[Event "TCh-HUN 2019-20"] [Site "Hungary HUN"] [Date "2020.03.08"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Damljanovic, B."] [Black "Mihok, O."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E90"] [WhiteElo "2474"] [BlackElo "2559"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2019.11.16"] [EventType "team"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "HUN"] [SourceTitle "TWIC 1323"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2020.03.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.03.16"] [SourceQuality "2"] [WhiteTeam "Maroczy SE I"] [BlackTeam "Duocor-Makoi SVSE"] {[%evp 0,51,18,18,26,4,38,38,38,46,38,50,43,31,32,16,49,32,26,25,29,29,15,17,9, 2,-7,0,-5,2,49,-10,44,90,110,132,129,126,93,74,82,86,141,183,189,218,147,52, 117,160,165,79,123,122]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 Nh5 8. g3 Na6 9. Be2 ({Relevant:} 9. Nh2 Nc5 10. Be3 a5 11. Be2 Nf6 12. Bf3 Ne8 13. g4 f5 14. gxf5 gxf5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. Be4 Nd6 18. Bxf5 Rxf5 19. Qe2 Qh4 20. Ng4 Raf8 21. Rh2 Rf4 22. Ne3 e4 23. Ncd1 Rf3 24. a4 Kh8 25. Ra3 Be5 26. Rg2 Qxh3 27. Kd2 Nf5 28. Kc1 Bf4 29. Kb1 Nd4 30. Qf1 Bxe3 31. Rxe3 Qf5 32. Qg1 b6 33. Qh2 Qf4 34. Qh5 Nf5 35. Rg4 Qh6 36. Qxh6 Nxh6 37. Rgxe4 Rxe3 38. Nxe3 Rxf2 {Postny,E (2623)-Guseinov,G (2664) chess.com INT 2019 1/2-1/2 (79)}) 9... f5 10. exf5 gxf5 11. a3 Nc5 12. Bg5 Qe8 13. Nd2 Nf6 14. b4 Na6 {A rather odd place for the knight} (14... Ncd7 $11) 15. Nf3 {[#]} h6 $146 {A commital move that Stockfish11 takes an immediate dislike to} ({Predecessor: } 15... Nb8 $5 16. Nh4 Qf7 17. Qc2 a5 18. b5 Kh8 19. g4 f4 20. O-O-O Nbd7 21. Na4 Nb6 22. Nxb6 cxb6 23. Bd3 Bd7 24. Nf5 Qg6 25. Nxg7 Qxg7 26. Bxf6 Rxf6 27. f3 Rc8 28. Qb3 Be8 29. h4 Bg6 30. Bxg6 hxg6 31. Kb1 Qc7 32. Rc1 Qc5 33. h5 Kg7 34. hxg6 Rxg6 35. Qd3 Qe3 36. Kc2 Qf2+ 37. Kb1 Qe3 38. Kc2 Qf2+ {1/2-1/2 (36) Shapiro,V (2363)-Murden,C (2442) ICCF email 2017}) 16. Be3 f4 $2 $18 {Black has clear attacking intentions but the cost is too great} 17. gxf4 exf4 18. Bd4 {White dominates the centre while it is not clear how Black will make any further progress against the Ke1} c5 19. dxc6 $1 (19. bxc5 Nxc5 $16 {White is still better but the offside Na6 has been given a chance to rejoin the game}) 19... bxc6 20. Rg1 $1 {A normal move that shows who the real aggressor is} Nc7 {The offside knight comes back into the action} 21. Qd3 {White has a good position and keeps playing normal moves} Ne6 22. Bxf6 (22. O-O-O {is also good} Nxd4 23. Qxd4 Ng4 24. Qxd6 $18) 22... Rxf6 23. Ne4 {Forcing play continues as more attackers get into the action} (23. O-O-O $18) 23... Rg6 24. Nxd6 Rxg1+ 25. Nxg1 Qf8 (25... Qe7 26. Rd1 $18) 26. Rd1 Nd4 27. Nxc8 (27. c5 {is also good } Be6 28. Qg6 $18) 27... Qxc8 28. Bg4 (28. Qe4 Nxe2 29. Nxe2) 28... Qe8+ 29. Kf1 h5 (29... Rd8 30. Nf3 $18) 30. Re1 (30. Bf3 $18) (30. Bf5 $18) 30... Qf7 31. Bd1 Rd8 32. Nf3 Qf5 {The queen