[Event "Great Plains Open"] [Site "Lincoln, NE"] [Date "2022.11.17"] [Round "5"] [White "Holliman"] [Black "Lang, JJ"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2200"] [BlackElo "2101"] [Annotator "Lang, JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A46"] [Opening "Indian Defense: Spielmann-Indian"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/Kvfo9Uhx/JG1jz3Lo"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 d5 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. e3 Qb6 6. Qb3 c4 7. Qc2 Bf5 8. Qc1 (8. Qxf5?? Qxb2 9. Be2 e6! (9... Qxa1?? 10. Qc2! $18) 10. Qh3 Qxa1 $19) 8... e6 9. Be2 h6 10. Nbd2 Rc8 (10... Be7 11. O-O Qa5 12. b4 Qd8 13. a4 O-O 14. h3 a6 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Ne4 17. Nf3 a5 18. b5 Nc5 19. Nd4 Bd3 20. Qd1 Qd7 21. Bxd3 Nxd3 22. Qg4 f5 23. Qg6 Nc5 24. Bxh6 Bd8 25. Bg5 Qf7 26. Qxf7+ Kxf7 27. Bxd8 Rfxd8 28. f4 Rh8 29. Nf3 Ne4 30. Rac1 Ke7 31. Kh2 Rag8 32. g3 g5 33. fxg5 Nxg5 34. Nxg5 Rxg5 35. Rf4 Rgh5 36. h4 b6 37. Rh1 Kf7 38. Kg2 Ke7 39. Rf2 Rg8 40. Rh3 Rgh8 41. Rd2 R5h7 42. Rd4 Rg8 43. h5 Rh6 44. Kf3 Kf7 45. g4 Rg5 46. gxf5 Rgxh5 47. Rxh5 Rxh5 48. e4 dxe4+ 49. Kxe4 Rh4+ 50. Ke3 Rh3+ 51. Ke2 exf5 52. Rxc4 Ke6 53. Rc6+ Kxe5 54. Kd2 Rh2+ 55. Kd3 Rh3+ 56. Kc4 Rh4+ 57. Kb3 f4 58. Rxb6 f3 59. Rb8 Rf4 60. Re8+ Kd5 61. Rd8+ Kc5 62. Rc8+ Kd6 63. Rd8+ Kc5 64. Rd1 f2 65. Rf1 Rf3 66. Kc2 Kc4 67. Kd2 Rf6 68. Ke3 Kxc3 69. Rxf2 Re6+ 70. Kf4 Kb4 71. Kf5 Re8 72. Rf4+ Kc5 73. Re4 Rf8+ 74. Ke5 Re8+ 75. Kf4 Rf8+ 76. Ke3 Rh8 77. Kd3 Rh3+ 78. Re3 Rh4 79. Re5+ Kb6 80. Re4 Rh1 81. Re6+ Kc5 82. Rc6+ Kb4 83. Rc4+ Kb3 84. Rd4 Rh5 85. Ke4 Ka3 86. Kf4 Kb3 87. Re4 Rc5 88. Ke3 Rh5 89. Kd3 Rd5+ 90. Rd4 Rh5 91. Ke4 Ka3 92. Kf4 Kb3 93. Re4 Rc5 94. Kg4 Ka3 95. Rf4 Rd5 96. Rf5 Rd4+ 97. Rf4 Rd5 98. Kf3 Kb3 99. Ke4 Rc5 100. Kd4 Rh5 101. b6 Kxa4 102. Kc4 Rb5 103. Rf1 Rb4+ 104. Kc5 Rb5+ 105. Kc6 Rb2 106. Ra1+ Kb4 107. b7 Rc2+ 108. Kb6 Rb2 109. Rxa5 { 1-0 (109) Maghsoodloo,P (2656)-Shankland,S (2713) Biel SUI 2019 }) 11. O-O Be7 12. Bd1 Qd8 (12... O-O 13. h3 Qd8 14. Bc2 b5 15. Re1 b4 16. g4 Bxc2 17. Qxc2 Bd6 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. e4 Qf4 20. e5 Nh7 21. Nh4 Qg5 22. Ng2 f5 23. exf6 Qxf6 24. f4 g5 25. Rf1 gxf4 26. Rxf4 Qg7 27. Raf1 Ng5 28. Kh2 bxc3 29. bxc3 Ne7 30. Rxf8+ Rxf8 31. Nf4 Rf7 32. Qb1 Qf8 33. Kg3 Qc8 34. Ng6 Qc7+ 35. Kg2 Rxf1 36. Kxf1 Nc6 37. Kg2 Qf7 38. Ne5 Nxe5 39. Qb8+ Kh7 40. Qxe5 Qg6 41. Qc7+ Nf7 42. Nf3 Kg8 { ½-½ (42) Zhukova,N (2448)-Javakhishvili,L (2461) Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2016 }) 13. Bc2 O-O 14. Qb1 Bxc2 15. Qxc2 b5 16. Bg3 Nh5 17. e4 dxe4 { Not strictly speaking a bad move, but the 'shiny' tactic weighed heavy on Black's choice. Now, White has easier plans and Black has to make some more difficult choices down the road. } 18. Qxe4 (18. Nxe4 f5! 