[Event "CRO (CRO)"] [Site "ICCF"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Tomasa, Ivica"] [Black "Latas, Perica"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2383"] [BlackElo "2337"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 10,77,34,16,20,22,12,-1,2,1,0,0,12,11,16,-16,-13,-19,-18,-13,-14,-17,-15,-13,3,-15,3,5,0,0,0,0,3,11,0,0,3,4,1,4,1,8,9,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 {[%CAl Bg8f6,Bf6d7,Bd7b6,Bb6c4,Bc4e3][%mdl 32]} 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nb3 e6 {B90: Sicilian Najdorf: Unusual White 6th moves, 6 Be3 Ng4 and 6 Be3 e5. The position is equal.} 7. g4 {[%CAl Bg2g4,Bg4g5][%mdl 32]} b5 8. Bg2 {[%CAl Oe4e5] And now e5! would win.} Nfd7 9. g5 Nc6 10. h4 Qc7 11. f4 Be7 12. Be3 Nb6 13. Qe2 Nc4 14. O-O-O Nxe3 15. Qxe3 {[%CAl Oe4e5]} b4 $1 16. Ne2 a5 {[%CAl Ba6a5,Ba5a4][%mdl 32] [#]} 17. Kb1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 17. Nbd4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 a4 19. f5 Ra5 20. fxe6 Bxe6 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Bh3 Re5 23. Rhf1 h6 24. g6 Rf8 25. Rxf8+ Kxf8 26. a3 bxa3 {1/2 Perez,B (2265)-Schmitz,J (2240) Champion's League 2021/C10 email ICCF email}) 17... a4 18. Nbd4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Ra5 20. Qd2 O-O 21. f5 a3 22. Qxb4 {[%CAl Od4c6]} axb2 {[#]} 23. Nc6 $1 {[%mdl 64] Nxe7+ is the strong threat. Deflection. Chess con chili. Active counter play!} Rc5 24. Nxe7+ Qxe7 25. e5 (25. Kxb2 exf5 26. Rd5 Be6 27. Rxc5 dxc5 $19) 25... d5 {aiming for ...Qc7.} (25... Rxe5 26. f6 Qc7 27. Qxd6 (27. fxg7 Rd8 $15) 27... Qxd6 28. Rxd6 $16) (25... exf5 $2 26. exd6 Qa7 27. d7 (27. Kxb2 $2 Bd7 $19) (27. Qxb2 f4 $15) 27... Bxd7 28. Rxd7 (28. Kxb2 $2 Rb8 $19) 28... Qxd7 29. Qxc5 $18) 26. Qb6 {f6 would now be deadly.} (26. Kxb2 $2 {is the wrong capture.} Rxc2+ 27. Kxc2 Qxb4 $19) ({But not} 26. Qxb2 Ba6 27. Bf1 Qc7 $17) 26... exf5 {White must now prevent ...Rd8.} 27. Bxd5 Be6 28. Bxe6 fxe6 29. Rd6 Rxe5 30. Rhd1 {[%CAl Bh1d1,Bd1d5,Bd5f5][%mdl 32] Hoping for Rd7.} Rd5 31. R6xd5 exd5 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame. KQR-KQR} 32. Qb3 Kh8 33. Rxd5 Qe1+ 34. Kxb2 {[%CAl Od5f5] Strongly threatening Rxf5!} Qxh4 35. Rxf5 {[%CAl Rf5f8][%mdl 64] [#] Deflection, Back Rank} Qd4+ 36. Kb1 {[%CAl Rf5f8]} Qd1+ 37. Kb2 {[%CAl Rf5f8]} Qd4+ (37... Rxf5 $2 {is a self mate.} 38. Qb8+) 38. Kb1 {[%CAl Rf5f8]} Qd1+ 39. Kb2 {An interesting draw. An interesting game. Weighted Error Value: White=0.03 (flawless) /Black=0.01 (flawless) . Inaccurate: White=1 --- OK: White=22 Black=19 Best: White=1 Black=3 Strong: --- Black=1} 1/2-1/2