trade does not help Black} 33. Qxf5 Nxf5 34. Ba4 Rd3 35. Bxc6 Rxa3 36. c5 (36. Bd5+ Kf8 37. Ng5 $18) 36... Ra1 37. Rxa1 Bxa1 38. Ne1 (38. Ng5 $18) 38... Be5 (38... Kf8 $18) 39. Bd5+ Kg7 40. Ke2 Kf6 41. Be4 Nd4+ 42. Kd3 Ne6 43. Bd5 Nc7 44. Bf3 h4 45. Kc4 Ne6 46. Bg4 Nd4 47. Nd3 Nc2 48. Kd5 Bb8 49. Kc6 Be5 50. Kb7 Bd4 51. c6 1-0 [Event "TCh-HUN 2019-20"] [Site "Hungary HUN"] [Date "2020.03.08"] [Round "7.3"] [White "Banusz, T."] [Black "Kovacevic, Bl"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E06"] [WhiteElo "2620"] [BlackElo "2453"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2019.11.16"] [EventType "team"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "HUN"] [SourceTitle "TWIC 1323"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2020.03.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.03.16"] [SourceQuality "2"] [WhiteTeam "Tungsram Aquaprofit NSK I"] [BlackTeam "Dunaharaszti MTK I"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. d4 Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. Nc3 c6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. b3 b6 9. Bb2 Ba6 10. Nd2 b5 11. cxb5 ({Relevant:} 11. c5 b4 12. Na4 Bb5 13. Re1 Qc7 14. a3 a5 15. Qc2 Rfe8 16. e3 Bf8 17. f4 g6 18. Bf3 h6 19. Bc1 Bg7 20. Nb2 Qb7 21. a4 Ba6 22. Nd1 Nh7 23. Nf2 f5 24. Bb2 Nhf6 25. g4 Ne4 26. Bxe4 fxe4 27. Ndxe4 dxe4 28. Nxe4 Nf6 29. Nd6 Qe7 30. Qxg6 Nd5 31. Nxe8 Rxe8 32. h4 {1/2-1/2 (32) Wang,H (2726)-Pridorozhni,A (2599) Khanty-Mansiysk 2019}) 11... cxb5 12. a3 {[#]} Qc8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Rc8 13. Re1 Bb7 14. e3 a6 15. Qe2 b4 16. axb4 Bxb4 17. Rec1 Qb6 18. Na4 Rxc1+ 19. Rxc1 Qd6 20. Nf3 Rc8 21. Rxc8+ Bxc8 22. Qc2 Qb8 23. Bc3 Qc7 24. Ne1 Ne4 25. Bxb4 {1-0 (25) Rodshtein,M (2674) -Predojevic,B (2616) Porto Carras 2018}) 13. b4 Nb6 14. Nb3 Nc4 (14... Qc6 15. Nc5 Bb7 16. a4 $5) 15. Bc1 Qd7 {Guarding the b-pawn so as to regroup the poorly placed Ba6 seems logical but White immediately gets some strong pressure after} (15... Bb7 {Sacrificing the b-pawn is an engine suggestion for getting some active play} 16. Nxb5 a6 17. Nc3 a5 18. bxa5 Nxa5 19. Nxa5 Rxa5 $14) 16. Bg5 $5 $14 Bb7 17. Bxf6 (17. Nc5 $16 {Also looks good}) 17... gxf6 { The bishop pair and strong Nc4 are not enough to offset the weakening of the kingside} (17... Bxf6 18. Nc5 Qc6 19. e4 Rfd8 20. exd5 $1 {Creating a nice target on d5 is best} (20. e5 {Taking more space in the centre is not clear} Be7 21. Qg4 a5 $1 $13) 20... exd5 21. Qd3 $16) 18. e4 $1 (18. Nc5 {is also logical}) 18... dxe4 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. dxc5 Qe7 (20... Qxd1 {Trading queens does not help as e4/b5 will still be hanging} 21. Rfxd1 f5 22. Nxb5 $16) 21. Nxb5 {Cashing in right away} (21. Qg4+ {is even stronger} Kh8 22. Qh4 {The b, e4,f6 pawns are easy targets} Ne5 (22... Kg7 23. Nxe4 $18) 23. Nxe4 Ng6 24. Qxf6+ Qxf6 25. Nxf6 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Kg7 