[Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.03.10"] [Round "?"] [White "Hercules64"] [Black "Harwood"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D34"] [WhiteElo "2199"] [BlackElo "2124"] [Annotator "Harwood,Paul"] [PlyCount "80"] [Beauty "7630277836837"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2013.12.29"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "116"] [BlackTeam "2"] {[%evp 0,80,15,14,20,-10,4,25,25,26,26,33,38,8,23,20,23,23,36,18,32,-16,3,16,3,-3,23,-12,5,-35,45,0,45,45,45,0,0,-175,-175,-279,99,-21,-16,-16,-16,-10,-28,-104,-117,-237,115,-230,-238,-255,-163,-315,-364,-659,-681,-1101,-1370,-29981,-498,-485,-493,-493,-319,-343,-343,-339,-339,-29991,-366,-366,-367,-367,-370,-378,-379,-381,-348,-359,-359]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 {The Tarrasch Defense is my singular response to d4 openings. It is a very aggressive and double-edged opening.} 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 c4 10. b3 (10. Ne5 {puts pressure on the d5 pawn and is the top opening move.} Be6 11. e3 Nd7 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 $11) 10... cxb3 11. Qxb3 Na5 $1 12. Qb1 h6 13. Bd2 Nc4 14. Be1 g6 $2 {My idea was to prepare Bf5.} (14... Qd6 {leads to some complex play.} 15. e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Qc7 17. Nc5 b6 18. Nd3 Bf5 19. Qb3 Rac8 20. Rc1 Ba3 $11) 15. a4 $2 (15. Ne5 Nb6 (15... Bf5 $2 16. Qxb7 $16) 16. a4 a5 17. Nb5 $16) 15... b6 16. Ne5 Bf5 $1 17. Qb5 a6 $1 18. Qc6 $2 Rc8 $1 {White has to be careful about getting his queen trapped!} 19. Qb7 $2 a5 $4 (19... Nd6 {I missed this move - trapping the queen!} 20. Qxa6 Ra8 21. Nc6 Rxa6 22. Nxd8 Rxd8 $19) 20. Nxd5 $2 (20. Nc6 Rxc6 21. Qxc6 Bd7 22. Qb7 Be6 23. Rc1 $16) 20... Nxd5 21. Qxd5 $2 Nxe5 22. dxe5 Rc2 {Controlling the c-file and the second rank.} 23. e4 $4 (23. e3 $2 Qxd5 24. Bxd5 Bd3 $17) 23... Be6 $1 $18 24. Qb7 $6 Qd4 $2 25. Rb1 (25. Qxe7 Qxa1 26. Bb4 Qxf1+ 27. Bxf1 axb4 $11) 25... Bc5 26. Kh1 Bc4 27. e6 Bxf1 $6 (27... Bxe6 {is safer.} 28. Qc6 Rc8 29. Qb7 Qxa4 $19) 28. exf7+ $6 Rxf7 {#28} 29. Qc8+ Kg7 30. Bxf1 Qxe4+ 31. Bg2 Qd3 32. Qe6 Bxf2 33. Qe5+ Kh7 34. Bxf2 Rcxf2 35. Qe4 $6 Qxe4 $6 36. Bxe4 Rf1+ 37. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 38. Kg2 Ra1 39. Bc6 Rb1 40. Kf3 Rb4 {Cutting off the king. Now the Black king will enter the game and capture any remaining pawns.} (40... Rb4 41. Bb5 Kh8 42. Kg2 Rb2+ 43. Kh1 Rb1+ 44. Kg2 Rb4) 0-1