[Event "Xtracon Chess Open"] [Site "Elsinore"] [Date "2019.07.22"] [Round "4"] [White "Moiseenko, Alexander"] [Black "Korley, Kassa"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2628"] [BlackElo "2437"] [Annotator "Shabazz, D"] [PlyCount "50"] [EventDate "2019.07.20"] [EventRounds "10"] {Notes by Daaim Shabazz.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bd6 (6... Be7 {is well-tested at the top levels.} 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Nf3 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. Rab1 {is a current trend scoring well for white.}) 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Qc2 {[#] The last time the queen would move in the game.} h6 9. Bh4 Re8 10. Nge2 a5 11. h3 Na6 12. a3 Nc7 13. O-O Ne6 14. f3 Ng5 15. e4 { [#] On first glance it appears that black's knights are stumbling over each over and the looming threat of e5 and f4 would be disastrous. However, Kassa had a deadly retort.} Nfxe4 $1 {Despite the fact that e4 seems adequately defended, black crashes through with what turns out to be one of the most brilliant attacking games of the year.} 16. fxe4 Nxh3+ 17. gxh3 Qxh4 {[#] Let's check the situation. Black has sacrificed a piece and is poised lift the e8-rook up and over, but will that be enough?} 18. Rf2 (18. e5 Rxe5 $1 { which turns out to be a similar pattern in the game.}) (18. exd5 {seems to be against chess intuition.} Bxh3 19. Ne4 Bh2+ $1 20. Kxh2 Bxf1+ 21. Kg1 Bxe2 22. Qxe2 cxd5 23. Qf2 Rxe4 $1) 18... Bxh3 {The devastating Qg5+ is in the air.} 19. Rd1 ({A better try is} 19. Nxd5 cxd5 20. e5 Bb8 {but the black rooks will eventually enter the fray.} (20... Rxe5 $6 21. dxe5 Bb8 {is less clear.})) (19. e5 Rxe5 20. dxe5 Bc5 21. Ne4 Bxf2+ 22. Nxf2 Qg5+ 23. Ng4 Bxg4 (23... Qxg4+ 24. Kf2 Qg2+ 25. Ke3 Re8 $19) 24. Qc1 Qxe5 25. Qf4 Qxf4 26. Nxf4 Re8 27. Kf2 g6 28. b4 axb4 29. axb4 g5 30. Rg1 f5 31. Ng2 d4 32. Ra1 Kf7 33. b5 cxb5 34. Ra5 Re5 35. Ra7 Re7 36. Ra5 h5 37. Rxb5 Ke6 38. Rb6+ Ke5 39. Rb5+ Kf6 40. Rb6+ Ke5 41. Rb5+ Kd6 42. Rb6+ Kc7 43. Rg6 h4 44. Rxg5 h3 45. Nf4 h2 46. Kg2 Rh7 47. Rg7+ Rxg7 48. Ne6+ Kd6 49. Nxg7 f4 50. Ne8+ Ke5 51. Kxh2 Bd7 52. Nc7 Kd6 53. Nb5+ Bxb5 54. Bxb5 Kc5 55. Be2 Kb4 56. Kg2 Kc3 57. Kf3 d3 58. Bd1 Kd2 59. Ba4 Kc1 60. Kxf4 d2 61. Ke3 b5 62. Bb3 Kb2 63. Bd1 Kc3 64. Ke2 {1/2-1/2 (64) Karpeshov, O (2420)-Meister,J (2470) Perm 1997}) 19... Re5 $3 {[#] There is no "Triple Exclam" but perhaps there should be. This move will make this an illustrative game on positional tactics. The black rook advance to e5 brandishing its scythe.} 20. dxe5 Bc5 21. Nd4 $2 {Throwing wood in the way of black's virulent attack and to clear the rank for the white queen. She never got the chance to aid her king.} (21. Rdf1 Bxf1 22. Nd1 Bxf2+ 23. Nxf2 Bxe2 24. Bxe2 Qg5+ 25. Kf1 Qxe5 {should be winning for black.}) 21... Bxd4 22. Rdd2 {[#] Seems like white can hold this with all the piece support but...} Qg3+ 23. Kh1 Bg4 $1 {Kassa had to see this pattern when he played 19... Re5!!} 24. Bf1 (24. Rg2 Qh4+ 25. Rh2 Qe1+ 26. Kg2 Qg1#) 24... Bf3+ 25. Bg2 (25. Rxf3 Qg1#) (25. Rg2 Qh3#) 25... Qh3+ {[#] with mate next move. One of the most beautiful games of the year... at any level!} 0-1