[Event "Rated Classical game"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2021.07.02"] [Round "?"] [White "Barbossa_7"] [Black "Paul H."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D32"] [WhiteElo "1887"] [BlackElo "1726"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] [PlyCount "44"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2013.12.29"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 0,44,27,25,13,-21,-7,1,19,37,39,18,17,-6,6,0,20,26,27,3,33,-11,1,-2,12, 0,-28,-63,-68,-59,-69,-84,-84,-84,-79,-105,-85,-156,-121,-360,-435,-527,-519, -669,-682,-29997,-29998]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. e3 Nc6 { E10 Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation} 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. h3 (9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. b3 Be6 11. Bb2 a6 12. Rc1 Bd6 13. Nd4 Qb8 14. g3 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Be5 16. Qd3 Rd8 17. Rfd1 Ne4 18. Na4 Bxb2 19. Nxb2 Qd6 20. Qd4 Qa3 21. Bd3 Nf6 22. Na4 Rac8 23. Qb2 Qxb2 24. Nxb2 Bg4 25. Re1 Kf8 26. Kg2 d4 27. Rxc8 Bxc8 28. e4 b5 29. Rc1 Be6 30. Rc6 Bc8 31. Rc7 Ne8 32. Rc5 Bb7 33. f3 f6 34. Kf2 Ke7 35. a4 bxa4 36. Nxa4 Rc8 37. Ke2 Kd6 38. b4 Rc7 {Yilmaz,M (2636)-Sanal, V (2490) St Petersburg 2018 1/2-1/2 (91)}) 9... Be6 {[#]I took several minutes on this move as I was worried about Ng5. In a blitz game I would have probably played h6 but I knew that wasn't necessary here.} (9... cxd4 10. exd4 Bf5 11. Bd3 Ne4 12. Be3 $11) 10. Qc2 $146 cxd4 ({Playing} 10... Rc8 {first was another idea but I wanted to open the c-file first.} 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Rd1 Qe7 13. Bd2 Rfd8 $11) 11. exd4 Rc8 12. a3 $6 {This looked slow during the game and it looks slow now.} Ne4 ({Slower is} 12... h6 13. Bf4 Ne4 14. Bd3 f5 15. Qb3 Bf6 $11) 13. Nxe4 $2 (13. Re1 f5 14. Bb5 Bd6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 $11) 13... Nxd4 $1 { The purpose of this combination is to secure the bishop pair. That and White's inactive c1 bishop should give me a slight advantage.} 14. Qd3 Nxe2+ 15. Qxe2 dxe4 16. Qxe4 Bd5 {For the past few moves I have nagging concerns about the state of my f8 rook but taking time to develop it allows my opponent to develop his c1 bishop. So for now, I wanted to continue to play actively and make threats.} 17. Qg4 (17. Qf5 g6 18. Qf4 Bd6 19. Qg5 Qxg5 20. Bxg5 f6 21. Rad1 Bxf3 22. gxf3 fxg5 23. Rxd6 Rxf3 $11) 17... Rc4 (17... Rc6 {is slightly stronger as Rg6 is a major threat.} 18. Bg5 Bxg5 19. Qxg5 Bxf3 20. Qxd8 Rxd8 21. gxf3 $17) 18. Qh5 {No matter where White puts his queen it is subject to harrassment.} (18. Qg3 Bd6 (18... Rc6 19. Ne5 Re6 20. Rd1 Bh4 21. Qf4 $11) 19. Qg5) (18. Qf5 Be4 19. Qh5 g6 $17) 18... g6 {The bishop pair and the active rook are almost decisive.} 19. Qh6 $4 (19. Qe5 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Bf6 21. Qg3 Re8 $17 {[%csl Rb2][%CAl Gf6b2]}) 19... Bxf3 20. gxf3 Rh4 {This is why Qh6 is so bad. Rh4 comes with tempo, hitting the queen and the h3 pawn.} 21. Qe3 Qd7 22. Re1 $4 {A blunder in a hopelessly lost position.} (22. f4 {The only move to stop mate but this loses too.} Rxh3 23. Qe4 Rh4 24. Qf3 Rg4+ 25. Kh2 Qf5 $19) 22... Qxh3 {Nothing can stop Qh1#. White resigns.} 0-1