[Event "Fritz 19 Easy Game"] [White "Strong Club Player,Positional"] [Black "Lassiter,Christopher"] [Site ""] [Round ""] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis 6.4"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2023.11.22"] [PlyCount "158"] {[%evp 21,157,59,52,25,31,-41,90,0,64,46,47,71,88,69,109,28,336,252,358,375,374,274,313,63,290,65,181,-467,-326,-329,-189,-204,-218,-246,-223,-221,-211,-230,-104,-122,-137,-227,-202,-221,-217,-231,-161,-222,-176,-210,-160,-259,-222,-244,-180,-220,-158,-276,-226,-239,-148,-178,-151,-151,-135,-148,-161,-219,-131,-145,-20,-105,-1,-360,-144,-507,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,1,1,1,0,1,-1,1,-1,1,1,1,-1,1,-1,1,0,0,-74,-1,-1,-1,-1,-36,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,-1,-1,1,-1,-1,0,0,-1,0,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. Nf3 { C06: French Tarrasch: 3...Nf6 4 e5 Nfd7 5 Bd3 main lines} c6 2. e4 d5 3. d3 e6 4. Nbd2 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. c3 c5 7. d4 Nc6 8. Bd3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 f6 11. exf6 Nxf6 12. Qc2 Qc7 13. a3 (13. h3 $14 )b6 (13... c4 $15 {keeps the upper hand.} 14. Be2 Bd6 )14. Ng5 $16 {White is better.} h6 15. Nxe6 {White is more active.} Bxe6 16. Rxe6 Ng4 {[#]} 17. f4 $1 Qd7 (17... cxd4 18. Nb3 )18. Bf5 ({White should try} 18. Bh7+ $16 Kh8 19. Bf5 )Ne3 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} 19. Bh7+ $18 (19. Rxe3 Qxf5 20. Qxf5 Rxf5 $14 )Kh8 20. Rxe3 cxd4 21. cxd4 Nxd4 22. Qg6 (22. Qd3 $18 )Rf6 $2 (22... Rae8 $1 $14 23. Qd3 Bc5 )23. Qb1 $2 ({White must play} 23. Qd3 $18 )Rxf4 (23... Bc5 $14 24. Kh1 Re8 )24. Kh1 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (24. Qd3 $18 )Raf8 25. Qd3 {[#] Wards off Rf1+. aiming for Nf3.} Qg4 26. Nf3 $19 (26. Rxe7 Qd1+ )Nxf3 27. gxf3 (27. Rxe7 $2 Nh4 28. g3 Rf1+ )Rxf3 28. Rxf3 (28. Qxd5 $2 Rf1# )Rxf3 29. Be3 (29. Qxd5 $2 Rf1# )Bg5 (29... Qh3 $19 {is more deadly.} 30. Qxd5 (30. Re1 $2 Bd6 $19 )Kxh7 (30... Rxe3 31. Qg8# )31. Qe4+ Kh8 )30. Qxd5 $17 {[%csl Gh7]} Kxh7 $40 {[%mdl 128] Black is out for blood.} ({Weaker is} 30... Rxe3 31. Qg8# )31. Rg1 (31. Bxg5 $17 {might work better.} Rf5 (31... hxg5 $2 32. Rg1 $19 )32. Qd3 hxg5 (32... Qxg5 33. Rf1 $11 )33. Rf1 )Qf5 $19 32. Qxf5+ Rxf5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame. KRB-KRB} 33. Bd4 Bf6 34. Rg4 (34. Bxf6 $142 Rxf6 35. Rg3 )Bxd4 35. Rxd4 {KR-KR} Rf2 36. b4 (36. b3 $17 )Rf3 37. a4 Ra3 38. b5 Kg6 39. Kg1 (39. Rf4 $17 {keeps fighting.} )Kf6 40. Kf2 g5 41. Rd6+ Kf5 {Hoping for ...Kg4.} 42. Rxh6 Rxa4 43. Rh7 Ra5 44. h3 Rxb5 (44... Ke4 $19 45. Re7+ Kd4 )45. Rxa7 $17 Rb3 (45... Ke4 $17 {...Kd3 would now be deadly.} 46. h4 gxh4 47. Ra4+ Kd3 48. Rxh4 Rb2+ 49. Kf3 b5 )46. Rh7 (46. Kg2 $1 $11 )b5 (46... Kf4 $17 )47. Kg2 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (47. h4 $11 {and White has nothing to worry.} )b4 $1 $19 48. h4 {[#]} Kg4 ({Better is} 48... gxh4 $1 $19 49. Rxh4 Ke5 )49. hxg5 $11 Rb2+ 50. Kf1 Kxg5 51. Ke1 Kf4 52. Kd1 Ke4 53. Kc1 Rb3 54. Kc2 Rc3+ 55. Kb2 Kd4 56. Rb7 Kc4 57. Re7 Rd3 58. Kc2 {White wants to mate with Rc7+.} Rd4 59. Rb7 Rh4 {...Rh2+ is the strong threat.} 60. Re7 Rh2+ 61. Kb1 Kb3 62. Re3+ Ka4 63. Re8 {[#]} (63. Rd3 $11 )Ka3 $1 $17 64. Re1 {Inhibits Rh1.} b3 65. Ka1 Ra2+ 66. Kb1 Rf2 {The position is equal.} 67. Ka1 Rb2 68. Re7 Ra2+ 69. Kb1 Rb2+ 70. Kc1 {Ra7+ would kill now.} Rc2+ (70... Rf2 $5 71. Ra7+ $8 Kb4 $11 )71. Kb1 Rh2 72. Ra7+ Kb4 73. Kc1 b2+ 74. Kb1 Kc3 75. Rc7+ Kb3 76. Rb7+ Kc4 77. Rb8 Kd3 78. Rb7 Kc3 79. Rb3+ Kxb3 {Never resign too early! Weighted Error Value: White=0.63/Black=0.69. Loses game: White=1 Black=2 Missed win: White=3 Black=1 Mistake: White=8 Black=7 Inaccurate: White=1 Black=5 OK: White=12 Black=17 Best: White=14 Black=1 Strong: --- Black=2 Brilliant: White=1 ---} 1/2-1/2