[Event "Budpest Open A"] [Site "?"] [Date "2020.08.22"] [Round "2.5"] [White "Torok, T."] [Black "Yip, M."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B10"] [WhiteElo "2100"] [BlackElo "1993"] [PlyCount "89"] [SourceVersionDate "2004.05.16"] {[%evp 0,89,20,23,70,13,13,35,34,13,13,8,8,12,29,16,16,-1,4,11,66,70,59,51,50, 29,29,23,33,14,92,68,68,68,58,20,20,42,16,15,15,23,11,7,7,3,-1,-1,13,13,12,3, 40,28,40,40,40,40,40,37,229,73,73,-17,5,-35,59,59,53,47,58,61,69,63,70,70,70, 59,151,94,167,176,193,164,174,99,264,337,646,775,1080,1075]} 1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Bb5+ (5. Qa4+ {I lost quickly in the BTCh to the same opponent last season}) 5... Nbd7 {An important little move, even at this early stage. Black intends ..a6,b5 then ..Bb7 to regain the d5-pawn} 6. Nf3 g6 {I followed my prepared play which was my intention on 5.Qa4+} (6... a6 { Black has an easier time varying from the ..g6 setup} 7. Ba4 (7. Bxd7+ Qxd7 $1) 7... b5 8. Bb3 Bb7 {Black need do nothing special to regain the d-pawn} 9. O-O Nxd5 10. Nc3 N7f6 11. d4 (11. a4 e6 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. Nxb5 Bb4 15. d3 O-O 16. Bd2 Rd8 17. Re1 Qa5 18. Bc4 Nb6 19. Bxb4 Qxb4 20. Qd2 Qxd2 21. Nxd2 Nxc4 22. Nxc4 Rxd3 23. Nbd6 Ba6 24. Ra1 g5 25. f3 Bxc4 26. Nxc4 Rd5 27. Ra5 Rd1+ 28. Kf2 Nd5 29. Kg3 f6 30. b3 Rb1 31. Ra6 Kf7 32. Nd6+ Kg6 33. Ne4 Nf4 34. h4 h6 35. hxg5 hxg5 36. Nd2 Rg1 37. Kf2 Rxg2+ 38. Ke1 Kf5 39. b4 Nd3+ 40. Kd1 Nxb4 41. Ra5+ Nd5 42. Nc4 Rf2 43. Nd6+ Kf4 44. Ke1 Kxf3 45. Ra3+ Ne3 46. Rxe3+ Kxe3 47. Nc4+ Kf3 {0-1 (47) Stoyanov,T (2387)-Illingworth,M (2493) chess. com INT 2020}) 11... e6 $11 12. Ne5 Be7 13. Re1 O-O 14. Bg5 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Nd5 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Qd2 Rac8 18. Rac1 Rfd8 19. c4 bxc4 20. Rxc4 Rxc4 21. Bxc4 Qd6 22. Re4 Nb6 23. Rg4 Qxe5 {0-1 (23) Helfer,R (2033)-Velten,P (2504) Nancy FRA 2019}) 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. d6 e6 $5 {Trying to be clever} (9... exd6 { I rejected this quickly as too ordinary but after some digging it seems best} 10. d4 {Leads to a normal close to equal game I think} a6 11. Bd3 (11. Bc4 b5 12. Bb3 Bb7 13. Bf4 Nb6 14. a3 Rc8 15. Re1 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Rxc4 17. Nd2 Rxd4 18. Be3 Rh4 19. Bg5 Rh5 20. h4 h6 21. g4 hxg5 22. gxh5 Nxh5 23. Nde4 gxh4 24. Qxd6 Qc8 25. Re3 Qg4+ 26. Kf1 Bxc3 27. Nxc3 Nf4 28. Nd1 h3 29. Rg3 Qe2+ {0-1 (29) Satonen,A (2177)-Akesson,R (2454) Norrkoeping 2010}) 11... b5 (11... Re8 12. h3 b5 13. a3 Bb7 14. Be3 Nb6 15. Nd2 Nfd5 16. Re1 f5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Nf3 Nxe3 19. Rxe3 Rxe3 20. fxe3 Bh6 21. Kf2 Qe7 22. Qd2 Re8 23. Re1 Bd5 24. Re2 Qe6 25. Re1 g5 26. Nh2 Bg7 27. Nf1 f4 {0-1 (27) Khudiakov,A (2164)-Harutjunyan,G (2441) Alushta 2008}) 12. Ne4 Bb7 13. Nxd6 Bd5 14. Re1 Qb6 15. Ne4 Rad8 16. Bg5 h6 17. Nxf6+ Nxf6 18. Bh4 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Rxd4 20. Bg3 Rfd8 21. Bf1 Nh5 22. Be5 Bxe5 23. Rxe5 Rd2 {1/2-1/2 (23) Rasulov,V (2478)-Salinas Herrera,P (2514) lichess.org INT 2020}) 10. d4 a6 {By some trickery, GM Motylev has also reached this position} (10... Nb6 {This was was also played in Budapest!