[Event "Jeddah Young Masters"] [Site "Jeddah"] [Date "2024.01.27"] [White "Jan Klimkowski"] [Black "Andy Woodward"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2531"] [BlackElo "2501"] [Annotator "Lang,JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A15"] [Opening "English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anti-Anti-Grünfeld"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/ZCLkopx7/B2M4xZaC"] [Orientation "white"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e4 e5 5. Nxe5 O-O 6. Nf3 Re8 7. Be2 Nxe4 8. O-O Nxc3 9. dxc3 d6 10. Bg5 Bf6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nd4 c6 13. Qd2 Nd7 14. Rad1 Nc5 15. Bf3 Be6 16. b3 Rad8 17. Rfe1 h5 18. h3 Bc8 19. Re3 Re5 20. b4 Na4 21. Ne2 Nb6 22. Rxe5 Qxe5 23. c5 Nc4 24. Qf4 Be6 25. Rd4 Qxf4 26. Nxf4 d5 27. Be2 Na3 28. g4 hxg4 29. Nxe6 fxe6 30. Rxg4 Kf7 31. Bd3 Rg8 32. f4 a6 33. Kf2 Nb5 34. c4 Nd4 35. cxd5 exd5 36. a3 Nb5 37. Rg3 Nd4 38. h4 Nb5 39. Bc2 Nd4 40. Bd3 Nb5 41. Bc2 Nd4 42. Bb1 Nb5 43. Ke2 Nd4+ 44. Kd2 Nb5 45. Bc2 Nd4 46. Bb1 Nb5? (46... Rg7 { prolongs the shuffle in a safe way, while }) (46... a5 { is more ambitious, but still equal, even in the event of liquidation: } 47. bxa5 Rg7 48. Ke3 Nf5+ 49. Bxf5 gxf5 50. Rxg7+ Kxg7 51. Kd4) 47. Bc2? (47. f5! { now is the time: } 47... gxf5 48. Rxg8 Kxg8 49. a4! { an important intermezzo. } 49... Nd4 { defends the pawn for one turn, but not more: } 50. Ke3 { and White might have thought Black could hold with } 50... Nb3 51. a5! $18 { While taking on f5 immediately does give Black a chance, this is another important intermezzo that locks the win. There is no stopping the bishop from winning the b7-pawn! } (51. Bxf5? a5)) 47... Nd4 48. Bd3 Nb5? 49. a4? (49. f5 gxf5 50. Rxg8 Kxg8 51. a4 Nd4 52. Ke3 Nb3 53. a5 $18 { still works. }) 49... Nd4 50. Kc3 Ne6 51. f5 gxf5?? { Black misevaluates the resulting minor piece endgame. } (51... Nf4! { is a very engine-like drawing sequence: } 52. fxg6+ Kg7! (52... Nxg6? 53. h5! $18) 53. h5 Kh6! (53... Nxh5? 54. Re3 $18)) 52. Rxg8 Kxg8 53. Bxf5 Kf7 54. h5 a5 55. h6 axb4+ 56. Kxb4 Nf4 57. Kc3 Ne2+ 58. Kd3 Nc1+ 59. Kc2 Na2 60. Kb3 Nc1+ 61. Kc2 Na2 62. Bc8 Nb4+ 63. Kc3 Na6 64. Kd4 Nc7 65. Ke5 Na6 66. Kd4 (66. Kd6 { was a simpler win. White is in time to capture on b7 and catch the d-pawn. } 66... Nb4 67. Bxb7 d4 68. Bc8 d3 69. Bg4 d2 70. Bh5+ Kg8 71. a5) 66... Nc7 67. h7 (67. Bxb7 Ne6+ 68. Ke5 Nxc5 { is still winning, if White finds the devious } 69. a5 { taking advantage of the knight's horrific placement on b7: } 69... Nd3+ (69... Nxb7 70. a6 Nd8 71. a7 $18 { and the unfortunate placement of the c-pawn, preventing ... Nd8-c6+! }) 70. Kd6 Nb4 71. Bxc6 Kg6 72. Bxd5 Kxh6 73. Bc4 { with Kd6-c5, winning. }) 67... Kg7 68. Bf5?? (68. Ke5! Kxh7 69. Bxb7 d4 (69... Kg6 70. Bxc6 $18) 70. Bxc6 $18) (68. Bxb7 Ne6+ { holds. }) 68... Na6?? { The key conceptual error: Black needs to keep the knight on c7 longer, as to meet Bf5-c8-xb7 with ... Nc7-e6+! } (68... Kh8 { is the only way to hold a draw: } 69. Ke5 (69. Bc8 Kxh7 70. Bxb7 Ne6+ 71. Ke5 Nxc5 72. a5 d4! { when taking on d4 is met by ... Nc5-b3+ holding the draw. }) 69... Na6 70. Kd6 d4 { and the bishop is no longer in time to capture on b7 and catch the d-pawn! }) 69. Bd3?? (69. Bc8 Kxh7 70. Bxb7 Nb4 71. a5 $18) 69... Nb4 70. Bf5 Na6 71. a5 { This is the other winning move, besides Bf5-c8 immediately, but it amounts to the same thing. } 71... Nc7 72. Ke5 (72. Bc8 Nb5+ 73. Kd3 Kxh7 74. Bxb7 Na7 75. Kd4 Kg6 76. Ke5 { is headed towards a win, but Black has a trick with } 76... d4 77. Ba6!! { keeping Black's king boxed out: } (77. Kxd4? Kf5) 77... Kf7 78. Kd6 Ke8 79. Kc7 Ke7 80. Bc4 $18) 72... Na6 (72... Nb5 { was more stubborn, preventing Ke5-d6 and eyeing ... Nb5-a3-c4 to hammer the a5-pawn. } 73. Bc8 Na3! 74. Bxb7 Nc4+) 73. Kd6 (73. Bc8! Nxc5 74. Bxb7 Nxb7 (74... Nd3+ 75. Kd6 Nb4 76. Bxc6 d4 77. Bb5 $18) 75. a6 { once again was the winning idea. }) 73... d4! { The only way to refute White's mistimed king march. Now, White's bishop will be unable to capture on b7 without letting the d-pawn march, while the king can neither penetrate on c7 nor step away from guarding the c5-pawn. } 74. Be4 Kh8 75. Bf5 Kg7 76. Bc2 Kh8 77. Ke5 d3! { An important finesse. } (77... Nxc5?? 78. Kxd4 $18 { forces the knight away, as it is unable to attack the a5-pawn, and White's king breaks through to win the b-pawn. }) 78. Bxd3 Nxc5 79. Bc2 b6! { It is fitting that this game ends on another tactical detail. An impressive save by Woodward in a nervy game. } 1/2-1/2