[Event "EU/TC13/sf2"] [Site "ICCF"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [Board "2"] [White "Matei, Cornel"] [Black "Piacun, Eduard"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D43"] [WhiteElo "2456"] [BlackElo "2447"] [Annotator "Stockfish 19"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] [WhiteTeam "Romania"] [BlackTeam "Croatia"] [WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"] [BlackTeamCountry "CRO"] {[%evp 20,71,12,18,21,12,14,24,32,34,45,0,2,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,8,0,0,0,0,0,-1,0,0,0,0,0,5,1,0,6,4,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,1,8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 {[%CAl Bc1g5,Bg5h4,Bh4g3,Bg3e5][%mdl 32]} h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. h4 g4 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Be5 (13. Bxg4 b4 14. Be5 Nxg4 15. Bxh8 bxc3 16. bxc3 f5 $14) 13... Qe7 {White has an edge.} 14. b3 {[%mdl 1024] White has compensation.} (14. Bxg4 Rg8 15. Bf3 Nd7 $11) 14... Rg8 15. Qc2 (15. a3 $1 $14 {deserves consideration.}) 15... Nd7 $11 {The position is equal.} 16. Bg3 $1 Bg7 17. Rd1 b4 18. Na4 c3 19. a3 a5 $132 {[%mdl 2048] Black is not keeping still} 20. O-O {Black must now prevent d5.} Bf6 21. Bc7 {e5 is the strong threat.} Bxh4 (21... bxa3 22. e5 Bxh4 23. Bd6 $16) 22. e5 Qg5 $1 (22... bxa3 23. Bd6 Qd8 24. Qh7 $18) 23. g3 {Strongly threatening Nc5.} Bxg3 {[%mdl 64] [#] Deflection} 24. fxg3 Qe3+ 25. Kg2 {[%CAl Oa4c5] And now Nc5! would win.} (25. Kh2 $5 Rg5 $8 26. Nc5 Nxc5 27. dxc5 $11) 25... Rc8 (25... bxa3 $2 26. Nxc3 (26. Qxc3 $2 c5+ 27. d5 Qxe2+ $19) 26... Rg7 27. Bc4 $18) 26. Bd6 c5+ 27. d5 $1 exd5 {[#]} (27... Bxd5+ $2 28. Rxd5 exd5 29. Bb5 $18) 28. Rxf7 $1 {[%mdl 64] Threatens to win with Re7+. Decoy} d4+ (28... Kxf7 $2 29. Qh7+ Rg7 30. Rf1+ $18) 29. Kh2 {[%CAl Bg2h2,Bh2g1,Bg1f2,Bf2e1][%mdl 32] White wants to mate with Re7+. Chess con chili.} Be4 (29... Kxf7 30. Qh7+ Ke6 31. Bc4+ Bd5 32. Nxc5+ Rxc5 33. Qxg8+ Kf5 34. Qh7+ Ke6 35. Qg6+) 30. Re7+ Kd8 {[%CAl Re3f2]} 31. Bd3 Qxd3 32. Rxd3 Rg5 $1 {Hoping for ...Rh5+.} 33. Kg1 Rh5 {aiming for ...Rh1+.} 34. e6 Rh1+ (34... Bxd3 35. Rxd7+ Ke8 36. Qxd3 Rg5 37. Qa6 Rd8 38. Rxd8+ {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender, Back Rank} Kxd8 39. Qa8#) 35. Kf2 Rh2+ (35... Bxd3 {is a self mate.} 36. Rxd7+ Ke8 37. Qxd3 Rh2+ 38. Kg1) 36. Ke1 {A fantastic game! Weighted Error Value: White=0.03 (flawless) /Black=0.01 (flawless) . Mistake: White=1 --- OK: White=15 Black=11 Best: --- Black=8 Strong: White=2 Black=1} 1/2-1/2