[Event "Vardaris Open 2024"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2024.03.16"] [Round "3"] [White "Gkoutzouki, Aikaterini Argyro"] [Black "Tsaknakis, Zisis"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A43"] [WhiteElo "1926"] [BlackElo "2294"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis 5.2 (6s)"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "2024.??.??"] {[%evp 10,103,97,97,104,99,99,77,75,77,110,89,114,83,114,69,72,69,109,109,109,91,109,109,109,109,143,143,143,143,143,143,143,143,149,0,147,126,128,128,128,128,128,115,128,128,128,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,124,99,128,112,120,101,102,77,116,102,125,130,187,192,433,192,174,198,175,202,193,190,157,97,101,102,305,268,316,264,798,792,29982,29983,29983,29984,29984,29985,29994,29995,29995,29995]} 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 c5 {Black decides to enter a Benoni type of position that has been tried some times by Carlsen.} 5. d5 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 e5 {A43: Schmid Benoni. - Now that the centre has been closed the position resembles a lot a Nimzo-Indian.} 7. Bd3 {the main move.} Nd7 8. Ne2 (8. f4 exf4 9. Bxf4 Qh4+ 10. Bg3 Qe7 11. Nf3 Nh6 12. e5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. O-O O-O 15. Qd2 Nf5 16. Bxf5 Bxf5 17. Rf2 f6 18. Raf1 Rad8 19. Qe3 b6 20. Bh4 Rd6 21. h3 Bd7 22. Rf3 Rf7 23. g4 Be8 24. g5 f5 25. Re1 e4 26. Bg3 Rd8 27. Rf2 Bd7 28. Bc7 Re8 29. Qf4 Bc8 30. Bd6 Qd8 31. Be5 Rxe5 32. Qxe5 Qxg5+ 33. Rg2 Qf6 34. Qb8 Rf8 35. Qf4 Ba6 36. h4 Bxc4 37. d6 Qxc3 38. Re3 Qd4 39. h5 Bf7 40. Kh2 Rd8 41. Reg3 Qxd6 42. Qxf5 Re8 43. hxg6 hxg6 44. Kh1 Kg7 45. Rh3 Qe6 46. Qh5 Qxh3+ 47. Qxh3 Rh8 48. Qxh8+ Kxh8 49. Rd2 Bc4 50. Rd7 Bxa2 51. Rxa7 Bc4 52. Kg1 Bd3 53. Rc7 c4 54. Rb7 c3 55. Rxb6 c2 56. Rc6 e3 57. Rc8+ Kg7 58. Kg2 g5 59. Kf3 e2 60. Kf2 g4 61. Ke1 g3 62. Rxc2 Bxc2 63. Kxe2 Bd1+ {0-1 Duda,J (2731)-Carlsen,M (2859) Meltwater Tour Final chess24.com INT rapid 2022 (7.2)}) 8... h5 {White is better.} 9. h4 Qe7 {[%eval 110,23] [#] Obviously both players were prepared for one another. With his last move Black starts a well known plan (from the Nimzo Indian), that is to put his king on c7. There won't be in any danger and maybe try to open up the position on the other wing.