[Event "Rigochess Feb IM 2020"] [Site "Budapest HUN"] [Date "2020.02.22"] [Round "9.4"] [White "Fule, Simon"] [Black "Assaubayeva, Bibisara"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2143"] [BlackElo "2374"] [PlyCount "119"] [EventDate "2020.02.13"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "HUN"] [EventCategory "1"] [SourceTitle "TWIC 1320"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2020.02.24"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.02.24"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 {This move order avoids 6.Be3 Ng4!? English Attack defences} e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 {White has arrived at a normal English Attack} Nbd7 (8... h5 {Is a fashionable way to prevent g2-g4 attacks at the risk of loosening the kingside} 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. Kb1 Be7 12. g3 b5 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Nb6 15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. Na5 Rc8 17. c4 bxc4 18. Nxc4 Qa7 19. Ne3 g6 20. Bg2 Kf8 21. f4 exf4 22. gxf4 Ng4 23. Nxg4 hxg4 24. f5 g5 25. f6 Bxf6 26. Rhf1 Qe7 27. Rde1 Be5 28. Rf5 Rxh2 29. Ref1 Bf4 30. Qd4 Qe2 31. Rxf7+ Kxf7 32. Rxf4+ gxf4 33. Qxf4+ Ke8 {0-1 (33) Sevian,S (2660)-Dominguez Perez,L (2758) chess.com INT 2020}) 9. Qd2 Be7 10. g4 O-O 11. O-O-O b5 12. Rg1 {Blunting aiming for a kingside attack} ({Relevant:} 12. g5 Nh5 13. Kb1 Nb6 14. Na5 Rc8 15. a3 g6 16. h4 Ng3 17. Rg1 Nxf1 18. Rgxf1 Na4 19. Nxa4 bxa4 20. h5 Qd7 21. Rh1 Rfe8 22. Qh2 Bf8 23. Bd2 Rc7 24. Bb4 Rb8 25. Rd3 Qb5 26. Rc3 Rbc8 27. Rxc7 Rxc7 28. Rd1 Rd7 29. Rd3 Be7 30. hxg6 fxg6 31. Qd2 Qb6 32. Qc1 Bd8 33. c4 Qf2 34. Nc6 Bxg5 35. Qxg5 Qf1+ 36. Kc2 Bxc4 37. Qe3 Bxd3+ 38. Qxd3 Qxd3+ 39. Kxd3 h5 40. Ke3 Kf7 41. Bc3 Ke6 {Aronian,L (2772) -Carlsen,M (2870) Kolkata 2019 0-1 (68)}) 12... Nb6 13. Na5 {The knight is on the edge to slow down the queenside pawn storm} Rc8 14. g5 Nh5 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bd7 17. Bd3 Qc7 18. Kb1 {A useful prophylactic sidestep} g6 19. c4 Bd8 20. Nc6 bxc4 21. Bxc4 Bxc6 22. dxc6 Qxc6 23. Rc1 {White has the c-file and the bishop pair while Black's minor pieces are not looking so threatening} Qd7 24. Bxa6 {} Rxc1+ ({Predecessor:} 24... Rb8 25. Rgd1 Bb6 26. Bc4 Bxe3 27. Qxe3 Rfd8 28. Qe4 Nf4 29. Bb3 Nh3 30. Qg4 Rb6 31. Qxd7 Rxd7 32. Bd5 Nxg5 33. Rc6 Rb8 34. a4 Ra7 35. Rc4 Ra6 36. Ka2 Ne6 37. Bxe6 fxe6 38. b3 d5 39. Rc7 Rf8 40. Rd3 Rf7 41. Rxf7 Kxf7 42. Ka3 Ke7 43. b4 d4 44. b5 Rd6 45. Kb4 Kd8 46. a5 Kc7 47. Kc4 g5 48. Rd1 Kb7 49. Kd3 Rd5 50. Rb1 Rc5 51. Ke4 Rd5 52. Rb3 h6 { 1/2-1/2 (52) Wood,B (1868)-Smyth,S (1933) ICCF email 2016}) 25. Rxc1 Qf5+ 26. Ka1 Qxf3 27. Be2 Qe4 28. Qd3 Qxd3 29. Bxd3 d5 {An interesting endgame has arisen where Black has an extra pawn and a nice pawn centre but almost no useful development. White has two good bishops and an outside 2-0 pawn majority and the c-file} 30. Rc8 {The seems to be aggressively placed but the reality is that it is exposed} (30. h4 {Reinforcing the g-pawn gives an equal ending, for example} f5 (30... Nf4) 31. Bc5 {White must play actively or risk being overrun by a pawn avalanche} Rf7 32. Bd6 e4 33. Bb5 