[Event "LCL Hedger Vs GLCC"] [Date "2020/02/04"] [Round "-"] [White "Keith H"] [Black "Nadim"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [TimeControl "-"] [Termination "Normal"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B12"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation"] [StudyName "LL Minor Division: Hammer Hedger vs GLCC"] [ChapterName "Hylands (93) v Osseiran (48)"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/9GpurCym/IPc44tMb"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Check_M88"] [Orientation "black"] 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. d4 e6 5. Bd3 Bxd3 { decided to chop white's good bishop } 6. Qxd3 Ne7 { looking for Nf5 } 7. Be3 Nf5 8. Nbd2 Nd7 { Nf5 is well placed, not necessarily good to exchange it vs Bishop } 9. Nf1 Nxe3 { did not want to exchange N vs N in case Ng3, so preferred to take the Bishop, an have the only good bishop on the board. } 10. Nxe3 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Qb5+ { I expected this move and was ready for it. } 12... Qd7 13. Qxd7+ Nxd7 { Hesitate for a long time between capturing with King as castle is not necessary any more or with the N. Selected N to put pressure on e5. } 14. Rd1 Nb6 { to add extra defender to d5. } 15. O-O Bc5 16. c3 Bxe3 { Hoping to gain a pawn, with a tactic } 17. fxe3 Nc4 18. Kf2 Nxb2 19. Rb1 { This move was expected and K was ready to protect the b pawn by giving intermediate check. } 19... Nd3+ 20. Ke2 Nc5 21. Nd2 b6 22. Kd1 O-O 23. Kc2 Nd7 24. Nf3 Rac8 25. Rb3 f6 26. exf6 Nxf6 27. Ra3 a5 28. Rb3 Ng4? { I did not have a good strategic or precise tactical idea with this move. The fork on e3 was easily refutable, so nothing really to gain. } 29. Re1 Rc6 30. h3 Nf2 31. Nd4 Rd6 32. Nb5 Rc6 33. Nd4 Rd6 34. Nb5 { Draw was agreed at this point. The game could have continued } { 1/2-1/2 The game is a draw. } 34... Rd7 { 1/2-1/2 The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2