[Event "Warwickshire Open Ch.U1975"] [White "Suchak, Parin"] [Black "Smith, Peter K"] [Site ""] [Round "4"] [Annotator ",Peter"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2020.02.23"] [WhiteElo "1788"] [BlackElo "1646"] [PlyCount "89"] {I generally thought I was worse in this game, whereas most of the time it was =+ or -+} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Bf4 0-0 6. cxd5 (6. Rc1 dxc4 { In taking on c4, Black makes a concession in the centre, but intends to inconvenience White with either threats to retain the c4-pawn or by a counterattack against the centre pawns if White plays e4. 7e4} 7. e4 )Nxd5 7. Nxd5 Qxd5 8. e3 (8. Bxc7 )c5 9. Qa4 cxd4 {All these continuations are better for black.} (9... Nc6 10. Bc4 Qf5 11. Rc1 (11. d5 Nb4 12. Rc1 Bxb2 )cxd4 12. Nxd4 e5 )(9... Bd7 {Not} 10. Qa5 (10. Qc4 Be6 11. Qxd5 Bxd5 12. Be2 )b6 11. Qd2 Nc6 12. Rc1 cxd4 13. exd4 Nxd4 {Not.} 14. Bc4 (14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. Be3 e5 16. Bxd4 exd4 )Qe4+ 15. Be3 Nxf3+ 16. gxf3 Qxf3 17. Rg1 Rfd8 )10. Bc4 Qc6 {This is not the best square for the Queen. It blocks the Knight's development to c6 and hampers Black's development in general.} (10... Qc5 11. exd4 Bxd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 {unfortunately runs into} 13. Bxf7+ Rxf7 14. Qxd4 )(10... Qf5 {The best move.} 11. 0-0 Nc6 12. Rfd1 Bd7 13. Qa3 Rac8 )11. Qb3 dxe3 12. Bxe3 Be6 (12... a5 13. Rc1 a4 14. Qa3 Be6 15. Bxe6 Qxe6 16. Rc7 Qa6 )13. Bxe6 Qxe6 14. Qxb7 ({I expected} 14. Qxe6 fxe6 15. Ng5 Rc8 16. Nxe6 Bxb2 17. Rb1 Bc3+ 18. Ke2 b6 {which is slightly better for black} )Qc6 (14... Nc6 {is an improvement.} 15. 0-0 Rfb8 )15. Qb3 (15. Qxc6 Nxc6 )Rc8 16. Rc1 {I didn't think this move was possible.} Qa6 ({I thought 16Rc1 was refuted by} 16... Qxc1+ 17. Bxc1 Rxc1+ 18. Ke2 Rxh1 {but missing} 19. Qb7 Nd7 20. Qxa8+ Nf8 21. Qxa7 )17. Rxc8+ Qxc8 18. 0-0 Nd7 19. Rc1 Qb8 20. Qxb8+ Rxb8 21. b3 Nb6 (21... Rb7 22. Rc8+ Nf8 23. Bc5 {is unattractive.} )22. Rc7 Rd8 23. g3 (23. Rxa7 Rd1+ 24. Ne1 Rxe1# )Nd5 24. Rxa7 Nxe3 25. fxe3 Bf6 (25... e6 {seems more natural.} )26. a4 (26. b4 Rd3 27. Kf2 {seems better} )Rd3 27. b4 Rxe3 28. Kf2 Rb3 29. b5 e5 30. Ra6 {To avoisd potential nasties with Bishop forks on K and R.} Kg7 {Black is right back in the game.} 31. h4 e4 32. Ng5 Bd4+ 33. Kg2 (33. Kf1 {Keeps things level. Now Black is getting back on top.} )Rb2+ (33... e3 )34. Kh3 Bg1 {Creating dangerous mating threats.} 35. Nxe4 Rh2+ {Wrong move order ..f5 first then Rh2 wins.} (35... f5 {Any "safe looking retreat by the Knight is met with ...Ra2mate} 36. Nc5 (36. Nf2 Rxf2 37. g4 f4 38. g5 Bh2 39. Ra7+ Kg8 40. Ra8+ Kf7 41. Ra7+ Ke6 42. Rxh7 Bg3 43. Kg4 Rb2 44. h5 gxh5+ 45. Rxh5 Rb4 46. g6 Kf6 47. a5 Kxg6 48. b6 f3+ 49. Kxg3 Kxh5 50. Kxf3 Rb5 )Rh2# )36. Kg4 f5+ 37. Kf3 fxe4+ 38. Kxe4 Rb2 39. Rc6 (39. Kd5 )Rb4+ 40. Kd5 Rxa4 41. b6 {In a bit of time pressure and relieved not to be losing I grabbed the forced draw but stupidly throw away the win.} Bxb6 (41... Rb4 42. Rc7+ Kh6 43. b7 Bf2 44. g4 Bxh4 45. Kc5 Rb1 46. Rd7 Bg3 {White will never manage to queen the pawn while Black will win on the Kingside.} )42. Rxb6 Ra3 43. g4 Ra4 44. g5 Rxh4 45. Ke5 {Dead drawn.} 1/2-1/2