[Event "ACP ChessBase KO"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.25"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Jones, Gawain C B"]
[Black "Amin, Bassem"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 ({By transposition:} 2. d4 exd4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bc4) 2... Nc6 3.
Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 {If you are 'e5' player, it is a must to study this
line because it is very tricky.} d5 6. Bb5 Ne4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 {We are following
the normal lines...} 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. O-O Bc5 10. f3 Ng5 11. Be3 {I think GM
Gawain Jones is well prepared about this line from opening to endgame.} Bb6 12.
f4 Ne4 {GM Mamedyarov played 12...Ne6 instead as shown in featured blog 1.} 13.
Nd2 {Nice move to eliminate this annoying knight at e4.} Nxd2 14. Qxd2 c5 {
Yes.. these pawns are controlling some squares at the center plus black's 2
bishops, white needs to be careful.} 15. Nf3 Bf5 {Black is enjoying the power
of two bishops... If you play the white side... What would be your game plan?}
16. a4 {White is provoking a5 move. GM Jones must have planned to force black
pawns to move forward, then shake it....(create weakness).} d4 17. Bf2 a5 {
Yes... now the e-file can be a conduit for white's pressure using the rook at
e1... possibly.} 18. h3 {Preventing Bg4 move..} Qd5 19. Rac1 {Anticipating
black's Qc4 move.} Qc4 20. b3 Qb4 {Truly... if queens are exchanged, black
will dictate the position due to two bishops' advantage.} 21. Qd1 O-O-O {
Very empowering black moves with high prospects to win.} 22. Be1 Qa3 23. Nd2 {
Wow.... such a reversal... I did not realize that black queen would land in an
awkward position.} Qa2 24. Nc4 d3 {The ability of GM Gawain Jones to find
breakthroughs is exceptional...here, white is advantageous.} 25. Qf3 {
Fantastic.... checking on c6 square pressure the black king.} Kb8 26. Bxa5 {
Indeed...its all white's game now....} Ba7 27. Qc6 Rd7 {LET US STOP HERE:
ANALYZE THE POSITION: WHAT WOULD BE YOUR GAME PLAN IF YOU PLAY WHITE? 5
Minutes....} 28. Bd2 {The threat is Na5... so black needs the bishop at f5 to
go to c8...} Rd4 29. Ra1 Qxc2 30. Rfc1 {The black queen is trapped....} Rxc4
31. Rxc2 Rxc2 {Still a difficult position.... the d3 pawn is dangerous...} 32.
Ba5 {This is necessary due to white is not allowing the bishop at f5 to go to
c8 then b7.. tactical threat at g2...} Rc8 {So the rook gets to c8 square, not
the bishop at f5.} 33. Kh2 {There is a discovered check if black moves c4, so
Kh2 is necessary.} Re2 {Wow... the threat of Be4 is obvious....} 34. Re1 Rc2 ({
If} 34... Be4 35. Qb5+ Bb7 36. Rxe2 dxe2 37. Qxe2) 35. Rd1 Re2 36. Qb5+ Ka8 37.
Rxd3 {Yes.... this is the best way or only way...to prevent attacking the g2
pawn.} Bxd3 38. Qxd3 {Pretty much white is in control... it's just a matter of
time the game is done.} Rf2 39. Qa6 Kb8 40. Kg3 Rb2 41. Qb5+ Ka8 42. Bc3 {
Rook is trapped... there is no better square to go....} Rc2 43. Qd3 Ra2 44. Qb1
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