bxf5 23. Rd1) 15. Bd3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15. Bxd7 Qxd7 16. Rad1 Rac8 17. Na4 Qf5 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. Qd4 Qxd4 20. exd4 Rc2 21. a3 {½-½ Van der Sterren,P (2560)-Van der Wiel,J (2570) Hoogovens op Wijk aan Zee 1995 (12)}) 15... Ng4 16. h3 Nh2 $132 {[%CAl Oh2f3][%mdl 2048] [#] And now ...Nf3+! would win. Black has counterplay} (16... Bh2+ 17. Kh1 {[%CAl Of2f3] Threatens to win with f3!} Be5 18. f4 d4 19. fxe5 dxc3 20. Qxc3 Nxe5 {is winning}) 17. Rfd1 Qg5 18. f4 {½-½ Croes,G (2362)-Whelan,H (2355) WS/MN/A/44 corr ICCF 2023 ICCF 2023} (18. Nxd5 $2 Nf3+ (18... Bxh3 $2 19. Be4 $19) 19. Kf1 Nxd2+ $19) 18... Nf3+ 19. Kh1 Qh5 20. gxf3 (20. Be2 Nxd2 21. Bxh5 Bxc3 22. Bxc3 Ne4 23. Be1 Nf6 24. Bf3 Rxe3 25. Bh4 {[%CAl Oh4f6]} Bc6 (25... Re6 26. Bxf6 Rxf6 27. Bxd5 Bc6) 26. Bxf6) 20... Bxh3 $1 (20... Qxh3+ $2 {[%mdl 8192] 20...Bxh3 0.00} 21. Kg1 {White wins}) 21. Kg1 (21. fxe5 Re6 22. Qf2 (22. Nxd5 Qxf3+ 23. Kh2 Rh6 24. Nf6+ gxf6 25. Bxh7+ Kh8) 22... Rh6) (21. Nxd5 $2 Bxb2 22. Qxb2 Bg4+ (22... Qxd5 $2 23. Bxh7+ {[%csl Od5][%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} Kxh7 24. Rxd5 $18) 23. Kg1 Bxf3 $19) 21... Re6 22. Kf2 (22. fxe5 $2 Qxf3 23. Qh2 Qxe3+ (23... Rxe5 24. Ne4 $16) 24. Kh1 (24. Qf2 Qg5+ 25. Kh1 Rh6 26. Qh2 Bg2+ 27. Kg1 Be4+) 24... Rh6 $19) 22... Bxf4 23. Nxd5 $1 {[%CAl Yh5d5,Rd3h7]} (23. exf4 {gets mated.} Qh4+ 24. Kg1 Qg3+ 25. Kh1 Rh6 26. Bxh7+ Rxh7 (26... Kxh7 {leads to mate.} 27. Qh2 Bg2+ 28. Kg1 Rxh2 29. Nxd5 Bh3#) 27. Qh2 Bg2+ (27... Qxf3+ 28. Kg1 Rh4 29. Rd2 Rg4+ 30. Qg3 Rxg3+ 31. Kh2 Rg2+ 32. Kh1 Rxd2+ {[%csl Oh1][%mdl 64] Discovered Attack (Check)} 33. Kg1 Qg2#) 28. Kg1 Rxh2 29. Nxd5 Bh3#) 23... Bg3+ {[%mdl 64] [#] Decoy} 24. Kxg3 Qg5+ $1 25. Kf2 $1 (25. Kh2 Rh6 26. Bxh7+ Kxh7 27. Bxg7 {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender} Qxg7) 25... Qg2+ 26. Ke1 Qg1+ {A rather calm draw. Weighted Error Value: White=0.01 (flawless) /Black=0.00 (flawless) . OK: White=6 Black=10 Best: White=2 --- Strong: White=2 Black=2 Black offered a draw which White accepted} (26... Qh1+ 27. Kf2 Qh2+ 28. Ke1) 1/2-1/2