[Event "SouthWest Class Champs"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2024.02.16"] [Round "3"] [White "Cordova, Emilio"] [Black "Adewumi, Tanitoluwa"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A15"] [WhiteElo "2561"] [BlackElo "2280"] [Annotator "Lang, JJ"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2024.??.??"] [Source "https://lichess."] {[%evp 0,80,19,29,23,-13,4,-20,-4,-17,-2,-23,-9,1,12,5,17,17,17,20,25,-16,67, 69,64,63,63,63,72,50,89,73,104,72,108,93,90,104,110,92,96,89,122,115,137,56,72, 0,111,13,-15,-109,-36,-94,-147,-165,-191,-174,-173,-190,-201,-207,-215,-222, -171,-171,-229,-277,-280,-273,-281,-272,-264,-318,-395,-610,-597,-597,-531, -731,-783,-799,-842]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 Bd6 5. g3 Nbd7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. d4 b6 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. Nd2 Qe7 11. e4 Ba3 12. Bxa3 Qxa3 13. e5 Ne8 14. Rc1 Ba6 15. f4 c5 16. cxd5 $1 {White correctly sacrifices an Exchange for a dominant command of the center and all the attacking chances. Black's remaining pieces are in disarray after} Bxf1 17. Nxf1 exd5 18. Nxd5 cxd4 19. Rc4 b5 20. Rxd4 Rc8 21. b4 Kh8 22. Rd3 $2 {Things would go from bad to worse for Black after} (22. Bh3 $1 f5 (22... Rd8 23. Ne7 $18) 23. Nde3 $1 $18) 22... Qb2 23. Qh5 Rc6 24. g4 $2 (24. Qh4 $1 {was the last chance to keep attacking:} Re6 (24... Nb6 $2 25. Nxb6 Rxb6 26. Qe7 $1 Kg8 27. Qxa7 $18 {certainly keeps on the pressure, with full material compensation for the Exchange, to boot.}) 25. Bh3 f5 26. Nde3 {would force} Nxe5 27. fxe5 Rxe5 {when white retains a very pleasant edge against tangled, disconnected black pieces.} 28. Rd2 Qc3 29. Bxf5 $16) 24... Nb6 $1 {Black's pieces quickly activated and begin to trade off. White's initiative has evaporated!} 25. g5 $6 (25. Nxb6 Rxb6 {leaves White without any improving moves.} 26. a3 Qc1 27. Qf5 g6 28. Qg5 Qc4 $17 { and, without an attack for White to rely on, Black's material advantage regains relevancy.}) 25... Nxd5 26. Bxd5 Rc3 $1 {Ridding the board of the d3-rook neutralizes White's attack for good.} 27. Rxc3 (27. Rd2 Qxb4 $19 { and it's not like the rook is doing anything without a path to the h-file!}) 27... Qxc3 28. Qf3 Qd4+ (28... Qxf3 {would, of course, win as well.}) 29. Kg2 Nc7 {It's alive!} 30. Be4 Ne6 31. h4 f5 {Now, Black is just up an Exchange, and without any white rooks on the board, his king is in severe danger. Tani wins smoothly from here:} 32. exf6 gxf6 33. f5 fxg5 34. Qe3 Nf4+ 35. Kg3 Qe5 36. Kf3 g4+ 37. Kxg4 Rg8+ 38. Kf3 Ng2 39. Qh6 Qc3+ 40. Ne3 Nxe3 {0-1 Black wins.} 0-1