[Event "EICC 2026"] [White "Antolak,Julia"] [Black "Warmerdam,Max"] [Site "Katowice"] [Round "1.52"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2026.04.07"] [WhiteElo "2223"] [BlackElo "2545"] [PlyCount "119"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 10,119,31,0,0,0,0,0,0,-4,0,-3,-3,-41,-30,-111,29,43,13,9,30,-17,-5,-28,0,-69,-47,-56,22,-60,15,-57,-34,-42,-41,-73,-58,-120,-120,-204,-180,-236,-118,-118,-96,-100,-82,-429,-282,-284,-279,-398,-382,-479,-456,-437,-437,-425,-401,-344,-91,-82,-87,-87,-87,-87,-87,-116,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:11]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:0:11]} 4. Qc2 {[%emt 0:0:56]} O-O {[%emt 0:5:43]} 5. e4 {[%emt 0:3:38]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:23]} 6. dxc5 {[%emt 0:10:0]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:8:39] E32: Nimzo-Indian: Classical (4 Qc2): 4...0-0.} 7. Bg5 {[%emt 0:7:26]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:6:43]} 8. Nf3 {[%emt 0:3:37]} h6 {[%emt 0:8:29]} 9. Bh4 {[%emt 0:2:17]} d6 {[%emt 0:12:59]} 10. O-O-O {[%emt 0:7:1]} e5 {[%emt 0:2:49]} 11. h3 $146 {[%emt 0:5:53]} ({Predecessor:} 11. Rg1 Nd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Nd5 g5 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Bg3 b5 16. Kb1 Bg4 17. Rxd4 exd4 18. cxb5 {½-½ Vakeva,J-Norri,J (2400) Vantaa op1 2000 (2)} )Be6 {[%emt 0:0:56]} 12. g4 {[%emt 0:5:28] [#]} (12. Kb1 $11 )Nd4 {[%emt 0:6:14][%csl Od4] Strong Square Black (d4)} (12... b5 $1 $17 13. cxb5 Nd4 (13... Nb4 14. Qd2 $15 )14. Nxd4 Bxd4 )13. Nxd4 $11 {[%emt 0:4:27]} Bxd4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 14. Nb5 {[%emt 0:8:30]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:0:54]} 15. Kb1 {[%emt 0:0:9]} (15. f4 {deserves consideration.} Be3+ (15... exf4 16. e5 $11 )16. Kb1 Bxf4 17. Be2 )a6 {[%emt 0:0:54]} 16. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:28][%cal Of2f4]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:9:43]} 17. Nd5 {[%emt 0:9:37]} (17. f4 $11 exf4 18. e5 )Bxd5 {[%emt 0:7:14]} 18. exd5 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Re8 {[%emt 0:2:12]} (18... Bd4 $15 19. Rg1 Re8 )19. Rg1 {[%emt 0:2:35]} ({Better is} 19. f3 $11 )e4 {[%emt 0:5:11]} (19... g5 $15 20. Bg3 Qb6 )20. Bg2 {[%emt 0:2:12]} (20. Rg2 $11 )e3 {[%emt 0:4:36] Black plays in the center} 21. fxe3 {[%emt 0:1:9]} Bxe3 {[%emt 0:0:13]} 22. Rgf1 {[%emt 0:1:4]} Bg5 {[%emt 0:1:57]} 23. Bg3 {[%emt 0:1:18]} (23. Bf2 $15 )b5 $17 {[%emt 0:0:44]} 24. h4 {[%emt 0:3:26]} (24. Rfe1 $17 )Rxc4 $19 {[%emt 0:0:32]} 25. Qf5 {[%emt 0:0:32]} (25. Qb3 $142 Be3 26. Rde1 Nxg4 27. Qd3 )Rxg4 {[%emt 0:4:59]} ({Black should try} 25... Re2 $19 {[%cal Oc4b4] and ...Rb4! would now be decisive} 26. Bf3 g6 27. Bxe2 gxf5 28. Bxc4 bxc4 29. hxg5 Ne4 (29... Nxg4 $2 30. gxh6 Ne3 31. Rg1 $19 )(29... hxg5 30. gxf5 c3 31. Be1 $19 ))26. hxg5 $17 {[%emt 0:4:42]} Rxg3 {[%emt 0:0:27]} 27. gxf6 {[%emt 0:2:33]} Rxg2 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 28. Rg1 $2 {[%emt 0:2:29][%mdl 8192]} (28. fxg7 $17 Qe7 (28... Rxg7 29. Rc1 $17 )29. Ka1 )Ree2 {[%emt 0:1:42]} 29. Rxg2 {[%emt 0:1:0]} Rxg2 $19 {[%emt 0:0:4][%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR. Black is two pawns up.