[Event "CCO23/S2"] [Site "ICCF"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Neto, Horácio"] [Black "Loinjak, Sinisa"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2556"] [BlackElo "2561"] [Annotator "SF 16.1 Tactical Analysis"] [PlyCount "102"] [EventDate "2024.??.??"] [WhiteTeam "Portugal"] [BlackTeam "Croatia"] [WhiteTeamCountry "POR"] [BlackTeamCountry "CRO"] {[%evp 12,102,33,35,34,28,43,25,22,13,13,10,10,16,13,12,14,12,23,26,14,15,25,12,16,14,15,12,14,16,8,9,15,22,20,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-78,-82,-72,-77,-76,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 {B90: Sicilian Najdorf: Unusual White 6th moves, 6 Be3 Ng4 and 6 Be3 e5.} 8. f4 {[%CAl Bf2f4,Bf4f5][%mdl 32]} b5 {[%CAl Bb7b5,Bb5b4][%mdl 32]} 9. f5 Bc8 {White has an edge.} (9... Nxe4 $2 10. Nxe4 Qh4+ 11. Nf2 $18) 10. Bg5 Be7 11. a4 b4 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Qxd5 Bxg5 14. Qxa8 Qb6 {aiming for ...0-0.} 15. h4 O-O $1 16. Qd5 (16. hxg5 Bb7 $17) 16... Qe3+ 17. Kd1 Bf4 18. Qd3 $1 {Qxe3 would now be deadly.} (18. Qxd6 Qxe4 19. Qd3 Qc6 $17) 18... Qf2 {[%CAl Od6d5]} 19. Qf3 (19. Qxd6 $2 Nc6 20. Qxc6 Rd8+ 21. Bd3 Qxg2 $19) 19... Qa7 {[%CAl Oh7h5]} 20. Ke1 Nd7 {[#]} 21. Rd1 $146 {[%CAl Og2g3] next g3! is good for White.} ({Predecessor:} 21. g3 Bh6 22. Rd1 Qc7 23. Qd3 Nf6 24. Rh2 Rd8 25. Qc4 Qb6 26. Re2 g6 27. a5 {1/2 Novikovas,V (2517)-Pasko,P (2538) EU-chT11 fin email ICCF email 2021}) 21... Qc7 $1 22. Rh3 Bb7 $1 23. Bd3 Nb6 24. Na5 Bc8 25. g3 Bh6 26. g4 Bf4 27. b3 Nxa4 $1 {[%csl Oa5][%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} 28. bxa4 {Black must now prevent Nc4.} Qxa5 29. Bc4 Qc7 30. Qd3 a5 31. Bd5 g6 32. h5 gxf5 33. gxf5 Qa7 34. h6 (34. Bc4 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 34... Kh8 $1 $17 {Threatens to win with ...Rg8.} 35. Bc4 {[#]} d5 36. Ke2 {[#]} Bb7 {This pair of bishops is nice.} (36... dxc4 37. Qd6) (36... Rg8 $1 $17 {[%CAl Rg8g2] ( -> ...Rg2+)} 37. Qxd5 Rg2+ 38. Kd3 Qb6) 37. exd5 $11 {Rf3 is the strong threat. The position is equal.} (37. Bxd5 Ba6 38. Bc4 Rg8 $15) 37... Rc8 {[%CAl Oc8c4] Strongly threatening ...Rxc4!} 38. Bb5 Rg8 39. Qe4 {Dodges Rg2+} Qc5 40. Bc4 Rc8 41. Bb5 f6 42. Rh4 Qc3 ({Much less strong is} 42... Qxc2+ 43. Qxc2 Rxc2+ 44. Kf1 $16) 43. Qd3 {Hoping for Qxc3.} Qb2 44. Bc4 {Prevents b3.} Rxc4 45. Qxc4 {White threatens Qc7 and mate.} Ba6 $1 {[%mdl 64] Deflection} 46. Qxa6 {[%CAl Ra6c8]} Qxc2+ 47. Kf3 {[%CAl Be2f3,Bf3f2,Bf2f1][%mdl 32]} Qxd1+ 48. Kf2 {[%CAl Ra6c8] The board is on fire.} Qd4+ (48... Qxa4 $2 49. Qxf6+ Kg8 50. Qg7#) 49. Kf1 {[%CAl Ra6a8]} Qd1+ (49... Qxd5 $2 {gets mated.} 50. Qxf6+ Kg8 51. Qg7#) 50. Kf2 {[%CAl Ra6a8]} Qc2+ (50... Qxa4 $2 51. Qxf6+ Kg8 52. Qg7#) 51. Kf1 {Threatening mate with Qa8+.} Qd1+ {A fantastic game! Weighted Error Value: White=0.03 (flawless) /Black=0.01 (flawless) . Mistake: White=1 Black=1 OK: White=25 Black=27 Best: White=5 Black=1 Strong: White=1 Black=6 Brilliant: --- Black=1} (51... Qxf5 $2 {is a self mate.} 52. Qa8+) 1/2-1/2