[Event "30th Czech Open A 2019"] [Site "Pardubice CZE"] [Date "2019.07.19"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Berdnyk, Mariia"] [Black "Van Foreest, Jorden"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2247"] [BlackElo "2612"] [Annotator "Berdnyk Mariia"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D85"] [Opening "Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation"] [StudyName "FM Mariia Berdnyk's Best Games"] [ChapterName "Berdnyk, Mariia - Van Foreest, Jorden"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/60xYGTyq/uWYbJGXi"] [Orientation "white"] { [%evp 0,107,19,31,14,-14,43,38,70,63,59,68,63,63,63,51,51,48,31,24,42,29,60, 44,33,25,28,50,51,23,37,37,47,54,65,67,163,116,115,116,122,125,160,152,132,121, 167,151,188,147,161,86,120,193,199,152,166,169,169,169,184,170,206,193,190,194, 196,208,195,192,192,203,203,203,177,211,235,163,119,221,212,219,204,211,192, 211,190,226,226,237,248,215,234,246,232,259,277,256,230,265,292,311,306,486, 1107,1121,1121,1268,2672,29986] The pairings for the first round were made 20 minutes before the start. So I had no opportunity to prepare. } 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 { It is generally believed that this line leads only to a draw, but for me (against strong opposition) that would not be a bad result. } 8... O-O 9. Be2 { [#] } 9... b6 { The modern line. } (9... cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 (12... Qe6!? { Avrukh's recommendation } 13. Qc2 b6 (13... Qc6 14. Qd3 a5 15. Qe3 $44) 14. Bc4 Qd7 15. Ne5 $14 { [%csl Rf7] }) (12... b6!? 13. Qc1 Bb7 14. Bc4 { Aronian,L (2830) -Svidler,P (2758) FIDE Candidates 2014 (4) 1-0 }) 13. Bg5 (13. Be3!?) (13. Rxb7!?) 13... h6 14. Be3 (14. Bh4!? { Szczepkowska Horowska,K (2408)-Abdumalik,Z (2470) 8th Holuj-Radzikowska 2018 (1.3) 1-0 }) 14... Nc6 15. d5 Na5 16. Bc5 b6 17. Bxe7 Rfe8 18. d6 Nc6 19. Bb5 Nxe7 20. h3 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Qe6 22. Bxe8 Rxe8 23. dxe7 Qxe7 24. Rfd1 { Nisipeanu,L (2674)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2798) Dortmund 44th 2016 (3) 1/2-1/2 }) (9... Qa5 10. O-O Qxa2 11. Bg5 Qe6 12. Re1 h6 13. Bh4 a6 14. d5 Qd7 (14... Qxe4 15. Bf1 Qf5 16. Bxe7 Re8 17. Qd2 c4 18. Ba3 $16) 15. Qd2 b5 16. Qe3 c4 17. Bg3 $40) (9... Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4) 10. O-O Qc7 { This is best according to statistics. } (10... Bb7 { must be bad for Black because of } 11. d5 Bxc3 12. h4! $40 { Grischuk,A (2766)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2757) chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2017 blitz 2018 (2) 1-0 With very strong attack. }) 11. Bg5 (11. Qb3!? { is very interesting alternative, which needs deeper analysis }) 11... Bb7 12. Qd3 h6? { This doesn't look like a bad move, but I believe this is a huge mistake. It weakens the g6-pawn. In the future White can break open Black's kingside with h4-h5 and f4-f5 plans. Black shouldn't play on this part of the board - each move here can give White a very strong attack. } { [%csl Rg6][%cal Yh2h4,Yh4h5,Yf2f4,Yf4f5,Yf5g6,Yh5g6] } (12... Nd7 13. Qe3 { that's an idea } { [%cal Gd4d5,Rg5f4] } (13. Bxe7? Rfe8 { [%csl Ge4] }) 13... e6 { [%cal Ge6d5] } 14. a4 { [%csl Rb6][%cal Ga4a5] } 14... Bc6 15. Ra1 $132 { [%csl Gc5][%cal Ga4a5] }) (12... e6 13. Qe3 Nd7 { another move order }) 13. Bh4 { [#] [%cal Gh4g3,Gd4d5] } (13. Be3!?) 