[Event "ESNA Round 7: Frick, Renato 2325 - IM Berend, Fred 1944 0 - 1"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/8Ytj2HTM/REyXbS7U"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C07"] [Opening "French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Euwe-Keres Line"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Esna2021"] [UTCDate "2021.12.04"] [UTCTime "13:28:38"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/8Ytj2HTM/REyXbS7U"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Nxc6 (6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 { This variation is equal as well but it's a little bit better than what happened in the game because the d7 bishop's position is bad. Nf6 cannot be played because of e5. }) 6... bxc6 7. Bd3 Nf6 8. O-O Be7 (8... Bd6 { Better than Be7 because white cannot play e5 which could gain space advantage for white. } 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. h3 O-O $10) 9. Re1 (9. e5 Nd7 10. Qh5 g6 11. Qe2 O-O 12. Nf3 $14) 9... O-O $10 { White can choose how to continue: b3-Bb2 or c4 but the postion is equal in both cases. } 10. Qe2 a5 11. Nf1? { Losing bishop pair in an open position a big mistake. } (11. b3 a4 12. a3 axb3 13. cxb3 $10 { Next move is Bb2 and white doesn't have any problem }) 11... dxe4 12. Bxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Qd5 $17 14. Qg4 h5 (14... a4 15. Bd2 e5 16. Qg3 f5 $17 { Black is better because of: 1. Bishop pair, 2. Black controls the center }) 15. Qg3 (15. Qf4 { e5 could have been avoided with this move } 15... Ba6 $15) 15... h4 16. Qg4 (16. Qf4 c5 17. Ne3 Qb7! 18. h3 (18. Nc4 h3 $17) 18... Qb4 19. Qxb4 cxb4 $17) 16... e5 17. Qh5 (17. Qe4 Rd8 $17) 17... e4 18. Qe2 f5 { Black can safely attack, no issue can happen on a2-g8 diagonal and king side won't be weak because passivity of the white pieces. } 19. Rd1 (19. Bf4 Ba6 $16) 19... Qf7 (19... Qe6 20. Bf4 g5 21. Bd2 Ba6 22. Qh5 Rf7 { After Rh7 black can do serious damage in white's fortness with h3 }) 20. Bf4 Ba6 (20... h3 $19) 21. Qe3 Bf6 22. c3? { Bad move what black will use for his win. d3 square will decide the game. } 22... Bd3 23. Qc5 Qe6 24. Qe3 Rad8 { White doesn't find any plan till black brings his pieces into the battle. } 25. Bg5 Rd5 (25... h3 26. Bxf6 hxg2 $19 { Stongest version with black }) 26. Qf4 (26. Bxf6 Qxf6 27. f4 { Last chance to try to close the postion. } 27... a4 $19) 26... h3 (26... Bxg5 27. Qxg5 f4 28. Qxh4 e3 29. fxe3 fxe3 30. Ng3 e2 31. Re1 Qe3+ 32. Kh1 Rd6 $19) 27. Ne3 Rb5 28. Rd2 Bxg5 29. Qxg5 f4 30. Qg4 Qh6 { 0-1 Game analyzed by IM Imre Fancsy } *