[Event "CRO (CRO)"] [Site "ICCF"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Tomasa, Ivica"] [Black "de Paz González, Yasset"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A28"] [WhiteElo "2383"] [BlackElo "2304"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 9,80,20,14,13,15,18,20,12,14,6,4,3,12,9,11,10,13,6,6,-8,0,0,0,0,0,0,9,3,6,-8,-6,-4,-7,-2,-6,-13,0,0,0,-2,-1,-5,-5,-14,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e4 Bb4 5. d3 d6 {The position is equal.} 6. a3 {A28: English Opening: Four Knights Variation.} Bc5 7. b4 Bb6 8. Na4 Bd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Be2 {Prevents Bg4.} O-O 11. O-O Be6 12. Nc3 c6 13. f4 a5 14. Rb1 axb4 15. axb4 exf4 16. Rxf4 Nxe2+ 17. Qxe2 {[#]} Nd7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 17... d5 18. e5 Nd7 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. d4 Nb6 21. Qh5 Qc8 22. Bd2 Qc4 23. Rh4 Qd3 {1/2 Donghvani,N (2025)-Schulze,L (2277) EU-ch (Women) 23rd Petrovac 2023 (6)}) 18. d4 {[#] d5 is the strong threat.} f6 19. h3 Re8 {[%CAl Od6d5]} 20. Be3 Bf7 21. c5 Ra3 22. Rc1 Nf8 {next ...dxc5 is good for Black.} 23. d5 dxc5 24. bxc5 Qa5 (24... cxd5 25. Nb5 Rb3 26. Nd4 $15) 25. Qd2 Nd7 26. d6 Bg6 27. Kh2 Nxc5 28. Bxc5 Qxc5 29. Nd5 $1 Qa5 $1 30. Qb2 {Threatens to win with d7.} Ra2 ({Much less strong is} 30... cxd5 31. d7 Ra2 32. dxe8=Q+ (32. dxe8=R+ Bxe8 33. Qxb7 Rxg2+ {[%mdl 64] Decoy} 34. Kxg2 Qd2+ 35. Rf2 Qxc1 $16) 32... Bxe8 33. Qxb7 $16) 31. Qxb7 Rxg2+ {[%mdl 64] [#] Decoy} 32. Kxg2 Qd2+ (32... cxd5 $2 33. Qxd5+ Qxd5 34. exd5 $18) 33. Kg3 Qxc1 34. d7 $1 {[%CAl Od5e7] aiming for Ne7+!} Qg1+ (34... Rd8 $5 35. Qc7 $8 Qg1+ 36. Kf3 Qf1+ 37. Kg3 Qg1+ 38. Kf3 Qh1+ 39. Kg3 Qg1+ $11) 35. Kf3 Bh5+ 36. Rg4 {Dancing on a razor blade. Active counter play!} Bxg4+ (36... cxd5 $2 37. dxe8=Q+ Bxe8 38. Qxg7#) 37. hxg4 {[%CAl Rd7e8]} Qd1+ 38. Kg3 $1 {[%CAl Rd7e8]} Qd3+ (38... Rxe4 $2 39. d8=Q+) 39. Kh2 {[%CAl Rd7e8]} Qd2+ (39... Rxe4 $2 {gets mated.} 40. d8=Q+) 40. Kg3 {[%CAl Rd7e8]} Qe1+ {An even fight not without its subleties. An exciting game. Weighted Error Value: White=0.01 (flawless) /Black=0.01 (flawless) . OK: White=14 Black=18 Best: White=4 Black=1 Strong: White=3 Black=1} (40... Rxe4 $2 {is a self mate.} 41. d8=Q+) 1/2-1/2