[Event "2022 Summer IM B"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/iJ58YOrj/mqT3BV7A"] [Date "2022.07.25"] [Round "3"] [White "Ringoir, Tanguy"] [Black "Avila Rodriguez, Joshua"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2210"] [Annotator "Tillis,Bryan"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "E04"] [Opening "Catalan Opening: Open Defense"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/iJ58YOrj/mqT3BV7A"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 { The Catalan has been quite popular in the norm tournament as one of the most frequently occurring openings. } 4... dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Qa4 Bd7 8. Qxc4 b5 { Both players have been following the mainline thus far, the GM deviates. } 9. Qc3 b4 10. Qd3 Rc8 11. Bf4 { An interesting move to keep tension and provide the opponent more room to go wrong. } (11. dxc5 { This has been played most frequently with most games ending in peace. } 11... Bxc5 12. Be3 { 1/2-1/2 (96) Duda,J (2756)-Aronian,L (2782) chess24. com INT 2021 }) 11... Nd5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Nbd2 Be7 14. Ne4 O-O 15. Bd6 { This move is a bit double-edged but hard to prove over the board. } 15... h6 (15... f5 { A difficult move to consider. } 16. Bxe7 fxe4 17. Bxd8 exd3 18. Bg5 dxe2 19. Rfe1 h6 { As the dust settles Black should have some slight pull here. }) 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Rac1 Rfd8 18. Qa6 { Black should be fine here but a little pressure can cause a person to react poorly at times. } 18... Nc7 19. Qb7 Nd5 20. Qa6 Nc7 21. Qc4 { Nope, no draw in this game...all you will find is fighting spirit. } 21... Nd5 22. Qc5 Be8 23. Qxe7 Ndxe7 24. e3 { The position is objectively balanced. Let's see how the GM makes something out of nothing. } 24... Rd5 25. Rc2 Rcd8 26. Ned2 f6 27. Nb3 Rd1 28. Nfd2 { Trades will only take place on White's terms. This begins a shift in the game. } 28... Rxf1+ 29. Bxf1 e5 30. Bb5 { Black's pawn structure is a little loose and his pieces are a little awkward. This is how it starts. } 30... Kf8 31. f3 Nd4 32. exd4 Bxb5 33. dxe5 fxe5 34. Kf2 { Again, this should be balanced. Black's position is far more difficult to play with the weak pawns. } 34... Rc8 35. Nc5 Nc6? (35... Kg8 { Black will need to work for a draw here but could earn it with perfect play. }) 36. Nd7+ { This kicks off a winning combination. } 36... Ke7 37. Nxe5 Kd6 38. f4 Ne7 39. Ndc4+ Kd5 40. Rd2+ Ke6 { Mate in four! } 41. Rd6+ Kf5 42. Kf3 { 1-0 White wins. } { [%cal Rg3g4] } 1-0