[Event "HZ Toernooi 2024"] [Site "?"] [Date "2024.08.07"] [Round "6"] [White "Grochal, Joey"] [Black "Marzano, Carlo"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D20"] [WhiteElo "2251"] [BlackElo "2079"] [Annotator "Grochal,Joey"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "2023.08.05"] [SourceVersionDate "2024.08.03"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 {Never played this move in a serious game but i was not too happy with 3. Nf3 here.} b5 $5 4. a4 c6 5. axb5 cxb5 6. Nc3 Qb6 (6... a6 7. Nxb5 axb5 8. Rxa8 Bb7 9. Ra1 e6 10. f3 f5 {1-0 (58) Sargissian,G (2692) -Andersen,M (2614) Lublin 2023}) 7. Nd5 Qb7 8. Bf4 e5 9. Bxe5 Nd7 10. Nc7+ $5 ( 10. Bf4 Ngf6 11. Nc7+ Kd8 12. Nxa8 Qxe4+ 13. Ne2 Qxa8 14. Qd2 (14. Nc3 Bb4 15. f3 a5 16. Be2 Qc6 17. O-O Nb6 {1-0 (64) Lumachi,G (2375)-Marzano,C (2110) Lienz 2023}) 14... Nd5 15. Nc3 Bb4 16. Be2 Re8 17. Bg3 N7f6 {1-0 (65) Aronian, L (2785)-Nakamura,H (2750) Berlin 2022 CBM 209 [Quintiliano,Renato]}) 10... Kd8 11. Nd5 Ngf6 12. Bc7+ $146 {This is the novelty i prepared. Black is slightly better after Bd6 but taking the pawn on d5 with the knight is the human approach and sure enough that is what my Italian opponent went for. It's bad... } (12. Be2 Nxe4 13. Nc3 Bb4 14. Bf3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Bxc3+ 16. Kf1 Qb6 {1-0 (29) Sarana,A (2685)-Dev,S (2292) Chess.com INT 2022}) 12... Ke8 13. Ba5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Nf6 (14... Bd6 $142 15. b3 Nb6 16. Be2 Nxd5 17. bxc4 bxc4 18. Bf3 Bb4+ 19. Kf1 Bd6 $11) (14... Qxd5 $2 15. Be2 Rb8 16. Bf3 Qf5 17. Ne2 $36 {[%csl Re8] [%CAl Ge1g1,Gf1e1,Ge1e8]} Bb7 18. O-O Bxf3 19. Re1 $3 Ne5 20. Qd2 Qd3 21. Ng3 Qxd2 22. Rxe5+ Kd7 23. Bxd2 Bb7 24. Rxa7 $16) 15. Be2 Nxd5 $2 {The most natural and human approach but this is bad.} 16. Bf3 Be6 (16... Bd6 $142 17. Ne2 Bd7 18. O-O Kf8 19. b3 (19. Nc3 $5 Bc6 20. Ne4) 19... Rc8 20. bxc4 Rxc4 21. Qb3 $44 {[%csl Rf8][%CAl Gf3a8,Gb3g8]}) 17. Ne2 Qd7 18. O-O Rc8 19. Re1 $18 { Up until this point white had played all moves instantaneously. The novelty brought white a winning advantage now all the first player has to do is find the win.} Be7 20. Bxd5 $1 (20. Nc3 $144 Nxc3 21. bxc3 (21. Bxc3 $2 b4 22. d5 bxc3 23. bxc3 Bf5 24. d6 Be6 25. dxe7 Qxd1 26. Rexd1 Kxe7 27. Rxa7+ $11) 21... Kf8 22. d5 Bf5 23. Rxe7 $18) 20... Bxd5 (20... Qxd5 21. Nc3 Qg5 22. d5 Bh3 23. Qf3 Bg4 24. Rxe7+ $1 Kxe7 25. Bb4+ Kd8 26. Qxf7 $18) 21. Nc3 {The engine considers Nf4 slightly better but both are completely winning.} Kf8 (21... Be6 22. d5 Bf5 (22... h5 23. dxe6 Qxd1 24. Raxd1 fxe6 25. Rxe6 $18) 23. Bb4 $18) 22. Rxe7 $1 {The crucial idea. The black dark squares are far too weak as is the black King.} (22. Qe2 $2 Ba8 $1 (22... Re8 $2 23. Nxd5 Qxd5 24. Bb4 Qd7 25. Qd2 $18) 23. Nxb5 h5 24. Nc3 $14) 22... Kxe7 23. Bb4+ Kf6 {A funny move but it does not matter.} (23... Kd8 24. Qh5 Ba8 25. Ba5+ Ke8 26. Bb4 $1 (26. Re1+ $2 { was my intention from a distance...} Kf8 27. Bb4+ Kg8 28. Re7 g6 29. Qe5 (29. Qd1 $142 Qf5 30. d5 $16) 29... Qf5 $1 $11 {and black survives.}) 26... Kd8 27. Nxb5 $18) (23... Ke8 24. Qh5 Ba8 (24... Be6 25. d5 Bf5 (25... Kd8 26. dxe6 Qxe6 27. Rd1+ $18) 26. Re1+ Kd8 27. Ba5+) 25. Re1+ Kd8 26. Ba5+ $18) 24. Qh5 Bxg2 ( 24... Bc6 25. d5 g6 26. Ne4+ Kg7 27. Qe5+ Kg8 28. Nf6+ Kg7 29. Nh5+ Kh6 30. Bd2+ g5 31. Qxg5#) (24... Rhd8 25. Ra6+ Rc6 26. Nxd5+ Qxd5 27. Qxd5 Rxd5 28. Rxc6+ $18) 25. Kxg2 Qb7+ 26. Nd5+ (26. Nd5+ Ke6 27. Qe5+ Kd7 28. Qe7+ Kc6 29. Qd6#) 1-0