[Event "National Open"] [White "Gilruth,Peter"] [Black "Yanovsky,Vladislav"] [Site ""] [Round "1"] [Annotator ",Microsoft"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2016.06.25"] [WhiteElo "2188"] [BlackElo "2250"] [PlyCount "111"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 {The idea is to avoid a doubled c-pawns in case Black wishes to exchange. The advantage is to get the two bishops, however White loses time.} O-O 5. a3 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 d6 {There are several ways to play this position. Black chooses a flexible continuation.} 7. g3 b6 8. Bg2 Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. b4 e5 11. Bb2 Re8 12. d3 {Taking stock, the position is about even, but I like White here.} Qc8 13. e4 c6 $6 14. Rae1 a5 15. Nh4 d5 16. Nf5 Qb8 17. f4 {with the intent of opening the long diagonal.} d4 18. Qd2 c5 { trying to seal the a1-h8 diagonal, but opens the possibility for another tactic.} 19. fxe5 Nxe5 $2 ({better was...} 19... Rxe5 )20. Qg5 {the attack on g7 should win for White.} Ng6 21. Nxg7 Nxe4 22. Bxe4 Rxe4 23. Rxe4 (23. dxe4 )Bxe4 24. dxe4 $6 (24. Nh5 $1 Qe5 25. Qh6 {wins.} )Kxg7 25. Qf6+ Kg8 26. Qxf7+ Kh8 27. Qf6+ Kg8 28. Qe6+ Kh8 29. Rf7 (29. Rf5 )Qe5 30. Qxb6 Qg5 31. Qf6+ $2 {in a rush to exchange Queens to consolidate my advantage, I again do not find the best move.} (31. Qxc5 )Qxf6 32. Rxf6 axb4 33. axb4 Rb8 34. b5 Ne5 35. Ba3 Nxc4 36. Bxc5 Rd8 $2 (36... d3 $1 )37. Rf8+ Rxf8 38. Bxf8 Kg8 39. Bh6 Kf7 40. Kf2 $2 {a careless move at time control.} (40. Bf4 { with an easy win} )Nd6 {now White loses the e pawn with check.} 41. b6 Nxe4+ 42. Ke2 Nc5 43. g4 Ke6 44. Bf8 Nd7 45. b7 Kd5 46. Bg7 Ke4 $4 (46... Kc6 { draws as the Black king gets back to the K-side in time.} 47. Bxd4 Kxb7 48. Kd3 Kc6 49. Ke4 Kd6 50. Kf5 Ke7 {with a draw.} )47. Bh6 d3+ 48. Kf2 Kd4 49. Bf4 Kc3 50. Ke1 Kc2 51. g5 Kc3 52. Kd1 Kd4 53. b8=Q Nxb8 54. Bxb8 Ke4 55. Bg3 Kf3 56. Ke1 1-0