[Event "2024 Carol Kleist Memorial"] [Site "Redmond, WA"] [Date "2024.05.27"] [Round "3"] [White "Chabuk, Erkan"] [Black "Harwood"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E14"] [WhiteElo "1830"] [BlackElo "1873"] [Annotator "Harwood,Paul"] [PlyCount "126"] [GameId "2050074790613606"] [EventDate "2024.??.??"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2013.12.29"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 0,122,26,18,15,13,17,15,20,6,9,9,13,0,14,5,13,16,16,16,23,-8,17,20,22,-24,-6,-4,0,0,19,-42,-44,-43,-41,-32,-15,-51,-50,-53,-55,-103,-102,-96,-99,-104,-106,-106,-110,-104,-107,-107,-85,-83,-84,-108,-117,-120,-120,-118,-122,-122,-122,-157,-160,-238,-195,-190,-202,-209,-194,-205,-216,-221,-228,-229,-205,-207,-185,-185,-200,-213,-234,-235,-208,-216,-221,-222,-242,-230,-229,-279,-189,-207,-51,-59,-61,-55,-10,-10,-8,-6,-55,-183,0,0,3,-84,-81,-84,-67,-80,-67,-65,-68,-101,-98,-143,-157,-176,-210,-215,-151,-227,-236]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 {Apparently, this is a Queen's Indian attack- an opening I have no experience with. From here forward it's about finding solid moves and not overextending.} e6 (3... c5 {was another idea of course, but I didn't want to limit the scope of my f8 bishop.} 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Nc6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bd7 9. e4 Nf6 10. Nc3 Bb4 $11) 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O {White's development is coming along nicely and I realized I had all my queenside pieces still on their home square. I really wanted to play b6 and Bb7 but felt it was too slow. Stockfish disagrees, going for that exact plan.} Nbd7 (6... dxc4 {I thought long and hard about this move but I was worried about giving up center control. It turns out, there is nothing to worry about and the position is equal.} 7. Bxc4 a6 8. d4 b5 9. Bd3 Bb7) 7. d4 b6 {The bishop needs to deploy to an active square where it can have some influence on the center.} 8. b3 $5 Bb7 9. Bb2 Rc8 (9... c5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Bc4 Nf6 14. Bxd5 Nxd5 $11) 10. Nd2 {Both players are shuffling their pieces quite a bit but there are still no major weaknesses on either side.} (10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Ne5 Nf6 13. a4 a5 14. Rc1 Bd6 15. Bb5 c5 $11) 10... dxc4 (10... a6 {to keep the knight out of b5 and prepare c5.}) 11. Nxc4 c5 {[#]} (11... a6 {A nice preventative move to keep the knight out of b5 and preparing c5.}) ({Less impressive but effective is} 11... c6 {but this leads to a dead equal position too.} 12. Bf3 b5 13. Ne5 b4 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Ne4 Qb6 $11) 12. Bf3 $146 ({Relevant:} 12. Nb5 a6 13. Nbd6 Rb8 14. Nxb7 Rxb7 15. Rc1 Rb8 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. a3 a5 18. Bf3 Qe7 19. Qe2 Rfd8 20. Rfd1 Rbc8 21. h4 h6 22. g3 Nf8 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Ne5 Qd6 25. Nc6 Rd7 26. Be5 Qd2 27. Qxd2 Rxd2 28. b4 axb4 29. axb4 Bd6 30. Bd4 e5 31. Bxe5 Bxe5 32. Nxe5 Rb2 33. Rc7 Rxb4 34. Nxf7 Ne6 35. Re7 Nc5 36. Ne5 Nce4 37. Ng6 Nd2 38. Bc6 {1-0 Fedoseev,V (2700)-Kuzubov,Y (2628) Titled Tuesday intern op 24th Aug Chess.com INT blitz 2021 (5)}) 12... Bxf3 (12... cxd4 13. exd4 (13. Bxb7 $4 dxc3 14. Bxc8 cxb2 15. Nxb2 Qxc8 $19) 13... Nd5 14. Nb5 $11 {a6 would have come in handy right about now.}) 13. Qxf3 cxd4 14. exd4 {The position is still dead equal but now I have an isolated queen pawn to target.} Bb4 {I played this with the intention of capturing on c3 and placing my night on the d5 square.} 15. a3 $6 {This is the first real mistake in the game that gives me a slight edge.} (15. Nb5 Ra8 16. a3 Be7 17. Nc3 a6 18. a4 $11) 15... Bxc3 16. Bxc3 Nd5 {[%csl Gb4,Gc3,Gd5,Ge3,Gf4][%CAl Gd5f4,Gd5e3,Gd5c3,Gd5b4]} 17. Bd2 Qf6 {a little early to trade queens but I liked my chances in the ending.