[Event "Clutch Chess Showdown Int"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.06.09"] [Round "1.10"] [White "Dominguez Perez, L."] [Black "Caruana, F."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2835"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "2020.06.06"] [EventType "k.o. (rapid)"] [EventRounds "3"] [SourceTitle "TWIC 1336"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2020.06.15"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.06.15"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. Bd3 {A very popular line these days} ({ Relevant:} 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 Ne7 7. Nge2 Nd7 8. Ng3 Bg6 {Black has a solid grip on the light squares} 9. Bg5 Qa5 10. Qd2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Rd8 12. Qe3 Nb6 13. Bb3 Ned5 14. Qd2 Be7 15. O-O c5 16. Nxd5 Qxd2 17. Nc7+ Kd7 18. Bxd2 Kxc7 19. Ne2 Bd3 20. Rfe1 cxd4 21. Nf4 Ba6 22. Rac1+ Kb8 23. g3 g6 24. Kg2 Rc8 25. Kf3 Bb5 26. Ba5 Nc4 27. Bxc4 Bxc4 28. b3 Bb5 29. a4 Bc6+ 30. Ke2 b6 31. Bd2 Ba3 32. Rc4 Bb7 33. Rxd4 Ba6+ 34. Kf3 Bc5 {Vitiugov,N (2722)-Le,Q (2709) Lichess.org INT 2020 1/2-1/2}) 5... Bxd3 6. Qxd3 Qa5+ 7. Nd2 (7. Bd2 Qa6 {Trading off the queens is a thematic defensive method} 8. e6 Qxd3 9. exf7+ Kxf7 10. cxd3 e6 11. Nf3 Bd6 12. O-O Na6 13. a3 Ne7 14. Re1 Nc7 15. Bb4 Bxb4 16. axb4 Nf5 17. Nbd2 Rhd8 18. Re5 Kf6 19. Rae1 Rd6 20. Nb3 b6 21. g3 Nb5 22. Kg2 g6 23. Kh3 a5 24. bxa5 bxa5 25. Nc5 Nfxd4 26. Ng5 Nc7 27. Nh7+ Ke7 28. Ra1 Rdd8 29. f4 Rdb8 30. Ng5 Kd6 31. Na4 Rb3 32. Nf7+ Ke7 33. Ng5 Rxd3 34. Nc5 Rd2 35. Rae1 Rb8 36. Ncxe6 Ncxe6 37. Nxe6 Nf3 38. Nd4+ Nxe5 39. Nxc6+ Kd6 40. Nxb8 Ng4 {0-1 (40) Corrales Jimenez,F (2548)-Xiong,J (2691) Philadelphia USA 2019}) 7... e6 { The normal plan is to lock up the light squares and play a French flavored position} 8. Ngf3 Nh6 9. O-O Nf5 10. a4 Qa6 {Again the thematic queen trade method} 11. c4 {White has more chances for play with the queens remaining but for now the c4-pawn is pinned} Bb4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11... Be7 {Is more conservative} 12. b3 Nd7 13. Ba3 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Qb1 dxc4 16. Nxc4 b6 17. Rd1 O-O 18. Nd6 Bxd6 19. exd6 Rfd8 20. Ng5 Qe2 21. Bxc5 bxc5 22. Qe4 Qxe4 23. Nxe4 Rab8 24. d7 Nxh4 25. Nxc5 Nf5 26. Rac1 Kf8 27. Rc4 a5 28. b4 axb4 29. a5 b3 30. a6 Ke7 31. a7 Ra8 32. Ra4 e5 33. f4 Nd4 34. Re1 Nc6 35. Ra6 Nxa7 36. Rxe5+ Kf8 37. Rxh5 Rab8 38. Ra1 Nc6 39. Re1 g6 40. Rd5 b2 41. Rb1 {Sunilduth Lyna,N (2637)-Khotenashvili,B (2446) Caleta 2020 1/2-1/2}) 12. b3 c5 { Proceeding the aggressive undermining play} 13. Ba3 Nc6 {Black continues with logical development and conveniently has the b4-outpost} 14. dxc5 Bxd2 15. Nxd2 Nxe5 {The pawn centre starts to collapse} 16. Qe2 Ng4 17. b4 O-O 18. b5 Qa5 19. cxd5 exd5 20. Qd3 {[#]} (20. Nf3) 20... Nxh4 $2 $18 {The h-pawn is poisoned} ( 20... g6 {is a key improvement} 21. Nf3 (21. Qxd5 $2 {taking the d-pawn loses by force} Qc7 (21... Rad8 $6 22. Nc4 Qxa4 23. Nd6 Qxb5 24. Nxb5 Rxd5 25. c6 Rc8 26. cxb7 Rb8 27. Nc7 Rd2 $132) 22. Nf3 Rad8 23. Qc4 Nd4 $1 $19) 21... Qc7 22. c6 Rfe8 23. cxb7 (23. Qxd5 $2 Rad8 24. Qc4 Nxh4 $19) 23... Qxb7 (23... Rad8 $6 24. Rae1 Nxh4 25. g3 Nxf3+ 26. Qxf3 Qxb7 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. Rd1 $11) 24. Rac1 Rad8 $11) 21. c6 Rfe8 22. cxb7 Rab8 23. Nb3 Qd8 24. Nc5 $2 $11 {hanging onto the b7-pawn gives away all the advantage} (24. Rae1 $18 Rxb7 25. Na5 Rd7 26. Nc6 Qc8 27. f3 Nh6 28. Ne7+ Rdxe7 29. Bxe7 $18) (24. Rfe1 $16 {is not quite as good}) 24... Ng6 $2 $18 (24... Qg5 $16 25. Qh3 Ng6 26. Qf3 $11) 25. Qg3 { White is again in control} N4e5 26. Rae1 h4 27. Qe3 (27. Qh3 $18) (27. Qb3 Qg5 28. Bc1 Qe7 29. Ba3 (29. Qe3 d4 30. Qxd4 $18) 29... Qg5 $18) 27... d4 28. Qe4 $6 $16 (28. Qh3 $18) 28... h3 {Black is managing to cause some practical problems} 29. g3 d3 {[#]} 30. Na6 $4 (30. Nxd3 $16 {Taking the pawn gives White a clear edge}) 30... d2 (30... f5 $1 {deflecting the queen from guarding the b7-pawn is even stronger} 31. Qxf5 d2 32. Rd1 Rxb7 $19) 31. Rd1 f5 32. Qxf5 $2 (32. Qe3 $19) 32... Rxb7 33. Qxh3 Nf3+ 34. Kg2 Qd5 {The end is near} 35. Nb4 Qe4 36. Qh5 Ne1+ 37. Kh3 Qg2+ 38. Kg4 Qf3+ 0-1 [Event "Clutch Chess Showdown Int"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.06.09"] [Round "1.8"] [White "Dominguez Perez, L."] [Black "Caruana, F."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2835"] [PlyCount "72"] [EventDate "2020.06.06"] [EventType "k.o. (rapid)"] [EventRounds "3"] [SourceTitle "TWIC 1336"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2020.06.15"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.06.15"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 Qa5+ 7. Nd2 e6 8. Ngf3 Nh6 9. O-O Nf5 10. Nb3 {[#]} Qb5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10... Qa6 {Is the normal way to offer a queen trade in this variation} 11. Qd1 Nd7 12. Bf4 Be7 13. g3 Rc8 14. c3 c5 15. a4 Qb6 16. Ra2 a6 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Kg2 Nf8 19. a5 Qb5 20. Nxc5 Rxc5 21. Re1 Ng6 22. Be3 Rc8 23. Bb6 Nge7 24. Nd4 Qd7 25. Ra3 Rc4 26. Qf3 Qc8 27. Rd1 g6 28. b4 O-O 29. Bc5 Re8 30. Bxe7 Nxe7 31. Rb3 Nc6 32. Qe3 Qc7 33. Re1 Rc8 34. Qf4 Nxd4 35. cxd4 Rc3 36. Re3 Rc1 37. Rf3 Rf8 38. g4 hxg4 39. Qxg4 Qc4 40. Rfd3 {Jones,G (2709)-Xiong,J (2684) Saint Louis 2019 1/2-1/2}) 11. Qd1 (11. Qxb5 cxb5 {looks level despite the doubled b-pawns}) 11... c5 12. a4 Qb6 13. a5 Qb5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Re1 a6 16. Nbd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Nc6 19. Qf4 Qb4 20. c3 Qxf4 21. Bxf4 {The knight is the more useful minor piece with so many of White's pawn on the same color as the bishop} O-O-O 22. Be3 { [#]} d4 $1 $132 {Energetic central play is best} (22... Nxe5 $15 {Just taking the pawn is also good for Black}) 23. cxd4 $2 $15 (23. Bxd4 {limits Black's advantage} Nxd4 24. cxd4 Rxd4 $132) 23... Rd5 $1 {The strong blockade gives Black an excellent position} 24. Rec1 Kb8 25. Rc5 Rxc5 26. dxc5 Rd8 $17 { [#] The d-file and restricted bishop give Black fine compensation for the pawn} 27. Ra4 Kc8 {A modest approach} (27... Rd1+ $5 {Picking up a free tempo could useful} 28. Kh2 Rd5 $17) 28. Re4 $2 {The rook is too passive and the a5-pawn is hanging} (28. Kf1 Nxe5 $15) 28... Rd5 (28... Rd1+ {The tempo gain is again useful} 29. Kh2 Rd5 30. Kg3 (30. f4 Nxa5 $19) 30... Nxa5 $17 (30... Nxe5 $2 31. Bd4 Nc6 32. Bxg7 Rxc5 33. Bc3 $11) 31. Kf4 Nc6 $17) 29. g4 {Active defence make matters worse} (29. Kf1 Rxe5 $15) 29... hxg4 30. Rxg4 g6 31. f4 (31. Rf4 Rd7 $17) 31... Kd7 (31... Nxa5 {Taking the free pawn is better} 32. Kf2 Nc4 $19 ) 32. h5 gxh5 33. Rg8 $2 $19 (33. Rg7 Ke7 34. Bf2 Rd1+ 35. Kg2 Rd2 36. Kf1 Kf8 37. Rh7 Rxb2 $17) 33... Nxa5 $17 (33... Rd3 {is the right plan, for example} 34. Bf2 Rf3 35. Bg3 Ne7 36. Rg5 Nf5 37. Be1 h4 $19) 34. Rf8 Ke7 35. Rb8 $2 (35. Rc8 Rd3 36. Bf2 Rb3 37. Be1 Nc6 $17) 35... Rd8 $1 {Forcing the queens off ends the struggle} 36. Rxd8 Kxd8 0-1
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