[Event "Denker Tournament of HS Champions"] [Site "Rancho Mirage, CA"] [Date "2022.08.02"] [Round "6"] [White "Wang, FM Jason"] [Black "Guo, IM Arthur"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2441"] [BlackElo "2520"] [Annotator "JJ Lang"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D38"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense, Alekhine Variation"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/FRzmURsX/ZRlFUQTF"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd2 Re8 8. a3 Bf8 9. Rd1 Ne7 10. Qc2 b6 11. b4 Bb7 12. Bd3 Ng6 13. e4 dxc4 14. Bxc4 a5 15. Rb1 axb4 16. axb4 Ra3 17. Bd3 Rxc3! { Eliminating any doubt as to whether Guo was playing for a win. } 18. Bxc3 (18. Qxc3 { Attempting to castle would come at a steep price: the center } 18... Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Rc1 Bd6 21. O-O { when White has no play or obvious point of entry into Black's position. }) 18... Nf4 19. Nd2 Nxg2+ 20. Kf1 Nf4 21. Bb5 c6? (21... Ng4!! { Here, Guo missed a chance for a clever mating net trick. } 22. Bxe8? (22. h4 { stops the immediate entry of the queen, but not really } 22... Qf6 23. Nf3 (23. Bxe8? Nh3!) 23... c6 { with several extra tempi over the game continuation. }) 22... Qh4 { with no way to meet the threats on both f2 and h3. }) 22. Bc4 Bc8 23. Rg1? (23. e5 { was necessary prophylaxis. } 23... N6d5 24. h4 { again, the idea is to prevent Qh4, not to attack }) 23... e5! 24. dxe5 Bh3+ (24... Ng4! { provided more chances, with the threat of Nxh2+ as well as Qh4 coming } 25. Nf3 Nxh2+! 26. Nxh2 Qh4 { with a crushing initiative, however things are from clear after } 27. e6! Qh3+ 28. Ke1 Bxe6 29. Bxe6 Qxh2 30. Bxf7+ Kxf7 31. Rg3 { Sacrificing an exchange to play for a win is admirably bold, but entering into a position like this for the win crosses the line into insanity. }) 25. Ke1 Ng4 { From here, Black was never in danger, but the best chances for victory have passed. } 26. Nf3 Ng2+ 27. Ke2 Nf4+ 28. Ke1 Bg2 29. e6 fxe6 30. Ne5 Qh4 31. Nxg4 Qxg4 32. Be5 Nh3 33. f3 Qg5 34. Rxg2 Qxe5 35. Rg3 Nf4 36. Kf1 b5 37. Be2 Rc8 38. Qd2 Rc7 39. Rd1 Rf7 40. Rc1 Nh5 41. Rh3 Nf4 42. Rg3 Nh5 43. Rh3 Nf6 44. Kg1 Bxb4 45. Qc2 Bd6 46. Qxc6 b4 47. Rd1 Bc5+ 48. Kh1 Rc7 49. Qb5 Bd6 { 1/2-1/2 The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2