[Event "ch-Schachbundesliga 2020"] [Site "Karlsruhe GER"] [Date "2020.09.19"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Rapport, R."] [Black "Koch, T1."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E11"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2461"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2020.09.16"] [EventType "team"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "GER"] [SourceTitle "TWIC 1350"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2020.09.21"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.09.21"] [SourceQuality "2"] [WhiteTeam "OSG Baden-Baden"] [BlackTeam "Aachener SV"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 O-O 7. Nc3 d6 8. h3 {[#]Not the most dangerous looking move} ({Relevant:} 8. e3 e5 9. Qc2 Bg4 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Be2 Nbd7 12. O-O c6 13. Rfd1 Rad8 14. Rd2 Nc5 15. Rad1 Rxd2 16. Nxd2 Bxe2 17. Nxe2 Rd8 18. b4 Nce4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. c5 a5 21. f3 Nf6 22. Nc3 axb4 23. axb4 g6 24. Rd3 Ra8 25. Rd2 Kg7 26. Qb2 h5 27. e4 h4 28. Nd1 Rd8 29. Ne3 Rxd2 30. Qxd2 Qe6 31. Qc3 Nh5 32. Nc4 f6 33. Kf2 Nf4 34. g3 Qh3 35. gxf4 Qxh2+ 36. Ke1 Qg1+ 37. Ke2 Qg2+ {Velten,P (2483)-Gharamian,T (2603) Cappelle la Grande 2020 0-1}) 8... e5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8... Nbd7 9. e4 e5 10. Bd3 exd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. O-O c5 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5 Rfe8 15. Rfe1 Qd7 16. Rad1 h6 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Nxc4 19. Qc3 Nb6 20. Qg3 Qe7 21. Rxd6 Qe5 22. Qxe5 Rxe5 23. f3 c4 24. Rc1 Rb8 25. Kf2 Rb5 26. Rc2 f6 27. g4 Kf8 28. Kg3 Ke7 29. Re6+ Kf8 30. h4 Rc5 31. f4 Rb5 32. g5 hxg5 33. fxg5 Nd7 34. Rxc4 Nc5 35. Rd6 Nxe4+ 36. Rxe4 fxg5 {1/2-1/2 (36) Avellan,G (2241)-Ellis,J (2057) ICCF email 2013}) 9. g4 $5 {Oh ok now I get it} c6 10. O-O-O Re8 11. e3 e4 12. Ne1 h6 {Trying to slow down the kingside advance gives White a useful hook} (12... a6 13. g5 Nfd7 14. h4 (14. f4 exf3 15. e4 $44) 14... b5 15. f3 exf3 16. e4 Nb6 17. Qf4 (17. Nxf3 Bg4 $132) 17... bxc4 18. Nxf3 N8d7 19. h5 {White has the pleasant side an anything can happen position} Nf8) (12... b5 $6 {is suspicious } 13. cxb5 cxb5 14. Bxb5 Bd7 15. Be2 $16 {Black has only made a pawn donation}) (12... Na6 13. Rg1 (13. g5 Nd7 14. Rg1 Nc7 15. Kb1 $13) 13... Nc7 14. Kb1 a6 15. Nc2 $13) 13. Be2 a6 {The queenside action seems rather slow} (13... Nbd7 14. h4 $14) 14. Nc2 b5 (14... d5 15. c5 Nbd7 16. h4 b6 17. g5 Nh7 18. gxh6 g6 19. h5 $16 {is promising for White}) 15. Rdg1 {Not wasting anytime does not meet Stockfish approval. The situation is now unclear} (15. cxb5 axb5 16. Rdg1 $16) 15... bxc4 16. Bxc4 Be6 {trying at least to negate the strong Bc4} (16... Nbd7 {Also gives White nice attacking play} 17. g5 hxg5 18. Rxg5 d5 (18... Nb6 19. Ba2 Be6 (19... Kf8 20. Rhg1 g6 21. h4 $5) 20. Rhg1 g6 21. d5 Nbxd5 22. Nxd5 cxd5 23. h4 $5) 19. Be2 $14) 17. Bxe6 (17. Be2 {Investing a tempo to keep the bishop can be considered} Nbd7 18. g5 hxg5 19. Rxg5 $16) 17... Qxe6 18. g5 hxg5 19. Rxg5 d5 {Closing the centre costs an important tempo and does not bring more defenders into the game} (19... Nbd7 20. Rhg1 g6 21. h4 Kf8 $13 {is unclear}) 20. Rhg1 {White is the first to make a threat} g6 21. h4 (21. Ne2 $5 {sending the knight to f4 to press g6 is an option} Nbd7 22. Nf4 Qd6 23. h4 $16 ) 21... Nh7 (21... Qh3 {pawn hunting is a luxury that Black cannot afford} 22. R5g3 $1 Qxh4 23. f3 {White gets too many open lines to work with} exf3 24. Rxf3 Nbd7 25. Qg2 $16) 22. Re5 {centralization with tempo looks good} (22. R5g3 $16 {keeping the pressure on the g-file is also effective} Nd7 23. h5 $16) 22... Qc8 23. h5 (23. Rxe8+ {looks good at first but I cannot find a knockout} Qxe8 24. h5 g5 25. f3 {trying to push the pace} (25. Qe2 $14 {a more patient approach might be best}) 25... exf3 26. Ne1 f6 