[Event "U.S. Masters 2023"] [Site "Charlotte"] [Date "2023.11.26"] [Round "9.8"] [White "Li, George"] [Black "Dudin, Gleb"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2388"] [WhiteTeam "USA"] [BlackElo "2537"] [BlackTeam "HUN"] [Annotator "Lang,JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A15"] [Opening "English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation"] [StudyName "U.S. Masters 2023"] [ChapterName "IM - Dudin, Gleb"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/DWSre2Gn/ewM4FNYq"] [Orientation "white"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 Be7 5. e3 b6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nc3 O-O 8. d4 Bb7 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. O-O Re8 11. Rc1 (11. Ne5 { is less common, but trending recently. } 11... a6 12. f4 c5! (12... Nf8?! 13. g4! { led to a very entertaining, attacking game: } 13... Ne4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Bc4 Bd5 16. a4!? (16. g5 Ng6 17. Qe2 $14) 16... c6 17. g5 b5 18. axb5 cxb5 19. Bxd5 Qxd5 20. Ba3 b4 21. Bb2 Ne6 22. Rc1 Rec8 23. Rc4 f6? 24. Qc2 Rxc4 25. bxc4 Qb7 26. gxf6 Bxf6 27. d5 Nc5 28. Bd4 b3 29. Qg2 Rc8 30. Nc6 Bxd4 31. exd4 b2 32. Rb1 Na4 33. Qxe4 Nc3?? 34. Qe6+ Kf8 35. Rxb2! Qc7 36. d6 Qxc6 37. Qe7+ Kg8 38. d7 Rf8 { and Black resigned in Riazantsev – Kuzubov, Riadh, 2017. }) 13. Rf3 cxd4 14. exd4 b5 15. Rh3 Nf8 16. Ne2 Ne4 17. Ng3 f6 18. Ng4 Qd7 19. Nh5 Ng6 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Ne3 Bd6 22. Qf1 Rac8 23. Rd1 Rf8 24. Qf2 Rf7 25. f5?! Ne7 26. Rf1 Nd5 27. Nxd5 Bxd5 28. Bc1 e3 29. Bxe3 Be4! 30. Qh4 Bxf5 31. Rhf3 Bd3 { when White's attack has been rebuked and Black is better. White resigned on move 47 in Kovalenko – Ivanchuk, 2015. }) 11... Bf8 12. Qe2 $146 a6 13. Rfd1 Bd6 14. Qc2 Qe7 15. Ne2 Rac8 16. Ng3 g6 17. Qb1 Ne4 { Things are going well for Black. By playing Ng1-f3 instead of placing it on e2, Black has an easier time gripping the e4 square and conducting a slow expansion from there. } 18. Nf1 f5 19. Ne1 Nef6 20. Rc2 c5 21. Ng3 Qf8 22. Bf1 Qh6 23. Be2 c4 24. bxc4 dxc4 25. d5?! (25. Rxc4 Ng4 { was alarming, but White could actually get away with } 26. Bxg4! Rxc4 27. Be2 Rc7 28. d5! $13 { and an arguable shot at proving compensation, as the rooks may be less valuable than the imbalance in minor pieces. }) 25... b5 $17 { Black now controls the queenside, has serious pressure in the center, and two bishops pointing towards the kingside. } 26. a4 Ne4 27. Bd4 Ndc5 28. axb5 { A practical choice. White needs to improve somewhere, and if Black is too slow, things may equalize. } 28... Nxf2! 29. Nf1 { This is too passive. The attack is on more than just h2. } (29. Kxf2 Qxh2 { leaves the g3-knight doomed, since } 30. Nf1?? { allows mate with } 30... Ne4+ 31. Kf3 Qh5+ 32. g4 Qxg4#) (29. Bxc4!? Nxd1 30. Qxd1 f4 31. exf4 Qxf4 32. Nf3 a5 $17) 29... Nxd1 30. Bxd1 Nb3 31. bxa6 Bxa6 32. Ra2 Nxd4 33. Rxa6 Bxh2+! { The Shankland rule: White played passively in order to defend h2, so what if we attack it anyways? } 34. Kf2 (34. Nxh2 Qxe3+ { and the back rank weaknesses prove fatal! }) 34... f4 35. exd4 Bg3+ 36. Nxg3 fxg3+ 37. Kxg3 Rxe1 38. Qb7 Rf8 39. Bf3 Rxf3+ 40. Kxf3 Qe3+ 41. Kg4 h5+ { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1