} 11. Bg5 Qxd6 12. Qd2 Nbd5 13. Bh6 b6 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 16. Qe2 Bb7 17. Ba6 Qe4 18. Qxe4 Bxe4 19. Ne5 Rad8 20. Rfd1 Ba8 21. Rac1 Nd5 22. Rd2 Rd6 23. Nc4 Rc6 24. Bb5 Rc7 25. a3 Bb7 26. Rdc2 Rd8 27. Ne5 Rxc2 28. Rxc2 a6 29. Bf1 f6 30. Nd3 Rd7 31. g3 Kf7 32. Bg2 Ke7 {0-1 (50) Bordas,G (2186)-Dudas,J (2338) Budapest 2000}) 11. Be2 ({Relevant:} 11. Ba4 b5 12. Bb3 Bb7 13. d5 e5 14. Re1 Re8 15. Bg5 Qb6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Ne4 Bg7 18. Rc1 Rac8 19. Qd2 h6 20. h4 f5 21. Rc6 Qa7 22. Ng3 e4 23. Rc7 Rcd8 24. h5 a5 25. Nh4 a4 26. Bc2 Qb6 27. Nxg6 Ba8 28. Nxf5 e3 29. Rxe3 Rxe3 30. Qxe3 Qxe3 31. fxe3 Bxb2 32. e4 a3 33. Nxh6+ Kg7 34. Nf5+ Kf6 35. Rxd7 Rxd7 36. e5+ Bxe5 37. g4 Bb2 38. Kf2 Bxd5 39. Kg3 Bxa2 40. Kh4 Bc4 { Teske,H (2475)-Motylev,A (2649) Berlin 2015 1-0}) 11... b5 (11... Nb6) 12. Ne5 (12. Bf4 Bb7 $14) 12... Bb7 (12... Nxe5 $2 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. f4 $16) 13. Bf3 ( 13. Bf4 Nb6 14. Bf3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Nh5 16. Ne4 Nxf4 17. Qxf4 Nd5 18. Qg3 f5 19. Ng5 Qxd6 20. Rac1 Bxe5 21. Qxe5 Qxe5 22. dxe5 Nf4 23. Rc7 h6 24. Nh7 Rf7 25. Nf6+ Kg7 26. Rxf7+ Kxf7 27. Rd1 g5 28. g3 Ng6 29. Rd7+ Ne7 30. f4 Rc8 31. fxg5 hxg5 32. Nh7 Rc1+ 33. Kg2 Rc2+ 34. Kg1 Rxb2 35. Nxg5+ Ke8 36. Ra7 Rxa2 37. Nxe6 b4 38. Nc7+ Kf8 39. Rb7 a5 40. e6 Rc2 41. Na6 Nc6 42. h4 {0-1 (42) Gross,S (2351)-Petran,P (2375) Austria 2002}) 13... Bxf3 14. Qxf3 {[#]} Qb6 $146 ({ Predecessor:} 14... Nb6 15. Bg5 h6 16. Nc6 hxg5 17. Nxd8 Rfxd8 18. Rac1 Nc4 19. Qe2 Nxd6 20. Rfd1 Nf5 21. Ne4 Nxd4 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 23. Qe4 Ra7 24. g3 Rad7 25. Kg2 Kg7 26. h3 Kg8 27. b3 Kg7 28. Rd3 Ra7 29. Rdc3 Rdd7 30. Rd3 Rd8 31. Rdc3 Rdd7 32. Rc8 a5 33. Ra8 a4 34. bxa4 bxa4 35. Rxa7 Rxa7 36. Rc4 Nb5 37. Qe3 Ra8 38. Rb4 Nc3 39. Rb7 Ra6 40. Qd3 {1-0 (40) Brynell,S (2398)-Bergstrom,P (2297) Sweden 2019}) (14... Nxe5 $5 {This was a suggestion of Torok after the game} 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. Ne4 Nxe5 (16... Bxe5 17. Bg5 $1 $16) 17. Qh3 Qb6 18. Be3 Qb7 19. Qh4 $14) 15. Nc6 Kh8 $5 $16 {Anti-check prophylaxis} 16. Bf4 $6 $14 (16. a4 $1 $16 {Breaking down the kingside is a good plan}) 16... Rac8 {Black has some time to get some development while White tries to prove something. Stockfish loves this position for White but I was quite happy with the plan of trying to surround the d6-pawn} 17. Ne5 $2 (17. Ne7 $5 {is more direct and Black must still suffer to survive} Rc4 18. b3 Rxd4 19. Rad1 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 $16) 17... Qxd4 $11 {Black is back in the game with only some slight development problems to solve} 18. Rfe1 {White gain a tempo with Rad1 so Black has one move to come up with a useful plan} Qb6 (18... Qa7 $5 $14 {This seems ok too} 19. Rad1 (19. Nxd7 Nxd7 20. a4 (20. Rad1 Rc4 $13) 20... Qb8 21. axb5 axb5 22. Rad1 Rc4 $11) 19... Qa8 20. Qe3 (20. Qxa8 Rxa8 $11) 20... Qb7 (20... Kg8 $11) 21. h3 Kg8 22. a3 $11) (18... Qc5 $5 19. Rad1 b4 20. Nxd7 Nxd7 21. Ne4 Qb5 $14) (18... Qb4 $5 {This might be best} 19. Rab1 (19. Nd3 Qd4 20. Rad1 Qb6 21. a3 a5 $11) 19... Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Nd7 21. Bxg7+ Kxg7 22. Ne4 Qa5 23. a3 b4 $132) 19. Rad1 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Nd7 $5 21. Bxg7+ Kxg7 22. Ne4 h6 (22... b4 23. h4 Qb5 $14) (22... Qa5 $5 23. h4 (23. a3 b4 $11) 23... Qxa2 24. b4 Qb2 25. Rb1 Qd4 26. Qa3 Rc2 $13) ( 22... Rc2 23. b4 Rc4 24. h4 Qc6 25. a3 $14) 23. h4 $1 {Black is again a bit uncomfortable} Rc4 {This looks active but White is still in control} (23... f5 24. Nc3 Rf6 25. h5 $16) (23... Rc2 24. b4 Rc4 25. Rc1 Rfc8 26. Rxc4 Rxc4 27. Rd1 $18) (23... b4 24. h5 g5 $16) (23... Qa5 $5 {Pressing the queenside a bit might be best} 24. a3 b4 25. axb4 Qxb4 26. h5 g5 27. b3 Rc6 $14) 24. h5 g5 25. b3 $1 Rc6 (25... Rc2 26. b4 Rc4 $16) 26. Qg3 Kh7 27. Qd3 Kg7 28. Qg3 Kh7 { Stockfish loves this position but cannot show a way to proceed} 29. Kh1 $2 (29. Qd3 Kg7 30. Qd2 Kh7 $16) (29. b4 Rc4 30. Qa3 Rfc8 31. Qd3 Kg7 $16) 29... f5 $2 {Allows a knockout which fortunately my opponent missed} (29... b4 $16) 30. Nc3 $16 {Unfortunately this is also close to winning but in a positional way} (30. Nxg5+ hxg5 31. Rxe6 $1 {A tough non-checking move to see kills Black} (31. Qxg5 $2 Rg8 32. Qe7+ Rg7 33. Qxe6 Qxf2 $19) 31... Qd8 32. Re7+ Kh6 33. f4 g4 34. Qh4 Rg8 35. Qe1 Nf6 36. Qe6 $18) 30... Rf6 31. Kg1 $2 $14 {Suddenly the game is dead even and my whole game plan justifies itself-for a little while at least} (31. Nd5 $1 {I saw this but thought Black was ok} exd5 32. Re7+ Kh8 33. Rxd7 Rcxd6 34. Rxd5 $1 $18 {I missed this little shocker} (34. Rxd6 {is the line I saw} Qxd6 35. Qc3 Kg7 $11)) 31... Kg7 $6 (31... Kg8 $14 32. b4 Qb8 $14) 32. Qd3 $2 $11 {Missing another win} (32. Nd5 $1 {is again correct} exd5 33. Re7+ (33. Rxd5 $2 $19) 33... Rf7 34. Rxd7 Rxd7 {I saw to here and was only counting the rooks} 35. Qe5+ $1 Kf8 36. Qh8+ Kf7 37. Qh7+ Ke6 (37... Ke8 $2 38. Qg8#) 38. Qxh6+ Kf7 39. Re1 $18) 32... b4 $2 $16 {Superficially gaining space with tempo and pushing the knight to the edge is a mistake} 33. Na4 Qb5 34. Qe3 $14 (34. Qxb5 axb5 35. Nb2 {I thought this was equal but did not see exactly how} g4 { Is not so easy to see} (35... e5 36. Nd3 $16) (35... Rc2 $2 {This is what I saw but it is just horrible} 36. Nd3 Rxa2 37. Nxb4 Ra3 38. Nc6 $16) 36. Nd3 Rxd6 37. Nxb4 Rxd1 38. Rxd1 Rf7 39. Rd6 Kf6 $11 (39... Nc5 $14)) (34. Nb2 $1 $16) 34... Qb7 $2 $16 {I was afraid of Qa7 but this was a ghost} (34... e5 35. Qa7 {is in fact harmless} Rc2 $1 $13) 35. Nb2 {Now Black is again in trouble as Nc4 will support the d-pawn and Black is left with a poor king position} Qb6 36. Qd3 e5 37. Nc4 $18 {Black is positionally lost but during the game I was still thinking only slightly worse} Qc5 38. Qg3 Re6 (38... e4 39. Qh3 Re6 $18) 39. Rd2 Kf6 40. Red1 Qa7 $138 41. Rd5 Rc5 42. Qe3 Re8 (42... Rxd5 43. Qxa7 Rxd1+ 44. Kh2 Rexd6 45. Nxd6 Rxd6 46. Qb7 $18) 43. g4 $1 {The kingside now crumbles and the knockout is delivered} Rec8 44. Qf3 f4 45. Qe4 1-0