[Event "Round 7: Eddy Tian - Avi Kaplan"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/0t8KugIj/2KjrL9IY"] [White "Eddy Tian"] [Black "Avi Kaplan"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ciego"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A46"] [Opening "Indian Defense: Polish Variation"] [UTCDate "2022.12.12"] [UTCTime "14:41:21"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/D59ifJA3/z0EyZg9x"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:00] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:00] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:00] } 2... b5 { [%eval 0.83] } { This has been a topical way to respond to 'Pseudo-Catalan' set-ups with a delayed c2-c4. } { [%clk 1:29:07] } 3. a4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:26:10] } 3... b4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:28:29] } 4. c4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:25:11] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:27:15] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:23:41] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:18:42] } 6. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:23:07] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:15:10] } 7. e3 { [%eval -0.17] } { White observes that, typically, Black holds back on ...b7-b5 until after White commits to g2-g3, and attempts to enter a new structure here. Indeed, it is too late for the bishop to do anything on g2. } { [%clk 1:14:31] } (7. g3?! h6 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. Bg2 Bb7 10. O-O c5 $15) 7... O-O { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:13:35] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:14:18] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:13:11] } 9. O-O { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:14:05] } 9... c5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:10:41] } 10. h3 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:12:57] } 10... Qc7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:09:06] } 11. Qe2 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:11:28] } 11... Bb7 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:08:53] } 12. Bc2 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:09:25] } 12... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:08:06] } 13. Bf4 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:07:04] } 13... Rac8 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:03:50] } 14. Bh2 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 1:05:29] } 14... Nf8 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:51:23] } 15. Rfd1 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:03:54] } 15... a5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:49:55] } 16. Rac1 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:02:39] } 16... Qb6 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:48:49] } 17. b3 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:47:12] } 17... N8d7 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:42:34] } 18. Bb1 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:44:35] } 18... h6 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:41:00] } 19. Qd3 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:38:32] } 19... Qa7 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:38:53] } 20. e4 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:34:48] } 20... cxd4 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:38:01] } 21. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:34:23] } 21... Nc5 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:32:10] } 22. Qe3 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:31:35] } 22... Qb6 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 0:28:00] } 23. Nb5 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:27:08] } (23. f4 { White could have prevented Black's ...e6-e7 push } 23... d5 24. cxd5 exd5 25. e5 Nfe4 { But this transformation, with the powerful outpost on the e4-square, is what Black wanted. }) 23... Nfd7 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:26:08] } 24. Re1 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:22:30] } 24... e5 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:22:53] } 25. Kh1 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:21:10] } 25... Ne6 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:21:23] } 26. Qe2 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 0:17:26] } 26... Bg5 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 0:17:52] } 27. Rcd1 { [%eval -1.06] [%clk 0:17:26] } 27... Ndc5 { [%eval -1.12] [%clk 0:16:55] } 28. Bc2 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 0:16:55] } 28... Bc6 { [%eval -1.06] [%clk 0:16:24] } 29. Nf3 { [%eval -1.11] [%clk 0:16:17] } 29... Be7 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:16:01] } 30. Qe3 { [%eval -1.17] [%clk 0:15:41] } 30... Qb8 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 0:12:22] } 31. Bg3 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:15:04] } 31... Ng5? { [%eval 0.55] } { Loosening the grip on the d4-square helps White, and Black's knight was the superior minor piece. } { [%clk 0:10:21] } 32. Nxg5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:14:00] } 32... Bxg5 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:10:21] } 33. f4 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:13:37] } 33... Be7 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:10:21] } 34. Rd2 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:13:01] } 34... Ne6 { [%eval 0.62] } { The transmission cuts out here, but since White has achieved the f2-f4 break under favorable conditions, Tian should be in the clear. } { [%clk 0:09:28] } 1-0