27. Ne4 a6 28. Rad1 $18) 21... Rfd8 22. Qe2 $18 {Attacking the hanging Nc4 is the easiest approach but not the only one } (22. Qg4+ {Should win} Kh8 (22... Kf8 23. Qe2 a6 24. Qxc4 axb5 25. Qc2 $18) 23. Qh4 Kg7 24. Rac1 Bd5 25. Bxe4 Bxe4 26. Qxe4 Nd2 {Even this fork does not help Black} 27. Qg4+ Kf8 28. Qh5 $1 {White can afford to leave the Rf1 hanging} Nxf1 29. Qxh7 {Threatening Qh8 mate keeps the momentume} Qd7 30. Nd6 Nd2 { The knight still cannot escape} 31. Qh6+ Ke7 32. Qxd2 $18 {White has two pawns for the exchange and a winning position}) 22... a6 23. Nc3 Nd2 24. Rfd1 (24. Nxe4 {The exchange sacrifice is also strong, for example} Nxf1 25. Rxf1 Rab8 ( 25... f5 26. Nf6+ Qxf6 27. Bxb7 Rab8 28. c6 $18) 26. Qg4+ Kh8 27. Qf4 Bxe4 28. Qxe4 $16 {White has more than enough for the exchange}) 24... Nf3+ 25. Bxf3 exf3 26. Qe3 (26. Qc4 $16) 26... f5 (26... Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Rd8 28. Rf1 $16) 27. Rxd8+ (27. a4 $18) 27... Rxd8 28. Rd1 {The simplification plan is the least effective but most understandable plan} (28. a4 $16 {The queenside pawns would be hard to stop}) 28... Rxd1+ 29. Nxd1 Bc6 $11 {The winning advantage has vanished and the game must be won again} 30. Kf1 Qf6 31. Nc3 f4 (31... e5 32. a4 Qe6 $11) 32. gxf4 Qg6 $44 33. Ke1 Qg1+ $2 $18 {The wrong plan} (33... Qc2 $44) 34. Kd2 Qa1 35. f5 $1 {Suddenly the queen has access to key dark squares while the bishop cannot help} Qb2+ (35... Qxa3 36. f6 $1 Kf8 37. Qd4 Qb2+ 38. Kd3 $18 {Black is helpless on the dark squares}) 36. Kd3 exf5 (36... Qxa3 { also loses} 37. fxe6 Qb3 38. exf7+ Qxf7 39. Qg5+ Kh8 (39... Kf8 40. Qh6+ $18) 40. Kd4 $1 {Not the only way}) 37. Qg5+ Kf8 38. Qh6+ Kg8 39. Qxc6 Qxf2 40. Qe8+ Kg7 41. Qe5+ Kf8 42. Qd6+ Ke8 43. c6 Qf1+ 44. Kc2 1-0 [Event "TCh-HUN 2019-20"] [Site "Hungary HUN"] [Date "2020.03.08"] [Round "7.4"] [White "Antal, Ge"] [Black "Sedlak, N."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "2562"] [BlackElo "2557"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2019.11.16"] [EventType "team"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "HUN"] [SourceTitle "TWIC 1323"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2020.03.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.03.16"] [SourceQuality "2"] [WhiteTeam "DVTK"] [BlackTeam "ASE Paks"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. a3 Bxc5 6. Nf3 ({Relevant:} 6. Qg4 Ne7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Nf3 f5 9. exf6 Rxf6 10. Qh4 h6 11. O-O Nbc6 12. c4 Qf8 13. Nc3 Ng6 14. Qh5 Nge5 15. Nxe5 Rxf2 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 18. Kh1 Nxe5 19. Qxe5 Qf6 20. Qe2 dxc4 21. Bc2 Qh4 22. Ne4 Bd4 23. Rd1 Bxb2 24. Nd6 e5 25. Nxc4 Bd4 26. Qd3 Qf6 27. Qh7+ Kf7 28. Bd3 Ke7 29. Rf1 Qg5 30. Bg6 e4 31. Rf7+ Ke6 32. Qg8 {1-0 (32) Karjakin,S (2754)-Wei,Y (2725) Jerusalem 2019}) 6... Ne7 7. Bd3 Ng6 8. O-O Qc7 9. Re1 Nc6 10. b4 Bb6 