[Event "ICC 25 10 u"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2021.01.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Paul H."]
[Black "SlowPlow"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[BlackElo "1757"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
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29996,29997,29998,29999,-30000]} 1. e4 c5 2. d3 Nc6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nbd2 {[#]} Rb8
$146 {Black wants to support a b5 push but normal developing moves like Nf6
makes more sense.} ({Predecessor:} 4... Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Nf6 8.
O-O Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nc4 Qc7 12. Bd2 Rad8 13. Qc1 b5 14. Ne3
Nb6 15. Ng4 Bd6 16. Ng5 {0-1 (57) Perez,M (2407)-Salinas Herrera,P (2470)
Buenos Aires 2018}) 5. g3 {Continuing my normal KIA set up.} b6 (5... e6 $11 {
keeps the balance.}) 6. Bg2 {B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6.
} ({Better is} 6. exd5 $16 Qxd5 7. Bg2) 6... Nf6 $11 7. O-O Bd7 (7... e6 $1 $14
) 8. e5 {This is the thematic move of the KIA. White wants to get in e5 as
quickly as possible to secure space and begin building up pressure in the
center.} (8. exd5 $18 {is more deadly.} Nxd5 9. b3) 8... Ng4 {Slowplow is a
lobotomized Crafty, meaning it will play random moves like this. It's still a
computer though and it will fight like iron even from a worse position.} (8...
Ng8 $142) 9. Re1 {Supporting the e-pawn and preparing the normal Nf1-h2
maneuver.} ({Another interesting line is the immediate} 9. d4 e6 (9... cxd4 10.
Re1 Qc7 11. Nb3 $18) 10. c4 Be7 11. cxd5 exd5 12. h3 Nh6 13. Nb3 $16) 9... Qc7
$2 (9... e6 $16) 10. Qe2 $2 (10. c4 $18 {and White stays clearly on top.} d4
11. Qe2 e6 12. h3 Nh6 13. Ne4 Nf5 14. g4 Nh6 15. Bf4 $18) 10... Nb4 $2 {
Threatening Nc2 forking rooks but this is a bad move that is easily refuted.} (
10... e6 $16) 11. Nf1 {With tempo. I prepare my Nh2 move and protect the c2
square with my queen.} (11. c4 $1 e6 (11... Nc2 $4 12. cxd5 Nxe1 13. Qxe1 e6
14. d6 Qb7 15. Ne4 Bc6 16. Bf4 $18 {and despite being down an exchange, White
is winning.} g5 {The only move to extricate the f8 bishop.} 17. Nfxg5 h6 18.
Nf3 Rd8 19. Rd1 Bxe4 20. dxe4 Bg7 (20... h5 21. h3 Nh6 22. Bf1 a6 23. Bg5 Rd7
24. Bf6 $18))) 11... c4 $2 (11... e6 {is a better chance.} 12. Bf4 Be7) 12. d4
({The pawn sac} 12. e6 $1 {is crushing but very hard to find.} Bxe6 13. Bf4
cxd3 14. cxd3 Qd8 15. Nd4 {Chess is a game of square control and piece
placement. White has an overwhelming development advantage and his pieces are
well coordinated.} Bd7 16. a3 Na6 17. Bxd5 $18 {[#]}) 12... Qc6 $2 (12... e6 {
was worth a try.} 13. a3 Nc6) 13. h3 $18 Nh6 14. a3 ({Once again,} 14. e6 {
is crushing.} Qxe6 15. Qd2 Qd6 16. Qc3 Rc8 17. Bf4 Qc6 18. Qxb4 $18) 14... Na6
15. c3 {Securing the pawn chain and making somewhat of a fortress.} b5 16. g4
Rd8 17. Bf4 Nc7 18. Ng3 (18. e6 $142 Nxe6 19. Bg3) 18... Ng8 {All of Black's
pieces have returned to their starting positions.} 19. Nf5 {A good central
square for the knight but it isn't part of a broader plan.} h5 20. Ne3 hxg4 21.
hxg4 Qg6 $2 (21... e6 22. Nf1 Be7) 22. Nh2 (22. e6 $142 Nxe6 23. Bg3 (23. Nxd5
Qxg4 24. Qxe6 {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender} Bxe6 $16)) 22... Bc6 (22... e6 {
was called for.} 23. Bg3 Be7) 23. Nf5 (23. Bg3 $1 $18 e6 24. f4 $18) 23... Ne6
(23... e6 $16 {keeps fighting.}) 24. Bg3 Nh6 (24... Ng5 $142 25. f4 Ne4 26.