13... Nd7?! { Black doesn't prevent White's plan. } (13... Ba6 14. Qe3 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 cxd4 16. cxd4 Rc8 $14 { I'm still choosing White, but the position is full of life for both sides }) (13... cxd4 14. cxd4 Ba6 { another move order }) (13... e6!? { preventing d5 } { [%cal Ge6d5] } 14. Qe3 Rc8 15. Rfd1 cxd4 16. cxd4 Qc3 17. Rdc1 Qxe3 18. Rxc8+ Bxc8 19. fxe3 Bb7 20. Rc1 $14 { [%csl Ra8,Rb8,Rg7][%cal Gc1c8,Rg7d4,Re3d4] }) 14. d5 { A standard Grunfeld position. White is trying to create an attack on the kingside, while Black is trying to win a few pawns on the queenside and exchange as many pieces as possible, especially the rooks and queens. In general, the game is very complicated and sharp, but with the pawn on h6, White's play is faster. } 14... c4 { A typical plan in such positions to slow down White's attack. After ...c5-c4 Black also must take control of the d4-square with ...e7-e5. In this situation it doesn't work. } (14... Ne5 { was a good try to make needed exchanges. } 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. c4 e6 17. f4 Qd4+ 18. Qxd4 Bxd4+ 19. Bf2 Bxf2+ 20. Kxf2 Rfe8 21. Bf3 $14 { Rooks are on the board and White has very powerful center. White is better. }) (14... e6?! { is too late in light of } 15. Bg3 $16) 15. Qe3 Rfe8 (15... e5 { is forced, for good or bad, but after } 16. Be7 Rfe8 17. Rfd1! { White is clearly better. }) 16. Nd4 { White is dominating. } 16... Nc5 (16... e5 { is too late now; after } 17. Nb5 $18 { White wins material. }) (16... e6 17. Bg3 e5 18. Nb5 Qc5 19. Qxc5 Nxc5 20. Nd6! (20. Nc7? { because of } 20... Nxe4 21. Rbc1 b5! $44 { Black has more than enough compensation. }) 20... Red8 21. Nxb7 Nxb7 22. Bxc4 $16) 17. Bg3 Qd7 18. Bxc4 { Thanks for a free pawn! } 18... Ba6 19. Bxa6 Nxa6 20. Rfd1 Rac8 21. Nc6 e5 22. c4 Nc5 23. f3! { Returning the dark-squared bishop to the family. } { [%cal Gg3f2] } 23... Qc7 24. Bf2 Bf8 25. a4! { White needs to break Black's position. So I decided to return a pawn, but get files for the rooks. } 25... Nxa4 26. Ra1 Qd7 27. Qb3?! (27. Qd2! { is more accurate } 27... Nc5 28. Rxa7 Rc7 29. Rxc7 Qxc7 30. Qb2 { It's time for Black to resign. } { [%csl Rb6,Re5] }) (27. Rxa4? { is bad because of } 27... Rxc6 { and White loses a big part of her advantage. }) 27... Nc5 28. Qb2? (28. Qb5 Rc7 29. Nxa7 $18 { was a very beautiful tactic. }) 28... Rc7? { Van Foreest missed his chance! } (28... Nd3! 29. Rxd3 Rxc6 30. Rxa7 Qxa7 31. dxc6 Rc8 32. Qxe5 Bg7 33. Qd5 Rxc6! { and Black exchanged a lot of pieces and has a very powerful bishop. After } 34. h4 $16 { White is still better, but a lot of work has to be done. }) 29. Nxe5 Bg7 30. Bd4 Na4 31. Rxa4! Bxe5 (31... Qxa4? 32. Ra1 $18 { Queen is trapped! }) 32. Rda1 Bxd4+ 33. Qxd4 Rb8 34. e5 a5 35. R4a2 { The white rooks have done a lot of work on the queenside. It is time to finish in the center! } 35... Rc5 36. Re1 Qc8 37. e6 Rxc4 38. Qf6 Qc5+ 39. Kh1 Qxd5 40. Qxf7+ Kh8 41. Qf6+ Kh7 42. Qf7+ Kh8 { A little repetition to show who is the boss here. :) } 43. Qxg6 { Now the game is over. } 43... Qg5 44. Qd3 Rc1 45. Re2 Rg8 46. Qd4+ Kh7 47. Qe4+ Kh8 48. f4 Rxe1+ 49. Rxe1 Qf6 50. h3 b5 51. Rd1 Rd8 52. Rxd8+ Qxd8 53. e7 Qe8 54. f5 { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0