[Event "4NCL 2022-23"] [Site "Daventry ENG"] [Date "2022.10.23"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Rowson, J."] [Black "Bates, Ri"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2546"] [WhiteTeam "Chessable White Rose 1"] [BlackElo "2346"] [BlackTeam "Blackthorne"] [Annotator "Hartmann,John"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "E33"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Milner-Barry Variation"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/Udv2IhWw/eBCHYfbC"] [Orientation "white"] { [%evp 0,101,18,20,27,3,-15,6,32,-10,10,8,30,30,44,36,41,46,48,58,49,49,51,21, 25,25,25,28,26,-30,18,16,15,19,39,31,31,26,25,19,28,39,54,27,89,92,96,89,89,89, 100,94,94,97,189,189,206,140,133,133,133,133,131,131,131,119,95,88,179,179,162, 170,176,176,166,105,150,166,192,108,108,141,137,172,172,172,173,202,261,242, 271,272,283,281,296,281,300,300,444,481,513,473,522,547] } 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. Bd2 O-O 7. a3 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 Qe7 9. e3 e5 10. d5 Nb8 11. Bd3 Nbd7 12. Nd2 Nc5 13. O-O Bd7 { [#] We have reached a position typical of the Zurich variation - Black's idea is to keep things locked up, benefitting the knights instead of White's bishops. Rowson finds a neat idea to short-circuit those plans. } 14. f4! exf4 (14... e4?! 15. Bxf6 (15. Be2!? { [%cal Gc3d4,Gb2b4] }) 15... Qxf6 16. Nxe4 $16) 15. Rae1 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 f3 17. gxf3 Bh3 18. Rf2 Nd7 19. Kh1 f6 { That Black already feels compelled to give this concession does not bode well. } 20. e4 Nc5 21. Qc2 c6 22. b4 Nd7 23. Rg1 cxd5 24. Rg3! d4 25. Bxd4 Be6 26. Rfg2 Rf7 27. f4! { Deja-vu, anyone? } 27... Rc8 { [#] } 28. Qd3 { The move White wants to play is } (28. f5 { , but it looks like he can get into some trouble on the c-file after } 28... Bxc4 29. Nxc4? (29. b5! { preventing any problems; now White wins material }) 29... b5) 28... b5 29. cxb5 { Up a pawn, Rowson converts flawlessly. } 29... Rc1+ 30. Rg1 Rxg1+ 31. Kxg1 f5 32. exf5 Bxf5 33. Qe3 Nb6 34. Bxb6 axb6 35. Qxe7 Rxe7 36. Nc4 d5 37. Re3 Rxe3 38. Nxe3 Be4 39. Nd1 d4 40. Nb2 Kf8 41. a4 Ke7 42. Kf2 Bc2 43. Ke2 Ke6 44. Kd2 Bb3 45. a5 bxa5 46. bxa5 Kd6 47. b6 Bd5 48. Kd3 Kc5 49. Na4+ Kb5 50. Kxd4 Bc6 51. Nc5 { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0