[Event "EU/TC13/sf2"] [Site "ICCF"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [Board "5"] [White "Repanic, Frane"] [Black "Ploscaru, Stelian"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2402"] [BlackElo "2427"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis"] [PlyCount "96"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] [WhiteTeam "Croatia"] [BlackTeam "Romania"] [WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"] [BlackTeamCountry "ROU"] {[%evp 21,77,25,26,20,20,17,23,20,23,14,18,0,0,105,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-9]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. f3 h5 10. O-O-O Rc8 $1 {[%mdl 4] now scores much better than the old 10...Be7.} 11. Kb1 Be7 12. Bd3 {B90: Sicilian Najdorf: Unusual White 6th moves, 6 Be3 Ng4 and 6 Be3 e5.} b5 13. h3 h4 14. f4 Qc7 15. Rhe1 O-O 16. f5 (16. a3 $11) 16... Bc4 $1 $16 17. g4 hxg3 (17... d5 $16) 18. Rg1 $11 b4 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Bh4 21. Bg5 {Dodges Nf6} Bxg5 22. Qxg5 Bxd3 (22... Bxd5 $2 23. Rxg3 g6 24. fxg6 $18) 23. cxd3 f6 (23... Qc2+ $2 24. Ka1 $18) 24. Qxg3 {[%csl Gg1][%CAl Rg3g7] [#]} Nb6 25. h4 a5 {[%CAl Ba6a5,Ba5a4,Ba4b3][%mdl 32]} 26. h5 {Strongly threatening h6.} (26. Rc1 Qa7 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 $15) 26... a4 (26... Nxd5 $2 27. h6 Rf7 28. hxg7 $18 (28. Rc1 Qd8 $11)) 27. h6 {[%CAl Rh6g7]} axb3 28. hxg7 Rf7 {[%CAl Bf8f7,Bf7g7,Bg7g2][%mdl 32] [#] ( -> ...Qc2+)} (28... Nxd5 $2 29. gxf8=Q+ Kxf8 30. Qg8+ Ke7 31. Rg7#) 29. Qh4 $1 {[%csl Gg7][%CAl Rh4h8] Dancing on a razor blade.} Rxg7 {Hoping for ...Qc2+.} (29... Nxd5 $2 30. Qh8#) 30. Qxf6 {And now Qe6+ would win.} Qc2+ (30... Nxd5 $2 31. Rxg7+ Qxg7 32. Qe6+ (32. Qxd6 Nf4 $17) 32... Qf7 33. Qxc8+ Kg7 34. Rg1+ Kf6 35. Rg6+ $18) 31. Ka1 {[%csl Gg1][%CAl Rf6g7]} Rg2 {[%csl Gg2][%CAl Rc2b2]} (31... Nxd5 $2 32. Qxg7#) 32. Qe6+ Kf8 $1 {[%csl Gg2][%CAl Rc2b2]} 33. Qxd6+ Kf7 {[%csl Gg2][%CAl Rc2b2]} 34. Qe6+ (34. Qxb6 $2 Qxb2#) 34... Kf8 {[%csl Gg2][%CAl Rc2b2,Bf7f8,Bf8e8,Be8d7][%mdl 32]} 35. Qf6+ (35. Qxb6 $2 Qxb2#) 35... Ke8 {[%csl Gg2][%CAl Rc2b2]} 36. Qxe5+ (36. Qxb6 $2 Qxb2#) 36... Kd7 {[%CAl Oc8c3] ...Rc3! would now be deadly.} 37. Rh1 {Prevents Rc3. White wants to mate with Rh7+.} (37. Rde1 $5 Ra8 $8 38. Qe7+ Kc8 39. Qe8+ Kb7 40. Qe7+ Kc8 41. Qe8+ Kb7 42. Qe7+ Kc8 $11) 37... Re8 38. Qf6 {aiming for Rc1.} (38. Rh7+ Kd8 39. Qd6+ Kc8 40. Qc6+ Qxc6 41. dxc6 Rc2 42. axb3 Rxc6 $17) 38... Qc5 (38... Nxd5 $2 39. Qf7+ (39. Rh7+ Ne7 $11) 39... Ne7 40. Qe6+ Kc7 41. Rc1 $18 (41. axb3 $2 Qxb2#)) 39. d6 {[#] Against Re7. An interesting game. Weighted Error Value: White=0.01 (flawless) /Black=0.00 (flawless) . Mistake: White=1 Black=1 OK: White=15 Black=17 Best: White=3 Black=6 Strong: White=1 Black=2} (39. axb3 $2 {gets mated.} Ra8+ 40. Kb1 Qc2#) ({Don't go for} 39. Rc1 $2 Rc2 40. Qc6+ Qxc6 41. dxc6+ Kxc6 $19) {Predecessor:} 39... Qd5 $146 40. Rh7+ Kc8 41. d7+ Nxd7 42. Qa6+ Kd8 43. Qa4 Rc2 44. Qxb4 Qc5 45. Qxc5 Rxc5 46. axb3 Rxf5 47. Rdh1 Re3 48. R7h3 Ree5 {1/2 Bucsa,I (2391)-Jenkins,G (2247) Champion's League 2024/B1 email ICCF email} 1/2-1/2