[Event "City Championship"] [Site "?"] [Date "2017.03.19"] [Round "5"] [White "King, Alek"] [Black "Kong, Sydney"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D30"] [WhiteElo "2332"] [BlackElo "1697"] [Annotator "Rybka 4 x64 (60s)"] [PlyCount "117"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] {D30: QGD: Systems without Nc3} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. b3 Nbd7 6. Bb2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O b6 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Ne5 c5 {last book move} 11. f4 Ne4 {The knight likes it on e4} 12. cxd5 exd5 (12... Nxd2 13. Qxd2 exd5 14. Rf3 $14) 13. dxc5 (13. Nxe4 $5 dxe4 14. Bc4 $14) 13... Bxc5 {White has a new backward pawn: e3.} 14. Qe2 (14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Bxe3+ 16. Kh1 Bxe4 17. Nxd7 Qh4 18. Nxf8 Bxf4 (18... Rxf8 $143 19. Qe1 Qh3 20. Qg3 Qxg3 21. hxg3 $16) 19. Rxf4 Qxf4 $11) 14... Ndf6 (14... Nxe5 $5 15. Bxe5 Nxd2 16. Qxd2 d4 $15) 15. Ndf3 Rc8 16. a3 {Controls b4} Qe7 17. Nd4 (17. b4 Bd6 $14) 17... Bxd4 $11 18. Bxd4 {White has the pair of bishops. The bishop is not easily driven from d4} Nc3 {Black threatens to win material: Nc3xe2} (18... Ne8 19. a4 $11) 19. Qb2 $14 Nce4 {A beautiful square!} 20. Rfc1 (20. a4 Ne8 $14) 20... Rxc1+ 21. Rxc1 Rc8 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. Nc6 {White threatens to win material: Nc6xe7} Qc7 (23... Qb7 24. Qc2 Bd7 25. Nb4 $14) 24. Qc2 $16 h6 $2 (24... Be6 $142 $16) 25. Nxa7 $1 $18 {Deflection: c7} Qxc2 (25... Qxa7 26. Qxc8+ {Overloading Clearance Deflection Pinning Discovered attack}) 26. Bxc2 Bb7 (26... Ba6 {does not do any good} 27. Bxb6 Nc3 28. Kf2 $18) 27. Bxb6 Kf8 (27... Nc3 {is not the saving move} 28. b4 Kf8 29. a4 $18) 28. Bd4 Ke7 29. Nb5 (29. a4 {might be the shorter path} Ne8 $18) 29... g6 30. Nc3 (30. a4 {and White can already relax} Ba6 31. Nc7 Bb7 $18) 30... Kd6 (30... Nxc3 {does not improve anything} 31. Bxc3 Ne4 32. Bd4 $18) 31. h3 (31. b4 {makes it even easier for White} Nxc3 32. Bxc3 Ne4 33. Be5+ Ke7 $18) 31... h5 (31... Nxc3 {does not get the cat off the tree} 32. Bxf6 Ne4 33. Bg7 $18) 32. Bxf6 Nxf6 33. Nb5+ Kc5 (33... Kd7 {does not win a prize} 34. a4 $18) 34. Nd4 (34. Bd3 {seems even better} Kc6 $18) 34... Ne4 35. Bxe4 dxe4 36. g4 hxg4 (36... h4 $18) 37. hxg4 f6 38. g5 fxg5 (38... f5 $18 {is still a small chance}) 39. fxg5 Bd5 (39... Kd5 {the last chance for counterplay } 40. Kg2 Ba6 $18) 40. Kf2 Bf7 41. Kg3 Kd6 42. Kf4 Kd5 43. Ne2 Kd6 (43... Kc5 { hardly improves anything} 44. b4+ Kc4 45. Kxe4 $18) 44. b4 Bc4 45. Nc3 Kc6 46. Kxe4 Bb3 47. Ke5 Kd7 48. Kf6 Bc2 49. e4 Ke8 50. Kxg6 Kf8 51. Kf6 Bb3 52. e5 Bf7 (52... Bg8 {does not help much} 53. g6 Ke8 54. e6 Kf8 55. b5 Ke8 56. b6 Kd8 57. e7+ Kd7 58. b7 Kc7 59. e8=Q Kxb7 60. Qd7+ Ka6 61. Qc6+ Ka7 62. Nb5+ Kb8 63. Qb6+ Kc8 64. Qc7#) 53. e6 Be8 (53... Bg8 {does not improve anything} 54. b5 Ke8 55. b6 Kd8 56. e7+ Kd7 57. b7 Kc7 58. e8=Q Kxb7 59. Qd7+ Kb6 60. Na4+ Ka6 61. Qc8+ Kb5 62. Qc5+ Kxa4 63. Qb4#) 54. g6 (54. e7+ Kg8 55. g6 Bc6 56. b5 Be8 57. b6 Kh8 58. b7 Bf7 59. b8=Q+ Bg8 60. Qxg8+ Kxg8 61. e8=Q#) 54... Kg8 (54... Bxg6 {cannot change destiny} 55. Kxg6 Ke7 56. Kf5 Kd6 57. Kf6 Kc6 58. e7 Kd7 59. Kf7 Kc7 60. e8=Q Kb6 61. Qd7 Ka6 62. Nb5 Kb6 63. Ke7 Ka6 64. Qc6#) 55. Nd5 Kh8 ( 55... Bxg6 {cannot change what is in store for ?} 56. Kxg6 Kf8 57. b5 Ke8 58. b6 Kf8 59. b7 Ke8 60. b8=Q#) 56. g7+ Kh7 57. Ne7 Kh6 (57... Bf7 {does not change anything anymore} 58. exf7 Kh6 59. g8=Q Kh5 60. Qg5#) 58. g8=Q Kh5 ( 58... Ba4 {does not solve anything} 59. Qh8#) 59. Qg5# 1-0