[Event "Conrad's game: Thake, Conrad 1809 - Schartz, Alain 2105 0-1"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/UHkR2hPb/0BpVD97w"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A16"] [Opening "English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Esna2021"] [UTCDate "2021.12.09"] [UTCTime "18:28:31"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/UHkR2hPb/0BpVD97w"] [Orientation "white"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Nge2 e5 (6... c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d3 a6 $10) 7. O-O Nc6 8. d3 h6 (8... Nh5 9. Be3 Nd4 10. Qd2 c6 $10) 9. h3 Ne7 (9... Nh7 10. Be3 Nd4 11. f4 c6 12. Kh2 f5 $14) 10. Be3 c5 11. Qd2 Kh7 12. Kh2 (12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 Nc6 14. Rf2 { After doubling the rooks on the f file white is much better }) 12... g5 (12... Nc6 13. f4 exf4 14. Rxf4 Be6 15. Raf1 $14) 13. f4 gxf4 14. gxf4 exf4 15. Nxf4 Ng6 16. Rae1 { This logical move is wrong now because from advantage white will have disadvantage } (16. Qe2 Be6 17. Kh1 Nd7 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Rxf8 Ndxf8 20. e5 Bxe5 21. Be4 Qh4 22. Qf3 $14 { Bishop pair and Rg1 are more than enough for the pawn }) 16... Ne5? (16... Nxf4 17. Bxf4 Nh5! { White's black squares are weak and can be defended with exchange lose. } 18. e5 Nxf4 19. Qxf4 Bxe5 20. Rxe5 dxe5 21. Qxe5 Qd4 22. Qxd4 cxd4 $17) 17. Kg1 (17. Kh1 Bd7 18. Qe2 $16) 17... Be6 18. b3 Qe7 (18... Rg8 19. d4 cxd4 20. Bxd4 Nfd7 21. Kh1 $16) 19. d4 Ng6? (19... cxd4 20. Bxd4 b6 21. Kh1 $16) 20. Ncd5 $18 Bxd5 21. exd5 Qc7 22. dxc5 dxc5 23. Qf2 (23. d6! Qc8 24. Nd5 Ng8 25. Nc7 Rb8 26. Bxc5 $18) 23... Rac8 24. Rd1 (24. Qd2 $18) 24... b6 (24... Rce8 25. Rde1 $16 (25. Bxc5? Nxf4 26. Bxf8 Ne2+ 27. Kh1 Ng3+ 28. Kg1 Ne2+ $10)) 25. Rfe1 (25. Qc2 $18) 25... Rce8 26. d6 { This is the best move now. But! Defended free pawn should be pushed if it wins the game only! Because it can be weak and we can lose it as it happened in the game } 26... Qd7 27. Qc2 Re5 28. Nxg6 (28. Kh1 $16) 28... fxg6 29. Bf4 Rxe1+ 30. Rxe1 Rf7 (30... Re8 31. Rxe8 Qxe8 32. Qd2 Qd7 $10) 31. Bh2 (31. Be5 $14) 31... Ne8 32. Bd5 Bd4+? (32... Nxd6! 33. Bxf7 Nxf7 $10) 33. Kh1 (33. Kg2 $18) 33... Rg7 34. Be6? (34. Re6 { White should keep the dangerous d6 pawn } 34... Nf6 35. Qe2 Nxd5 36. cxd5 Qf7 37. Kg2 $18) 34... Qd8 35. d7?! (35. Qd2 Nxd6 36. Qf4 $44) 35... Nf6 36. Be5 (36. h4 h5 37. Bf4 Nxd7 38. Bg5 Nf6 $17) 36... Bxe5 37. Rxe5 Nxd7 $19 38. Rd5 Qe8 39. Bg4 Qe1+ (39... Nf6 40. Rd1 Ne4 41. Qg2 Re7 $19) 40. Kg2 Nf6 41. Rd1 Qh4 42. Qf2 Qg5 43. Qd2 Qxd2+ 44. Rxd2 Re7 45. Bf3 Kg7 46. Kf2 Rd7 47. Re2 Kf7 48. Bc6 Rd3 49. Bg2 g5 (49... Nh5 $19 { Nf4 is coming }) 50. Bf3 h5 51. Kg2 Kg6 52. Bc6 g4 (52... h4 53. Bf3 Kf5 54. Bc6 Rg3+ 55. Kh2 g4 56. hxg4+ Nxg4+ 57. Kh1 Rc3 $19) 53. hxg4 hxg4 54. Rf2 Kg5 55. Re2 Nh5 56. Re5+ Kh4 57. Re4 Rd2+ 58. Kg1 Rxa2 59. Bd7 Nf6 60. Re7 Nxd7 61. Rxd7 Kg3 62. Rd3+ Kf4 63. Kf1 Rb2 64. Kg1 a5 65. Rc3 Ra2 66. Rc1 Ra3 67. Rb1 Kg3 68. Kh1 Kh3 69. Kg1 g3 70. Kh1 Ra2 71. Kg1 Rh2 72. Re1 Rg2+ (72... Rb2 $19) 73. Kf1 Rf2+ 74. Kg1 Rf3 75. Rb1 g2 { 0-1 Game was analyzed by IM Imre Fancsy } *