[Event "City Championship"] [Site "?"] [Date "2017.03.19"] [Round "5"] [White "King, Alek"] [Black "Kong, Sydney"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D30"] [WhiteElo "2332"] [BlackElo "1697"] [Annotator "Rybka 4 x64 (60s)"] [PlyCount "117"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] {D30: QGD: Systems without Nc3} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. b3 Nbd7 6. Bb2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O b6 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Ne5 c5 {last book move} 11. f4 Ne4 {The knight likes it on e4} 12. cxd5 exd5 (12... Nxd2 13. Qxd2 exd5 14. Rf3) 13. dxc5 (13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Bc4) 13... Bxc5 {White has a new backward pawn: e3.} 14. Qe2 (14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Bxe3+ 16. Kh1 Bxe4 17. Nxd7 Qh4 18. Nxf8 Bxf4 (18... Rxf8 19. Qe1 Qh3 20. Qg3 Qxg3 21. hxg3) 19. Rxf4 Qxf4) 14... Ndf6 (14... Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Nxd2 16. Qxd2 d4) 15. Ndf3 Rc8 16. a3 {Controls b4} Qe7 17. Nd4 (17. b4 Bd6) 17... Bxd4 18. Bxd4 {White has the pair of bishops. The bishop is not easily driven from d4} Nc3 {Black threatens to win material: Nc3xe2} (18... Ne8 19. a4) 19. Qb2 $14 Nce4 {A beautiful square!} 20. Rfc1 (20. a4 Ne8) 20... Rxc1+ 21. Rxc1 Rc8 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. Nc6 {White threatens to win material: Nc6xe7} Qc7 (23... Qb7 24. Qc2 Bd7 25. Nb4) 24. Qc2 h6 (24... Be6) 25. Nxa7 $18 {Deflection: c7} Qxc2 (25... Qxa7 26. Qxc8+ {Overloading Clearance Deflection Pinning Discovered attack}) 26. Bxc2 Bb7 (26... Ba6 {does not do any good} 27. Bxb6 Nc3 28. Kf2) 27. Bxb6 Kf8 (27... Nc3 {is not the saving move} 28. b4 Kf8 29. a4) 28. Bd4 Ke7 29. Nb5 (29. a4 {might be the shorter path} Ne8) 29... g6 30. Nc3 (30. a4 {and White can already relax} Ba6 31. Nc7 Bb7) 30... Kd6 (30... Nxc3 {does not improve anything} 31. Bxc3 Ne4 32. Bd4) 31. h3 (31. b4 {makes it even easier for White} Nxc3 32. Bxc3 Ne4 33. Be5+ Ke7) 31... h5 (31... Nxc3 {does not get the cat off the tree} 32. Bxf6 Ne4 33. Bg7) 32. Bxf6 Nxf6 33. Nb5+ Kc5 (33... Kd7 {does not win a prize} 34. a4) 34. Nd4 (34. Bd3 {seems even better} Kc6) 34... Ne4 35. Bxe4 dxe4 36. g4 hxg4 (36... h4) 37. hxg4 f6 38. g5 fxg5 (38... f5 {is still a small chance}) 39. fxg5 Bd5 (39... Kd5 {the last chance for counterplay } 40. Kg2 Ba6) 40. Kf2 Bf7 41. Kg3 Kd6 42. Kf4 Kd5 43. Ne2 Kd6 (43... Kc5 { hardly improves anything} 44. b4+ Kc4 45. Kxe4) 44. b4 Bc4 45. Nc3 Kc6 46. Kxe4 Bb3 47. Ke5 Kd7 48. Kf6 Bc2 49. e4 Ke8 50. Kxg6 Kf8 51. Kf6 Bb3 52. e5 Bf7 (52... Bg8 {does not help much} 53. g6 Ke8 54. e6 Kf8 55. b5 Ke8 56. b6 Kd8 57. e7+ Kd7 58. b7 Kc7 59. e8=Q Kxb7 60. Qd7+ Ka6 61. Qc6+ Ka7 62. Nb5+ Kb8 63. Qb6+ Kc8 64. Qc7#) 53. e6 Be8 (53... Bg8 {does not improve anything} 54. b5 Ke8 55. b6 Kd8 56. e7+ Kd7 57. b7 Kc7 58. e8=Q Kxb7 59. Qd7+ Kb6 60. Na4+ Ka6 61. Qc8+ Kb5 62. Qc5+ Kxa4 63. Qb4#) 54. g6 (54. e7+ Kg8 55. g6 Bc6 56. b5 Be8 57. b6 Kh8 58. b7 Bf7 59. b8=Q+ Bg8 60. Qxg8+ Kxg8 61. e8=Q#) 54... Kg8 (54... Bxg6 {cannot change destiny} 55. Kxg6 Ke7 56. Kf5 Kd6 57. Kf6 Kc6 58. e7 Kd7 59. Kf7 Kc7 60. e8=Q Kb6 61. Qd7 Ka6 62. Nb5 Kb6 63. Ke7 Ka6 64. Qc6#) 55. Nd5 Kh8 ( 55... Bxg6 {cannot change what is in store for ?} 56. Kxg6 Kf8 57. b5 Ke8 58. b6 Kf8 59. b7 Ke8 60. b8=Q#) 56. g7+ Kh7 57. Ne7 Kh6 (57... Bf7 {does not change anything anymore} 58. exf7 Kh6 59. g8=Q Kh5 60. Qg5#) 58. g8=Q Kh5 ( 58... Ba4 {does not solve anything} 59. Qh8#) 59. Qg5# 1-0