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Nbd2 {[#]} Nf4 $146 { An unconvincing act of aggression} ({Predecessor:} 12... a5 13. b5 Nb8 14. c4 Rd8 15. Rc1 Qe7 16. Qc2 Nd7 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Bxg6 hxg6 19. Bd4 Bxd4 20. Nxd4 Nf8 21. Qc7 Qe8 22. N2f3 Ne6 23. Nxe6 Bxe6 24. Nd4 Rd7 25. Qb6 Qd8 26. Qxd8+ Raxd8 27. Rc5 Re7 28. Rec1 g5 29. b6 Bg4 30. f3 Bh5 31. Rc7 {1-0 (31) Stefansson,H (2514)-Napoli,N (2316) Lisbon 2019}) (12... f6 13. exf6 gxf6 14. c4 $5 $14) 13. Bf1 {The bishop loses time but must be kept but White can easily regain the tempo and push back the Nf4 with g3 when it is not clear what Black has accomplished} a5 {Undermining the queenside pawns looks logical but turns out to be ineffective} (13... Rd8 14. Rc1 {Preparing the natural c4 break}) 14. g3 (14. b5 {is also good, for example} Ne7 15. a4 Nf5 16. Nb3 Rd8 17. g3 Ng6 18. Bd3 $16) 14... Ng6 15. b5 Nce7 16. a4 {White has made clear progress on the queenside} Nf5 17. Nb3 (17. c4 $5 $16 {Opening up the centre is also logical as Rc1 will likely gain time and improve White's position}) 17... f6 18. c4 dxc4 19. Rc1 fxe5 (19... Nxe5 20. Nxe5 fxe5 21. Bxc4 Qe7 22. Bxe5 $16 (22. Rxe5 $16)) 20. Rxc4 {There was no rush to regain the pawn} (20. Nbd2 {is even stronger} Rd8 21. Rxc4 Qe7 22. Nxe5 $18 {White has a crushing position}) 20... Qf7 (20... Qe7 21. Nbd2 $18) 21. Bg2 {White is happy to make normal moves} (21. Nxe5 {Is also good} Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Bd7 (22... Bxf2+ $2 23. Kxf2 {Black has no useful discovered check} Nd4+ 24. Bf4 Nxb3 25. Re5 $18 (25. Kg1 $18)) 23. Rf4 $18) 21... Bd7 22. Nc5 Rad8 23. Nxb7 (23. Qe2 $18 {Black is almost out of moves}) 23... Rc8 24. Rxc8 Bxc8 25. Nd6 Qa7 (25... Nxd6 26. Qxd6 Qa7 27. Rf1 $1 $18 (27. Kh1 $18)) 26. Nxc8 Bxf2+ 27. Kh1 Rxc8 28. Re2 $16 { Not the only good move} (28. Rf1 Bd4 29. Qb3 $18) (28. Qb3 {Threatening Qxe6+ forking off the loose Rc8} Re8 (28... Bxe1 $2 29. Qxe6+ Qf7 30. Qxc8+) 29. Rf1 e4 30. Ng5 e3 31. Qd3 $18) 28... Bb6 29. Nxe5 (29. Qb3 {Is again close to winning offhand} Qf7 30. Re1 $16) 29... Nxe5 30. Rxe5 Qf7 $2 (30... Rd8 31. Qe2 Qd7 $16 {Black is still in the game but is clearly worse}) 31. Rxe6 Rd8 (31... Qxe6 $4 32. Bd5 $18) 32. Qe2 Be3 33. Rc6 h6 34. Be4 Qd7 35. Kg2 Re8 36. Qc4+ Kh8 37. Qd5 Nh4+ 38. Kh1 Rf8 39. Rf6 Qe8 40. Qe6 1-0 [Event "TCh-HUN 2019-20"] [Site "Hungary HUN"] [Date "2020.03.08"] [Round "7.5"] [White "Acs, Peter"] [Black "Kozak, Adam"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C28"] [WhiteElo "2589"] [BlackElo "2524"] [PlyCount "147"] [EventDate "2019.11.16"] [EventType "team"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "HUN"] [SourceTitle "TWIC 1323"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2020.03.