27. Nxf3 (27. Qf2 $5 $14) 27... Nd7 28. Nh4 $5 (28. Qf2 $14) 28... Nb6 (28... Rb8 29. Nf5 $16) 29. Nf5 (29. Qd3 Nc4 30. Nf5 Kh8 31. Nd1 Qxh5 32. Qf1 (32. Rg2 $5) 32... Qh2 33. Rg2 Qc7 34. Qf3 $13 {is unclear}) 29... Nc4 30. Qh2 (30. Qf2 $14) 30... Qe6 31. Qf2 Re8 32. Re1 $14) 23... g5 24. f4 $5 {No time to waste} f6 $2 {[#] Black is in big trouble now} (24... exf3 25. Rxe8+ Qxe8 26. Ne1 $14) 25. Rxe8+ Qxe8 26. Qh2 a5 (26... Ra7) 27. fxg5 (27. Na4 Na6 28. Kb1 Kg7 29. Na1 {clearing the c-file in unusual fashion but only an engine can come up with this kind of move} Qb8 30. Rc1 Qd6 31. Qg2 $18 {White is strategically winning}) 27... fxg5 28. Qd6 (28. Na4 Nd7 29. Qc7 $18) 28... Na6 29. Na1 $16 {I don't understand this. White can instead adopt a more positional approach and play for dark square control} (29. Rf1 { taking the f-file is useful and keeps options open} Rd8 30. Qh6 Nc7 31. b4 $1 $18) (29. Na4 {targeting c5 and the dark squares is easy to understand} Rd8 30. Qh6 Qd7 31. Nc5 Nxc5 32. dxc5 Rf8 33. Nd4 $18) 29... Nb4 {[#]} 30. axb4 $6 { The advantage shrinks considerably now} (30. Nb3 Nd3+ 31. Kb1 a4 32. Nc5 Nxc5 33. Qxc5 $18) 30... axb4 31. Nc2 bxc3 32. bxc3 Rd8 (32... Kh8 $5 $14 {This sidestep gets Black back into the game and possible only slightly worse}) 33. Qh6 {White is again applying pressure but is definitely not winning} Qf8 { offering a pawn to deflect the queen} 34. Qxc6 Qf2 $2 {Abandoning the kingside in an effort to create some chao puts Black in the losing zone again} (34... Kh8 $16) 35. Qe6+ $1 {White is a pawn up with pressure on the kingside as Black has only one loose pawn guarding his king} Kf8 {is relatively best} ( 35... Kg7 {allows} 36. h6+ $1 {the pawn joins in with check} Kh8 37. Qe5+ Nf6 38. Kb2 $1 $18 {now ..Qxg1 is not with check}) 36. Qh6+ {White throws in a couple of queen checks but at some point the hanging Rg1 must be secured} Ke8 37. Qe6+ Kf8 38. Qh6+ Ke8 39. Rd1 {The rook is passive but safe. Black must now do something about the hanging Nh7} (39. Re1 $5 {is good enough for a clear advantage but the rook looks passive} Nf6 40. Qg6+ Ke7 41. Qg7+ Ke6 42. Qc7 Rd7 43. Qc6+ Kf7 44. Qb5 Qh2 45. Rf1 Qh3 46. Rf2 Qe6 47. Qf1 Kg7 48. Rf5 Nh7 49. Nb4 Rd6 50. Re5 Qd7 51. Qg2 $16 {White is up a pawn with pressure but there is no forced win}) 39... Rd7 (39... Nf6 {is more stubborn but also loses} 40. Qh8+ $1 {Keeping up the pressure and ignoring the g-pawn is best} (40. Qxg5 $2 {Taking the pawn lets Black back into the game} Rc8 $1 {Black suddenly has enough activity to compensate for two pawns} 41. Kb2 Rb8+ 42. Kc1 Rc8 $132 ( 42... Rb3 $132)) 40... Ke7 41. Qg7+ Ke6 (41... Ke8 42. h6 $18) 42. c4 $1 $18 { The c-pawn advances to create a second front as the h-pawn is not enough to decisde the game} g4 (42... dxc4 {taking the pawn only gives White a fresh target} 43. Qc7 Rd7 44. Qxc4+ Nd5 45. Rf1 Qh2 46. Qc8 $18) 43. Qc7 $1 Rd7 44. Qb6+ Rd6 (44... Ke7 45. c5 Ne8 (45... Nxh5 46. c6 $18) 46. h6 $18 {The h, c-passers are too much for Black to handle}) 45. Qb8 $1 dxc4 (45... Nxh5 $4 { loses the knight} 46. Qe8+ $18) 46. h6 $18) 40. Qe6+ Kd8 41. Qa6 {The two extra pawns are too much for Black to handle. Now Rf1 is one idea, getting the passive rook back into action} (41. Qb6+ Ke7 42. Qb5 $18) 41... Qf6 42. Qa8+ ( 42. Qb5 {should also win without trouble} Qd6 43. Nb4 $18) (42. Qxf6+ $2 Nxf6 43. Rf1 Ke7 $14 {The ending with two extra pawns is not a pushover win}) 42... Ke7 43. Nb4 {Finally the knight joins in} (43. Qg8 $18) 43... Qd6 $6 (43... Kf7 44. Nxd5 $18) 44. Nc6+ {not the only way} (44. Rf1 {including the rook in the attack is very strong} Qc7 (44... Nf6 45. Qh8 $18) 45. Kb2 Qh2+ 46. Kb1 Qh3 47. Qa6 $18) 44... Kf6 45. Ne5 (45. h6 $1 $18 Kg6 46. Qg8+ Kf5 47. Ne5 $1 {a mating suddenly forms} Re7 48. Rf1#) 45... Kg7 (45... Rd8 46. Rf1+ {the rook joins with ch}) 46. Nxd7 Qxd7 47. Qa6 Nf6 48. h6+ Kg6 49. Rf1 Qe7 50. Kc2 g4 51. h7 1-0