[Event "BTCh 6-board 2019-20"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.11.25"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Yip, M."] [Black "Biro, L."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A41"] [WhiteElo "1975"] [BlackElo "2013"] [Annotator "Yip"] [PlyCount "79"] [SourceVersionDate "2004.05.16"] [WhiteTeam "MTK"] [BlackTeam "Vizigyyi"] 1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 Nd7 5. h3 ({Relevant:} 5. e3 e5 6. Be2 Ngf6 7. h3 Bh5 8. b4 Be7 9. b5 Qc7 10. O-O O-O 11. Ba3 Rfe8 12. Rb1 Bg6 13. Rb3 Bf8 14. Nh4 exd4 15. exd4 c5 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. Bf3 cxd4 18. Qxd4 Ne5 19. Nd5 Nxf3+ 20. Rxf3 Nxd5 21. Qxd5 Rac8 22. Rc1 Re6 23. Bb2 Rce8 24. Bd4 b6 25. g4 Qd7 26. Kg2 Re4 27. a4 Qe6 28. Rd3 Qc8 29. a5 bxa5 30. Bxa7 R4e5 31. Qf3 a4 32. Bd4 Re4 33. b6 Qa8 34. Be3 Qc8 {Meskovs,N (2538)-Plat,V (2567) Katowice 2017 1-0 (70)}) (5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. O-O Ngf6 8. h3 Bxf3 9. exf3 e6 10. d5 cxd5 11. cxd5 e5 12. Be3 O-O 13. Qb3 Qb8 14. Rac1 Rc8 15. f4 exf4 16. Bxf4 Nc5 17. Qd1 b5 18. b4 Ncd7 19. Ne2 Rxc1 20. Qxc1 a5 {1/2-1/2 (73) Reuker,J (2394)-Krasenkow,M (2622) Brunswick GER 2019}) (5. e4 e5 6. Be2 Ngf6 7. O-O Be7 8. d5 O-O 9. Ne1 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 Qa5 11. Nd3 Rfc8 12. Bd2 Qd8 13. dxc6 bxc6 14. c5 d5 15. exd5 cxd5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Qxe5 Rxc5 18. Qd4 Rc4 19. Qd3 Rac8 20. Bg5 h6 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Nxd5 Bxb2 23. Rad1 Rd4 24. Qb3 Rb8 25. Qf3 Rb5 26. Ne3 Qc8 27. g3 a5 { 1/2-1/2 (86) Faizrakhmanov,R (2438)-Pridorozhni,A (2588) Kazan RUS 2019}) 5... Bxf3 (5... Bh5 6. e3 e5 7. Be2 Bg6 8. O-O Be7 9. b3 Ngf6 10. Bb2 O-O 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Nh4 Qc7 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. Qc2 a5 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 f5 17. Qc2 e4 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. Bc3 Bf6 20. Rd2 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Qe5 22. Qxe5 Nxe5 23. Rfd1 Rxd2 24. Rxd2 Kf7 25. Kf1 Ke7 26. Ke1 g5 27. Rd4 Rd8 28. Rxd8 Kxd8 29. Kd2 Ke7 30. Kc3 c5 31. Kd2 Kf6 32. Ke1 Nc6 33. a3 Ke5 34. Kd2 Ne7 35. Bd1 b6 36. Be2 Nc8 37. Bd1 Nd6 38. Be2 f4 39. Bf1 Kf6 40. Be2 Nf7 41. g4 Ne5 42. Kd1 f3 43. Bf1 a4 44. bxa4 Nc6 45. Kd2 Ke5 46. Kc3 Na5 47. Kc2 Kd6 48. Kc3 Kc7 49. Kc2 Kb7 50. Kc3 Nc6 51. Kb3 Ka6 52. Kc3 Ka5 53. Kb3 Ne5 54. Ka2 Kxa4 55. Kb2 Nc6 56. Ka2 Na5 57. Kb2 Nb3 58. Kc3 Kxa3 {0-1 (58) Dhanush,B (2191)-Plat,V (2510) Bohuslavice CZE 2017}) 6. exf3 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. f4 {Preventing ..e5 is a mistaken priority and this advance makes the Be3 look silly} (8. Qd2 Ngf6 9. Be2 O-O 10. Rd1 Re8 11. d5 Qa5 12. O-O Rac8 13. dxc6 bxc6 14. f4 Rb8 15. b3 Qa3 16. Bf3 Rec8 17. Nb1 Qa6 18. Bd4 d5 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. Bxd5 Nxd5 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Qxd5 Nf6 23. Qd2 Rd8 24. Qb2 Kg8 25. Nc3 Qc6 26. Rfe1 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Rc8 28. Rd3 Ne4 29. Nxe4 Qxe4 30. Qd2 Kg7 {1-0 (71) Fronczek,H (2285)-Villing,D (2160) Hockenheim 2007}) 8... h5 {Restraining g2-g4 and/or threatening ..h4 is an interesting idea} ({Predecessor:} 8... Ngf6 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Bf3 Rb8 12. d5 cxd5 13. cxd5 a6 14. Rc1 Qa5 15. Qd2 Rbc8 16. b3 Nc5 17. Rfd1 b5 18. Ne4 Qxd2 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Rxd2 b4 21. Bd4 {1/2-1/2 (21) Wenzel,J (2125) -Schlosser,A (2100) Bayern 2003}) 9. Qd2 Nh6 10. Bd3 Qc7 11. O-O e6 { Black has a version of the Hippo where Nh6 instead of ..Ne7 has been played} 12. Rfe1 O-O 13. Rac1 {I was hoping to increase the threat level with the c-file xray} Nf5 {I