Be7 34. Be5 Bb4 35. Bc6 Kf8 36. a3 Ra7 (36... Be7 37. Bxd5) 37. Bb8 Ra6 38. Bxd5 Bd6 39. Bc4 Rc6 40. Bxd6+ Rxd6 41. a4 Nf4 42. a5 Nd3 43. Bxd3 exd3 44. Ka2 d2 45. Rd1 f4 {This sharp rook ending should be equal after some drama, for example:} 46. Kb3 (46. b4 f3 47. b5 f2 48. a6 Kg7 49. a7 Rd8 50. b6 Rf8 51. b7 f1=Q 52. Rxf1 Rxf1 53. b8=Q Ra1+ (53... d1=Q 54. Qc7+ Rf7 55. Qe5+ Kg8 56. a8=Q+) 54. Kxa1 d1=Q+ 55. Kb2 Qd4+ {Black has a perpetual}) 46... f3 47. Kc2 f2 48. a6 Rxa6 49. Rf1 Ra4 50. Rxf2+ Kg8 51. Kxd2 Rxh4) (30. b4 $6 f5 (30... h6 31. gxh6 e4 32. Bc5 Bg5 33. Rf1 Rb8) 31. gxf6 Bxf6 32. Kb1 {Else ..e4+ causes problems} e4 33. Bc2 d4 34. Bh6 Re8 35. b5 (35. a4 Bg7 36. Bg5 h6 37. Bd2 d3 38. Bb3+ Kh7 39. Be3 Rf8) 35... Kf7 36. b6 Rb8 37. Bxe4 Rxb6+ 38. Kc2) (30. a4 {Is too slow} Nf4 (30... Ng7 31. Kb1 (31. b4 Ne6) 31... Ne6 32. b4 (32. Bc5 Nxc5 33. Rxc5 Bxg5 34. Rxd5 Bf4 35. h3 f5 36. b4 e4 37. Bc4 Kg7) 32... e4 33. Bb5 d4 34. Bd2 Bxg5) 31. Bxf4 exf4 32. Ka2 Bxg5 33. b4 Re8 (33... Rb8 34. Kb3)) 30... Ba5 {Black makes a mistake in return. Allowing a rook trade loses for Black} (30... Ng7 {Getting the knight back into play turns out to be very strong for Black} 31. a4 Ne6 32. b4 (32. h4 Ba5 33. Rc6 e4 34. Bb5 d4 35. Bc1 Be1 {Black's centre pawns are too fast and the h-pawn is in danger}) 32... e4 33. Ba6 (33. Be2 {Drops the rook to discovered check} Bf6+ 34. gxf6 Rxc8) 33... d4 34. Bd2 e3 35. Be1 d3 36. Bxd3 Bf6+ 37. gxf6 Rxc8) 31. Rxf8+ {The win seems quite easy after the rooks come off} Kxf8 {The problem for Black is that the bishops get to good squares with check} 32. Bc5+ {The bishop gets out of the way of the central pawns without losing time and is ready to support b2-b4 which also comes with tempo. This is great for the promotion race} Ke8 33. b4 {The priority is to win the race so any pawn advance with tempo is a big gain for White} Bc7 34. a4 {Black cannot stop the passers(especially the a-pawn) because the Bc5 controls the key a7-g1 defensive diagonal and the distant Nh5 is too far away to help set up a blockade. This is a clear example of the superiority of the bishops working on an open board} Nf4 (34... e4 35. Bb5+ {Useful bishop moves with check is a recurring theme in this ending} Kd8 36. a5) 35. Bb5+ Kd8 {The Ka1 is not needed for this part of the race as the bishop pair are enough to give the queenside pawns support} 36. a5 Ne6 37. a6 {It is easy to see that White is winning the race} Bb8 38. a7 Bxa7 39. Bxa7 Nxg5 { Black has three pawns for the piece but White is faster and the bishops rule the board} 40. Bc6 d4 41. b5 Ne6 (41... Kc8 {Does not help as the bishops control the promotion square and all the potential blockade squares } 42. b6) 42. b6 Nc5 (42... d3 {is futile} 43. b7 Kc7 44. Bf3) 43. b7 Nxb7 44. Bxb7 Ke7 45. Kb2 {The king is needed. The win should be a technical matter now} Ke6 46. Kc2 Kf5 47. Kd3 Kf4 48. Bd5 f6 49. Be4 Kg4 50. Bg2 Kf4 51. Bc5 g5 (51... f5 52. Bd6 g5 53. Bd5 h5 54. Bf7 h4 55. Be6 g4 56. Bd5 g3 57. hxg3+ hxg3 58. Bg2 {Black must make a bad move in this zugzwang}) 52. Be7 Kf5 53. Bd8 h6 54. Bb7 g4 55. Bc8+ Kg5 56. Ke4 h5 57. Bd7 h4 58. Bxg4 Kxg4 59. Bxf6 d3 60. Kxd3 1-0