[Event "Budpest Open A"] [Site "?"] [Date "2020.08.23"] [Round "3.18"] [White "Yip, M."] [Black "Karacsonyi, B."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A31"] [WhiteElo "1993"] [BlackElo "1605"] [PlyCount "167"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.08.23"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 Nc6 4. d4 {I played this quickly to prevent ..e5 ideas} cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qb6 6. Nb3 e6 ({Relevant:} 6... Ne5 7. c5 Qc6 8. Rg1 d5 9. cxd6 e6 10. Bg2 Qxd6 11. Qxd6 Bxd6 12. Nc3 Ke7 13. Bf4 Nc4 14. O-O-O Rd8 15. Rd4 Bxf4+ 16. Rxf4 Nd6 17. Rb4 Rd7 18. Kb1 Rc7 19. Rd1 Bd7 20. Na5 Rb8 21. Rbd4 b6 {1/2-1/2 (21) Roiz,M (2677)-Avrukh,B (2657) Kallithea 2008}) 7. Be3 $2 {[#]} (7. Nc3 Ng4 {was what I was worried about but for no good reason} 8. e3 Nf6 9. Bg2 $14) 7... Bb4+ $146 ({Predecessor:} 7... Qb4+ 8. N1d2 d5 9. a3 Qa4 10. Rc1 Be7 11. Bg2 O-O 12. O-O Rd8 13. Nd4 Qa6 14. Nb5 Rd7 15. Qc2 h6 16. Rcd1 Rb8 17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Qb3 Na5 20. Qd3 Ra8 21. Rc1 Nc6 22. Nf3 Bf6 23. Rc2 Rd8 24. Rfc1 Bg4 25. Nfd4 Nxd4 26. Nxd4 Qxd3 {1/2-1/2 (26) Langgood,S (1300) -Cornacchini,G (1225) IECG email 1999}) 8. N1d2 (8. Nc3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qc7 (9... Qa6 10. c5 $13) 10. Bg2 (10. c5 $13) 10... d6 11. O-O O-O $11) 8... Qc7 9. a3 $6 {A superificial tempo gain} (9. Bg2 {Leads to normal play} d5 $11) 9... Be7 10. h3 $6 (10. Bg2 Ng4 11. Bd4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 O-O $11) (10. Rc1 d6 11. Bg2 Ng4 12. Bd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 O-O $11) 10... O-O 11. Bg2 b6 12. Rc1 {I was trying to squeeze the most from my position} (12. O-O Bb7 13. c5 Ne5 14. cxb6 axb6 15. Rc1 Qb8 16. f4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Ng6 18. Nf3 Qb7 $11 (18... h5 $5 $132)) 12... Bb7 13. c5 $5 {I was trying to get the most out of the temporary murkiness in the position} (13. O-O d6) (13. Bf4 d6 14. c5 e5 15. cxb6 Qxb6 16. Be3 Qb5 17. O-O Rab8 18. Qc2 {Black is fine}) 13... Nh5 $6 14. Nc4 $6 {Misplaced ambition} (14. O-O {Securing the king with close to normal play is better} b5 {Best to close the queenside} (14... f5 15. Nc4 $14) (14... bxc5 15. Nxc5 d5 16. Qb3 Bxc5 17. Rxc5 $16) 15. Nf3 a6 16. Qd3 $14) 14... bxc5 15. Nxc5 d5 $1 $132 {I missed completely} 16. Nxb7 {Trying to keep the play clear} (16. Qa4 Rac8 17. Nxb7 Qxb7 18. O-O $11) (16. Nd2 Nxg3 17. fxg3 Qxg3+ 18. Bf2 Qxg2 19. Rg1 Qxh3 20. Nxb7 Ne5 $13 {is a big mess}) 16... Qxb7 17. Nd2 $6 $15 {The momentum favors Black after this passive retreat} (17. Qa4 {Developing while using tactics to prevent ..dxc4 leads to level play} Rac8 18. O-O Nf6 19. Nd2 $11) 17... f5 $6 $132 18. Nb3 $2 {I was focused on active play} (18. Qb3 {Offering to simplify never occured to me} Qxb3 19. Nxb3 {The hanging Nc6 forces Black to make a defensive move which in turn gives White the advantage} Rfc8 20. Nc5 Nd8 21. b4 $14) 18... f4 $1 {Brave and enterprising play as Black seizes the chance given} 19. Nc5 $2 {This was my idea but is simply a bad move/plan} (19. gxf4 Nxf4 20. Bxf4 Rxf4 21. O-O Raf8 22. e3 R4f7 23. Qc2 Nd8 24. Nd4 Bf6 25. Qd3 $11 { I prefer Black here, with