[Event "CCRL Blitz"] [White "Titan 1.1.0 64 bit 8CPU"] [Black "PlentyChess 4.0.0 64 bit"] [Site "CCRL"] [Round "34.12"] [Annotator "Papp,Petra"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2025.04.29"] [WhiteElo "3713"] [BlackElo "3730"] [PlyCount "61"] {[%evp 0,61,29,32,33,37,28,28,32,-9,-9,-9,-1,11,11,13,7,7,7,-11,-11,-12,-12,-17,-17,-19,0,-20,-26,-26,-11,-26,-18,-15,-13,-13,-20,-14,-5,-23,-13,-13,-14,-14,-22,-48,-48,-48,-48,-46,-46,-46,-42,-86,-67,-66,-57,-65,-28,-28,-31,-34,-34,-34]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nge2 $5 dxe4 5. a3 $1 Bxc3+ $1 { The most principled move. Black needs to overload the e2 knight, then attack the d4 pawn, while also overprotecting the e4 pawn with Nf6. This is definitely the most accurate way for Black to play.} 6. Nxc3 Nc6 $1 {The best move is to attack the d4 pawn. If White protects it with Be3, Black can respond with Nf6, without fearing of Bg5.} 7. d5 $5 {A solid move; White aims to achieve a slight advantage.} (7. Bf4 $5 {See: Kulon-Socko game.} )exd5 $1 (7... Nce7 $6 8. Qg4 $1 Kf8 9. dxe6 Nf6 10. Qf4 Bxe6 11. Nxe4 $14 )8. Qxd5 Be6 $1 {The most accurate. Surely Black wants to trade in the best circumstances.} (8... Nge7 $6 9. Qxd8+ $1 Nxd8 10. Bd2 Bf5 11. O-O-O $14 {[%cal Gd1e1,Gc3e4] } )(8... Bg4 9. Qxe4+ Qe7 10. Bc4 $5 Bf5 11. Qe3 O-O-O 12. O-O $14 )9. Qxd8+ $5 (9. Qxe4 {A lot of engine games have played this move, but I don't see any possible way to win, as Black can simplify the position easily, and the opposite bishop endgame has a high possibility of being a draw. } Nf6 $1 10. Qa4 Qd4 $1 11. Bb5 Qxa4 12. Bxa4 O-O-O 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. O-O $5 (14. Bd2 Bg4 $1 {All the games ended in a draw. :)} 15. h3 (15. Be3 Rhe8 16. O-O a5 17. h3 Bf5 {- 15.h3} )Rhe8+ 16. Be3 Bf5 17. O-O a5 18. Rac1 Nd5 19. Nxd5 cxd5 (19... Rxd5 20. Rfe1 Red8 21. a4 Be6 22. f3 Kb7 23. Kh2 c5 24. Bf4 g6 $11 {Rebel 16.3 64-bit 8CPU-Clover 8.2.5 64-bit 8CPU, CCRL 2025} )20. Rfd1 Re4 21. Rd2 d4 22. Rcd1 Re5 23. Rxd4 Rxd4 24. Rxd4 Bxc2 25. Bd2 g6 26. Bc3 Rc5 27. Rf4 Bb3 $11 {PlentyChess 5.0.0 64-bit 8CPU-Obsidian 14.0 64-bit 8CPU, CCRL 2025 } )Bf5 15. Be3 a5 $132 )Rxd8 10. Bf4 $1 (10. Nxe4 $6 Nd4 $1 11. Bd3 Bc4 $5 $36 )f5 $5 {This is also fine, along with the 10...Nf6 move. Black after this wants to play Nf6 and then 0-0 with a better center pawns; however, it requires one more tempo.} (10... Nd4 $2 11. O-O-O Nf6 12. Bxc7 Rd7 13. Be5 $18 )(10... Rd7 $2 11. Nxe4 Nf6 (11... Bd5 12. Nc3 Be6 13. Nb5 $16 )12. Nc5 Rd5 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Bd3 $16 )(10... Kd7 $6 11. O-O-O+ Kc8 12. Rxd8+ Nxd8 13. Nb5 $1 c6 14. Nd6+ Kd7 15. Nxe4 Bd5 16. Nc5+ Kc8 17. c4 Be6 18. Ne4 $16 )(10... Nf6 $5 {Development above all makes total sense. White hopes for a stable advantage thanks to the bishop pair; however, Black is solid, so objectively it's likely an equal position.