[Event "Crossroads Invitational 58 Arena"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2021.02.27"] [Round "?"] [White "jreadey"] [Black "InnerPiece"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D30"] [WhiteElo "2298"] [BlackElo "2100"] [PlyCount "138"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [TimeControl "180+2"] {[%evp 0,138,25,13,13,-3,-3,-3,44,40,28,10,10,16,26,30,30,21,22,25,62,69,65,65, 77,54,70,54,48,37,40,35,35,13,32,32,12,33,40,-10,3,-8,47,24,29,25,38,37,27,38, 38,27,10,10,14,0,3,-3,0,0,4,9,-8,-12,14,-10,-10,-5,-2,-10,-2,-91,-15,-75,-58, -93,0,0,0,0,0,-91,-104,-104,0,0,0,0,0,-104,-104,-145,-200,-145,0,0,0,-69,0, -233,-306,-323,-304,-260,-756,-905,-881,-1014,-881,-934,-934,-977,-1013,-1276, -1221,-1915,-2047,-1463,-766,-794,-794,-931,-992,-1369,-1884,-2152,-1413,-2186, -29970,-29989,-29990,-29991,-29990,-29993,-29994,-29995,-29996,-29997,-29998, -29999,-30000]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O ({Stockfish 13:} 7... Nc6 8. dxc5 {[%eval 44,54]}) 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Qc2 Ne4 $6 (9... Bb6 {This is where the bishop belongs - putting pressure on the center with future thoughts of Nc6 and maybe d4 as an option.} 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. Na4 Re8 (11... Bc7 {tucking the bishop away looks reasonable but it gives black what he seeks most - control of the c5 square.}) 12. Nxb6 Qxb6 13. Bg5 Ng4 14. Qd2 (14. h3 Nge5 15. Nxe5 Rxe5 16. Qd2 d4 $11)) 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 ( 11. bxc3 h6 12. Rd1 Qb6 13. Rb1 Qa5 14. Nd2 Qc7 15. Nb3 Bb4 16. Bb2 Nd7 17. Rxd5 Nb6 18. Rd4 Be7 19. c4 Bf6 20. c5 Bxd4 21. Nxd4 Nd7 22. c6 bxc6 23. Nxc6 Kh8 24. Qd2 Kh7 25. Ba3 Ba6 26. Bd6 Qc8 27. Bxf8 {1-0 (27) Wang,Y (2749)-Wei,Y (2244) China 2010}) 11... Be7 {Moving the same piece twice in the opening. Not recommended and White is already better because of this.} (11... Qb6 12. a3 a5 13. Bf4 Nc6 14. Rac1 Be7 15. Be3 Qa6 16. Nd4 Be6 17. Nxe6 fxe6 $14) 12. Be3 $146 Nc6 13. Rfd1 Be6 14. Nd4 Rc8 15. Nxc6 (15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Rac1 Bf6 17. Qd2 Re8 $14) 15... bxc6 16. Bc5 ({White should secure c5 first with} 16. Rac1 a5 17. Bc5 Bxc5 18. Qxc5 a4 19. Qd4 $14) 16... Bxc5 17. Qxc5 Qb6 {The position is dead equal. If White trades queens there is nothing left to fight for.} 18. Qxb6 axb6 19. e4 Rfd8 20. exd5 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 {More trading which further solidifies the draw -- but there is another problem here and it's not related to the position - it is psychologial. I offered a draw a few times but my opponent refused. Agreeing to a draw offer for someone rated several hundred rating points less than you is difficult to do. So, White played on.} Rxd5 22. Rxd5 cxd5 23. Rd1 Rd8 {Black's back rank mate threats puts him at a slight disadvantage but a draw is still the likely outcome.} 24. Kf1 Kf8 25. Ke2 Ke7 26. Kd3 Kd6 {With the king centralizes, the game is completely balanced again. Neither player can make any progress.} 27. Kd4 Rc8 {Threatening Rc2} {which White stops with} 28. Rd2 Rc4+ 29. Kd3 g5 {My idea is to restrict White's pawns with g5-g4.} 30. Rc2 Rxc2 $4 {Losing on the spot.} (30... b5 31. f3 $11) 31. Kxc2 g4 $4 32. b4 $4 {Back to a draw. Now i can play b5 and stop the passer.} (32. Kc3 Kc5 33. b4+ Kd6 34. a4 $18 {And the a-pawn will become a passer.}) 32... b5 33. Kb3 Kc6 34. Kc3 Kd6 35. Kd4 Kc6 (35... h5 {Taking away moves from White.}) 36. Ke5 $4 f6+ 37. Kd4 h5 $4 (37... Kd6 38. Ke3 Ke5 $19) 38. Kd3 Kb6 39. Ke3 Kc6 40. Kd4 Kd6 41. Kc3 Kc6 $4 {I keep having the hallucination that White will get a his b4 pawn as a passer with a4 but that loses since I have my d5 and a4 pawns, both of which cannot be stopped.} (41... Ke5 42. a4 d4+ 43. Kd3 bxa4 44. b5 Kd5 45. b6 Kc6 46. b7 Kxb7 47. Kxd4 Kb6 48. Kc4 Ka5 $19 {[%csl Rf3,Rh3] White's pawns are frozen.}) 42. Kb3 Kb6 43. Kc3 Kc6 44. Kd4 Kd6 45. Ke3 Ke5 46. Kd3 Kd6 47. Kd4 Kc6 48. Ke3 Kd6 49. f4 $4 $19 { Trying to make more of something that does not exist.} (49. Kd4 $11) 49... gxf3 50. Kxf3 Ke5 51. Ke3 f5 52. Kd3 d4 $1 {Somehow, I now realize a4 does not work. } 53. Ke2 Kd5 54. Kd3 Ke5 55. Kd2 Ke4 56. a3 d3 57. a4 bxa4 58. b5 Kd5 59. Kxd3 Kc5 60. Kc3 Kxb5 {Similar to the earlier variation.} 61. Kb2 Kb4 62. Ka2 a3 63. Kb1 Kb3 64. Ka1 a2 {#5} 65. h3 Ka3 66. g4 f4 $1 67. gxh5 f3 68. h6 f2 69. h7 f1=Q# 0-1