} 30. Rc1 {[%emt 0:3:9]} (30. Qf3 {might work better.} Rg6 (30... Qxf6 $2 31. Qxg2 g5 32. a3 $18 )31. fxg7 )Rg5 {[%emt 0:0:18]} 31. Rc8 {[%emt 0:2:24][%cal Rc8d8] [#]} Rxf5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 32. Rxd8+ {[%emt 0:0:5] KR-KR. Black is two pawns up.} Kh7 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 33. fxg7 {[%emt 0:0:13]} Kxg7 {[%emt 0:0:19]} 34. Rxd6 {[%emt 0:0:25]} Rf6 $2 {[%emt 0:3:22]} (34... h5 $19 35. Rxa6 Rxd5 )35. Rc6 $17 {[%emt 0:1:28]} h5 {[%emt 0:5:4]} 36. d6 {[%emt 0:1:18]} Rf5 {[%emt 0:0:39][%cal Bf6f5,Bf5d5,Bd5d1][%mdl 32]} 37. Rxa6 {[%emt 0:1:35]} Rd5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 38. a4 {[%emt 0:2:49]} h4 {[%emt 0:2:37]} (38... bxa4 $17 39. Kc2 f5 40. Rxa4 Rxd6 )39. axb5 $11 {[%emt 0:0:40] The position is equal.} h3 {[%emt 0:0:4][%cal Bh4h3,Bh3h2][%mdl 32]} 40. Kc2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rd1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 41. d7 $1 {[%emt 0:11:0]} (41. Kxd1 $2 {perishes.} h2 42. Kc2 h1=Q $19 )h2 {[%emt 0:4:59]} 42. d8=Q {[%emt 0:1:59] Repels h1Q. Some like it hot} Rxd8 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 43. Ra1 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:5:39]} 44. Rh1 {[%emt 0:1:19]} Rh8 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 45. b6 {[%emt 0:2:40]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:1:31]} 46. b7 {[%emt 0:0:19]} Kg4 {[%emt 0:1:0]} 47. b8=Q {[%emt 0:0:25]} Rxb8 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 48. Rxh2 {[%emt 0:0:6]} f5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 49. Kc3 {[%emt 0:1:27]} f4 {[%emt 0:0:36]} 50. b4 {[%emt 0:0:27][%cal Bb2b4,Bb4b5,Bb5b6][%mdl 32]} f3 {[%emt 0:0:35]} 51. Kc4 {[%emt 0:0:34]} Kg3 {[%emt 0:4:0]} 52. Rh1 {[%emt 0:5:2]} f2 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 53. b5 {[%emt 0:0:14]} Re8 {[%emt 0:6:45]} 54. b6 {[%emt 0:5:18]} Re4+ {[%emt 0:3:14]} 55. Kc5 {[%emt 0:0:54]} Re5+ {[%emt 0:0:17]} 56. Kc6 {[%emt 0:2:29]} Re6+ {[%emt 0:2:3]} 57. Kc5 {[%emt 0:0:13]} Kg2 {[%emt 0:0:43]} 58. Rb1 {[%emt 0:0:45]} Re1 {[%emt 0:0:23]} 59. Rb2 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Kg1 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 60. Rxf2 {[%emt 0:0:8] And White is the lucky defender. Weighted Error Value: White=0.29 (precise) /Black=0.29 (precise) Loses game: White=1 --- Missed win: --- Black=1 Mistake: White=9 Black=5 Inaccurate: White=3 Black=2 OK: White=15 Black=6 Best: White=3 Black=3 Strong: White=1 ---} 1/2-1/2