[Event "KCC 50th Anniversary Simul"] [Date "22.06.2025"] [White "Michael Adams"] [Black "Andy Ward"] [Result "0.5-0.5"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A07"] [Opening "King's Indian Attack"] [StudyName "StopHS2's Study"] [ChapterName "M.Adams v A.Ward"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/FwLN8DHI/3J9OZGrH"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/StopHS2"] [Orientation "white"] 1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.15] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.11] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.36] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.38] } 4... Nd7 { [%eval 0.58] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.54] } 5... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.57] } 6. Bf4 { [%eval 0.31] } 6... Bd6 { [%eval 0.31] } 7. Bxd6 { [%eval 0.31] } 7... cxd6 { [%eval 0.32] } 8. c4 { [%eval 0.4] } 8... dxc4 { [%eval 0.5] } 9. dxc4 { [%eval 0.52] } 9... d5 { [%eval 0.91] } 10. cxd5 { [%eval 1.03] } 10... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.95] } 11. Nd4 { [%eval 0.63] } 11... N7f6 { [%eval 0.94] } 12. e4 $16 { [%eval 0.94] } 12... Ne7 { [%eval 0.91] } 13. e5 { [%eval 0.94] } 13... Nfd5 { [%eval 0.91] } 14. Nd2 { [%eval 0.93] } 14... O-O { [%eval 0.84] } 15. Ne4?! { [%eval 0.48] } (15. Nc4!) 15... Ng6! { [%eval 0.81] } 16. Qh5 { [%eval 0.77] } 16... Qb6 { [%eval 0.9] } (16... Ndf4! 17. gxf4 Qxd4 18. Qf3 Qxb2) 17. Rad1 { [%eval 0.99] } 17... Qxb2? { [%eval 2.21] } { Mistake. h6 was best. } (17... h6 18. Rd2) 18. Ng5 { [%eval 1.97] } 18... h6 { [%eval 2.05] } 19. Ngxe6?! { [%eval 0.34] } { Thankfully Mickey goes wrong, or it would have been 29-0 } (19. Nxf7 Kxf7 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. e6+ { and White is winning, as the g6 knight will inevitably be lost and the Black king will be very weak. }) 19... Bxe6 { [%eval 0.31] } 20. Nxe6 { [%eval 0.41] } 20... fxe6 { [%eval 0.37] } 21. Qxg6 { [%eval 0.41] } 21... Qxe5 { [%eval 0.42] } 22. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.03] } 22... Qf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 23. Qxf6 { [%eval 0.04] } 23... Rxf6! { [%eval 0.03] } { Andy took a pass here to get some extra thinking time, but made the right capture. Instead } (23... Nxf6 24. Bxb7 Ra7 25. Bg2 { leaves White on top }) 24. Bxd5 { [%eval 0.03] } { Andy had seen, and correctly evaluated, that the flashy } (24. Rxe6 Rxe6 25. Bxd5 Re8 26. Re1 Kf7 { holds for Black }) 24... exd5 { [%eval 0.14] } 25. Rxd5 { [%eval 0.15] } 25... b5 { [%eval 0.1] } 26. Kg2 { [%eval 0.13] } 26... Rc8 { [%eval 0.13] } 27. Re2 { [%eval 0.0] } 27... Rfc6 { [%eval 0.08] } 28. Rd7 { [%eval 0.09] } 28... R6c7 { [%eval 0.01] } 29. Rd6 { [%eval 0.02] } 29... Rc6 { [%eval 0.08] } 30. Ree6 { [%eval -0.06] } 30... Rxd6 { [%eval 0.12] } 31. Rxd6 { [%eval 0.16] } 31... a5 { [%eval 0.15] } 32. Rd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 32... Rb8 { [%eval 0.1] } 33. Rd6 { [%eval 0.0] } { White offered a draw and Andy sensibly accepted. } 0.5-0.5