19. Ned2 f4 { This was Black's intention, although even here after } 20. Qg6 { White has some compensation, even after } 20... Qe8 21. Qxe6+ Qf7 22. Qxf7+ Rxf7 23. Bh4 g5 24. Bxg5 hxg5) 18... Qd5 19. Qe2 Nxg3 20. hxg3 b4? { In what will become a theme of the games in this article, the younger player gets impatient. } (20... Rfd8 21. b3? { Black was afraid of allowing White to undermine the c4-pawn, however the point of Black's plan is to provoke a weak pawn on the c3-square, which White would undertake voluntarily here. So Black was incorrect in his judgment that breaking with ...b5-b4 was necessary. }) 21. Rfc1 bxc3 22. bxc3 Na5 { Black has "achieved" the weakening of the c3-pawn, but at the cost of suffering an even weaker c-pawn that requires more babysitting. } 23. Ne5 Ba3 24. Rc2 Rc7 25. Rb1 Rfc8 26. Ng4 Rb7 27. Ne3 Qd7 28. Rxb7 Qxb7 29. Qf1 Qb5 30. Qe2 Be7 31. Qf1 Bg5?! (31... e5 { Black should be looking for ways to make this trade work, as it could give new avenues to attacking White's c3-pawn. } 32. dxe5 Qxe5 33. Ndxc4 Nxc4 34. Nxc4 Qe4 35. Ne3 (35. Re2 Qxc4 36. Rxe7 Qxf1+ 37. Kxf1 Rxc3 38. Rxa7 Rc2) 35... Bc5) 32. f4 { Provoking this move is an odd choice, as White's plan should involve opening the f-file and attacking the weak f7-square. } 32... Be7 33. Qc1 Qa4 34. Qb1 Bd6 35. Ne4 Ba3 36. Rf2 Nc6? { Black does not sense the danger associated with f4-f5. } (36... Qc6 37. f5 exf5 38. Nxf5 Re8 39. Rf4 Nb7 { Black is in time to regroup his pieces as White's drift towards the kingside. But White still has the initiative. } 40. Kh2) 37. f5 Rb8 38. Qe1!? (38. Qf1 { Black has no good answer to the straightforward attacking move. } 38... exf5 39. Rxf5 Nd8 { Black's poor knight "activated" itself off of one corner square just to end up on another! }) 38... Rb2? (38... exf5 39. Nxf5 { White is better, but has nothing concrete yet. }) 39. Nc5! { A nice shot, played instantly and with excitement! } 39... Qb5 (39... Bxc5 40. Rxb2 { There is no compensation for the exchange. }) (39... Qa5 40. Nxc4 $18) 40. Rxb2 Bxb2 (40... Qxb2 41. Nxc4 Qxa2 42. Nxa3 Qxa3 43. fxe6 { is clearly winning for White. }) 41. fxe6 Nxd4 { Making White work for his paycheck, at least. } 42. exf7+ Kxf7 43. Qf2+ (43. cxd4 Bxd4 44. Qf2+ { would transpose. }) 43... Kg8 44. cxd4 Bxd4 45. Ne6 Bf6 (45... Bb6 { Black cannot keep the pin, as it vacates the g7-square. } 46. Qf8+ Kh7 47. Qxg7#) 46. Nc7 Qc5 47. Ncd5 Bd4 48. Qf3 Kh8 (48... c3 { Black might have caused a bit more of a headache here, relatively speaking, as White's best move requires some care to find. } 49. Ne7+! (49. Kh2 Bxe3 50. Nxe3 c2 51. Nxc2 Qxc2 52. Qa8+ Kh7 53. Qxa7 { This would be best-case scenario for Black, although still his work is cut out. }) 49... Qxe7 50. Qd5+ Qf7 51. Qxd4 Qxa2 52. Qxc3 $18) 49. Kh2 c3 50. Qe4 Bxe3 51. Nxe3 Qh5+ 52. Kg1 Qe2 53. Qf3 Qxa2 54. Qf8+ Kh7 55. Qf5+ Kh8 56. Qc8+ Kh7 57. Qxc3 Qb1+ (57... a5 { Black could have taken more care to protect the a-pawn, and swindling chances. }) 58. Kh2 Qb5 59. g4 a5 60. Nf5 Qb8+ 61. Kh3 Qa7 62. Qd3 g6 63. Nh4 Qg7 64. Qa6 Qc3+ 65. Nf3 Qc7 66. Nh4 Qc3+ 67. g3 Qa1 68. Qxg6+ Kh8 69. Qxh6+ Kg8 70. Qe6+ Kh8 71. Qe8+ Kg7 72. Nf5+ Kh7 73. Kh4 Qf6+ 74. Kh5 Qb2 75. Qe7+ Kh8 76. Kg6 Qb6+ 77. Qf6+ Qxf6+ 78. Kxf6 a4 79. Nd4 a3 80. Nc2 a2 81. g5 Kg8 82. g6 Kh8 83. g7+ Kg8 84. Na1 { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0