[Event "3rd Schilcherland Open"] [Site "Deutschlandsberg AUT"] [Date "2020.01.02"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Antal, Ge"] [Black "Womacka, M."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2563"] [BlackElo "2441"] [Annotator "Yip"] [PlyCount "167"] [EventDate "2019.12.28"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "AUT"] [SourceTitle "TWIC 1313"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2020.01.06"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.01.06"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 {The hugely popular Najdorf Variation} 6. h3 {A modest approach that avoids the massive theory of 6.Bg5 and 6.Be3(English Attack)} e5 7. Nde2 h5 {A very popular approach} 8. g3 (8. Be3 Be6 9. g3 Nbd7 10. a4 Be7 11. Bg2 Rc8 12. a5 O-O 13. O-O Nc5 14. f4 exf4 15. gxf4 Bc4 16. Rf2 d5 17. exd5 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Re8 19. Qf3 Nce4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Bb6 Qd6 22. Qxe4 Bh4 23. Qd4 Bxf2+ 24. Qxf2 Qg6 25. c3 Qd3 26. Re1 h4 27. Bd4 Rcd8 28. Qxh4 Qd2 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8 30. Qg5 {1-0 (30) Ponkratov,P (2632) -Nepomniachtchi,I (2767) Moscow RUS 2019}) (8. Nd5 Nxd5 9. Qxd5 Nc6 10. Qd1 Be6 11. Nc3 Rc8 12. Be3 Ne7 13. Be2 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 16. c3 Qxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Bc5 18. Bf3 Bxe3 19. fxe3 Ke7 20. Bd5 Rhd8 21. Bb3 Rxd1+ 22. Kxd1 Rd8+ 23. Ke2 h4 24. Bxe6 Kxe6 25. c4 e4 26. Rc1 f5 {1/2-1/2 (26) Wang Hao (2730)-Giri,A (2783) St Petersburg RUS 2018}) 8... Be7 (8... Nbd7 9. a4 b6 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. O-O Be7 12. Bg5 Rc8 13. Qd2 Rc4 14. b3 Rc7 15. Rad1 O-O 16. h4 Qa8 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Ra1 Qb7 21. Ra2 Rfc8 22. Rfa1 Nc5 23. Qb4 Nxd5 24. Qd2 e4 25. Ra7 Qc6 26. Nd4 Qe8 27. Nf5 Bxg5 28. Qxg5 Qe5 29. Nh6+ Kf8 30. Qxe5 dxe5 31. Nf5 Rd8 32. Ra8 Rcd7 33. Rxd8+ Rxd8 34. Rd1 Rd7 35. Ra1 Nc7 36. b4 Na4 37. Bxe4 g6 38. Ne3 Rd4 39. Bc6 Rxb4 40. c4 Kg7 41. cxb5 Nc3 42. Re1 Kf6 43. Kg2 N3xb5 44. Bxb5 Rxb5 45. Rd1 Rc5 46. Rd7 Ke6 47. Rd8 Nb5 48. Rb8 Nd4 49. Re8+ Kf6 50. Ra8 Kg7 51. Ra6 Rc6 52. Rxc6 Nxc6 53. Nd5 f6 54. f3 Kf7 55. Kf2 Ke6 56. Nc7+ Kd6 57. Ne8+ Ke7 58. Nc7 Nd4 {0-1 (58) Wei Yi (2721)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2774) chess.com INT 2019}) (8... Be6 9. Bg2 b5 10. Bd2 Be7 11. a4 b4 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 a5 14. c3 Na6 15. O-O O-O 16. cxb4 axb4 17. Nc1 h4 18. Kh2 Nd7 19. Nd3 Rb8 20. Rc1 Ndc5 21. Nxc5 Nxc5 22. Rc4 b3 23. Be3 Qd7 24. Bxc5 dxc5 25. d6 Bf6 26. Rxc5 Qxa4 27. Qe2 Rbc8 28. Rc7 Rxc7 29. dxc7 Rc8 30. Rc1 Qd7 31. Qc4 hxg3+ 32. fxg3 e4 33. Qxb3 Rxc7 34. Qb8+ Bd8 35. Rxc7 Qxc7 36. Qxc7 Bxc7 37. Bxe4 Bd6 38. Kg2 g6 39. g4 g5 40. Kf3 Kf8 41. Bf5 Ke7 42. Ke4 f6 43. Kd5 Bb4 44. Kc4 Be1 45. Kd5 {1/2-1/2 (45) Fedoseev,V (2671)-Matlakov,M (2710) Izhevsk RUS 2019}) 9. Bg2 b5 {The position is equal.