[Event "Friendship Match AZE-TUR"] [Site "PlayChess INT"] [Date "2020.08.10"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Mamedov, Rau"] [Black "Solak, D."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B11"] [WhiteElo "2654"] [BlackElo "2594"] [PlyCount "105"] [EventDate "2020.08.08"] [EventType "team (rapid)"] [EventRounds "6"] [SourceTitle "TWIC 1344"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2020.08.10"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.08.10"] [SourceQuality "2"] [WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"] [BlackTeam "Turkey"] [WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"] [BlackTeamCountry "TUR"] 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 {A popular way to meet the Two Knights variation} 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 Nf6 6. d3 e6 7. Be2 Nbd7 ({Relevant:} 7... Bb4 8. Qg3 O-O 9. e5 Ne8 10. O-O Nd7 11. Nd1 f5 12. d4 Nc7 13. c3 Ba5 14. b4 Bb6 15. Nb2 a5 16. Bg5 Qe8 17. a3 Nb5 18. Bxb5 cxb5 19. Nd3 Bd8 20. Bxd8 Qxd8 21. Nc5 Nxc5 22. bxc5 b6 23. Rfb1 bxc5 24. Rxb5 cxd4 25. Rab1 Rc8 26. cxd4 Rf7 27. Kh2 h6 28. Rb6 Qe8 29. Ra6 Rfc7 30. Rbb6 Rc6 31. Rb7 R8c7 32. Rba7 Kh7 33. Rxa5 Rc4 34. Ra8 Qh5 35. R5a6 Rxd4 36. Rxe6 Qg5 37. Qxg5 {Mamedov,R (2659)-Kobalia,M (2609) Moscow 2019 1-0}) 8. Qg3 g6 9. h4 h5 10. Bf4 Qb6 11. O-O-O {[#]} d4 $146 ({ Predecessor:} 11... O-O-O 12. Bg5 Re8 13. Qf4 Be7 14. e5 Nh7 15. Bxe7 Rxe7 16. d4 Qd8 17. Qe3 f5 18. Rh3 Nb6 19. a4 Qc7 20. Rg3 Nf8 21. Qd2 a5 22. b3 Kb8 23. Bf1 Rg7 24. Ne2 Nbd7 25. Kb2 Nxe5 26. dxe5 Qxe5+ 27. Ka2 Qf6 28. Qxa5 Qxh4 29. Nd4 {1-0 (29) Kopec,D-Thomas,M corr 1995}) 12. Nb1 Qa5 (12... Qa6 13. a3 b5 $15 ) 13. a3 {[#]The situation is already critical for Black at this early phase of the game} e5 $6 {Gaining space with tempo is quite risky} (13... b5 { Black needs to get queenside counterplay going as quickly as possible} 14. Nd2 $13 Bxa3 15. Nb3 Qc3 16. bxa3 Nc5 17. Nxc5 Qa1+ 18. Kd2 Qc3+ $11) 14. Bg5 { Black is on the defensive now due to the vulnerable kingside dark squares} Qc7 (14... Ng8 $5 {This defensive retreat to free the f-pawn is a strange but possible improvement} 15. Rdf1 $5 (15. Bd2 {is also roughly level} Qc7 16. f4 O-O-O 17. Qf2 $11) (15. Rhf1 Ne7 16. Bd2 (16. Nd2 f6 17. Nc4 Qc7 18. Bd2 a5 19. Be1 b5 20. Nd2 Bh6 $132) 16... Qc7 17. Qh3 $11) 15... Qc7 16. Qh3 Ne7 (16... Be7 