[Event "Governor's Cup: Round 5 WILLIAM MURRAY(1900) vs Ivan Wijetunge (1882)"] [Date "2024.10.23"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D02"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation"] [StudyName "Governor's Cup"] [ChapterName "Round 5 WILLIAM MURRAY(1900) vs Ivan Wijetunge (1882)"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/9k2e0Ype/lc1ZSjX8"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/iwijetunge"] [UTCDate "2024.10.23"] [UTCTime "21:35:14"] [Orientation "black"] { [%csl Gc5] } 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 { I've been learning the Tarrasch. Will attempt to steer the game towards that. } 3. c3 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Ne5 { A critical moment has arrived, as my next move will greatly determine the future course of the game; Moves considered: ...Nd7 (and ...f6) ...Nxe5 Chose this as I liked the better central control and the weakness in the White pawn structure } 8... Nxe5 (8... Qc7) (8... Ne8 9. f4 f6 10. Nxc6 bxc6) (8... c4) 9. dxe5 Nd7 10. f4 f5 (10... d4 11. exd4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nxe5 13. fxe5 (13. Bxh7+ Kxh7 14. Qh5+ Kg8 15. Qxe5 (15. dxe5)) (13. dxe5) 13... Qxd4+) (10... Qb6) (10... Re8 11. g4 Nf8) (10... f6 11. Qh5 f5) 11. g4 c4 (11... d4) (11... g6 12. gxf5 gxf5 13. Qh5 Kh8) (11... b6 12. c4) (11... Qe8) (11... a5 12. Qe2) 12. Bc2 Bc5 (12... Nc5) 13. Nf3 (13. gxf5 Bxe3+ 14. Kh1 exf5 15. Nxc4 (15. Nf3 Nb6 (15... Bxc1 16. Qxd5+ Kh8 17. Raxc1))) 13... fxg4 14. Ng5 { I saw this double attack, but had 'calculated' my reply } (14. Nd4) 14... Nxe5 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Qe1 (16. Bg6) (16. Kh1) (16. Bc2) (16. Bb1) 16... Qf6 17. Bc2 Qh6 18. Nh7 (18. Qg3) 18... Rxf4 19. Qg3 Rxf1+ (19... Nf3+ 20. Kg2 Nh4+ 21. Kg1 e5 (21... Rf3)) 20. Kxf1 Qh3+ 21. Qxh3 gxh3 22. Ng5 Ng4 23. Nxh3 Nxe3+ (23... Nxh2+) (23... Bd7) (23... e5) 24. Bxe3 Bxe3 { One can never relax until the point is won. But this is exactly what I did at this point. Was too busy congratulating myself on getting t a 2 pawn up end game with the 2 bishops. } 25. Ke2 e5?? { For the rest of the game I deeply regretted this move. ...Bh6 was the other move I was considering to keep the knight caged or ...Bc5 } (25... Bh6) (25... d4 26. cxd4 Bxd4 27. Rd1 e5) 26. Kxe3 Bxh3 27. Rg1 Rf8 28. Rg5 Kg8 29. Rxe5 Bg2 30. Bg6 Rd8 (30... Rf6 31. Re8+ Rf8 32. Bh7+ Kf7) 31. a4 a5 32. h4 Bh3 33. h5 Kf8 34. Kd4 Bg2 35. Kc5 d4 36. cxd4 *