[Event "Chennai Chess Olympiad | Open"] [Site "chess24.com"] [Date "2022.08.02"] [Round "5.4"] [White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"] [Black "Rodshtein, Maxim"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [WhiteTeam "United States"] [BlackElo "2596"] [BlackTeam "Israel"] [Annotator "John Watson"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C65"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/cS8lSqW7/dRDnH7qz"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. Nbd2 dxe4 8. dxe4 Qe7 9. h3 (9. b4 { has been the most common move here. }) 9... a5 10. a4 Rd8 11. Qc2 Nb8 12. Re1 Ne8 (12... Nbd7 { has scored well. Perhaps Black just wanted to get away from theory. }) 13. Rb1 Nd6!? { This is natural, but takes some control away from b4. } 14. Bd3 Nc6 (14... Nd7?! 15. b4! Ba7 16. Nb3 axb4 17. cxb4 $16) 15. Nf1 f6 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. Nxe3 Be6 18. b4 b6 19. b5 Nb8 20. Nd5 Qf7 21. c4 Nb7! 22. Nh4 Nc5 { White has space and a slight advantage, but Black stands solidly. } 23. Be2 Kh8 24. Bg4!? Bxd5? { Arguably the losing move. Black could have prepared ....Nb8-d7 with } (24... Rc8!? { or developed by }) (24... Bxg4 25. hxg4 Ne6 { with the idea ...Nd7-c5. }) 25. cxd5 Nbd7 26. Re3 g6 27. Rc3 { Now Black is tied down, and White, who has space and active prospects for his pieces, can increase the pressure at his leisure. } 27... Nf8 (27... Qe7 28. Nf3 h5 29. Bxd7 Rxd7 30. Rc1 Rad8 31. Rxc5! bxc5 32. Qxc5 { and White dominates; compare the game. }) 28. Rc1 Rd6 29. g3 (29. Rxc5! bxc5 30. Qxc5) 29... Rad8 { [#] } 30. Rxc5! bxc5 31. Qxc5 f5 { c7 is attacked and Black has to try something radical. } 32. Bf3 (32. exf5 { was also good, but why allow Black activity? }) 32... Rf6 33. Rc2 Nd7 34. Qxc7 { With two pawn for the exchange and the passed b-pawn, this looks decisive. Black stirs up some counterplay, but it falls short: } 34... Rf8 35. Qa7! { covering f2. } 35... Nb6 36. Rc7 Qg8 37. Rc6 Nxa4 (37... Nc8 38. Qc5! fxe4 39. Bg4! Rxf2 40. Rxc8 $18) 38. Qxa5 fxe4 39. Bxe4 Rxf2 { The only chance. } 40. Qxa4 Qf7 41. Rc1! Qf6 42. Qa3 Rf1+ 43. Rxf1 Qxf1+ 44. Kh2 Rf2+ 45. Ng2 Qxb5 46. Qe7 Qe2 47. Qxe5+ Kg8 48. Qe8+ Kg7 49. Qe7+ Rf7 (49... Kh6 50. d6!) 50. Qe5+ Rf6 51. d6 Qa6 52. d7 Qd6 53. Qe8 Rf8 54. Nf4 { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0