[Event "BTCh 6-board 2019-20"] [Site "?"] [Date "2020.03.09"] [Round "7.2"] [White "Yip, M."] [Black "Lakatos, A."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A52"] [WhiteElo "1988"] [BlackElo "1728"] [Annotator "Yip"] [PlyCount "117"] [SourceVersionDate "2004.05.16"] [WhiteTeam "MTK"] [BlackTeam "Sztaki"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 Qe7 7. e3 Ngxe5 8. Be2 d6 ({Relevant:} 8... Nxf3+ 9. gxf3 d6 10. a3 Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 Ne5 12. Bg3 Qf6 13. O-O-O Nxf3 14. Qa5 O-O 15. Qxc7 Be6 16. Qxd6 Rac8 17. Kb1 Rfd8 18. Qb4 Qf5+ 19. Ka1 Qe4 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Qe7 Rc8 22. Rd1 g6 23. Rd8+ Rxd8 24. Qxd8+ Kg7 25. Bd6 Kh6 26. Bf8+ Kh5 27. Qd1 {1-0 (27) Gareyev,T (2572)-Jacobson,B (2472) Greensboro 2018}) 9. O-O O-O 10. Nb3 {[#]} Ba5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10... Bg4 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Bxg4 exf4 13. exf4 Qf6 14. g3 Qxb2 15. Qd7 Bd6 16. Bf3 Rad8 17. Qg4 Qf6 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. c5 Be7 20. Qe2 {1/2-1/2 (20) Orendt,R (1647)-Pfann,E (1575) Schney 2020}) 11. Nxa5 Nxa5 $16 {White has gained the bishop pair for nothing} 12. Rc1 b6 {[#]} 13. b3 $2 {White misses the best plan } (13. Bxe5 {Does not work} dxe5 14. Qd5 (14. c5 $5) 14... Bg4 $11) (13. c5 $1 {is best but I rejected it as too clever} Be6 (13... bxc5 14. Bxe5 dxe5 15. Qd5 $16) (13... Nb7 14. cxd6 cxd6 15. Nd4 $16) 14. cxd6 cxd6 15. Nd4 $16) 13... h6 14. Bxe5 $2 (14. c5 $1 $16 {Is again best}) 14... dxe5 15. Qd5 $2 {Following the preset plan but I missed an easy detail} (15. c5 $14) 15... Bb7 $2 $16 { Is a blunder in return} (15... Bg4 $1 {I was too careless and missed this idea} 16. Qxe5 $4 Qxe5 17. Nxe5 Bxe2 $19) 16. Qxe5 Rfe8 17. Qxe7 (17. Qg3) 17... Rxe7 18. Rfd1 {Taking the d<-> cannot be wrong but from now on White starts to get a bit sloppy} (18. c5 $18) 18... Nc6 19. Rd2 $6 {I was focused on getting an easy point and did not try hard enough to get the most from my position} (19. c5 {Opening up the c-file is easy and logical} g6 20. Nd4 Nxd4 21. Rxd4 $18) 19... a5 $6 {An unnecessary weakening but the ..a4 idea should get nothing} 20. a3 $6 (20. c5 $18) 20... Rae8 (20... a4 {Fails to} 21. b4 $18 {The closed queenside and weak a4-pawn should give White an easy technical win}) (20... Rd8 21. Rxd8+ Nxd8 22. c5 $18) 21. Rcd1 $6 {Again White takes the easiest path but not the best} (21. c5 $18) (21. h4 $5 $18) 21... g6 $6 22. Rd7 $6 {The idea is simply to trade off a pair of rooks to reduce potential counterplay but this is a misapplied guideline in this position} (22. c5 $18 {I repeatedly miss the optimal plan}) 22... Kg7 23. Rxe7 Rxe7 24. Kf1 {Bringing in the king is generally useful in endgames} (24. h4 $16 {Restraining the kingside is helpful but this is not