[Event "Match"] [Site "www.chess-mail.com"] [Date "2024.02.13"] [Round "1"] [White "Nanomaster"] [Black "Greywolf60"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A13"] [WhiteElo "2340"] [BlackElo "2360"] [Annotator "Eintalu, Jüri "] [PlyCount "121"] [EventDate "2024.??.??"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.02.05"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 d4 {The reversed Benoni. However, Black has played e7-e6 and not e7-e5.} 5. O-O Nc6 (5... c5 {is an alternative.}) 6. e3 Bc5 $5 {Shredder analysis if some other chess engine has not been shown.} ( 6... e5 $11 {0.08/30 is playable despite Black having lost a tempo with e7-e6-e5.}) (6... d3 $6 {with the idea of clamping down White's development, has been rarely played. Now, White must be exact.} 7. b3 $14 {0.50/34 White will play Bb2, Nc3 and then, Ne1. Then, White will play Qb1 or Nd5, if possible. If needed, White will also play f3 and e4. The pawn on d3 is in danger of being slowly lost without sufficient compensation.} (7. Ne1 $14 { 0.50/34}) (7. Qa4 $14 {was played in Gronn - Fyllingen 2004.})) 7. b4 $1 { [%CAl Gb4c5,Ge3d4] 0.31/30 White exchanges one's b-pawn for a pawn in the center.} (7. d3) 7... Nxb4 (7... Bxb4 $142 $11 {0.21/30} 8. exd4 O-O 9. Bb2 Rb8 {[%CAl Gb7b5,Gb5c4] Caruana - Hammer 2015. "Black's threat is to push ...b5 in order to weaken our center." - Adrien Demuth.}) 8. exd4 $14 {0.37/30} Be7 ( 8... Bxd4 $4 9. Nxd4 Qxd4 10. Qa4+ $18 Kd8 11. Qxb4 Qxa1 12. Ba3 Re8 13. Nc3 $18 {[%CAl Gc3a2,Gd2c3,Ga3b2,Gf1a1] Note that Black's queen is captured even if White's queen is missing from the board.}) 9. Bb2 $1 $146 {[%CAl Gb2h8] White deploys the bishop actively on the main diagonal.} (9. d3 $14 {0.37/30 avoiding Nb4-d3.} O-O 10. Nc3 (10. a3 $142 Nc6 11. Bb2 $14 {with a position from our present game.}) 10... Nc6 (10... c5 $142 $11) 11. Be3 (11. Bf4 $142 $14) 11... Ng4 $11 {was played in Truskavetsky - Savchenko 2019. White even lost the bishop pair.}) 9... O-O (9... Nd3 $2 10. Ba3 $1 $16 {is a trap.} Bxa3 (10... Nb4 $4 11. Bxb4 Bxb4 12. Qa4+ $18 {looses a piece.}) 11. Qa4+ $1 b5 $1 12. Qxa3 bxc4 13. Qa4+ Nd7 $1 14. Ne5 $1 Nb2 15. Qa5 Nxe5 16. Qxe5 Rb8 (16... f6 $4 17. Qb5+ Kf7 18. Qxb2 $18) 17. Qxg7 $18) 10. d3 {From now on, White will not be doing anything special. White develops one's pieces on maximally useful positions. White avoids making early, unclear tactical breakthroughs and tries to protect one's centre against possible attacks. Black itself destroys one's position in an unsuccessful attempt to break free from the cramped position.} (10. Nc3 $2 Nd3 $11) (10. Re1 $4 Nd3 $17) 10... Bd7 11. a3 Nc6 12. Nc3 Rb8 13. Rb1 a6 14. Re1 b5 15. Qc2 Bd6 16. Ne4 bxc4 17. dxc4 {[%CAl Gd3c4, Gc2h7]} Ng4 $6 {[%eval 159,24] [%emt 0:03:05][%CAl Gf6g4,Gf6h7,Ge4g5,Gc2h7] I did not grasp the idea of this move.} (17... Nxe4 $142 {[%eval 78,24] [%emt 0: 07:55]} 18. Rxe4 h6 19. Re3 Qc8 20. Nd2 Re8 21. Be4 Bf8) 18. Neg5 {[%CAl Gc2h7, Ge4g5,Gg5h7]} g6 19. h3 Nf6 20. Ne5 Na7 21. Qc3 $1 {After Black has played g7-g6, White's queen is more useful on dark-coloured squares.} Bxe5 $2 { [%eval 275,25] [%emt 0:02:32]} (21... Nc8 $142 {[%eval 167,25] [%emt 0:09:32]} 22. d5 Rxb2 23. Qxb2 exd5 24. cxd5 Nb6) 22. dxe5 {[%csl Gf6,Gh6][%CAl Gb2f6]} Nh5 23. Qe3 $1 {[%CAl Ge3a7,Ge3f4,Ge3g5] Among other things, this move defends the square f4, making the move g3-g4 more powerful.} Nc6 $6 {[%eval 362,29] [%emt 0:13:11]} (23... Bc6 $142 {[%eval 305,29] [%emt 0:10:53]} 24. g4 Ng7 25. Be4 h6 26. Bxc6 Rxb2 27. Rxb2 Nxc6 28. Nf3 g5) 24. g4 Na5 25. gxh5 Nxc4 26. Qc1 $1 {[%CAl Gc1b2,Gc1c4,Gc1g5,Gg5e4,Ge4f6,Gc1h6]} Rxb2 27. Rxb2 Nxa3 $4 {[%eval 1330,27] [%emt 0:19:36]} (27... Nxb2 $142 {[%eval 439,27] [%emt 0:15:44]} 28. Ne4 {[%CAl Gg5e4,Ge4f6,Gc1h6]} f5 29. exf6 Rxf6 30. Qxb2 Rf5) 28. Ne4 $1 $18 { [%CAl Gg5e4,Ge4f6,Gc1h6] Black's position is completely lost.} f5 {[%eval 1316, 25] [%emt 0:02:27]} (28... Kg7 $142 {[%eval 1009,25] [%emt 0:04:41]} 29. Rd1 Qc8) 29. exf6 Nb5 30. hxg6 hxg6 {[%eval 1654,26] [%emt 0:02:48]} (30... Qe8 $142 {[%eval 1544,26] [%emt 0:11:27]}) 31. Qh6 Rxf6 32. Nxf6+ Qxf6 33. Rb3 $18 Qg7 {[%eval 2060,29] [%emt 0:19:31]} (33... c5 $142 {[%eval 1379,29] [%emt 0: 32:25]}) 34. Qg5 Kh7 35. Be4 Be8 36. Rg3 Nd6 {[%eval 32740,29] [%emt 0:05:04]} (36... Nd4 $142 {+(13)/29 20:12m}) 37. Bd3 Qh6 38. Qe7+ Qg7 39. Rxe6 Qxe7 40. Rxe7+ Kh6 41. Rxc7 a5 42. Bxg6 Bxg6 43. Rxg6+ {+(5)/35 3:37m} (43. Rc6 $142 { [%eval 32738,35] [%emt 0:01:45]} Kh7 44. Rxd6 Bh5 45. Rc3) 43... Kxg6 44. Rc6 Kg5 45. Rxd6 Kh5 46. Ra6 a4 47. Rxa4 Kg6 48. Ra5 Kf6 49. f4 Ke6 50. Re5+ Kf6 51. h4 Kg6 52. h5+ Kg7 53. Re6 Kg8 54. h6 Kh8 55. Rg6 Kh7 56. f5 Kh8 57. f6 Kh7 58. Rg2 Kxh6 59. f7 Kh7 60. f8=R Kh6 61. Rh8# 1-0