[Event "Champions Chess Tour Airthings Masters"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.02.08"] [Round "52"] [White "Sarana, Alexey"] [Black "So, Wesley"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2668"] [BlackElo "2766"] [Annotator "Lang,JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "E41"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System"] [StudyName "Airthings Masters"] [ChapterName "Sarana, Alexey - So, Wesley"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/f5OBDjty/XJCS91LC"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Ne2 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8. c5 O-O 9. O-O e5 10. a3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 h6 12. h3 Re8 13. Rb1 e4 14. Bb5 Bd7 15. Bf4 b6 16. Ng3 Na5 17. Ba6 Re6 18. Qe2 Bc8 19. Bb5 Bd7 20. Nf5 Bxb5 21. Rxb5 Nc4 22. Ne3 a6 23. Rb4 Nxa3 24. Nf5?! { White begins organizing his pieces around squares that appear weak but aren't. So has no trouble clarifying the position from here. } (24. cxb6 Rxb6 25. Rxb6 Qxb6 26. Qa2 Nb5 27. Nxd5 Nxd5 28. Qxd5 Rd8 29. Qb3 Qe6) 24... Nc4 25. Ra1 a5 26. Rbb1 Rc6 27. Bd6?! Kh7 { With the outside passed pawn, Black is more than eager to sacrifice an Exchange. This moves prepares ...g7-g6. } 28. Ne7 Rxd6 { Right on cue! } 29. cxd6 Nxd6 30. Nc6 Qc7 31. Ne5 b5 32. Ra3 Nd7 33. f4 f6 34. Ng4 Nc4 35. Ra2 Rb8 36. g3 b4! { Remarkably accurate play from Black, considering the time control in particular. One subtle drifting move from White was all it took for So to achieve this position without facing much resistance. } 37. cxb4 Rxb4 38. Rc1 Qb6 39. Qd1 Nb2 40. Qc2 Rc4 41. Qd2 Rxd4 42. Qf2 Nd3 43. Rc6 Qb1+ { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1