urgent and can be done later}) 24... f5 {This advance is an unnecesary weakening but White fails to react in the best way} 25. g3 $6 { Lazy thinking. White stops the ..f4 idea but this was hardly a real threat} ( 25. h4 $18) 25... Kf6 26. Nd4 (26. c5 $5 $16) 26... Ne5 27. h3 $6 {Stops ..Ng4 but slowly White's advantage is shrinking} (27. Nb5 g5 $16) 27... Nf7 {is a needlessly passive retreat} (27... g5 $16 {Is consistent}) 28. Nb5 (28. h4) 28... Ng5 $6 29. h4 $1 Ne4 $6 {[#]} (29... Nf7 $16) 30. Ke1 $2 $16 {Looks good but shows narrow thinking} (30. h5 $1 {Is the most efficient, to create a second weakness on the kingside} g5 (30... gxh5 $6 31. Rd8 $16 (31. Bxh5 $16)) 31. Rd8 $18 {White can target the h6-pawn}) 30... Ke5 {[#]} 31. Bd3 $2 { I wanted to improve the passive bishop but this is the wrong idea totally} (31. h5 $18 {This idea was mentioned before and is still good}) (31. Rd8 $1 $18 { Targeting the h-pawn is another good idea}) 31... g5 32. Bxe4 Bxe4 33. hxg5 $2 {Another bad idea and shows my low level of technique. White is lazy at the wrong time(there is no good time to be lazy though)} (33. Rd4 {Activation is a good plan} gxh4 (33... g4 34. Kd2 $18 (34. Rd8 $18)) 34. gxh4 $16) ({or} 33. Ke2 {Improving the king is also helpful} gxh4 34. gxh4 Rg7 35. Rd8 $18) 33... hxg5 {White has only suceeded in reducing the number of pawns which helps Black and losing time} 34. Rd2 $2 $14 {I was afraid of ..Bc2 and was too prophylactic and the worst possible time} (34. Rd8 $16) (34. Nc3 $16) 34... Rh7 $1 $132 {Black gets some counterplay and White must win the game again} 35. f4+ $2 $11 {Looks clever but is a horrible move} (35. Ke2 g4 36. Nc3 Bf3+ 37. Kd3 $14) 35... Kf6 36. fxg5+ (36. Nc3 Rh3 $11) 36... Kxg5 37. Rf2 (37. b4 $11) 37... Kg4 (37... c5 38. Nd6 $11) 38. Nc3 Bf3 39. Ne2 Re7 (39... c5 $11) 40. Kd2 Rd7+ 41. Nd4 Be4 42. Rf4+ Kg5 43. Ke2 c5 44. Nf3+ Kf6 45. g4 $5 $13 {A tricky move that provokes a blunder} Bc2 $2 $18 (45... a4 {Is correct and Black has reasonable holding chances} 46. bxa4 Rg7 $44) 46. gxf5 {Suddenly the game is over as Black cannot stop the central passers} Bxb3 47. Nd2 {A safer winning method. I did not think giving up the c-pawn was necessary} (47. e4 {was my original idea but I lost faith in it} Bxc4+ 48. Kf2 Ba2 49. e5+ Ke7 50. a4 $1 $18) 47... Bc2 48. e4 Ke5 49. Rg4 (49. Rh4 $18) 49... Rh7 50. Nf3+ Kd6 51. Ke3 {Bringing up the king is the classical plan} (51. Rg6+ $18) (51. e5+ {was the most consistent} Ke7 52. f6+ Kf8 53. e6 $18) 51... Bd1 52. Rg6+ Ke7 53. Ng5 { The knight conveniently stops ..Rh3+} Rh2 54. Kf4 (54. f6+ $1 Kf8 55. f7 Rh8 56. Rd6 $18) 54... Ra2 55. Ke5 (55. f6+ Kf8 56. Ke5 $18) 55... Bb3 {White has more than one way to push the pawns forward} 56. Rg7+ Ke8 57. Ne6 Bxc4 58. f6 { My opponent missed the threat} Rf2 59. Re7# {A rather low quality win} 1-0