[Event "CRO (CRO)"] [Site "ICCF"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Vecek, Marjan"] [Black "Tomasa, Ivica"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C58"] [WhiteElo "2399"] [BlackElo "2383"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 14,98,9,0,1,0,0,8,10,13,13,0,0,13,20,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-15,-14,-14,-12,-14,-15,-24,-44,-25,-19,-28,-5,-2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-4,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-3,-2,-1,0,0,0,0,-4]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Nd5 {Wards off Nc3. C58: Two Knights: 4 Ng5 d5 5 exd5 Na5 sidelines.} 9. Nf3 {[%CAl Oe1g1]} (9. Qh5 g6 10. Nxf7 gxh5 $17) 9... Bd6 $1 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 $1 {[%CAl Ob1c3]} f5 $1 {The main line 11...f5 scores better than 11...Re8.} 12. Nxe5 Qf6 $1 (12... Qh4 $2 13. Bf1 $18) 13. Nf3 {Bf1 is the strong threat.} g5 $1 14. g3 (14. c4 $5 {[%CAl Rc4d5]} Nf4 15. Bf1 $15) 14... f4 15. Nc3 $1 fxg3 16. hxg3 Qxf3 17. Qxf3 {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender} Rxf3 18. Be4 {[%csl LRd5,LRf3]} Rf7 19. Nxd5 cxd5 20. Bxd5 Bb7 21. Bxf7+ Kxf7 22. b3 Nc6 {Prevents d4. And now ...Nd4 would win.} 23. Bb2 {Prevents Nd4} Rg8 {[#]} 24. Rac1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 24. Re3 Nb4 25. Be5 Bc5 26. d4 Bb6 27. Rc1 Nd5 28. Rf3+ Nf4 29. Re3 Rg6 30. c4 {1/2 Beveridge,C (2247)-Merzliakov,A (2215) Champion's League 2021/C4 email ICCF email}) 24... Rg6 $1 {[%mdl 1024] Black has compensation.} 25. d4 $1 Nb4 {[%CAl Og6h6]} 26. Kf1 $1 Ba6+ {A strong pair of Bishops.} 27. Kg2 Bb7+ 28. Kf1 $1 g4 {[%CAl Og6h6]} 29. a3 $1 {[#]} Bf3 $1 {[%CAl Og6h6] ( -> ...Rh6!)} 30. Re3 $1 {[#] The position is equal.} (30. axb4 {gets mated.} Rh6) 30... Rh6 $1 {[%CAl Rh6h1]} 31. Rxf3+ $1 gxf3 {[%CAl Rh6h1]} 32. Kg1 {Repels Rh1+} Na2 33. Re1 Bxa3 {[%mdl 64] Deflection} 34. Bxa3 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame. KRB-KRN} Nc3 $1 {Strongly threatening ...Ne2+.} 35. Re7+ Kf6 {aiming for ...Ne2+.} 36. Bc1 Rh5 (36... Ne2+ {keeps more tension.} 37. Rxe2 fxe2 38. Bd2 Ke6) 37. Re3 Ne2+ 38. Rxe2 $1 fxe2 {KR-KB} 39. Bd2 Rd5 40. f3 $1 Rxd4 41. Bc3 Ke6 {...Rd1+ would now be deadly.} 42. Kf2 $1 Rd1 {White must now prevent ...Rc1.} 43. Kxe2 Rc1 44. Kd3 Rf1 45. Ke4 Rc1 46. Bd4 Rxc2 {Threatens to win with ...a6.} 47. Bxa7 Re2+ 48. Kd3 Rb2 49. Ke4 Rxb3 {An interesting game. Weighted Error Value: White=0.01 (flawless) /Black=0.01 (flawless) . OK: White=16 Black=17 Best: White=1 Black=3 Strong: White=10 Black=5} 1/2-1/2