[Event "2022 Summer IM B"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/iJ58YOrj/zNFScjVy"] [Date "2022.07.26"] [Round "4"] [White "Zaloznyy, Mike"] [Black "Avila Rodriguez, Joshua"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2171"] [BlackElo "2210"] [Annotator "Tillis,Bryan"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A30"] [Opening "English Opening: Symmetrical Variation"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/iJ58YOrj/zNFScjVy"] [Orientation "white"] { [%evp 0,99,14,6,11,37,23,25,55,32,29,34,52,68,59,19,22,28,42,36,30,30,30,30, 21,31,43,1,35,45,0,41,62,71,84,66,63,49,63,58,53,59,21,0,74,74,79,24,68,98,103, 99,68,85,54,77,117,51,52,56,44,38,40,36,37,39,45,43,121,122,119,118,118,123, 150,142,157,170,186,193,219,233,247,250,262,261,268,272,284,294,288,258,268, 258,258,209,226,502,591,763,827,787] } 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qb3 Nxc3 9. Bc4 Nd5 10. Bxd5 e6 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. O-O Qd5 13. Qe3 { Arguably the best move in the position. It is not often White has complete control against the bishop pair. } (13. Be3 { Practice has seen this move most often but Black has little trouble equalizing. } 13... Be7 14. Rfc1 f6 { Followed ½-½ (32) Giri,A (2771)-So,W (2812) Leuven 2017. }) 13... Bg7?! (13... Bb7 14. Re1 Rg8 { An awkward looking Novelty seem like the best way to go. Black needs to avoid the bind that we will see in the main game. }) 14. Bd2 O-O 15. Rfc1 { White has wonderful piece harmony. It is difficult to find a productive plan for Black. } 15... Rd8 16. Rc5 Qd6 17. Ba5 Re8 18. Ne5 { This is an absolutely nasty positional bind. } 18... Bb7 19. Rac1 Rac8 20. Qf4 { This is good but the machine wants White to press on the kingside. } (20. h4 f6 { It is hard to suggest another move. } 21. Nc4 { White has a sizeable edge here. }) 20... f6 21. Nxg6 { A simple tactic to trade advantages, } 21... Qxf4 22. Nxf4 Bh6 23. Nh5?! (23. g3 Bxf4 24. gxf4 Re7 25. Kg2 Rg7+ 26. Kf3 { The bind still makes for a one-sided game. }) 23... Kf7? (23... Bxc1 24. Nxf6+ Kf7 25. Nxe8 Bf4 { A key move resulting in balanced chances. }) 24. R1c3 f5 25. Re5 Rg8 26. Rh3?! (26. Rg3 { This seems like a strong option to assure the kingside is completely secure. }) 26... c5 27. Ng3 Rg6?! (27... Bg7 28. Rxc5 f4 29. Ne2 f3 { White still carries some edge here but it is getting messy. }) 28. dxc5 Bg7 29. Rxh7 Kg8 30. Rxg7+ { A great time to sacrifice the exchange, another example of trading advantages. } 30... Kxg7 31. Nh5+ Kf7 32. Nf4 Rg4 33. g3 { Everything is going for White here. } 33... Rxf4 { An understandable attempt to create some targets. } 34. gxf4 Bd5 35. b4 { The rest is a matter of technique as White needs to optimize the king and get the passer rolling. } 35... Bxa2?! 36. Re3 Bd5 37. Rh3 Kg6 38. Kf1 Bc6 39. Ke2 Kg7 40. Ke3 a6 41. Kd4 Bd5 42. Ke5 Rc6 43. Rg3+ Kf7 44. h4 Rc8 45. h5 Rh8 46. Rg5 Bf3 47. Kd6 Bxh5 48. Rxh5 Rxh5 49. c6 { Passed pawns must be pushed! } 49... Rh1 50. c7 { A fantastic game by Mike. } 1-0