} 11. Bxc7 Rd7 $1 {Black needs to avoid 0-0-0.} (11... Rc8 $2 12. Bd6 $16 {[%csl Gd6][%cal Ge1c1]} )12. Bf4 $1 O-O (12... Nd4 $2 13. O-O-O $1 $16 )(12... a6 $6 {This is simply a waste of time.} 13. Bg5 $1 Bf5 (13... Ng4 14. Nxe4 O-O 15. h3 )14. Bc4 $14 O-O $6 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Bd5 $1 Rc8 17. O-O-O $18 )13. Bb5 (13. Bg5 Ng4 $5 $132 )Nd5 $5 (13... Rfd8 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Bg5 $14 )(13... Rc8 14. Bg5 (14. Bd2 $5 h6 15. O-O-O a6 16. Bxc6 Rxc6 17. Be3 Nd5 18. Nxd5 Rxd5 19. Rxd5 Bxd5 20. Rd1 Bb3 21. Rd2 Kh7 22. Kb1 Be6 23. b3 g5 24. c4 $11 )Ne8 (14... Ng4 15. h3 Nge5 16. Bd2 f5 17. O-O-O a6 18. Bxc6 Rxc6 19. Bf4 Ng6 20. Be3 f4 21. Bd2 $14 )15. Rd1 Nd6 16. Be2 Ne5 $132 )14. Nxd5 Rxd5 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Rd1 Rfd8 $11 )11. Bxc7 (11. Nb5 Ke7 12. Nxc7 Bf7 13. Bb5 Nf6 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. O-O Rc8 16. Rad1 Bh5 17. Rd6 Rxc7 18. Rxf6 Kxf6 19. Bxc7 Rc8 20. Ba5 g5 $11 {Seer 2.8.0 64-bit 8CPU-Alexandria 7.1.0 64-bit 8CPU, CCRL 2024} )Rd7 12. Bf4 $1 Kf7 $5 (12... Nd4 $2 13. O-O-O $1 Nf6 14. Be3 Nc6 15. Bb5 $16 )(12... Nf6 13. Bb5 $14 )13. Rd1 (13. Bb5 Nge7 $1 {Connecting the knights definitely makes a lot of sense.} 14. Bxc6 (14. Rd1 Rhd8 15. Rxd7 Bxd7 16. Be3 Be6 17. Be2 Nd4 18. Bd1 Bc4 19. h4 a6 20. Rh3 Ne6 21. Bc1 Bd5 22. Ne2 b5 23. h5 Bc6 24. Nf4 Nxf4 25. Bxf4 Nd5 26. Bg5 Rc8 27. Rh4 h6 28. Bc1 a5 29. Be2 b4 $132 {Berserk 13 64-bit 8CPU-Quanticade Orion 2.0 64-bit 8, CCRL 2025} )(14. Bd2 a6 15. Bxc6 Nxc6 16. O-O-O {1/2 Stefansson-Chigaev, Reykjavik 2025} )Nxc6 15. Bd2 Rhd8 16. O-O-O $11 )Nd4 (13... Nf6 $5 {This is possible too. Black is very solid.} 14. Rxd7+ Bxd7 15. Nb5 $5 Ne8 16. h4 a6 17. Nc3 Nf6 18. Kd2 Rc8 19. Kc1 h6 $132 {[%cal Gc6d4,Gf6g4]} )14. Rd2 $1 Nf6 (14... a6 $2 15. Na4 $1 Nc6 16. Bd6 Nf6 17. Nc5 $18 )15. Nb5 $5 (15. Ne2 Nc6 16. Rxd7+ Bxd7 17. h4 Rc8 {1/2 Stormphrax 6.0.0 64-bit-Berserk 13 64-bit 8CPU, CCRL 2025} )(15. Kd1 Rhd8 16. h3 h6 17. Be3 a6 18. Kc1 g5 19. g3 Nf3 20. Rxd7+ Nxd7 21. b3 Nde5 22. Kb2 Kf6 23. Be2 h5 $132 {Stormphrax 4.1.0 64-bit 8CPU-Stockfish 17 64-bit 8CPU, CCRL 2024} )Nxb5 16. Bxb5 Rxd2 17. Kxd2 Rd8+ 18. Kc1 {White can hope for some small advantage due to the bishop pair, but with precise play, Black can equalize.} Rc8 $1 (18... Nd5 19. Bd2 $14 )19. Be2 Bb3 20. Bd1 Ng4 21. Kb1 Ba4 22. b3 Nxf2 $1 23. Bh5+ g6 24. Rf1 gxh5 25. Rxf2 Bc6 26. h4 Rd8 27. Kc1 b5 28. Rd2 Rxd2 29. Kxd2 Ke6 $11 30. Ke3 Kd5 31. Bc7 1/2-1/2