[Event "34rd NATO Championship 2024"] [White "Stein,Robert"] [Black "Pavlidis,Anastasios"] [Site "Rhodes"] [Round "4.4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2024.10.23"] [WhiteElo "2409"] [BlackElo "2279"] [PlyCount "99"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] {[%evp 29,99,0,49,0,0,0,0,-27,-14,-46,0,0,-8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,6,0,0,0,0,0,5,1,2,6,18,-8,24,13,18,35,197,201,295,287,578,857,877,882,886,841,1106,648,626,537,540,513,900,852,5692,5214,29990,29991,29992,29993,29994,29995]} 1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:19]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:0:20]} g6 {[%emt 0:0:24]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:1:1]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:0:37]} 4. d4 {[%emt 0:2:16]} O-O {[%emt 0:0:27]} 5. e4 {[%emt 0:0:20]} d6 {[%emt 0:0:13]} 6. Be2 {[%emt 0:0:22]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:20]} 7. Be3 {[%emt 0:1:3]} exd4 {[%emt 0:2:13]} 8. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Re8 {[%emt 0:0:19]} 9. f3 {[%emt 0:1:18]} c6 {[%emt 0:0:51]} 10. Bf2 {[%emt 0:0:13]} d5 {[%emt 0:2:5]} 11. exd5 {[%emt 0:0:9]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 12. O-O {[%emt 0:0:8]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:49]} 13. c5 {[%emt 0:1:4]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:1:2]} 14. Qd2 {[%emt 0:10:37]} Be5 {[%emt 0:1:16]} 15. g3 {[%emt 0:0:34]} Ng7 {[%emt 0:0:45]} 16. Bb5 {[%emt 0:11:55]} (16. Rfd1 $14 )Bd7 {[%emt 0:3:10]} 17. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:7:39]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:1:54]} 18. Nce2 {[%emt 0:5:41] The position is equal.} a5 {[%emt 0:30:15]} 19. Rac1 {[%emt 0:12:5]} a4 {[%emt 0:2:50]} 20. b4 {[%emt 0:12:35]} axb3 {[%emt 0:1:48]} 21. axb3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Ra3 {[%emt 0:8:16]} 22. b4 {[%emt 0:7:44][%cal Yb4b5]} Qa8 {[%emt 0:1:41]} 23. Nc3 {[%emt 0:5:11]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:20:2]} 24. Nxe6 {[%emt 0:2:50]} Bxe6 {[%emt 0:0:58]} 25. Bd4 {[%emt 0:1:18]} Bxd4+ {[%emt 0:5:43]} 26. Qxd4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Rb3 {[%emt 0:0:46]} 27. Ra1 {[%emt 0:2:57] Inhibits Qa3.} Qb7 {[%emt 0:1:13]} 28. Rab1 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Rxb1 {[%emt 0:4:9]} 29. Rxb1 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Qa6 {[%emt 0:0:41] Black is weak on the dark squares} 30. g4 {[%emt 0:5:22]} (30. b5 {seems wilder.} cxb5 31. g4 Rc8 32. Rxb5 h6 33. Rb6 )Qc4 {[%emt 0:1:43]} 31. Qxc4 {[%emt 0:1:7]} dxc4 $11 {[%emt 0:0:5][%mdl 4096] Endgame. KRB-KRN} 32. Kf2 {[%emt 0:2:19]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:2:7]} 33. b5 {[%emt 0:0:59]} cxb5 {[%emt 0:1:16]} 34. Rxb5 {[%emt 0:0:10]} ({Much weaker is} 34. Nxb5 Rc8 $15 )Rc8 {[%emt 0:4:9]} 35. Ke3 {[%emt 0:3:54]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 36. Rb7+ {[%emt 0:0:57]} Kd8 {[%emt 0:1:11]} 37. Kd4 {[%emt 0:0:21]} Ra8 $2 {[%emt 0:1:54] This move loses the game for Black.} (37... Rc7 $1 $14 38. Rb8+ Ke7 )38. c6 $18 {[%emt 0:1:39] Kc5 would now be deadly.} Ra3 {[%emt 0:0:54]} (38... Ra5 $142 39. Nb5 c3 )39. g5 {[%emt 0:1:3]} Rb3 $2 {[%emt 0:0:29]} (39... Ra5 40. Nb5 c3 41. Kxc3 (41. Nxc3 Rxg5 42. h4 Rh5 $14 )Ra1 )40. Ra7 {[%emt 0:0:22]} Kc8 {[%emt 0:0:44]} 41. h4 {[%emt 0:0:18]} Kb8 {[%emt 0:0:28]} 42. Re7 {[%emt 0:0:43]} Kc8 {[%emt 0:0:32]} 43. f4 {[%emt 0:2:10] Hoping for Ne4.} Kd8 {[%emt 0:0:16]} 44. Ra7 {[%emt 0:0:4] Strongly threatening Ne4.} Kc8 {[%emt 0:0:25]} 45. Ne4 {[%emt 0:0:16] And now Kc5 would win.} Kb8 {[%emt 0:0:50]} (45... c3 $142 46. Nd6+ (46. Nxc3 Kb8 $18 )Kb8 )46. Re7 {[%emt 0:0:4]} c3 {[%emt 0:0:33]} 47. c7+ {[%emt 0:1:32]} ({Weaker is} 47. Nxc3 Rb4+ 48. Ke5 Rc4 $18 )Ka8 {[%emt 0:0:30] [#]} 48. Rxe6 $1 {[%emt 0:0:8][%mdl 512] White mates.} Kb7 {[%emt 0:0:12] [#]} (48... fxe6 49. c8=Q+ )49. Rc6 $3 {[%emt 0:0:7][%mdl 512]} Rb4+ {[%emt 0:0:14]} (49... Kxc6 50. c8=Q+ )50. Kxc3 {[%emt 0:0:5] Weighted Error Value: White=0.21 (precise) /Black=0.43. Loses game: --- Black=1 Mistake: --- Black=3 Inaccurate: White=3 Black=3 OK: White=12 Black=10 Best: White=2 ---} 1-0