[Event "Crossroads Invitational IX Arena"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2020.07.25"] [Round "?"] [White "Paul H."] [Black "Fritz S."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B00"] [WhiteElo "2100"] [BlackElo "1960"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] {[%evp 0,77,45,28,83,19,50,37,54,35,39,25,45,39,36,38,58,39,29,31,47,39,134, -15,70,44,124,127,140,70,240,239,669,678,678,563,528,546,541,500,592,411,504, 426,415,438,477,484,534,588,618,657,646,281,281,284,293,283,287,303,296,300, 309,317,326,316,342,370,328,273,369,248,245,245,245,242,252,247,252,249]} 1. e4 {I play White again. The pairing system on LiChess Arena tournaments needs some tweaking!} b6 {A totally different move from my opponent.} 2. d3 Bb7 3. Nf3 c5 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 e5 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 {This time I will give Nc3 a shot.} h6 8. Nh4 (8. Nd2 {A similiar approach but on a better square. f4 is a threat and Nc4 is also strong. Sometimes moves like this are not obvious. In this case, blocking my c1 bishop appears to be a bad idea but close analysis reveals this is simply not true.} Be7 9. Nc4 Nf6 10. f4 O-O 11. Ne3 $14) 8... g6 {Preparing f5 maybe? This is too early though. Black hasn't castled or moves any of his kingside pieces.} 9. f4 (9. Nd5 Bg7 10. c3 Nce7 11. f4 $11) 9... Bg7 10. Nd5 Nge7 11. fxe5 $6 {Opening the f-file at the cost of allowing Black's pieces more mobility.} (11. f5 gxf5 12. Qh5 $1 f4 13. gxf4 Qd7 14. fxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe7 Qxe7 16. Nf5 Qf6 17. b4 O-O-O 18. Bf4 Rhe8 19. a4 $16) 11... Bxe5 (11... Nxd5 12. exd5 Nxe5 13. Bf4 O-O 14. Qd2 Kh7 15. Rae1 Qd7 16. c4 Rae8 $11) 12. c3 Bg7 13. Nf6+ {A disruptive move that stops castling and offers to trade off Black's guardian g7 bishop.} Kf8 14. d4 $6 (14. Qb3 $1 {Threatening Nd7+ followed by Qf7#.}) 14... Ng8 15. Nd5 {[%csl Rf7,Rf8][%CAl Gf1f7] No reason to trade pieces while Black has his hands full.} cxd4 $4 16. Nxg6+ Ke8 17. Nxh8 Bxh8 18. Qh5 Ne5 19. cxd4 Ng6 20. Bxh6 (20. Be3 Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Nf6 22. Qb3 $18) 20... Bxd4+ 21. Kh1 Bxd5 22. exd5 Nxh6 23. Qxh6 Qe7 24. Rae1 Ne5 25. Qh8+ Qf8 26. Qxf8+ Kxf8 {The rest of the game was played under time pressure.} 27. b3 Kg7 28. Re4 Bc3 29. Rc1 Bd2 30. Rc7 a5 31. h4 Kg6 32. Bh3 f5 33. Re2 Bb4 34. Kg2 Bc5 35. h5+ Kxh5 36. Bxf5 Kg5 37. Be6 Rh8 38. Rg7+ Kf6 39. Rb7 Ng6 40. Re1 Ne5 41. Rf1+ Kg6 42. Bf5+ Kg5 43. Rg7+ Kf6 44. Rc7 Kg5 45. Be4 Rh6 46. Rg7+ Kh5 47. Rf5# 1-0