[Event "Julius Baer Play-In 2023 "] [White "Van Foreest,Jorden"] [Black "Antipov,Mikhail AI"] [Site ""] [Round ""] [Annotator "Havanur,Nagesh"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2023.07.24"] [WhiteElo "2693"] [BlackElo "2606"] [PlyCount "38"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 {The Berlin Defence} 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 { A direct and aggressive method of meeting the Berlin. Importantly, it avoids an early transition to the endgame.} ({The Berlin Endgame begins with} 5. d4 Nd6 ({If} 5... exd4 6. Re1 f5 ({or} 6... d5 7. Nxd4 Bc5 8. Nxc6 Bxf2+ 9. Kf1 Qh4 10. Rxe4+ dxe4 11. Qd8+ Qxd8 12. Nxd8+ Bd7 13. Kxf2 Rxd8 14. Be2 $16 )7. Nxd4 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 c6 9. f3 cxb5 10. fxe4 Qb6 11. exf5+ Kf7 12. Be3 Qxd4 13. Bxd4 $16 )({or} 5... Nxd4 6. Nxd4 exd4 7. Re1 f5 8. Nd2 {stronger than 8.f3 allowing ...Bb4} (8. f3 Bb4 )Be7 9. Nxe4 fxe4 10. Qh5+ Kf8 11. Rxe4 d5 12. Qf3+ Kg8 13. Bg5 Bxg5 14. Re8+ $18 )6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 $11 {This was the line with which Kramnik neutralised Kasparov's Spanish in the BrainGames World Championship 2000. White has an advanced pawn on e5 and kingside pawn majority. Black has doubled pawns on the c-file and the advantage of two bishops.} )Nd6 {A combative move, pushing back the bishop. However, its position here would be a problem for the d-pawn and the bishop on c8.} ({If} 5... d5 6. d3 Nf6 7. Nxe5 Be6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bxc6+ Nd7 10. Qh5 $18 )({Or} 5... f5 6. d3 Nf6 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8. Nxe5 Be7 9. Qe2 c5 10. Nc4 a5 11. Bg5 Ra6 12. Nc3 {with an overwhelming position} )(5... Nf6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. d4 $14 )6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 (7. Ba4 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Nc4 10. Re1 d5 $11 {The White bishop on a4 has to get back into the game with Nd2, c3 and Bc2.} )Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Nc3 $5 {A TN, sacrificing the d-pawn for a lead in development. } (11. Bf4 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Bxd4 {winning a pawn. However,} 13. Bxd6 cxd6 14. Nc3 {is OK for White as Black's doubled pawns on the d-file are a liability and the bishop on c8 is yet to be developed.} )Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Bxd4 13. Bd3 b6 $4 {Obvious and wrong.} (13... Bxc3 $1 14. Qxc3 Ne8 $11 )14. Nb5 $1 Nxb5 15. Qe4 Bxf2+ $5 {An imaginative attempt at counterplay that nearly succeeds.} 16. Kxf2 Qf6+ 17. Ke1 $4 {The monarch tries to flee and this throws away the win.} ({He missed} 17. Kg3 $1 Bb7 18. Qxb7 Re8 19. Qf3 $1 $18 {Here Balasz Csonka offers an enjoable line.} Qe5+ 20. Bf4 Qxb2 21. Re1 )Qe6 $4 {returning the compliment} ({Black had a draw with} 17... Bb7 $1 18. Qxh7+ (18. Qxb7 $4 Re8+ $19 )Kf8 19. Bxb5 ({not} 19. Qh8+ $6 Ke7 20. Qh5 Re8 $1 $17 { After 21...Kd8 Black starts attacking.} )Re8+ 20. Be2 Qe5 $11 {The threats on the exposed White monatch ensure a draw.} )18. Qxe6 dxe6 19. Bxb5 Bb7 1-0