[Event "?"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2021.08.01"] [Round "?"] [White "Paul H."] [Black "Erzbischof"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B20"] [WhiteElo "2011"] [BlackElo "2027"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2013.12.29"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 0,77,18,20,39,22,40,22,27,-3,6,15,15,13,18,4,-1,6,-3,-21,-16,-53,-18, -105,-24,-29,-30,-31,27,27,32,22,69,64,114,72,114,117,222,227,223,268,301,109, 411,411,510,532,1238,334,299,304,536,536,536,536,29995,638,635,666,991,1112, 1655,1060,1646,2132,2176,1347,1715,1714,29985,29986,29987,3360,29991,29988, 29991,29992,29993,29994]} 1. e4 c5 2. d3 e5 3. Nf3 d6 {Many players don't like the KIA for this reason. With the center locked, it is hard for White to get his pieces mobilized. But Black has the same challenges.} 4. g3 ({I could have played} 4. Be2 Nf6 5. c4 Be7 6. Nc3 Nc6 $11 {With a perfectly symmetrical and equal position.}) 4... Be7 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Bg4 (6... Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. a4 $11 ) 7. c3 (7. Na3 Nf6 8. Nc4 Qd7 9. Ne3 Bh3 10. c3 O-O 11. Bxh3 Qxh3 12. Ne1 Rad8 13. c4 $11) (7. h3 {Putting the question to the bishop right away.} Be6 (7... Bh5 8. Na3 Nf6 (8... Nd4 9. Nc4 Nf6 10. c3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 O-O 13. Ne3 $14 {[%csl Yd5,Yf5][%CAl Ge3f5,Ge3d5]})) 8. c4 h5 9. Nc3 Qd7 10. Kh2 h4 11. g4 $14) 7... Nf6 8. Nbd2 {Na3 is sometimes played here with the same intention of hopping into c4 and then e3. The advantage of Na3 is that it keeps the dark-squared bishop diagonal open but the position is still about equal.} h6 9. h3 Be6 10. Nh4 ({The traditional KIA setup would be} 10. Re1 O-O 11. Nf1 Re8 12. Ne3 Bf8 13. b3 $11 {and the position is dead equal.}) 10... O-O 11. Nc4 { Normal is Re1 followed by Nf1-e3. This is a different way of achieving that. The hope is that he would take my c4 knight giving me the bishop pair.} (11. Nf5 $5 {This was my intention for playing Nh4 and I should have played it. If he takes Bxf5, this helps liberate my bishop on g2.} Bxf5 12. exf5 Qd7 13. g4 d5 14. Re1 Rfe8 $11) 11... d5 12. Ne3 {More maneuvering to seize the f5 square. } d4 13. Nef5 a5 $6 {A mysterious move probably designed to grab space but something more active like Qd7 should have been played. Perhaps Black meant to play Ra6 at some point.} (13... Re8 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. c4 $11) 14. f4 $5 { A commital move that will open the position and force some serious decision-making on both sides.} (14. c4 {was worth considering too - simply closing the position and awaiting further developments.} Re8 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. b3 Ra6) 14... exf4 $2 {This only helps open me by opening the g-file and controlling more central squares.} 15. gxf4 Bxf5 16. Nxf5 dxc3 $2 17. e5 $6 ( 17. bxc3 Qd7 18. Rb1 Rab8 19. d4 cxd4 20. cxd4 Rfe8 21. Bb2 $18) 17... cxb2 ( 17... c2 18. Qxc2 Nh5 19. Qe2 g6 20. Nxh6+ Kh7 21. Nf5 $16) 18. Bxb2 Nd5 ({ Going backwards with} 18... Nh7 {is better as the knight controls squares around the king but it still loses.} 19. Qg4 g6 20. Nxh6+ Kh8 21. Rab1 Nd4 22. Kh1 b5 23. Bxd4 cxd4 24. Bxa8 Qxa8+ 25. Kh2 $18) 19. Qg4 g6 20. Nxh6+ Kh7 21. Nf5 $2 (21. Nxf7 $1 Ne3 (21... Rxf7 $2 22. f5 Rxf5 23. Rxf5 gxf5 24. Qxf5+ Kh6 25. Qe6+ Kg7 26. Qg4+ Kh6 27. Bc1+ Bg5 28. Qh4+ Kg6 29. Be4+ $18) 22. Nxd8 Nxg4 23. Nxc6 bxc6 24. hxg4 $18) 21... Nd4 22. Bxd4 cxd4 23. Bxd5 gxf5 24. Qxf5+ Kg7 25. Be4 Rg8 26. Kh2 Kf8 27. Rg1 Rc8 28. Qh7 (28. Rxg8+ Kxg8 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. Qh8#) 28... Rc2+ 29. Kh1 Bg5 30. fxg5 Qe7 31. Raf1 Ke8 32. g6 {Time trouble for both players. Qxg8 just wins a rook.} Rf8 33. gxf7+ Kd8 34. Rg8 Qxe5 35. Rxf8+ Kc7 36. Bg2 (36. Rc8+ Kb6 37. Rb1+ Qb5 38. Qg6+ $18 {#4}) 36... Qg3 37. Rg8 Qxg2+ 38. Rxg2 Rxg2 39. Kxg2 1-0