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.03.16"] [SourceQuality "2"] [WhiteTeam "ASE Paks"] [BlackTeam "DVTK"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d3 Na5 5. Nge2 c6 6. O-O Nxc4 ({Relevant:} 6... Be7 7. a4 Nxc4 8. dxc4 d6 9. b3 O-O 10. Ng3 h6 11. h3 Be6 12. Qf3 Qa5 13. Rd1 Rfd8 14. Ba3 Bf8 15. Bb2 Rd7 16. Nf5 Ne8 17. Rd3 Rad8 18. Rad1 Kh7 19. Kh2 Qc7 20. Ne3 Kg8 21. Kg1 Kh7 22. Kh2 Kg8 23. Kg1 {1/2-1/2 (23) Vavulin,M (2604) -Movsesian,S (2679) Moscow 2017}) 7. dxc4 d6 8. Qd3 Be7 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Rad1 Be6 11. b3 Qa5 12. Ng3 {[#]} g6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Rfe8 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5 e4 15. Qh3 h6 16. Bd2 Qe5 17. Rfe1 d5 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Ne2 Rac8 20. c3 Bc5 21. Nd4 Bxd4 22. cxd4 Qxd4 23. Bxh6 Qe5 24. Be3 Rc3 25. Bd4 Rxh3 26. Bxe5 Rxe5 27. gxh3 Rxf5 28. Rd4 Nh5 29. Ra4 a6 30. Rb4 b5 31. a4 bxa4 32. Rxa4 Nf4 33. Rxa6 Nxh3+ 34. Kg2 Nf4+ 35. Kg3 Nd3 36. Rb1 Rg5+ 37. Kh4 Rg1 {0-1 (37) Bednay,D (2125)-Csapo,Z (2193) Budapest 2002}) 13. Qd2 Kh8 14. Kh1 {Both sides shuffle their kings. White prepares a possible f4} Rad8 15. Qe1 Kg7 {This deep king shuffling is beyond me to explain} 16. Rd3 (16. h3) 16... Rfe8 (16... a6 17. Bd2 Qc7 18. f4 $5 {White is pressing on the kingside}) 17. a4 (17. h3 $5) 17... h6 18. Bd2 Qb6 (18... Qc7 19. f4 $5) 19. Nce2 (19. h3 $5) 19... Qc7 20. f4 d5 (20... Bc8 21. Rdf3 $16) 21. exd5 $1 e4 {[#]} (21... cxd5 {Is also bad for black} 22. fxe5 Ne4 (22... Qxe5 $2 23. Bc3 d4 24. Rxd4 Rxd4 25. Bxd4 Qc7 26. Qc3 $18 {is disgusting for Black}) 23. cxd5 Nxg3+ 24. Rxg3 (24. Qxg3 $18)) 22. Rc3 $2 (22. Re3 $1 {Putting more pressure on the e-pawn is winning} Bc8 { The alternatives also lose} (22... Bf5 23. Nxf5+ gxf5 24. Rh3 Rg8 (24... Rh8 25. Bc3 cxd5 26. Be5 Bd6 27. Qg3+ $18) 25. Ba5 Qd7 26. Qh4 Rh8 27. Bc3 cxd5 28. Bxf6+ Bxf6 29. Rg3+ Kh7 30. Qxf6 $18) (22... Bg4 23. f5 g5 24. Nc3 {The e4-pawn falls and soon after Black's position crumbles}) 23. f5 {White has a crushing attack} Bd6 (23... cxd5 24. Bc3 $18) (23... g5 24. Bc3 Kh7 25. Qa1 Ng8 26. Be5 Bd6 27. Bxd6 Qxd6 28. Nxe4) 24. fxg6 fxg6 25. Ba5 b6 26. Bc3 {Black cannot escape the problems on the long diagonal} Be5 27. Nxe4 Nxe4 28. Rxe4 Bxc3 29. Nxc3 Rxe4 {either recapture gives White a crushing position} 30. Nxe4 $18 (30. Qxe4 $18)) (22. Rd4 $18 {is also quite bad for Black}) 22... Bc8 23. f5 g5 24. Be3 Kh7 25. Bd4 cxd5 26. cxd5 Qa5 27. Re3 Qxe1 28. Rxe1 Nxd5 29. Rxe4 Bf6 30. Bxa7 Rxe4 31. Nxe4 Bxf5 32. N2g3 Bxe4 33. Nxe4 Be7 34. Ng3 Bb4 35. Rd1 Bc3 36. h3 Rd7 37. Ne4 Re7 38. Nxc3 Nxc3 39. Rd3 Ne4 40. g4 Kg6 41. Kg2 h5 42. Bb6 hxg4 43. hxg4 f5 44. gxf5+ Kxf5 45. a5 g4 46. b4 Nf6 47. Rd2 Ne4 48. Rd5+ Ke6 49. Rd4 Ke5 50. c4 Rf7 51. Rd5+ Ke6 52. b5 Nd6 53. Rd4 Rg7 54. a6 bxa6 55. bxa6 Rg8 56. c5 Nb5 57. Rb4 Nc3 58. a7 Ra8 59. Rd4 Nb5 60. Rd3 Ke5 61. Kg3 Ke6 62. Rd1 Ke5 63. Rd7 Ke6 64. Rg7 Kd5 65. Kxg4 Kc6 66. Kf4 Rf8+ 67. Ke3 Rh8 68. Kd3 Kd5 69. Rg5+ Kc6 70. Kc4 Rh4+ 71. Kb3 Nd4+ 72. Ka4 Rh8 73. Rg7 Ra8 74. Rc7+ 1-0