[Event "Jersey Open Games: Rachel Ruddy vs Robin Sarfas"] [Date "2025.04.25"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A05"] [Opening "King's Indian Attack"] [StudyName "Jersey Open Games"] [ChapterName "Rachel Ruddy vs Robin Sarfas"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/ZqT1Rl02/7jdaM0F8"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/GatoEnZugzwang"] [UTCDate "2025.04.25"] [UTCTime "17:13:06"] [Orientation "black"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. d3 Bf5 5. Nbd2 e6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Re1 Bc5 8. c4 O-O 9. a3 a5 10. d4 Bd6 11. h3 e5 12. Nh4 Be6 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nb3 Ne4 16. Be3 Nc4 17. Bd4 a4 18. Nc1 Nxg3 19. fxg3 Bxg3 20. Nf3 Bxe1 { I considered playing a piece down since the bishop is so powerful, but not seriously, and went the more materialistic route. } 21. Qxe1 Qd6 22. Nd3 b6 23. Qh4 f6 24. Bc3 Rfe8 25. Bb4 Qd7 26. Nd4 Ne3 27. Nxe6 Rxe6 (27... Nxg2 { This is best and I considered it for some time, but I couldn't find the correct refutation to Nf8 } 28. Nf8 Rxf8 29. Kxg2) 28. Bf3 Rae8?! { I wasted time with this when I should have occupied the open c-file, to use c4 or c2 to enter the game } (28... Rc8) 29. Kf2 Nf5 30. Qg4 Ne3 31. Qf4 { Somwehere around here the best approach was probably to push pawns on the kingside looking for a breakthrough. There is rough material parity but with one fewer piece I need to make use of the pawns. } 31... Rc8 32. Bc3 Rc4 33. Qb8+ Re8 34. Qg3 Qf7 35. Rg1 Nf5 36. Qg2 Qe7 37. Bxf6 { With low time here I didn't have time to really calculate the (winning) Qxf6 and just took my opponent at her word and bailed out } 37... Qe3+ 38. Kf1 Rc1+ 39. Ne1 Rxe1+ 40. Kxe1 Qc1+ 41. Kf2 Qe3+ { 1/2-1/2 wins. } 1/2-1/2