[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.11.26"] [Round "?"] [White "6.e5 d5 7.Bb5"] [Black "Kaufman New Rep"] [Result "*"] [ECO "C54"] [Annotator "Hartmann,John"] [PlyCount "62"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.11.26"] {[%evp 0,62,26,26,32,37,36,15,18,7,7,-7,-15,-9,-14,0,-2,-2,-2,-6,-10,-10,-7,6, 16,-13,-16,-2,-11,0,0,-4,-20,-21,-21,-19,-19,-13,-16,-15,3,8,6,8,18,20,30,34, 24,13,26,31,13,37,32,26,22,19,17,21,26,27,31,22,26]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 (3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 Bg4 7. Qb3 {Von der Lasa} Bxf3 8. Bxf7+ Kf8 9. gxf3 dxc3 10. Bxg8 Rxg8 11. Nxc3 Nd4 12. Qd1 Qf6 13. Nd5 Qf7 14. Kg2 $6 (14. b4 $1 {Fishbein}) 14... c6 15. Ne3 Qg6+ 16. Kh1 Qh5 17. Kg2 $6 Rd8 18. b4 Bb6 $15 {[%CAl Gd4e6,Ge6f4]}) 3... Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 $5 d5 7. Bb5 (7. Be2 {Jobava variation} Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb6 {is all he gives for Black (or White)}) 7... Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb6 (8... Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Nbxd2 O-O 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Rc1 $6 (12. O-O $1 {jh}) 12... Ba6 (12... Rb8 $5) 13. Qa4 Nxd2 (13... Qc8 $5) (13... Bd3 $5) 14. Kxd2 Bb5 15. Qa3 a6 16. Rc2 $14) 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 Bg4 11. h3 (11. Qc2 $143 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Ng5 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. O-O-O Nxf3 15. Qe2 Nh4 16. Rhg1 f6 {substandard!} (16... Qd7 $142 17. Qh5 (17. Bg5 Qf5 (17... Ng6) 18. Bxh4 Qf4+ 19. Kc2 Qxh4 {0-1 (49) Abdelmoumen,A (2222)-Vegjeleki,A (2145) ICCF email 2008}) 17... Nf5 18. Bh6 Nxh6 19. Rxg7+ {1/2-1/2 (19) Rubio Doblas, R (2242)-Anderson,B (2465) ICCF email 2012}) 17. Qh5 Ng6 18. Rg3 Re8 19. f4 { substandard!} (19. Rh3 $5 {jh} Nf8 20. Bh6 g6 21. Rg1 {with initiative; SF and L0 like} Qe7 22. Bxf8 Rxf8 23. Rxg6+ hxg6 24. Qh8+ Kf7 25. Rh7+ Ke6 26. Rxe7+ Kxe7 27. Qg7+ Rf7 28. Qxg6 $16) 19... fxe5 20. fxe5 Qh4 21. Qe2 Qe7 22. Qh5 $11 ) 11... Bh5 12. Qc2 {[#]} Bg6 (12... Bxf3 13. gxf3 Ng5 14. O-O-O (14. Bxc6 Nxf3+ 15. Ke2 Nxd4+ 16. Bxd4 Bxd4 17. Bxb7 Rb8 18. Bc6 Rb6 19. Ba4 Qg5 (19... Bxe5 20. Bb3 Re8 21. Kf1 Rd6 22. Re1 c6 23. Rg1 Rde6 24. Re3 Qe7 25. Ne2 $16) 20. Rae1 c5 21. Nd1 Qxe5+ 22. Kf1 Qf4 23. Rg1 g6 24. Rg3 $14) 14... Nxf3 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Qe2 Nh4 17. Rhg1 Qd7 (17... f6 18. Qg4 Ng6 19. h4 $14) 18. Bg5 Nf5 $2 {another line ends with a dubious move for opponent} (18... Ng6 { 1/2-1/2 (60) Vocaturo,D (2627)-Moradiabadi,E (2539) Sitges 2019}) 19. Bf6 g6 20. Qg4 $14) (12... Nxc3 13. bxc3 f6 14. exf6 Qxf6 15. Be2 Rae8 (15... Qg6 16. Qxg6 Bxg6 17. O-O Rae8 18. a4 $14) (15... Na5 16. O-O Bxf3 (16... Rae8 17. Ne5 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Qe6 19. Rae1 Nc4 20. f4 (20. Nxc4 {1/2-1/2 (44) Aronian,L (2752) -So,W (2754) Zagreb 2019}) 20... Nd6 21. Qc2 c6 22. Rf3 $14) 17. Bxf3 c6 18. Rae1 Rae8 19. Bc1 Nc4 20. Be2 Re6 {1/2-1/2 (36) Anand,V (2767)-Aronian,L (2752) Stavanger 2019}) (15... Bg6 16. Qb3 Qd6 17. O-O Be4 (17... Rae8 18. Rae1 Na5 19. Qa4 $14) 18. Nd2 Bg6 19. a4 $14) 16. O-O $14) (12... Rb8 13. Nxe4 Nb4 ( 13... dxe4 14. Qxe4 Bxf3 15. gxf3 f5 16. Qf4 Qd5 17. Bxc6 Qxc6 18. O-O Rbd8 19. Rad1 $14) 14. Nf6+ gxf6 15. Qd2 a6 16. Ba4 Ba5 17. O-O Bxf3 18. a3 Nc6 19. b4 Bb6 20. gxf3 fxe5 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Bh6 Re8 23. Kh2 {all computer moves, concrete, no logic} Re6 24. dxe5 Qh4 25. Rg1+ Rg6 26. Raf1 Re8 27. Bf4 Qh5 28. Qd3 a5 29. Rg4 $14) (12... Ba5 $1 13. Be2 {safe line} (13. O-O Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nxc3 (14... Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Qg5+ 16. Kh1 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Qf5 18. Kg2 Qg5+ 19. Kh1 Qf5 20. Rfc1 Qxh3+ 21. Kg1 Ng5 22. Be2 Nxf3+ 23. Bxf3 Qxf3 24. Rd1 Qg4+ 25. Kf1 b6 26. Rd3 Qf5 27. Qd1 Rfe8 28. Qf3 Qxf3 29. Rxf3 c5 30. Be3 Rxe5 31. a4 f6 32. a5 {"White is half a pawn down (bishop for four pawns) but will probably win a pawn shortly and have the better of a likely draw;"}) (14... Ng5 15. Kg2 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Ne6 17. f4 f5 18. Qa4 Qd7 19. Qd1 a6 20. Bd3 b5 21. Kh2 {"I would prefer White, but only slightly"}) 15. bxc3 Qd7 16. Kh2 Nxd4 17. cxd4 Qxb5 18. Rg1 g6 19. Rad1 $14) 13... f5 (13... f6 14. exf6) 14. exf6 Nxf6 15. O-O Bb6 16. Rad1 Qd6 17. Rfe1 Rad8 18. a3 $11 {"but a tad easier to play White, who has ideas like Nh4, Ng5, Nh2, Na4, Qc1, etc."}) 13. Qb3 Ne7 14. O-O c6 15. Bd3 Nd2 (15... Nf5 16. Rfe1 Nxe3 (16... Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 Bb6 21. a4 Rb8 22. Qc2 {[%CAl Ga4a5,Ga5a6]} (22. e6 Qd5 23. Qxd5 cxd5 24. exf7+ Rxf7 25. Re5 Rd8 26. Kf1 Rf4 27. a5 Bc5) 22... a5 23. e6 fxe6 24. Rxe6 Qd5 25. Rae1 Qc5 26. Qb3 Kh8 27. R1e2 $14) 17. Rxe3 Ng5 18. Bxg6 fxg6 ( 18... Nxf3+ 19. Rxf3 hxg6 (19... fxg6 20. Ne2 $14) 20. Rd1 f6 21. exf6 Rxf6 22. Na4 Rxf3 23. Qxf3 Qf6 24. Qe3 Ba5 {[%CAl Gd1d3,Gd3e3,Ge3e2]} 25. Rd3 Qf7 26. Qe2 Re8 27. Re3 Rxe3 28. Qxe3 $11) 19. Nxg5 Qxg5 20. Ne2 $14 {[%csl Ge5][%CAl Ge5e8]}) 16. Nxd2 Bxd3 17. Rfe1 Bg6 (17... Ng6 18. Na4 Bf5 19. Nxb6 axb6 20. f4 Qd7 21. Nf3 $14) (17... Nf5 18. Na4 $14) 18. Nf3 Nf5 19. Na4 {"NIC Yearbook calls this equal without further analysis, but I think White is at least still for choice."} f6 $6 (19... Ba5 20. Re2 Nxe3 (20... Qe7 21. Bd2 $14) 21. Qxe3 $14) (19... h6 20. a3 Re8 21. Nxb6 axb6 22. Rad1 Nxe3 23. Rxe3 $14) 20. Nxb6 Qxb6 21. Qc3 Rae8 22. Bf4 fxe5 23. Bxe5 Qd8 24. Re2 (24. a4 a6 25. a5 $16) 24... Rf7 25. Rae1 Rfe7 26. Qd2 Nh6 27. Bf4 Nf7 28. Rxe7 Rxe7 29. Ne5 Nxe5 30. Bxe5 Qd7 31. Re3 h6 {1/2-1/2 (31) Liang,A (2590)-Nakamura,H (2746) Saint Louis 2019} *