Bxe4 dxe4 27. Nh4 Qh7 28. a4 $16) 25. Nh4 (25. Ne3 $142) 25... Qh7 26. f4 $2 {
I thought this was a good move. It grabs more center control and prepares f5.}
(26. Qd2 $18) 26... g5 $1 $11 {This is what I missed. And like that, the game
is equal. This is why computers are so strong. Slowplow played a series of
inferior moves and suddenly it hits me with a strong reply.} 27. fxg5 Nxg5 28.
Rf1 Kd7 $6 {e6 made more sense.} (28... Rg8 $11) 29. Rae1 $2 {I should have
played e6 to open the the g3 bishop's diagonal.} (29. e6+ $16 {keeps the
pressure on.} Nxe6 30. g5 $1 {[%mdl 512]}) 29... Kc8 $2 (29... e6 $1 $17 {
stays on course.} 30. N4f3 Be7 31. Nxg5 Bxg5) 30. e6 $1 $36 {[%mdl 2048] This
move is finally played.} Nxe6 (30... f6 {might work better.}) 31. Qe5 Kb7 $2 (
31... Rg8 {is a better defense.}) 32. Qe3 $4 {[%mdl 8192] This was a mouse
slip. I intended Qe2 to overprotect g4 but that too is a mistake.} (32. g5 $18
{is the narrow road to win.}) 32... Ng8 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (32... Rg8 $19 33. Qf3
Ng5) 33. N2f3 $2 (33. g5 $18) 33... Nf6 $11 34. Ne5 {[#] Hoping for g5.} Be8 $2
(34... Rg8 $1 $11) 35. a4 $2 (35. Neg6 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]}) 35... bxa4 $2 {
[%mdl 8192]} (35... Rg8 $1 $11) 36. Nxc4 $2 ({White has to play} 36. Neg6 $1
$18 {[%mdl 512]}) 36... Bb5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (36... Ne4 $1 $11 {and Black has
nothing to worry.} 37. Bxe4 Qxe4) 37. Na5+ $18 Ka6 {[#] And now ...Bh6 would
win.} 38. b4 $2 ({White must play} 38. c4 $1 $18 {[%CAl Rc4b5][%mdl 512]} dxc4
(38... Bxc4 39. Nxc4) 39. Rf5) 38... axb3 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} ({Don't blunder}
38... Nxg4 $2 39. Qf3 $18) (38... Qd3 $11 39. Qxd3 Bxd3) 39. Nxb3 (39. c4 $142)
39... Bxf1 $2 {The rook is not important here and this is a decisive mistake.}
(39... Ne4 $18) 40. Bxf1+ Kb6 41. Qe2 {[%csl Gf1][%CAl Re2b5]} Nc7 42. Ra1 (42.
Nc5 $142 Qd3 43. Qxd3 a6 44. Rb1+ Kc6 45. Rb7 Ra8 46. Rxc7+ Kb6 47. Qb1+ Ka5
48. Qb4#) 42... e5 43. Ra6+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} Kb7 (43... Nxa6 44. Qxa6+) 44. Rxf6
Re8 45. Na5+ Ka8 46. Bg2 {aiming for Bxd5+!} Qb1+ 47. Rf1 Qb6 48. Qa2 Qe6 49.
Nf5 f6 50. c4 {[%CAl Gg2a8,Gg3b8]} Rd8 51. cxd5 Nxd5 52. Ne3 Kb8 53. Bxd5 (53.
Rb1+ $142 Kc8 54. Bxd5 Qb6 55. Qc4+ Bc5 56. Rxb6 {[%mdl 64] Pin} Rxd5 57. Qa6+
{[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Kd8 58. Rb8+ Kd7 59. Qc6+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack}
Ke7 60. Nxd5+ Kf7 61. Qxf6#) 53... Rxd5 54. Qxd5 (54. Rb1+ $142 Kc7 55. Nxd5+
Kd6 56. Nb7+ {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} Kd7 57. Qa4+ Qc6 58. Nxf6+ Ke6 59.
Qxc6+ Bd6 60. Nxd6) 54... Qxd5 55. Nxd5 Ka8 56. dxe5 f5 57. gxf5 {The computer
will not resign. The rest of the game is me playing with 2 extra pieces.} Rg8
58. Kf2 Bc5+ 59. Kf3 Bd4 60. Nc6 Bb6 61. Nxb6+ axb6 62. f6 {Threatening mate
with e6.} Rf8 63. Ke4 Kb7 64. Nd4 Rg8 65. Bf4 Rf8 66. Kf5 {Intending e6 and
mate.} Rd8 67. Rd1 {White wants to mate with e6.} b5 68. f7 {White mates.} Rf8
69. Kf6 Rh8 70. e6 Rh4 71. Rf1 Rh8 72. e7 Ra8 73. e8=Q Ra6+ 74. Ne6 Rd6 75.
Bxd6 Kb6 76. Rb1 Ka7 77. Qxb5 {[%csl Gb1][%CAl Rb5b7]} Ka8 78. Qb7# 1-0