} (17... Nb8 $5 {recirculating to c6 to pressure the d4 pawn.} 18. Bc1 Nc6 19. Bb2 b5 20. Nd2 Qb6 21. Qe4 Nce7 22. Rfc1 Nf5 23. h3 Rfd8 24. Nf3 h6 $15) 18. Qxf6 (18. Qe4 {white should not trade.} Qe7 19. h3 h6 20. Rfc1 N7f6 21. Qd3 $11) 18... N7xf6 19. Rac1 (19. f3 Rfd8 20. Rac1 Ne7 21. Ne5 Rxd4 22. Bb4 $1 Nfd5 23. Rxc8+ Nxc8 24. Rc1 Nce7 25. Bxe7 Nxe7 26. Rc7 Rd1+ 27. Kf2 $11) 19... Ne4 $1 {Getting more activity for my knight while attacking the misplaced bishop.} 20. f3 $2 Nxd2 21. Nxd2 Nc3 (21... Ne3 22. Rfe1 Nc2 $17 {[%csl Ra3,Re1]}) 22. Kf2 Nb5 (22... Rfd8 {is a bit more accurate as there are bigger problems for white than just the loss of a pawn.} 23. Ne4 Nb5 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Rd1 Rc2+ 26. Kg3 Nc7 27. Rd2 Rc1 28. Kf2 Kf8 $17) 23. Rxc8 (23. d5 $5 {after the game, I suggested this move to my opponent. He's still worse but at least my d5 pawn can be a future target.} exd5 24. Nb1 g6 25. Ke3 Rfe8+ 26. Kd3 $17) 23... Rxc8 24. Nc4 Nxd4 25. Rd1 Rd8 (25... Nxb3 26. Rd7 h6 27. Ne5 f6 28. Ng6 Rc2+ 29. Kg3 a5 $19) 26. a4 {a good idea to advance his pawns to get them as close to queening square as he can.} Kf8 27. a5 $2 (27. Rd3 f6 28. f4 h5 29. Ne3 Ke7 30. Rc3 Rd6 31. Rc7+ Rd7 32. Rc3 Rd6 33. Rc7+ Rd7 34. Rc3 Kd6 $17) 27... b5 28. Na3 Ke7 {Black is winning. I have a clear pawn advantage, active pieces while my opponent is struggling to find meaningful moves. How good is my endgame technique? Let's see.} 29. b4 Rd6 $1 {Allowing me to play Kd7 without losing the knight.} 30. Rc1 Kd7 {Stopping the rook from infiltrating on the c-file.} 31. f4 a6 {Suring up the b-pawn pawn. I was midful of future moves like Nb5 but this wasn't yet possible.} 32. Ke3 (32. Rc5 Rc6 33. Rh5 Rc3 34. Nxb5 Nxb5 35. Rxh7 Ke7 36. Rxg7 Rc4 37. g3 Rxb4 $19) 32... Nf5+ 33. Ke2 Ne7 {Re-routing the knight to its best square.} 34. Nc2 Nd5 35. g3 Rc6 {Pinning the knight and preparing to place the rook on c4.} 36. Kd2 Rc4 37. Rb1 {This is where I began to struggle. What's needed here are safe moves like h6 and slowly advancing my pawns forward. Instead, I opted for something more commital.} f6 (37... h6 38. Rd1 Ke7 39. Rc1 g6 40. Ra1 g5 41. fxg5 hxg5 42. h3 f5 43. Rg1 Nxb4 44. Ne3 Rd4+ 45. Kc3 Re4 46. Nd1 $19) 38. Rb3 e5 $5 39. fxe5 fxe5 40. Ne3 Rd4+ 41. Ke2 $4 Nxe3 $2 (41... Re4 $1 $19 {Trading off all material into a winning king and pawn endgame.} 42. h4 Rxe3+ 43. Rxe3 Nxe3 44. Kxe3 h5 45. g4 hxg4 46. Ke4 Ke6 $19) 42. Kxe3 Kd6 43. h4 Kd5 (43... h5 {To stop any further expansion on the kingside.} 44. Ke2 Kd5 45. Rf3 Rxb4 46. Rf7 Rg4 47. Ra7 Rg6 $19) 44. h5 Kc4 45. Rb1 g6 $6 (45... Rd3+ 46. Ke4 Rxg3 47. Rf1 (47. Kxe5 Rg5+ 48. Kf4 Rxh5 49. Kg4 Rh6 $19) 47... Kxb4 48. Ra1 Rh3 49. Kf5 Rxh5+ $19) 46. h6 {This pawn turns out to be a future problem.} Kc3 $4 (46... Rd3+ 47. Kf2 (47. Ke4 Rxg3 48. Kxe5 Rh3 $19) 47... e4 48. Rc1+ Rc3 49. Re1 Rc2+ 50. Ke3 Rh2 51. Rb1 Rxh6 52. Kxe4 Rh2 $19) 47. Rc1+ $1 {Obvious but now White is fully equal.} Kxb4 48. Rc7 Kxa5 49. Rxh7 {This looks to be headed for a draw now but both sides need to play accurately for that to happen.} b4 50. Rb7 Rd8 51. Ke4 $4 (51. g4 Ka4 52. Rb6 b3 53. Rxa6+ Kb5 54. Ra1 Kb4 55. Ke4 Re8 56. Ra6 $11) 51... Rh8 $2 $11 (51... Ka4 52. Kxe5 a5 53. h7 Kb3 $19) 52. h7 b3 53. Rxb3 Rxh7 54. Kxe5 $11 {I thought about offering a draw here but decided to play a few more moves.} Rf7 55. Kd4 $2 $19 {The king should stay right where it is.} (55. Ra3+ Kb6 56. Rb3+ Ka5 57. Ra3+ Kb6 $11) 55... Rf5 56. Kc4 Rb5 (56... Rg5 57. Re3 Ka4 $19) 57. Ra3+ Kb6 58. Kd4 Rb4+ 59. Kd5 Kb5 60. Rc3 a5 61. Rc8 Rg4 {[%EOG]} {White resigns. On Rc3, Kb4 forcing the rook to move and the pawn freely marches down the board.} {Analysis:} 62. Rc3 a4 63. Ke5 Kb4 0-1