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. g4 O-O-O $14) 17. g4 b5 18. gxh5 gxh5 19. Bd2 $14) 15. f4 Nh7 (15... exf4 $5 16. Qf2 c5 17. Nd2 f3 18. Qxf3 Ng4 19. Kb1 (19. Nc4 Bh6 20. Bxh6 Nxh6 $11) 19... Bd6 20. Rdf1 f6 21. Bf4 Bxf4 22. Qxf4 Qxf4 23. Rxf4 Nge5 24. Rhf1 Ke7 $11) 16. Rdf1 (16. f5 $5 gxf5 17. Nd2 (17. Bxh5 $13) 17... Rg8 18. Qh3 Nxg5 19. hxg5 Rxg5 20. Nf3 Rg6 21. Qxf5 $11) 16... Bd6 $2 (16... f6 { Keeps more control over the dark squares} 17. Bh6 Rg8 18. Bxf8 exf4 19. Qf2 Nhxf8 20. Qxd4 $14) 17. Nd2 (17. f5 {Is a strong advance} Nxg5 18. hxg5 $16) 17... exf4 $6 (17... Nxg5 18. fxg5 $14) 18. Bxf4 Bxf4 19. Rxf4 Ne5 $2 $18 { Black loses control now despite the strong looking Ne5} (19... Nhf8 {is a slight improvement but Black still suffers} 20. Qf2 Ne5 21. Rf1 b5 22. g4 $1 $16) 20. Nf3 Nxf3 (20... O-O-O 21. Nxe5 Qxe5 22. Qf2 Rdf8 23. g4 $18 {White overruns the kingside}) 21. Qxf3 Nf8 (21... Rf8 22. g4 $18) 22. Rf1 Rh7 23. Rf6 $6 (23. Qf2 $1 O-O-O 24. g4 $16) 23... Rd8 (23... Qe7 24. Qg3 c5 25. Kb1 $16) 24. Qf2 (24. Kb1 {is a useful sidestep}) 24... Rd6 25. Qg3 Rd7 26. Qg5 (26. Qf2 $16) 26... Re7 27. Kb1 Nd7 (27... Ne6 $16) 28. R6f2 $14 {White's advantage is shrinking} (28. Rxg6 $1 fxg6 29. Qxg6+ Ref7 30. Bxh5 Nf8 31. Qf5 Rxh5 32. Qxh5 Qe7 33. g4 $18 {The three pawns are more useful that the knight}) 28... Qe5 29. Qd2 Qc5 (29... b6 30. Qb4 a5 31. Qe1 Kd8 $14) 30. g3 (30. Rf4 $14) 30... Ne5 31. Rf6 Nd7 (31... Kd8 $14) 32. R6f4 Ne5 33. g4 $5 {White must do something to make progress} hxg4 34. Bxg4 b6 $6 (34... Kd8 35. Qh2 $14) 35. Bh3 $14 { A rather neutral move} (35. h5 $1 {White can effectively break on the kingside} gxh5 36. Qh2 Nxg4 37. Rxg4 hxg4 38. Qxh7 $16) 35... a5 36. Qg2 $6 $11 (36. Rg1 $16) (36. Qf2 $16) 36... b5 37. Bg4 Kd8 {An interesting defensive king walk away from the danger zone} 38. Bd1 $6 Kc7 $6 (38... b4 $1 {Black can exploit the queenside hook with this advance} 39. axb4 Qxb4 $15) 39. Qg5 a4 40. h5 $2 { [#]} gxh5 $14 (40... Nxd3 $1 {wins a pawn with a simple tactic} 41. Qxc5 (41. cxd3 Qxg5 $19) 41... Nxc5 $19) 41. Rf5 h4 42. Qg8 Rh6 43. Qf8 Qd6 $2 $18 (43... Rhe6 44. Bh5 Qd6 45. Bxf7 Rh6 46. Qg7 Rg6 47. Qh8 Rh6 48. Qg7 Kb6 $11) 44. Rxe5 Rxe5 45. Rxf7+ Kb6 46. Qg7 $1 {Black cannot hold the queenside} Rhe6 (46... Qb8 47. Qxh6 $18) 47. Rb7+ Kc5 48. b4+ axb3 49. cxb3 Qd8 50. Bg4 Rf6 51. b4+ Kd6 52. Rd7+ Qxd7 53. Qxd7# 1-0