[Event "CRO (CRO)"] [Site "ICCF"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Potrata, Janko"] [Black "Hrzina, Boris"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C65"] [WhiteElo "2381"] [BlackElo "2356"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 9,71,7,7,4,2,0,0,0,0,-1,1,0,0,0,-1,0,0,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2,0,4,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O {The position is equal.} 6. O-O {C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3...Nf6), unusual lines and 4 0-0 Bc5.} d5 7. exd5 Qxd5 {[%CAl Oc5f2]} 8. Bc4 Qd8 9. b4 Be7 10. Nbd2 a6 11. a4 Bf5 12. Qc2 Nd5 13. Ne4 Bg4 14. Qa2 Nb6 {[#] ...Nxc4 would now be deadly.} 15. Bb3 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Qxd3 {[#]} 17. Be3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 17. Kg2 Qd7 18. Rd1 Qe8 19. h4 Nc8 20. h5 Kh8 21. h6 g5 22. Qd2 Nd6 23. Bb2 {1-0 Nepomniachtchi,I (2758)-Firouzja,A (2760) Candidates Tournament Toronto 2024 (2)}) 17... Qd7 18. Qe2 Qf5 19. Rad1 Rad8 20. Kg2 Nc8 21. b5 {Some like it hot. Active counter play!} axb5 22. axb5 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Nd8 24. Ng3 Qf6 25. Rd7 Ne6 26. Ne4 Qg6+ 27. Kf1 b6 28. Qa2 {[#] Hoping for Bxe6.} Qf5 29. Bxe6 fxe6 30. Ng3 Qh3+ ({Don't take} 30... Qxf3 31. Qxe6+ Qf7 32. Qxf7+ (32. Qxe5 Bd6 $11) 32... Kxf7 33. Rxc7 $16) 31. Ke1 Bd6 {Threatens to win with ...Ne7.} (31... Rxf3 $2 32. Rxc7 Rf8 33. Qa6 $18) 32. Qc4 Ne7 {aiming for ...Nd5.} (32... Qxh2 $2 33. Qg4 Ne7 34. Qxe6+ (34. Nf1 Qh1 $16) 34... Kh8 35. Rxd6 cxd6 36. Qxe7 $18) 33. Qg4 Qxg4 (33... Qxh2 $2 34. Qxe6+ (34. Nf1 Qh1 $16) 34... Kh8 35. Rxd6 (35. Rxe7 Bxe7 36. Qxe7 Qg1+ 37. Ke2 Kg8 $18) 35... cxd6 36. Qxe7 $18) 34. fxg4 Nd5 {And now ...Nf6 would win.} 35. Ne4 Rf7 36. Rd8+ {An interesting draw. Weighted Error Value: White=0.00 (flawless) /Black=0.00 (flawless) . OK: White=23 Black=23 Best: White=1 ---} 1/2-1/2