[Event "World Senior Team Chess Championship"] [Site "Struga"] [Date "2023.09.28"] [White "Jacek Gdanski"] [Black "Alexander Shabalov"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2484"] [BlackElo "2465"] [Annotator "Lang,JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B48"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack"] [StudyName "World Senior Team Chess Championship 2023"] [ChapterName "Jacek Gdanski - Alexander Shabalov"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/VlG0lWar/AqPIIELw"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. a3 b5 8. Nxc6 dxc6 9. f4 Bb7 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Rd8 12. Qe1 Nf6 13. e5 Nd5 14. Be4 Be7 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bf3 O-O 17. Bd2 c4 18. Ba5 Bc5+ 19. Kh1 Bb6 20. Bb4 Rfe8 21. Qg3 Bc8 22. Bd6 Rxd6 23. exd6 Qxd6 24. Rae1 Rf8 25. f5 Qxg3 26. hxg3 Bxf5 27. Bxd5 g6 28. Re7 h5 29. c3 Kg7 30. Kh2 Bc5 31. Rb7 Bd6 32. Rb6 Rd8 33. Rxf5?? { White reasons that it would be better to snap off the light-squared bishop than its counterpart, as now Black's kingside pawns will be easy targets. Unfortunately, he missed a tactical refutation. } (33. Rb7! { would force Black to part with the bishop pair and enter an unclear position. } 33... Bxg3+ 34. Kxg3 Rxd5 35. Ra7 g5 36. Rxa6 h4+ 37. Kh2 g4 $13 { when Black has an initiative but two rooks are still two rooks. }) (33. Rxa6!? { is an attempt to enter a more materially balanced position, but after } 33... h4 34. Rxd6 Rxd6 35. Bf3 Rd2 36. gxh4 Rxb2 $15 { Black still has a slight edge. }) 33... gxf5 34. Kh3 (34. Rb7 { saves the bishop, but of course now } 34... h4 35. Rxf7+ Kg6 { leaves White helpless. } 36. Be6 { is the only way to save the bishop from ...Bd6xg3+, but } (36. Kh3 hxg3 { is also a mating net. }) 36... hxg3+ 37. Kh1 Bc5! { is an unstoppable mating net. }) 34... Bc5 { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1