[Event "Asia-ch"] [Site "Kolkata"] [Date "2001.08.13"] [Round "6"] [White "Kotsur, Pavel"] [Black "Moradiabadi, Elshan"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2600"] [BlackElo "2404"] [Annotator "Elshan"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B32"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/SZulrUgM/or6lQ2Zo"] [Orientation "white"] { [%evp 0,80,28,22,45,56,56,7,13,21,82,13,21,25,24,19,20,17,10,0,0,22,18,17,19, 2,11,-87,-23,-41,-26,-17,-11,-25,10,-27,-23,-14,-38,-24,-24,-27,0,-18,-30,-21, 4,-1,-4,-22,-14,-43,-43,-34,-32,-29,-28,-23,-8,2,12,-144,-154,-207,-217,-230, -243,-243,-221,-239,-209,-231,-232,-273,-169,-220,-216,-236,-106,-107,-113, -195,-36] } { While I had already scored my first win against a GM three rounds earlier, this was the first time I was beating a player in the top 100 in the world. My opponent had a horrible tournament. } 1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.33] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.38] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.29] } 4... g6 { [%eval 0.64] } 5. Nb3?! { [%eval 0.01] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { I had memorized my lines from an opening Encyclopedia ( an actual physical book) while in bed. It was a last-minute decision to play accelerated dragon instead of my usual Taimanov-Paulsen setup. } (5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O) 5... Bg7 { [%eval 0.2] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 8. O-O { [%eval -0.17] } 8... d6 { [%eval -0.03] } 9. Kh1 { [%eval -0.07] } { I did not expect this exact move order, but I went for a typical plan that I had seen from the games of Portisch, Korchnoi, and Fischer. } 9... a5 { [%eval 0.33] } 10. a4 { [%eval 0.21] } { b5 square is gone but Black has the b4 square in return. } 10... Be6 { [%eval 0.32] } 11. Bg5 { [%eval -0.01] } 11... Rc8?! { [%eval 0.66] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } (11... h6 12. Bh4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 f5 { Is what post-engine players would go for. I on the other hand was just following the apparent logical setup. }) 12. f4 { [%eval 0.42] } 12... Nb4 { [%eval 0.37] } 13. Bf3?! { [%eval -0.49] } { Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } (13. Nd4 Bc4 (13... Bd7) 14. Ndb5 Bxb5 15. Bxb5 d5 $132) 13... Qb6 { [%eval -0.79] } 14. Nd4 { [%eval -0.87] } { Now with a set of threats, Black seizes the initiative. } { [%csl Gc2] } 14... Bc4! { [%eval -0.61] } 15. Re1 { [%eval -0.67] } 15... h6 { [%eval -0.71] } (15... Nd7! { Engines are weird. } 16. Ndb5 Bxb5 17. Nxb5 f6 { now c2 is hanging. } 18. c3 fxg5 19. cxb4 gxf4 { A very deep concept. }) 16. Bh4 { [%eval -1.06] } 16... e5?! { [%eval -0.28] } { Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { I remember that GM Ftacnik gave this move an exclamation mark in his analysis. I have used this as a typical concept to break free from an opponent's spatial advantage, but as you can see, the engines show far more things for Black than one could see back in 2001. } (16... Nd7 17. Ndb5 Bxb5 18. Nxb5 Nxc2 19. Bxe7 Nxa1 20. Bxf8 Nxf8 21. Qxa1 Rc2 22. Qd1 Rxb2 23. Rf1) 17. fxe5?! { [%eval -1.0] } { Inaccuracy. Ndb5 was best. } (17. Ndb5 Rfd8 18. Qd2 Bxb5 19. axb5 exf4 20. Rad1 g5 21. Bf2 Qc7 22. Qe2 Nd7 23. g3 Bxc3) 17... dxe5 { [%eval -0.92] } 18. Ndb5 { [%eval -0.91] } 18... Rfd8 { [%eval -1.0] } 19. Qc1 { [%eval -1.11] } 19... g5 { [%eval -1.07] } 20. Bg3 { [%eval -1.07] } 20... Qe6?! { [%eval -0.5] } { Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } (20... Nc6 21. Be2 Nd4 22. Bxc4 Rxc4 23. Na3 Rc5 24. Rd1 Qe6 25. Nab5 Rc4 26. Rd3 Rdc8 27. Na3) 21. Na3 { [%eval -1.0] } 21... Ba6 { [%eval -0.81] } 22. Nab5 { [%eval -0.8] } 22... Bxb5? { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { My opponent was playing fast, and I was getting close to the time pressure, so I decided to release a bit of pressure. I did so and in the meantime let go of my advantage too. } (22... Nc6 23. h3) 23. axb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 23... b6 { [%eval 0.0] } 24. Bf2 { [%eval 0.0] } 24... Bf8! { [%eval 0.29] } { I need to trade my bad dark-squared Bishop. } 25. g3 { [%eval 0.08] } 25... Bc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 26. Bxc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 26... Rxc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 27. Re2 { [%eval 0.0] } 27... Rc7 { [%eval 0.38] } { Here I knew my advantage is gone. So, I was focused on holding the position. } 28. Qe3 { [%eval 0.28] } 28... Rd6 { [%eval 0.15] } 29. Rf1 { [%eval 0.12] } 29... Qc4 { [%eval 0.25] } 30. h4?? { [%eval -3.12] } { Blunder. Bg2 was best. } { A timely gift! } (30. Bg2 Kg7) 30... Nxc2! { [%eval -2.9] } 31. Qc1?? { [%eval -5.9] } { Blunder. Qf2 was best. } (31. Qf2 Nd4 { Black is still winning. }) 31... Nd4 { [%eval -5.35] } 32. hxg5 { [%eval -4.56] } 32... Nxe2 { [%eval -4.92] } 33. Bxe2 { [%eval -5.06] } 33... Qxe2! { [%eval -4.63] } { simplifying to a winning ending. } 34. Nxe2 { [%eval -4.92] } 34... Rxc1 { [%eval -4.74] } 35. Rxc1 { [%eval -4.69] } 35... Nxe4 { [%eval -4.2] } 36. Rc6?! { [%eval -6.05] } { Inaccuracy. gxh6 was best. } (36. gxh6) 36... Kh7?! { [%eval -3.86] } { Inaccuracy. Rd2 was best. } (36... Rd2 37. Nc3 Nxg3+ 38. Kg1 hxg5 39. Rxb6 Rxb2 40. Nd5 Ne2+ 41. Kf1 Nd4 42. Rb8+ Kg7 43. b6) 37. gxh6?! { [%eval -4.95] } { Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } (37. Nc3 Nxg3+) 37... Rd2 { [%eval -5.1] } 38. Nc3 { [%eval -5.15] } 38... Nxg3+? { [%eval -3.07] } { Mistake. Nxc3 was best. } { This does not let go of the win. } (38... Nxc3 39. bxc3 a4 40. Rxb6 a3 41. Ra6 a2 42. Kg1 Rd1+ 43. Kf2 a1=R 44. Rxa1 Rxa1 45. Ke3) 39. Kg1 { [%eval -3.74] } 39... f5 { [%eval -2.32] } (39... Ne2+ { is better and more accurate. }) 40. Rxb6 { [%eval -2.44] } 40... f4 { [%eval -2.82] } 41. Rb8 { [%eval #-6] } 41... f3 { [%eval #-5] } { I am not so sure if this is the correct ending of the game. The game's last few moves were entered incorrectly in ChessBase so I am just guessing how it all ended. } 0-1