} (9... Nh6 $142 {[%eval 77,24]}) 10. Qc2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. f3 Ndf6 11. Bg5 Bd7 12. Qd2 O-O-O 13. O-O-O Kb8 14. Kb1 Ka8 15. Ka1 Rb8 16. Rb1 {1-0 (71) Harshavardhan,G (2397)-Moroni,L (2566) Chess.com INT 2021}) 10... Kd8 11. Be3 {[%eval 83,23]} ({White should play} 11. Bg5 {[%eval 114,26]} f6 12. Be3) 11... Nh6 {[%eval 114,25]} (11... Kc7 $142 {[%eval 83,23]}) 12. Ng3 {[%eval 69,28]} (12. O-O $16 {[%eval 114,25]}) 12... Kc7 13. f3 f6 {[%eval 109,24]} (13... Nb6 $14 {[%eval 69,24] might be stronger.}) 14. Kf2 Nf7 15. Rab1 a5 16. Rb3 {&Bianco is much more active.} a4 17. Rb5 b6 {[%eval 143,22]} (17... Qd8 $142 {[%eval 109,28]} 18. a3 b6) 18. Rhb1 $16 {Stockfish 16 evaluates the position as equal since there is no real way to breakthrough.} Ba6 19. R5b2 (19. Qxa4 Bxb5 20. Qxb5 Rxa2+ 21. Rb2 Rha8 $17) 19... Bb7 20. Rb5 Ba6 21. R5b2 ({Not} 21. Qxa4 Bxb5 22. Qxb5 Rxa2+ 23. Rb2 Rha8 $17) 21... Bb7 22. Rb5 {[%eval 0,23]} (22. Kg1 $16 {[%eval 149,22]}) 22... Ra6 {[%eval 147,26]} (22... Ba6 $11 {[%eval 0,23] keeps the balance.}) 23. Qb2 a3 24. Qc1 Rha8 25. Qc2 Qd8 26. Qb3 Qb8 27. Qc2 Bc8 28. Qc1 Nf8 29. Qd2 Bd7 30. R5b3 Qd8 31. Rh1 Qe7 32. Qc1 Be8 33. Bd2 Nd8 {[%CAl Bf7d8,Bd8b7,Bb7a5][%mdl 32]} 34. Be3 Nb7 35. Nf1 Ra4 {[%eval 116,20]} (35... Bd7 $142 {[%eval 77,24]}) 36. Rb1 Na5 {And here Black starts to go wrong because he lets his rook to get trapped} (36... Bd7 37. Bc2 R4a6 38. Qd1 Na5 39. Nd2 Nh7) 37. Nd2 g5 $2 {[%eval 187,24]} (37... f5 $16 {[%eval 130,22]}) (37... Nb7 $1 {Since its a closed position one can easily lose a tempo and open a retreat way for the rook.} 38. g4 {That seems the best by the computer but it's risky since one opens up the position of the king} (38. Bc2 R4a6 39. g4 $14) 38... hxg4 39. fxg4 Bd7 40. Qd1 g5 41. h5 Nd8 42. Bc2 R4a5 {with equality}) 38. Bc2 (38. hxg5) 38... Rxc4 {[%eval 433,22] [#]} (38... gxh4 {[%eval 192,21] might work better.} 39. Bxa4 (39. Rxh4 f5 $14) 39... Bxa4 40. Qxa3 (40. Rxh4 f5 $16) 40... Bc2) 39. Nxc4 {[%eval 192,19]} (39. Qxa3 $142 $1 {[%eval 433,22]} Qd8 40. Qb2 (40. Nxc4 Nxc4 41. Qb3 b5 $16)) 39... Nxc4 $18 40. hxg5 Nxe3 41. Qxe3 fxg5 42. Bd3 h4 43. Bb5 {[%eval 97,20]} (43. Rb3 $142 {[%eval 157,19]} Ba4 44. Rxa3 $18) 43... Bxb5 $16 44. Rxb5 Ng6 $2 {[%eval 305,21] A mistake that costs the game.} (44... Qf6 $16 {[%eval 102,22] keeps fighting.}) 45. Rhb1 $18 Ra6 46. c4 {[#] Qb3 is the strong threat.} Nf4 $2 {[%eval 798,25]} (46... Qd8 {[%eval 264,27]} 47. R5b3 Nf4 48. Rxa3 Qc8 49. Rxa6 Qxa6) 47. Qb3 {[%CAl Rb5b6]} g4 48. Rxb6 {[%CAl Bb5b6,Bb6a6,Ba6a7][%mdl 32] White mates.} Nd3+ 49. Kg1 Nb4 50. Rxa6 Qg5 51. Ra7+ Kb8 52. Qxa3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.20 (precise) /Black=0.41} 1-0