was not satisfied with my chances in the middlegame and this led to a positionally horrible decision} 14. Bxf5 {White gives up the bishop pair for a strong knight but remains with the worse bishop. Black is at least equal now} (14. Bb1) (14. Bf1) 14... exf5 15. d5 {My idea was to gain some useful space and free Be3 but the Bg7 benefits more} c5 {Now it dawned on me that ..Nf6-e4 was coming} 16. f3 {This is another positionally horrible move} (16. g3) 16... h4 {Black is in control and White should lose against any form of normal play} 17. Bf2 {Targeting the h-pawn and clearing the e-file is a minor gain} Bf6 18. Re2 {I knew my position was bad and was determined to make every improving move possible and then not make life easy for my opponent} Kg7 19. Rce1 {This is close to as much improving play as White can make. Now I must wait to see what plan Black adopts to get the win} a6 {Stopping any tricks with Nb5 and preparing ..b5} 20. Re3 Qa5 21. Qc2 b5 {Play on the queenside begins. This is a logical plan} 22. b3 Rab8 {} 23. cxb5 {White is now desperate to create some form of activity and starts to take some risks} axb5 24. a4 {Hoping to either remove some pawns and possible gain the b5-outpost} bxa4 25. bxa4 Rb4 {Targeting the a and f pawns. White is in trouble but also gets a chance to make threats} 26. Nb5 {Attacking the d-pawn is the only active move that White has made in the game} Rxa4 (26... Rxf4) 27. Nxd6 Ra2 {It is hard to imagine that attacking the queen is a mistake} (27... Rxf4) 28. Nxf5+ {White is desperate and makes a sacrifice in the hope of breaking the downward trend and forcing Black to make concrete decisions} Kg8 {White got a bit lucky in the closing dramatic phase of the game. I had more time on the clock and the better nerves in the end} (28... gxf5 {Accepting the knight concedes a perpetual} 29. Qxf5 {Is the critical line} Qd8 30. d6 (30. Qg4+ Kh6 31. Re5 Bxe5 32. fxe5 {Black must do something about the Be3+ threat} Rxf2 {Removing the bishop should win} 33. Kxf2 Rg8) 30... Rd2 31. Qg4+ Kh6 32. Re7 Rxd6 33. Bxh4 Bxe7 34. Bxe7 Qb8 35. Qh4+ Kg7 36. Qg4+ Kh7 (36... Rg6 37. Qxd7) 37. Qh5+ Kg7 (37... Rh6 38. Qf5+ Rg6 39. Qxd7) 38. Qg4+ {w/perpetual}) 29. Qe4 gxf5 30. Qxf5 Qd8 ( 30... Qb5 31. Bxh4) 31. Qg4+ Kh7 {} (31... Bg7) 32. Qh5+ (32. Re5 { Is a draw} Nxe5 (32... Bxe5 33. fxe5 Rxf2 34. Kxf2 Re8 35. f4) 33. fxe5 Bg7 34. Bxc5 Re8 35. Qh5+ Kg8 36. e6 {The key move to open up the kingside more} fxe6 37. dxe6 Rxe6 38. Rxe6 Bd4+ 39. Kf1 Ra1+ 40. Ke2 Ra2+ 41. Kf1 { w/perpetual}) 32... Kg7 {A mistake that concedes a draw} (32... Kg8 33. Qg4+ Bg7 34. Bxh4 Nf6 35. Bxf6 Qxf6 36. Re5 Ra6 37. Kh2 Kh7 { White can still struggle}) 33. Qg4+ (33. d6 Rd2 34. Qg4+ Kh6 35. Re7 Rxd6 36. Bxh4 Bxe7 37. Bxe7 (37. Rxe7) 37... Qb8 38. Bxd6 Qxd6 39. Qh4+ Kg7 40. Qg4+ {Black must concede the perpetual} Qg6 41. Qxd7) 33... Kh6 $19 {White is in trouble now} 34. Re5 Nxe5 {The wrong way to win the rook gives me a draw} (34... Bxe5 35. fxe5 Rxf2 36. Kxf2 Rg8 37. Qf4+ Qg5 $1 {Black should win}) 35. fxe5 Rg8 (35... Rxf2 36. Kxf2 Bh8 37. Re4 c4 38. Qxh4+ Qxh4+ 39. Rxh4+ Kg6 40. Rxc4 Bxe5) 36. Be3+ Bg5 37. Qxh4+ Kg6 38. Qe4+ (38. Qg4) 38... Kh6 (38... Kg7 39. Qg4 Rxg2+ 40. Kxg2 Kf8) 39. Qh4+ Kg6 { White need only make one good move to draw and fails } 40. Qe4+ {Draw offered by Black} (40. Qe4+ Kg7 {Shockingly Black is winning} 41. Qg4 Kf8 42. Bxc5+ Be7 43. Bxe7+ Kxe7 {White has four pawns for the rook and should win} 44. Qb4+ Ke8 45. Qb5+ Qd7 46. Qb8+ Qd8 ({not} 46... Ke7 47. d6+ Ke6 48. Qxg8) 47. Qb5+ Kf8 48. Qc5+ Kg7) (40. Qg4 { Was the right way to force the draw} f5 41. exf6 Kxf6 42. Qe6+ Kg7 43. Qg4 Re8 44. h4 Ra3 45. Bd2 Rxe1+ 46. Bxe1 Qxd5 47. Kh2 Kg6 48. hxg5 Qe5+ 49. Bg3 Qh8+ 50. Bh4 Qe5+ 51. g3) 1/2-1/2