the safer king}) 19... Bxc5 20. Bxc5 fxg3 $1 $138 { Black used up close to all of his time to play this} 21. fxg3 $2 {Another horrible move to muck up the position. I wanted not to let Black play his calculate tactics and made a practical move that has the problem of leading to a lost position} (21. O-O $17) 21... Rf7 $6 {A mistake that loses most of the advantage, however, my young opponent was mainly concerned with his 30 seconds per move now} (21... Nxg3 $1 22. Rg1 Rfd8 $19 {Should win}) 22. Bf3 $2 (22. Rf1 {Is objectively best but gives no swindling chances} Rxf1+ 23. Kxf1 Nxg3+ 24. Ke1 Ne5 (24... Rc8 $15) 25. Bd6 Qxb2 26. Bxd5 $1 Re8 27. Rc2 Qb6 28. Bc5 Qa5+ 29. Kf2 Nf5 $17 {is not good for White either}) 22... Nf6 $2 $13 (22... Nxg3 $1 {Should kill White} 23. Rg1 Nf5 $19 {White has nothing but I was able to make some ghosts appear, that in turn provoke quick time saving but suboptimal moves }) 23. O-O $6 {Quite casually tossing a pawn to secure my nervous king} (23. b4 $15 Nd7 24. Bf2 a5 $132) (23. b3 $5 Ne5 24. Bg2 Rc7 25. Bd4 Ned7 26. O-O $13) 23... Qxb2 24. Kg2 $2 {This a waiting move in the storm to avoid possible knight checks. I could not see forced loss and left it to Black to do the hard thinking} (24. Qa4 Ne5 25. Bd4 Nxf3+ 26. exf3 Qd2 $15) (24. Bg2 Qb7 25. Qa4 Rc8 $11) 24... Qe5 $5 {Human centralization somewhat abandons the queenside and gives White more threatmaking chances} (24... Qb7 $15) (24... Qb5 25. Bg1 Ne5 $15) 25. Qa4 Ne4 $2 26. Bxe4 $2 (26. Qxc6 {I did not calculate this to much, not wishing to take a chance and risk a quick death for my king} Qxg3+ 27. Kh1 Qxh3+ 28. Kg1 {White is quire safe, despite appearances} Raf8 {The hanging Ra8 must be saved} (28... Qg3+ 29. Bg2 $18) (28... Rf6 $2 {Allows White to eat and win} 29. Qxa8+ Kf7 30. Qf8+ Kg6 31. Bxe4+ dxe4 32. Rxf6+ gxf6 33. Qg8+ Kf5 34. Rf1+ Ke5 35. Qb8+ $18) 29. Bg2 Rxf1+ 30. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 31. Kxf1 $16) 26... Qxe4+ 27. Qxe4 dxe4 28. Rfd1 $6 $44 {A new game begins where the pawn deficit is meaningless and White has a nice bishop and a sensible structure} (28. Rxf7 Kxf7 29. Bd6 Rc8 30. Kf2 $14) (28. Bd6 Rc8 29. Rc5 Rxf1 30. Kxf1 $14) 28... Rb7 $2 {Taking the b-file is human enough} (28... Ne7 29. Rd6 Nd5 30. Rxe6 $14) ( 28... Rb8 29. Rd6 Nd8 30. Be3 $16) 29. Rd6 $1 {Activity is the priority} Na5 { The knight is misplaced} 30. Bb4 $1 {Closing the b-file and harassing the unstable knight} Nb3 31. Rc3 {I preferred to get some clarity in the position and was willing to trade down a riskless technical rook ending} (31. Rcc6 $5 e5 (31... Rf7 $16) 32. Bc3 $16) (31. Rc4 a5 32. Bc3 e3 33. Rxe6 $16 {Is also promising}) 31... a5 32. Rxb3 axb4 33. Rxb4 {I followed my calculations and did not mind a single rook ending} (33. axb4 Ra4 34. Rd4 Kf7 35. Rxe4 $16) 33... Re7 (33... Rxb4 34. axb4 Rb8 35. Rd4 $16) 34. a4 e3 35. Kf3 (35. Rdb6 Rea7 36. Rb8+ Rxb8 37. Rxb8+ Kf7 38. Rb4 Ra5 39. Kf3 $16) 35... Rea7 36. Rxe6 { I was anxious to simplify down to a one-way ending} (36. Rdd4 {Keeping RR-RR ending seemed like more work and counterplay chances for Black at the time}) 36... Rxa4 37. Rxa4 Rxa4 38. Rxe3 (38. Kxe3 Kf7 39. Rb6) (38. h4 $14) 38... Kf7 (38... g5 $1 $11 {Claims GM Stockfish}) 39. Rb3 Ra7 (39... g5 $11) 40. Rb6 (40. Rb5 $14) 40... Ke7 {I had a vague recollection of a similar Botvinnik rook ending or maybe it was Rubinstein. I thought the win would be quite straightforward but theory and practice diverge in over the board play} (40... g5 $11) 41. e3 $14 {Do no hurry-but maybe this is too clever} (41. h4 $14) 41... Ra1 42. h4 {The grind begins} Rh1 43. Ra6 {A purely practical decision. White takes the more distant file for useful side possibilities} Kf7 44. Ra5 { The main idea was to provoke ..h6 with Rh5} Kg6 45. Rg5+ Kf6 46. Ke4 Rh2 47. Ra5 {White probes around, in no particular hurry just to keep the feel of the position and hopefully find a good plan} Rh1 48. Ra6+ Kf7 49. Ke5 Rh3 50. Kf4 Rh1 51. e4 {This advance must be made at some point} Rf1+ 52. Kg4 Re1 53. Kf3 Rf1+ 54. Ke2 Rb1 55. Ra3 $6 {This allows a drawing resource that never occured to me in the game} (55. Kf3 $14) 55... Rb2+ (55... g5 $1 $11) 56. Ke3 Rg2 57. Kf4 $14 Rb2 $2 (57... Rf2+ 58. Kg4 Re2 $14) 58. h5 $1 $18 {This takes away g6 from the king and makes potential side checks very dangerous} ({or} 58. Ra7+ Kg6 59. Ra6+ Kh5 60. Ra5+ Kg6 61. g4 $18) 58... Rb7 {[#]} 59. Ra6 Rc7 60. g4 { White must advance to cash in. Black is reduced to waiting play} ({or} 60. e5 $18) 60... Rd7 {[#]} 61. h6 $4 {White has at least three positive ways to keep the win alive} (61. g5 {then h6 might be the optimal plan}) (61. e5 Rd1 62. Kf5 Rf1+ 63. Ke4 Re1+ $132) (61. Kf5 Rd1 62. Ra7+ Kf8 63. Ke6 Rd8 64. Rf7+ Kg8 65. e5) 61... gxh6 {The damage is done and now the ending is a draw} 62. Rxh6 Kg7 63. g5 Rf7+ 64. Ke5 Ra7 65. Rf6 {I thought cutting off the king from the e-file was a technical win} Ra5+ 66. Kf4 Ra1 67. e5 {This is an objectively drawn position but during the game I was getting a bit worried about the 'sure' win} Rf1+ 68. Ke4 Rg1 69. Kf5 Rf1+ 70. Ke6 {The is not much choice if White wants to win} Rg1 71. Rf7+ Kg6 72. Rf8 Kg7 (72... Rxg5 73. Rg8+ $18) ( 72... Kxg5 73. Rg8+ $18) 73. Rf2 $5 Rxg5 {This is still a dead draw} 74. Kd6 Rg1 75. e6 h5 76. e7 {This seemed to be most direct} (76. Ke7 $11) (76. Kd7 $11 ) 76... Re1 $4 $18 (76... Rd1+ 77. Kc7 Re1 78. Kd8 Kg6 $1 79. e8=Q+ Rxe8+ 80. Kxe8 Kg5 $1 $11 {is a theoretical draw}) 77. Kd7 $4 $11 {Both players completely misplay the position} (77. Rf8 $18 {Securing the promotion rank wins easily} h4 78. e8=Q Rxe8 79. Rxe8 Kg6 80. Re5 $18 {The 5th rank cut off trick wins}) 77... Rd1+ 78. Ke8 {[#]} h4 $4 {Black has the wrong drawing plan and gives away the game} (78... Ra1 $11 {The side check defence is an easy draw as the king is already on the short side. the h-pawn can be safely given away}) 79. Rg2+ $4 $11 {Declining the win} (79. Rf4 $1 h3 (79... Rh1 80. Rg4+ Kf6 81. Kf8 $18) 80. Rg4+ Kh7 81. Rh4+ Kg7 82. Rxh3 $18) 79... Kh7 $4 {wrong way} (79... Kf6 {holds the draw} 80. Rf2+ Kg6 81. Kf8 Re1 82. e8=Q+ Rxe8+ 83. Kxe8 Kg5 $11) 80. Rg4 $18 {White gets back on the winning track} Rh1 81. Kf7 Rf1+ 82. Ke6 Re1+ 83. Kf6 Rf1+ 84. Ke5 {My opponent is a quite young but I have no excuse this kind in horrible rook ending play} (84. Ke5 Re1+ 85. Re4 { The bridge is built! and wins.} Rxe4+ 86. Kxe4 $18) 1-0