} 10. Nd5 {Trying to exploit the traditional hole on d5} Nbd7 (10... Nxd5 11. Qxd5 Ra7 12. Qd2 Nd7 13. a4 Rb7 14. axb5 axb5 15. O-O O-O 16. b3 b4 17. Rd1 h4 18. g4 Nc5 19. Qe1 Bd7 20. Be3 Qc7 21. Nc1 Rfb8 22. Ra2 Bc6 23. Bd2 Qd8 24. Nd3 Nxd3 25. cxd3 Bd7 26. d4 exd4 27. Bf4 Be6 28. Rxd4 Bxb3 29. Rb2 Be6 30. Rdxb4 Rxb4 31. Rxb4 Rxb4 32. Qxb4 d5 {1/2-1/2 (32) Nepomniachtchi,I (2775)-Giri,A (2779) Paris FRA 2019} ) 11. Nec3 (11. Ne3) 11... Bb7 (11... Nxd5 {remains equal.} 12. Nxd5 h4 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 Nb6 15. Ra3 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 Be6 17. Qa5 Qb8 18. Qa4+ Bd7 19. Qb3 O-O 20. gxh4 Qxb3 21. Rxb3 Bxh4 22. Rd3 Rfc8 23. c3 Be7 24. h4 a5 25. h5 Kh7 26. Rf3 f6 27. Rg3 a4 28. Rg1 Bf8 29. Kd2 Rc7 30. Bh3 Bxh3 31. Rxh3 Ra5 32. Kc2 d5 33. exd5 Rxd5 34. Rh4 Ra5 35. Bd2 f5 36. f3 Be7 37. Rhh1 Rd5 38. Bg5 e4 39. fxe4 fxe4 40. Bf4 Bd6 41. Bxd6 Rxd6 42. Re1 Rc4 43. Rh4 Re6 44. b3 { 1/2-1/2 (44) Alekseenko,K (2715)-Shankland,S (2679) Budva MNE 2019}) 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. Bg5 Qe6 14. h4 b4 (14... O-O) 15. Nd5 ({Predecessor:} 15. Bh3) 15... Nxd5 {Black is happy to exchange off any piece that lands on d5 and can claim positional sucess if White is finally forced to recapture with a pawn on d5} (15... Bxd5 16. Bh3 (16. exd5 Qf5) 16... Ng4 17. exd5 Qg6) 16. exd5 Qg6 17. Qd2 (17. O-O) 17... a5 {The queenside is secured and Black can hope to install the knight on c5 for counterplay} 18. O-O O-O 19. a3 {Playing to show the queenside pawns are overextended} b3 {[%CAl Rb3c2]} 20. Rfc1 bxc2 (20... f6 {should be considered.} 21. Be3 f5) 21. Qxc2 Qxc2 22. Rxc2 {Black must now prevent Rc7.} Nf6 23. Rc7 {The incursion is inconvenient for Black to deal with. White can boast of the bishop pair, control of the c-file and the queenside majority as strategic assets} Rab8 24. b4 (24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Bf3) 24... axb4 25. axb4 {White is making some optical progress and has a passer on the queenside} (25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. axb4 $14) 25... Rfc8 26. Rxc8+ Bxc8 (26... Rxc8 {keeps the balance.} 27. Ra5 Kh7 ) 27. b5 {The passer is indirectly protected by the possibility of an 8th rank pin} (27. Bxf6 gxf6 28. b5) 27... Bd7 ({Don't go for} 27... Rxb5 28. Ra8 $18) ({Black should play} 27... Ne8) 28. Bxf6 {Converting the bishop pair into a structural advantage on the kingside} gxf6 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} 29. Bf1 Kg7 {} (29... Bxb5 30. Rb1 {The pin wins} ) 30. Bd3 ({White should try} 30. f4) 30... e4 (30... f5 31. f4 e4 32. Be2 {Black will suffer with so many pawns on light squares}) 31. Bxe4 {Trading the b-pawn for the e-pawn leaves Black with an ugly collection of remaining pawns but eliminates the potentially dangerous b-pawn. Black has made clear defensive progress} (31. Bc4) (31. Be2) 31... Bxb5 (31... Rxb5 { was the right way to collect the b-pawn and the ending is level} 32. Ra6 Bg4 33. Rxd6 f5 34. Bg2 Rb1+ 35. Kh2 Rb2 {Black's activity and possibilty of .. Rd2 gives enough counterplay for the pawn}) 32. Bf3 (32. Rb1 Re8 33. Rxb5 Rxe4 34. Rb6 Rd4 35. Rxd6 Kf8 36. Rxf6 Rxd5 {Black can hope for a sucessful defence}) 32... Kg6 (32... Bc4) (32... Bd3 {Is a stubborn defence} 33. Bxh5 Be4 34. Be2 Rb3 (34... Bxd5 35. Rd1 Be6 36. Rxd6) 35. Bf1 (35. Ra6 $4 Rb1+ 36. Kh2 (36. Bf1 Rxf1+ 37. Kxf1 Bd3+) 36... Rh1#) 35... f5 36. Bg2 Rd3 37. Ra4 Rd1+ 38. Kh2 Bxd5 39. Bxd5 Rxd5 40. Kg2 {Black has good drawing chances}) 33. Rb1 {Strongly threatening Be4+.} Rb7 34. Kg2 (34. Be2 $142 Ba6 35. Rxb7 Bxb7 36. Bc4) 34... Ba6 {} 35. Rc1 {White has only a slight advantage now} (35. Rxb7 Bxb7 36. Kf1 {The weak h5-pawn is a serious problem for Black}) 35... Bd3 (35... Rd7) 36. Rc8 Rd7 37. Rh8 Kg7 38. Rb8 ({Worse is} 38. Rxh5 Bg6) 38... Kg6 39. Rb4 (39. Rg8+ Kh7 40. Re8) 39... Re7 40. Rb6 Rd7 41. Rb8 Kh6 42. Rb3 Bg6 43. Rc3 Rd8 44. Rc7 Kg7 45. Rc4 Kf8 46. Rb4 Ra8 47. g4 hxg4 48. Bxg4 Kg7 49. Bf3 Bd3 50. Rb6 Rd8 51. Kg3 f5 52. Kf4 Kf6 53. h5 {Trying to stretch the defence} Bc2 { Black cannot keep the Bc2 safe and as a result the f5-pawn falls} (53... Bc4 { Attacking the d-pawn stops White from transfering the bishop to the b1-h7 diagonal to attack the weak f5-pawn}) (53... Bf1 54. Bd1 {Threatening Bc2 but Black also can attack the d5-pawn} Bc4 55. Bf3 (55. Bc2 {Gaining the f5-pawn loses the d5-pawn leaving White with no net progress} Bxd5 56. Bxf5 ) 55... Bf1) 54. Be2 {} Be4 { A fatal mistake} (54... Ke7 { Is more stubborn} 55. Rc6 (55. Bc4 Rh8 56. Be2 Be4) 55... Bb1 56. h6 Kf6 57. Bc4 Kg6 58. Rb6 Bc2 59. Rb2 Bd1 60. Rb1 Bh5 61. h7 Re8 62. Bd3 Kxh7 63. Rh1 Kh6 64. Bxf5 (64. Kxf5 Re5+ 65. Kf6 Rxd5 66. Be4 Rc5) 64... Re5 65. Be4 Kg7 66. f3 Bg6) 55. Bc4 {Black cannot keep the Be4 safe as f2-f3 will loosen the bishop, which in turn weakens the f5-pawn} Bc2 {} 56. f3 { The Bc2 is running short of safe squares} Rh8 (56... Kg7 {is tougher.} 57. Rb2 {The bishop is chased off from defending the f5-pawn} Ba4 58. Kxf5 Rh8) 57. Rxd6+ Ke7 58. Rc6 Rxh5 59. d6+ Kd7 {} 60. Bb5 {White wants to mate with Ra6+.} Ba4 (60... Bd3) 61. Bxa4 Rh4+ 62. Kxf5 Rxa4 {KR-KR} 63. Rc7+ Kxd6 64. Rxf7 {White mates.} Ra3 65. f4 Rf3 66. Kg6 Rg3+ 67. Kf6 Rh3 68. f5 Rh6+ 69. Kg7 Rh5 70. Kg6 Rh1 71. Ra7 Rf1 72. f6 Ke6 73. Re7+ Kd6 74. Re2 Kd7 75. f7 Rg1+ 76. Kf6 Rf1+ 77. Kg7 Rg1+ 78. Kf8 Rg3 79. Rd2+ Kc7 80. Rd4 Rg1 81. Ke7 Re1+ 82. Kf6 Rf1+ 83. Ke6 Rf2 84. Rd5 {Accuracy: White = 74% (41/24/76), Black = 68% (38/24/75).} 1-0