[Event ""] [White "White,Scott"] [Black "Borkowski,Andrew"] [Site ""] [Round ""] [Annotator ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2023.10.02"] [WhiteElo "1568"] [BlackElo "1799"] [PlyCount "84"] 1. d4 b6 2. Nc3 Bb7 3. e3 e6 4. a3 Nf6 5. Nf3 c5 6. dxc5 bxc5 7. Bb5 a6 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. O-O d5 10. b3 Bd6 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Ne2 Qe7 13. c4 dxc4 {Personally I'd rather keep the central tension and play a rook to d8} 14. bxc4 Rfd8 15. Qc2 h6 16. Rad1 e5 {Although this threatens e4 winnning a piece, it weakens the f5 square. With a symmetrical position 16...Rab8 might be a long term investment aiming to take control of the open b-file.} 17. Ng3 Qc7 18. Nf5 Bf8 (18... e4 19. Bxe4 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 Ne5 21. Qh4 Nxf3+ 22. gxf3 Bxf3 { leads to a very sharp position with both sides attacking - very difficult to evaluate over the board} )19. Ng3 Re8 20. Ne4 {The knight's sixth move where it will now be exchanged for a knight that has only moved once!} Nxe4 21. Bxe4 f6 22. Bd5+ Kh8 23. Nh4 Ne7 24. e4 g5 $1 25. Nf3 Ng6 26. g3 Kg7 27. Rd2 Rad8 28. Rfd1 Bc8 29. Kg2 Bg4 {I would prefer 29...Qd7 intending Qh3+, then Bg4 and then see if I could play Nf4 or Nh4} 30. h3 Bxf3+ {I know Andrew thinks bishops and knghts are equal, but not all bishops are equal but his is black's "good' bishop} 31. Kxf3 Ne7 32. Qa4 Nxd5 33. Rxd5 Rxd5 34. Rxd5 Rd8 {Qc8 defends the pawn on a6} 35. Qxa6 Rxd5 36. cxd5 Qb8 $1 {Best practical chance} 37. Qe2 Qb3+ $1 (37... c4 {looks good but 38.Qc2 maintains white's advantage} )38. Kg2 c4 39. Bc1 Kf7 (39... c3 $1 )40. Qb2 Qd3 (40... Bc5 { is the computer suggestion, so if } 41. Qxb3 cxb3 42. a4 Bd4 43. a5 b2 44. Bxb2 Bxb2 45. a6 Bd4 )41. f3 $2 (41. Qb7+ Kg6 )c3 42. Qa2 $4 Bd6 $2 {Andrew is still winning here but } (42... Bc5 43. d6+ Kg7 44. a4 c2 {and the B and Q will give mate in a few moves! No doubt both players were suffering from frayed nerves here and relieved to agree a draw!} )1/2-1/2