[Event "Artek ol U16"] [Site "Artek"] [Date "2000.09.19"] [Round "8"] [White "Raicevic, Vladimir2"] [Black "Moradiabadi, Elshan"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2103"] [BlackElo "2256"] [Annotator "GM Elshan"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A27"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Three Knights System"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/SZulrUgM/431jMVUo"] [Orientation "white"] { By winning this game I won the gold medal on board one in the U16 chess Olympiad at Artek International Children's center on the Crimean peninsula. } { [%evp 0,70,28,-3,-27,-22,-25,-17,38,12,9,-2,17,0,0,5,0,8,-10,-6,-3,-4,-8,-8, -15,-17,-28,-43,-39,-61,-27,-61,-29,-31,-20,-27,-49,-62,-61,-85,-79,-78,-73, -66,-76,-108,-85,-85,-71,-107,-100,-126,-147,-190,-190,-175,-443,-439,-449, -449,-415,-431,-431,-451,-451,-451,-442,-915,-1000,-1017,-1012,-1040,-1062] } 1. c4 { [%eval 0.23] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.12] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.31] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.06] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.37] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.19] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. g3 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Nge7 { [%eval 0.16] } 6. Bg2 { [%eval 0.24] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.36] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.19] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.3] } 8. Rb1 { [%eval 0.23] } 8... a5 { [%eval 0.12] } 9. a3 { [%eval 0.16] } 9... f5 { [%eval 0.41] } 10. Bg5?! { [%eval 0.11] } { Giving up this bishop does not slow Black's attak. Bd2 with b4 would have caused Black some problems. } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.18] } 11. Bxe7 { [%eval -0.28] } 11... Nxe7 { [%eval -0.37] } 12. Qc2?! { [%eval -0.37] } { Another slow move. Nd2 was better. } 12... Be6?! { [%eval -0.16] } (12... g5 13. b4 axb4 14. axb4 g4 15. Nd2 h5 { Was a tad faster. }) 13. b4 { [%eval -0.26] } 13... axb4 { [%eval -0.21] } 14. axb4 { [%eval -0.23] } 14... Qd7 { [%eval -0.02] } 15. b5 { [%eval -0.13] } 15... f4 { [%eval 0.31] } (15... c6 { Stopping the g2 bishop makes a lot more sense but I was all about checkmate at this point. }) 16. Nd2 { [%eval 0.18] } 16... Rab8 { [%eval 0.46] } 17. Nd5?! { [%eval -0.17] } { Inaccuracy. Ra1 was best. } (17. Ra1 Kh8) 17... Nf5 { [%eval -0.22] } 18. Nb3 { [%eval -0.62] } 18... c6 { [%eval -0.6] } 19. bxc6 { [%eval -0.67] } 19... bxc6 { [%eval -0.73] } 20. Nc3 { [%eval -0.71] } 20... g5 { [%eval -0.66] } 21. Qd2 { [%eval -0.64] } 21... Ne7?! { [%eval -0.32] } { Another slow move. I was so focused on trading the h3 bishop. } (21... g4 22. Be4 h5 { Was more to the point }) 22. Na1?! { [%eval -0.54] } { Equally slow. } (22. Na5 Qc7 23. Ne4 $10) 22... Ra8 { [%eval -0.41] } 23. Nc2 { [%eval -0.67] } 23... Bh3 { [%eval -0.65] } (23... d5!?) 24. Bxh3? { [%eval -1.62] } { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { This is an invitation for a checkmate. } (24. Ne4 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 d5 26. Nc5 Qd6 27. Nb7 Qg6 28. cxd5 cxd5 29. Qb4 Qf7 30. Qb5 Kh7) 24... Qxh3 { [%eval -1.73] } 25. Rb7 { [%eval -2.34] } 25... Nf5 { [%eval -2.79] } 26. Qd1?! { [%eval -3.83] } { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } (26. Ne4 d5 27. cxd5 cxd5 28. Qb4 Rac8 29. Qb3 Kh8 30. Rxg7 f3 31. exf3 dxe4 32. Rd7 exf3) 26... g4?! { [%eval -2.65] } { Inaccuracy. Nxg3 was best. } { Good enough but the sacrifice on g3 was faster. } (26... Nxg3 27. Qe1 Nxf1 28. Qxf1 Qc8 29. Qb1 Qg4+ 30. Kh1 e4 31. Rxg7+ Kxg7 32. Qb7+ Kg8 33. Qxc6) 27. Ne4 { [%eval -3.34] } 27... f3! { [%eval -3.68] } { This is what I was counting on. } 28. exf3 { [%eval -3.72] } 28... gxf3 { [%eval -3.67] } 29. Ne1 { [%eval -3.73] } (29. Qxf3 Nh4 $19) 29... Nd4 { [%eval -3.79] } 30. Nd2 { [%eval -3.85] } 30... Ra2! { [%eval -3.64] } { I was very thrilled at this point. I was a proud 15 years old boy who had just seen a five-move combination! } 31. Nexf3 { [%eval -3.98] } 31... Rxf3! { [%eval -3.8] } 32. Nxf3 { [%eval -3.89] } 32... Ne2+ { [%eval -3.77] } 33. Kh1? { [%eval -6.38] } { Mistake. Qxe2 was best. } (33. Qxe2 Rxe2 34. Rb8+ Bf8 35. Nh4 Qe6 36. Ng2 Qf5 37. Ne3 Qf3 38. Re8 h5 39. c5 d5) 33... Nxg3+! { [%eval -6.22] } 34. Kg1 { [%eval -6.06] } (34. fxg3 Qg2#) 34... Ne2+ { [%eval -6.15] } 35. Qxe2 { [%eval -6.25] } 35... Rxe2 { [%eval -6.34] } { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1