[Event "C v Northwich"] [Site "?"] [Date "2023.09.04"] [Round "?"] [White "RMF"] [Black "So, Ingmar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A38"] [BlackElo "1436"] [Annotator "robertfurness"] [PlyCount "77"] {[%evp 18,77,51,6,8,-78,-77,-98,-84,-94,-76,-101,-95,-97,-69,-110,-107,-110, -103,-129,-127,-172,-130,-138,-49,-182,-92,-82,142,145,137,56,60,53,80,0,90,0, 0,0,-8,0,162,220,232,29,79,0,0,0,0,-28,423,262,820,751,1210,1185,2779,29985, 29993,29994]} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Rb1 Nc6 6. a3 a5 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O d6 9. d3 Bd7 10. Ne1 (10. b3 $14 {is more appropriate.}) 10... Qc8 $11 {A38: Symmetrical English vs ...g6: 4 Bg2 Bg7 5 Nf3 Nf6.} 11. Nd5 (11. Nc2 $11) 11... Nxd5 $17 12. cxd5 Nd4 {[%CAl Bc6d4,Bd4b5,Bb5c7][%mdl 32] [#] Black is better.} 13. e3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13. a4 b5 14. e3 Nf5 15. g4 Nh4 16. h3 bxa4 17. Bh1 Rb8 18. e4 h6 19. Be3 {0-1 (30) Lorenc,T (2222)-Horak,M (2324) Czech Republic 2018}) 13... Nb5 14. Bd2 a4 15. Qc2 Bh3 16. Qc4 (16. f4 $15 {is superior.}) 16... Bxg2 17. Nxg2 Qd7 18. Nf4 Nc7 $1 19. Bc3 (19. Qe4 $17 ) 19... b5 (19... Bh6 $19 {aiming for ...b5.} 20. Ng2 e5) 20. Qe4 Rfb8 (20... Bh6 $17) 21. h4 ({White should play} 21. Bxg7 $15 Kxg7 22. d4) 21... f5 (21... Bh6 $19 {Threatens to win with ...Bxf4.} 22. h5 g5) 22. Qf3 b4 $2 (22... Bh6 $1 $17 {[%CAl Rh6f4] and life is bright.}) 23. Bxg7 $1 $16 Kxg7 24. Kg2 ({White should try} 24. Rbc1 $1 $16) 24... bxa3 25. bxa3 {And now h5 would win.} Rb3 26. h5 (26. Rbc1 $1 $16 Rxa3 $6 27. h5 g5 28. Ne6+ Kh6 29. d4 Nxe6 30. dxe6 Qc8 31. dxc5 dxc5 32. Rfd1 $18) 26... g5 (26... Rxa3 $2 27. Rb7 Rc8 28. Ne6+ Kf6 29. Qd1 $18) (26... Rab8 $11 27. Rxb3 (27. h6+ Kxh6 28. Rbe1 e5 $15) 27... axb3 ) 27. Ne6+ (27. h6+ $1 $16 Kf6 28. Nh5+ Kg6 29. Rh1 $14 (29. Ng7 $2 g4 $19)) 27... Nxe6 $11 28. dxe6 Qe8 29. Rh1 Qf8 $2 (29... Rab8 $11 30. Rxb3 axb3) 30. h6+ $18 Kh8 {[#]} 31. Qd5 $2 (31. Rxb3 $1 $18 axb3 32. Rb1 Rxa3 33. Qh5 g4 34. Qf7 Ra8 35. Qxf8+ Rxf8 36. Rxb3 $18) 31... Rab8 $11 {[#]} 32. Rxb3 {&Bianco is more active. Rxb3 played as the first move of my 3 move 'cluster' of immediate replies with the cunning plan of inviting Black to play axb3, b2 and Qf6 equally quickly...} (32. Rbc1 $1 $16 Rxa3 $2 33. Rxc5 $1 dxc5 34. Qe5+ Kg8 35. Rh5 {and forced mate in 7 after Qxh6! (or in 3 otherwise)}) 32... axb3 $16 { [%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR} (32... Rxb3 $2 33. Rh5 Rb8 34. Rxg5 Qxh6 35. Rxf5 $18) 33. Rb1 b2 34. a4 {[%CAl Ba3a4,Ba4a5][%mdl 32] a5 is the strong threat. so far so good, only now Black made an illegal draw offer and was reminded to first play a move and then offer a draw.} Qf6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] and the losing move played accompanied by a draw offer from Black} (34... Qxh6 $11 {and Black stays safe.} 35. Qxf5 Qg6 36. Qd5 Qf6 $11) 35. d4 {[%CAl Ob1b2] Hoping for Rxb2! draw offer declined "due to match situation" and now just one more hasty move by Black and the game is over.. although on subsequent analysis White's advantage should now be decisive regardless} cxd4 $2 {[#]} (35... Qxh6 36. dxc5 g4 37. cxd6 exd6 38. a5 $18) (35... Rf8 36. dxc5 (36. Rxb2 c4 $16) 36... dxc5 37. Qxc5 f4 38. Qd4 $18) {and now for the 'prestige' at the end of my prepared line.} 36. Rxb2 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]} Rf8 (36... Re8 37. Qxd4) 37. Qxd4 Qxd4 38. exd4 Rg8 39. a5 {Never resign too early! Weighted Error Value: White=0.58/ Black=0.69} 1-0