[Event "AUS-ch"] [Site "Parramatta"] [Date "2008.01.10"] [Round "10"] [White "GM Johansen, Darryl Keith"] [Black "FM Sales, Jesse Noel"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "2475"] [BlackElo "2299"] [PlyCount "142"] [EventDate "2008.01.02"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "AUS"] [SourceTitle "CBM 122 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2008.03.04"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2008.03.04"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 0,142,19,27,38,10,33,15,21,29,29,5,5,4,22,0,-10,-13,-21,-21,-21,-1,-3,8,13,-3,17,11,44,49,46,43,49,45,61,4,0,0,102,96,95,111,315,181,190,0,0,14,14,14,27,12,5,5,63,35,24,24,19,24,18,18,18,-44,0,0,0,-56,-46,-42,-37,-53,-71,-48,-60,-59,-37,-40,-51,-62,-60,-60,-51,-85,-81,-119,-112,-129,-119,-140,-45,-147,-190,-217,-78,-71,-73,-14,0,-77,-71,-67,0,0,0,-59,-51,-67,-66,-71,-78,-116,-158,-197,-194,-261,-255,-262,-359,-416,-642,-712,-712,-972,-972,-972,-972,-994,-1012,-1012,-1032,-1032,-1032,-1032,-1002,-1012,-712,-1032,-1032,-1032,-732,-1032,-1032,-26358,-29974]} 1. e4 Nc6 {[#] The Nimzowitsch Variation is one of my favorite black chess openings because of its flexibility that can transpose to other openings such as Ruy Lopez, Giuoco Piano, Modern Defense and more.} 2. Nf3 e5 3. Bc4 Bc5 {[#] The Giuoco Piano} 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. Bb5 ({Other line:} 7. exf6 dxc4 8. fxg7 Rg8 9. cxd4 Nxd4 10. Be3 Bg4 11. Bxd4 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Qxd4 13. O-O O-O-O) 7... Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 Bg4 {All pieces now are well placed.} 11. h3 Bh5 12. g4 Bg6 13. Ne2 {Nice maneuver soon to pressure black's kingside.} a6 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Rc1 f6 ({Other line:} 15... Ba5+ 16. Kf1 f6) 16. Nf4 fxe5 17. Nxe5 Rxf4 {[#] I think this exchange sacrifice is reasonable when 2 annoying knights are occupying a huge space.} 18. Bxf4 Qf6 19. Be3 Ba5+ {Timely...} 20. Kf1 {Now, the white king is not ideally placed. Anything is possible when the right moment to strike white;s kingside.} Rf8 21. Rxc6 {Pawns are not needed at the moment when the opponent's white king is vulnerable, and must execute harm to create pressure via tactical combinations.} Qh4 22. Rh2 Qg3 {[#] Pressure, pressure, pressure...as planned} 23. Nxg6 hxg6 24. Qb3 Nd2+ 25. Bxd2 Qxh2 26. Qxd5+ Kh8 27. Be3 {Forced} Qxh3+ 28. Kg1 Qxg4+ {Now, pawn count is equal but black has the initiative at the moment.} 29. Qg2 Qd1+ 30. Kh2 Rf5 {[#]} 31. Rc1 Rh5+ 32. Kg3 Qd3 33. Rc5 Bb4 {This bishop is better placed at d6 square.} 34. Rxh5+ gxh5 35. Qd5 Qg6+ 36. Qg5 Bd6+ 37. Kh3 Qxg5 38. Bxg5 {Now, the next stage of the game is an endgame with the same color of bishops.} Kh7 39. Kh4 Kg6 {Black is advantageous here due to the outside pass pawn at h5.} 40. d5 {Placing the pawn opposite to black's bishop color.} Be5 41. b3 Bd4 42. f4 Bf2+ {[#] This move is necessary to enable black king to occupy the f5 post.} 43. Kh3 Bc5 44. Kg3 ({Much better:} 44. Kh4 Bf2+ 45. Kh3 Kf5 46. Kg2 Bc5 47. Kg3 Bb4 48. Kh4 g6) 44... Bd6 45. Kf3 Kf5 46. a4 h4 47. Bxh4 Bxf4 48. b4 {[#]} Bd6 49. Bd8 Ke5 50. b5 Kxd5 {[#]} 51. bxa6 Kc6 52. Kg4 Kb6 53. Kg5 Kxa6 54. Kg6 c5 {[#]} 55. Kxg7 c4 56. Kg6 c3 57. Kf5 c2 58. Bg5 Ka5 {[#]} 59. Ke4 Kxa4 60. Kd3 Kb3 {[#] Great timing, now how to win this?} 61. Bh6 Kb2 62. Bg5 Kb1 {I must drive away white's bishop's control of c1 to h6 diagonal.} 63. Kc3 Ba3 64. Kb3 Bc1 65. Be7 Bd2 66. Ba3 Ba5 67. Kc4 Be1 68. Kb3 Bd2 69. Kc4 Ba5 70. Kb3 Bc7 71. Bb2 Bd6 {I cherish this game with Australian GM Darryl Keith Johansen. This game I use as part of chess education instruction from beginner to expert. Thanks GM Johansen for this game, cheers. mate. Happy New Year 2024...} 0-1