[Event "CRO (CRO)"] [Site "ICCF"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Hrzina, Boris"] [Black "Stanojevic, Stanimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E08"] [WhiteElo "2356"] [BlackElo "2420"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 23,90,8,6,8,10,15,11,9,11,11,13,9,13,19,13,8,15,0,0,0,3,0,11,0,0,3,6,0,0,-8,-3,-11,-8,-4,-6,-6,-12,0,0,0,0,0,0,-6,0,-7,-8,-12,-10,-9,-14,-14,-4,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Qc2 c6 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Bf4 b6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. Bc7 Qe8 {The position is equal.} 13. Qb3 {E08: Closed Catalan: Main Line: 7 Qc2.} Rc8 {[%CAl Od7c5] [#] Hoping for ...Nc5!} 14. Na3 Ne4 15. Nb5 $1 Ndc5 $1 16. dxc5 bxc5 {And now ...c4 would win.} 17. Bf4 {[%CAl Bc7f4,Bf4e3,Be3d4][%mdl 32]} (17. Be5 $5 c4 $8 18. Qa4 $11) 17... c4 18. Qa4 Bc5 19. Be3 Bc6 $1 20. Nfd4 (20. Bxc5 {simplifies} Bxb5 21. Qxa7 Nxc5 22. b3) 20... Bxd4 {[%mdl 64] [#] Remove Defender} 21. Bxd4 {[%CAl Oa4a3] Black must now prevent Qa3!} Bxb5 22. Qxa7 f6 {[#] ...Ra8 is the strong threat.} 23. Bc3 $146 (23. a4 {looks sharper.} Ra8 24. Qxa8 Qxa8 25. axb5 Qe8 26. Bxe4 dxe4 27. b6) ({Predecessor:} 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Bc3 Bc6 25. Rd1 Rf7 26. Qe3 Rd7 27. Rxd7 Qxd7 28. a4 Bxa4 29. Qxe4 {1/2 Goryachkina,A (2533)-Batsiashvili,N (2467) EU-Cup (Women) 28th Vrnjacka Banja 2024 (4.1)}) 23... Rf7 {[%CAl Bf8f7,Bf7d7,Bd7a7][%mdl 32]} 24. Qd4 Nd6 25. Qd2 Rd7 26. h4 h6 27. Qd1 Ra7 28. Bb4 {This pair of bishops is nice.} Qd7 29. b3 cxb3 30. axb3 {Threatens to win with Rxa7.} Rxa1 31. Rxa1 Ne4 32. Bf3 Qb7 33. Qd4 Be8 (33... e5 {is more complex.} 34. Ra7 Rc1+ 35. Kg2 Qc6) 34. Ra7 (34. Be1 {simplifies} Nc5 35. Ra3 Nxb3 36. Qe3) 34... Qc6 35. Be1 Qc5 36. Qa1 (36. Qxc5 {simplifies} Nxc5 37. Ra3 Nd7 38. Ra1) 36... Qc1 (36... Nxg3 $2 37. b4 Nxe2+ 38. Bxe2 $18) 37. Kg2 Qxa1 38. Rxa1 h5 39. e3 Bg6 40. g4 Rc2 41. gxh5 Bf5 42. b4 Kh7 43. Kf1 Bh3+ 44. Kg1 Bf5 45. Kf1 Bh3+ {An interesting draw. Weighted Error Value: White=0.02 (flawless) /Black=0.00 (flawless) . OK: White=18 Black=23 Best: --- Black=1 Strong: White=1 Black=2} 1/2-1/2