[Event "1st PRO2000 Cup - Men's Division"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2021.09.17"] [Round "2"] [White "Joseph_Rivera"] [Black "nobitski"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E07"] [WhiteElo "2325"] [BlackElo "2435"] [PlyCount "158"] [EventDate "2021.09.17"] [EventType "swiss (rapid)"] [EventRounds "5"] [Tiebreak "Sonneborn-Berger (Swiss)"] {[%evp 17,158,34,62,44,73,58,62,18,23,0,12,18,31,21,44,13,15,0,0,0,0,0,34,31, 45,35,46,0,0,-34,-79,-563,-563,-615,-120,-134,-157,-143,-97,-398,-361,-528, -308,-563,-110,-121,-133,-92,-31,-270,43,-6,0,-624,-624,-798,-798,-798,-797, -793,-792,-799,-799,-847,-847,-881,-864,-1213,-1221,-1221,-1255,-1502,-1488, -1462,-1404,-1546,-1250,-4850,-1059,-1354,-1128,-1113,-1083,-1058,-1068,-1075, -1068,-1053,-1051,-1053,-1053,-1015,-1015,-911,-700,-29982,-29983,-29979, -15265,-6719,-6258,-29981,-5571,-6244,-17,-17,-17,-17,-17,-17,-17,-17,-17,-17, -17,-17,-17,-17,-18,-20,-18,-20,-20,-21,-21,-29982,-29983,-29984,-29985,-29985, -29986,-29986,-29987,-29987,-29988,-29988,-29988,-29988,-29989,-29989,-29989, -29989,-29990]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 c6 8. Qd3 b6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bf4 {E07: Closed Catalan: Main Line (5 Nf3 0-0 6 0-0 Nbd7).} Bb7 11. Rfd1 Re8 {[#]} 12. h4 $146 {White is slightly better.} ({Predecessor:} 12. Rac1 Bf8 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Ng4 15. Bf4 Bd6 { 1/2-1/2 (15) Homa,S (2367)-Gorman,D (2226) Philadelphia 2015}) 12... Bb4 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Nd7 15. Bf4 Qe7 16. Bf3 Nf6 17. a3 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Ne4 19. Qc2 c5 20. dxc5 bxc5 21. Rac1 Rac8 {[%CAl Ba8c8,Bc8c6,Bc6e6][%mdl 32]} 22. Qa4 Bc6 23. Qa5 d4 24. b4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (24. Bg4 $17 Bd7 25. Bf3) 24... Nc3 $19 { [%mdl 64] [#] Double Attack} 25. Re1 c4 $2 (25... Bxf3 $19 {and Black stays clearly on top.} 26. exf3 Ne2+ 27. Kh2 c4) 26. Bxc6 $17 Rxc6 27. e3 Qd7 28. b5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (28. Be5 $17) 28... Rce6 29. Qb4 (29. a4 {was called for.} Nd5 30. exd4 Nxf4 31. gxf4 Rg6+ 32. Kh2 Rxe1 33. Qxe1) 29... Qd5 30. Kh2 $2 (30. Rc2 {was the only defense.} Rc8 31. Rd2 Nxb5 32. a4) 30... Qf3 $2 (30... h6 $19 {has better winning chances.} 31. f3 Qxf3 32. Qxc4 g5) 31. Qxc4 Qxf2+ 32. Kh3 Ne4 {aiming for ...d3!} 33. Qxd4 $2 ({Only move:} 33. Rf1 $15 Qb2 34. Rc2 Qxa3 35. exd4) 33... Nd2 $2 ({Better is} 33... h6 $19 {...g5 is the strong threat.} 34. Rf1 Qe2) 34. Qb2 h6 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is pushing.} 35. e4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (35. Rf1 $11 Qe2 36. Rfe1) 35... Nxe4 $19 {[%mdl 64] [#] Discovered Attack} 36. Qxf2 Nxf2+ {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} 37. Kg2 Rxe1 38. Rxe1 Rxe1 39. Kxf2 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KR-KB} Rb1 40. Be3 Rxb5 41. Bxa7 Ra5 42. Be3 Rxa3 43. Kf3 f5 44. h5 Ra4 45. Bf4 Kf7 46. Kg2 Ke6 47. Kf3 {[%tqu "En","","","", "a4f4","",10]} Kd5 (47... Rxf4+ $142 $1 48. Kxf4 (48. gxf4 Kd5) 48... Kf6) 48. Bc1 Rb4 49. Bd2 Rd4 50. Bc1 Rd1 51. Bb2 Rh1 52. Bxg7 Rxh5 53. Kf4 Ke6 54. Bf8 Rh1 55. Bg7 h5 {Strongly threatening ...Rf1+.} 56. Kg5 Rg1 57. Kh4 Kd5 58. Bh6 Ke4 59. Bf4 Kf3 (59... Rh1+ $142 60. Kg5 h4 61. Kf6 h3 62. Bb8 Rb1 63. Bc7 h2 64. Kg6 h1=Q 65. Bd8 Qh8 66. Be7 Rb6+ 67. Kf7 Qh7+ 68. Ke8 Rb7 69. Kf8 Qxe7+ 70. Kg8 Qg7#) 60. Bb8 Ke4 $2 (60... Rh1+ $19 61. Kg5 Rh3) 61. Kxh5 $11 Rh1+ ( 61... Rb1 {feels hotter.} 62. Bf4 Kd5 63. Kg6 Ke6 64. Kg5 Rg1) 62. Kg5 Rh8 ( 62... Ra1 {feels hotter.} 63. Bf4 Rf1 64. Bb8 Rc1 65. Kf6 Rb1) 63. Bf4 Rg8+ 64. Kf6 Rg4 65. Bc7 Rg8 {And now ...Rf8+ would win.} 66. Bf4 Ra8 {Hoping for ... Ra3.} 67. Bc7 Ra6+ (67... Rf8+ {seems wilder.} 68. Kg7 Rc8 69. Bf4 Kf3 70. Kf6 Kg4) 68. Kg5 Rc6 (68... Ra3 {is interesting.} 69. Bf4 Rd3 70. Kf6 Rd8 71. Kg5 Rd1) 69. Bb8 Rc5 {( -> ...f4+)} (69... Rc8 {looks sharper.} 70. Bf4 Rc6 71. Bb8 Rc1 72. Bf4 Rb1) 70. Bf4 Kf3 {Threatens to win with ...Rd5.} 71. Kh5 $2 { [%mdl 8192]} (71. Bd6 $11) 71... Rc4 {Black mates.} 72. Kg5 {[%tqu "En","","", "","c4f4","",10]} Rxf4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 73. gxf4 {KP-KP} Ke4 74. Kh4 Kxf4 75. Kh3 Kf3 76. Kh2 Kf2 77. Kh3 f4 78. Kg4 f3 79. Kf4 Kg2 0-1