[Event "Redmond Champs Qualifier"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2025.02.01"]
[Round "4"]
[Board "3"]
[White "Harwood"]
[Black "Hou, Zouchen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "pharwood"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "1888"]
[BlackElo "1615"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[GameId "2140654281627524"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
{[%evp 16,69,14,-9,16,11,18,15,31,-89,-86,-107,-99,-92,-85,-86,-84,-102,-49,-71,-50,-68,349,27,28,23,30,-19,22,23,32,27,345,325,324,328,331,337,339,329,317,-16,-29,-205,-172,-148,-25,-139,0,-107,0,0,9,13,12,12]} 1. e4 c5 2. d3 d6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. c3 Qc7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Re1 Nd7 {A05: Réti Opening: 1 Nf3 Nf6.} 10. Nc4 (10. Nf1 $5) 10... Nde5 11. Ne3 {[#]} e6 $146 12. d4 $2 {Repels b6} (12. Ng5 $14) 12... Nxf3+ $17 {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender} 13. Bxf3 cxd4 14. cxd4 Nxd4 15. Bg2 Bd7 16. Bd2 Bb5 (16... Rfc8 $17) 17. Rc1 Qe7 {Black is more active.} 18. Bc3 Nc6 {[%mdl 8192]} (18... Rfc8 $15 {keeps the upper hand.}) 19. a4 $11 (19. Bxg7 $1 Kxg7 20. a4 $1 Ba6 21. b4 $1 Nxb4 (21... b5 {21...e5 3.56} 22. Rxc6) 22. Qd4+) ({White must play} 19. Bxg7 $1 $18 Kxg7 20. a4) 19... Bxc3 20. Rxc3 Ba6 21. f4 (21. Qd2) 21... Rac8 (21... Qd8 {was preferable.}) 22. Qd2 {[%CAl Ob2b4][%mdl 1024] White has compensation.} b5 23. Rec1 Qd7 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (23... Qb7 $11) 24. e5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} d5 (24... Ne7 25. Ng4) 25. Ng4 Qb7 {[#]} 26. f5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} exf5 (26... gxf5 27. Qg5+ Kh8 28. Qf6+ Kg8 29. Nh6#) (26... Qb6+ 27. Kh1 Nxe5 28. Nxe5 Rxc3 29. Rxc3 $18 (29. Qxc3 b4 $18)) 27. Nf6+ (27. Bxd5 Qb6+ (27... fxg4 28. Rxc6 Qb8 29. e6 $16) 28. Kh1 fxg4 $16) 27... Kg7 28. Qg5 $2 (28. Nxd5 Nxe5 29. Qd4 Qb8 30. Nc7 Qb6 31. Rc5 Rce8 32. a5 Qf6 {[%CAl Oe5f3]} 33. Nxe8+ Rxe8 $18) (28. Nxd5 $18 {Black must now prevent Qg5.} bxa4 (28... Nxe5 29. Qd4 $16) 29. Qg5) 28... Qb6+ (28... bxa4 29. Nxd5 h6 30. Qf6+ Kh7 31. Rxc6 Rxc6 32. Rxc6 Qxb2 33. h4 $18 (33. Rxa6 Qd4+ 34. Kf1 Qd1+ 35. Kf2 Qd2+ 36. Kf1 Qd1+ 37. Kf2 Qd2+ 38. Kg1 Qd4+ 39. Kf1 Qd1+ $11)) 29. Kh1 $2 (29. Rc5 $1 $11 {and White is okay.} Nxe5 (29... bxa4 30. Nh5+ Kg8 31. Nf6+ Kg7 32. Nh5+ Kg8 33. Nf6+ Kg7 $11) 30. Nh5+ Kh8 31. a5) 29... Nxe5 $19 (29... bxa4 $2 30. Nd7 (30. Bxd5 $2 Nxe5 31. Nh5+ Kh8 $19) (30. Nxd5 Qxb2 31. Qf6+ Kg8 $18) 30... Qxb2 31. Qf6+ (31. Rxc6 Rxc6 32. Rxc6 Bb5 $11 {[%mdl 64] Skewer}) (31. Nxf8 Nxe5 32. Qe3 Ng4 $11) 31... Kh6 32. Nxf8 (32. Rxc6 $2 Rxc6 33. Qh4+ Kg7 $19) 32... Rxf8 33. g4 (33. Rxc6 Bc4 $18) (33. Qxc6 Rc8 $11) 33... fxg4 34. Rxc6 $18) 30. Nxd5 Qd8 (30... Qe6 $17 {and ...Rxc3 would now be decisive} 31. Nc7 Qd6) 31. Qe3 (31. Qf4 $1 $11 Re8 32. Rxc8 (32. Nc7 $2 Rxc7 {[%mdl 64] Deflection} 33. Rxc7 Nd3 $19) 32... Bxc8 33. Nc7) 31... Re8 (31... Qd6 $17 32. axb5 Rxc3 33. Nxc3 Ng4 34. Qxa7 Qd2) 32. Qxa7 {[#]} (32. Rxc8 $11 {remains equal.} Bxc8 33. Nc7) 32... Qd6 ({Better is} 32... Rxc3 $1 $17 33. bxc3 Re6) 33. Rxc8 $11 {The position is equal.} Rxc8 34. Rxc8 Bxc8 35. axb5 {[%mdl 32768]} 0-1