[Event "USCF 21ENs03 - 2021 Electronic Knights"] [Site "?"] [Date "2023.03.01"] [Round "?"] [White "Schroeer, Egbert"] [Black "Krickel, Edward"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A34"] [WhiteElo "1947"] [BlackElo "2035"] [Annotator "Schroeer,Egbert"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2023.03.01"] [EventType "tourn (corr)"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"] {[%evp 9,61,-5,-3,0,40,37,58,16,17,15,45,39,45,37,49,45,32,33,41,28,28,37,29,37,47,46,72,68,86,91,115,121,112,119,118,122,116,122,212,206,220,210,225,211,229,222,241,230,228,233,229,234,233,217]} 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. b3 d5 6. cxd5 {A34: Symmetrical English: 2 Nc3, lines with ...d5.} Nxd5 7. Bb2 Be7 8. Qc2 {Hoping for Nxd5. White is slightly better.} O-O 9. a3 b6 10. h4 {[%CAl Of3g5]} f5 11. d4 {[#]} cxd4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11... Bb7 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Rd1 Kh8 15. Be2 Qd6 16. O-O Rad8 17. Rd2 h6 {0-1 Adhiban,B (2660)-So,W (2770) Goldmoney Asian Prelim chess24.com INT rapid 2021 (8.5)}) 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Bc4 Qe4 14. Bd3 {[%mdl 1024] White has compensation.} Qd5 15. O-O (15. Bc4) 15... Bb7 (15... dxe3 16. fxe3 Nd8 (16... Bb7)) 16. Bc4 Qd7 17. b4 {Prevents Na5.} Nd8 18. Nxd4 (18. exd4 Rc8 19. Qe2 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Bxh4 $15) 18... Rc8 (18... Kh8 19. Bb5 (19. Bb5 $5 {[%CAl Rb5d7]} Qd5 20. f4 $11) 19... Qd5 20. f4) 19. Qb3 {Threatens to win with Rac1.} Bf6 {And now ...Bxd4 would win.} 20. Rad1 (20. Nxf5 Kh8 21. Bxf6 Rxf6 $17) (20. Nxe6 $6 Rxc4 21. Nxf8 Qc6 $11) 20... Qf7 21. f3 (21. Nxe6 {mistake} Rxc4 22. Nxf8 Bxg2 $1) (21. Nxe6 $6 b5 22. Nxd8 bxc4 (22... Qxc4 $2 23. Qxc4+ Rxc4 24. Bxf6 $18) 23. Nxf7 cxb3 24. Bxf6 Kxf7 $11) (21. a4 {simplifies} Rc7 22. Rd2 Kh8 23. Nxe6 Nxe6 24. Bxe6 Qg6 25. Bd5) 21... Bxh4 {[%CAl Ob6b5] [#]} 22. Nxf5 $1 {[%csl Od8,Og7,Oh4][%mdl 576] Discovered Attack, Double Attack} b5 23. Qc3 {The board is on fire. White has more active pieces.} (23. Nxh4 $6 Rxc4 24. f4 Bd5 $11) 23... Bf6 {[#]} (23... exf5 $2 24. Qxg7#) (23... Rxc4 $2 24. Nh6+ (24. Qxg7+ $2 {too greedy.} Qxg7 25. Nxg7 Rc2 $19) 24... Kh8 25. Nxf7+ $18) 24. Qxf6 {hangs the queen f6. White is clearly better.} Qxf6 25. Bxf6 {[%CAl Bb2f6,Bf6d8,Bd8c7,Bc7e5][%mdl 32]} Rxc4 {Opposite bishops. Black is weak on the dark squares} 26. Nh6+ {is a sac} ({Nxg7 is the other option, but I sac the B} 26. Nxg7 {Strongly threatening Be7.} Rxf6 27. Ne8 Rf8 28. Rxd8) ({Resist} 26. Nxg7 $6 Rxf6 27. Ne8 (27. Rxd8+ $2 {is the wrong capture.} Kxg7 28. Rfd1 Rf7 $19) 27... Rf8 28. Rxd8 Bc6 $16) 26... gxh6 27. Bxd8 Rc3 28. e4 Rxa3 29. Bc7 Rc8 30. Be5 Bc6 {Inhibits Rd7.} 31. Rd6 {Black is weak on the dark squares, White is clearly better. A cool game by Schroeer. Weighted Error Value: White=0.02 (flawless) /Black=0.13 (very precise) . Inaccurate: White=1 Black=4 OK: White=17 Black=7 Best: White=3 Black=3 Brilliant: White=1 ---} 1-0