[Event "FIDE World Senior Championships 2024"] [Site "Porto Santo, Portugal"] [Date "2024.11.27"] [Round "10"] [White "Shabalov, Alexander"] [Black "Ovetchkin, Roman"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2447"] [BlackElo "2483"] [TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B12"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation"] [StudyName "2024 World Senior Championship"] [ChapterName "Shabalov, Alexander - Ovetchkin, Roman"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/l3SUmOCa/8LoRp14F"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:52] } 1... c6 { [%clk 1:30:24] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:31:15] } 2... d5 { [%clk 1:30:48] } 3. e5 { [%clk 1:31:40] } 3... Bf5 { [%clk 1:31:13] } 4. Nf3 { [%clk 1:32:05] } 4... e6 { [%clk 1:31:37] } 5. Be2 { [%clk 1:32:31] } 5... Ne7 { [%clk 1:31:59] } 6. O-O { [%clk 1:32:55] } 6... Nc8 { [%clk 1:32:25] } 7. a4 { [%clk 1:32:24] } 7... a5 { [%clk 1:32:09] } 8. Na3 { [%clk 1:28:41] } 8... Be7 { [%clk 1:30:59] } 9. h3 { [%clk 1:28:18] } 9... O-O { [%clk 1:29:21] } 10. c3 { [%clk 1:28:41] } 10... Bg6 { [%clk 1:22:19] } 11. Be3 { [%clk 1:28:05] } 11... Nd7 { [%clk 1:18:40] } 12. Ne1 { [%clk 1:23:05] } 12... f6 { [%clk 0:51:28] } 13. f4 { [%clk 1:21:28] } 13... fxe5 { [%clk 0:51:19] } 14. fxe5 { [%clk 1:20:26] } 14... Rxf1+ { [%clk 0:51:19] } 15. Bxf1 { [%clk 1:19:39] } 15... Bg5 { [%clk 0:51:19] } 16. Bf2 { [%clk 1:18:42] } 16... Nf8 { [%clk 0:51:06] } 17. Nf3 { [%clk 1:16:46] } 17... Be7 { [%clk 0:38:11] } 18. Nc2 { [%clk 1:15:52] } 18... Qb6 { [%clk 0:38:06] } 19. Qc1 { [%clk 1:12:07] } 19... Be4 { [%clk 0:35:21] } 20. Nd2 { [%clk 0:58:35] } 20... Bg6 { [%clk 0:33:13] } 21. Ne1 { [%clk 0:54:45] } 21... c5 { [%clk 0:32:02] } 22. Nef3 { [%clk 0:48:45] } 22... Na7 { [%clk 0:29:32] } 23. Kh1 { [%clk 0:32:42] } 23... Rc8 { [%clk 0:24:15] } 24. dxc5 { [%clk 0:25:38] } 24... Bxc5 { [%clk 0:24:30] } 25. Bxc5 { [%clk 0:26:04] } 25... Qxc5 { [%clk 0:24:47] } 26. Nd4 { [%clk 0:26:05] } 26... Nc6 { [%clk 0:19:26] } 27. N2f3 { [%clk 0:26:22] } 27... Be4 { [%clk 0:18:28] } 28. Qd2 { [%clk 0:24:37] } 28... Nxd4 { [%clk 0:16:52] } 29. Nxd4 { [%clk 0:23:32] } 29... Qc7 { [%clk 0:08:33] } 30. Re1 { [%clk 0:23:52] } 30... Qxe5 { [%clk 0:07:41] } 31. Bd3 { [%clk 0:24:16] } 31... Ng6 { [%clk 0:07:05] } 32. Nf3 { [%clk 0:21:31] } 32... Qf4?! { Black makes an oversight in his calculation. } { [%clk 0:04:00] } 33. Bxe4! { [%clk 0:21:07] } 33... dxe4 { [%clk 0:04:03] } (33... Qxd2 34. Nxd2 dxe4 35. Rxe4 Kf7 36. Nc4 Ra8 37. Kh2 $16) 34. Qd7! { The key finesse. While the queen trade won the e6-pawn, Black got enough counterplay to hold the balance. } { [%clk 0:20:37] } (34. Qxf4? Nxf4 35. Rxe4 Nd3 { was what Black was relying on to regain material, as the passive } 36. Re2 { allows } 36... Nc5 $10) 34... Rc6 { Or } { [%clk 0:03:47] } (34... Rf8 35. Qxe6+ Kh8 36. Qxe4 $16 { when White emerges pawn-up and Black lacks clear counterplay on the queenside. }) 35. Qxb7 { White wins back the pawn with tempo on the c6-rook, and the e4-pawn falls next. } { [%clk 0:19:26] } 35... Rc4 { [%clk 0:03:15] } 36. Nd4 { [%clk 0:18:55] } 36... Qd6 { [%clk 0:01:26] } (36... Rxa4 37. Nxe6 Qf6 38. Qb3 $18) 37. Qa8+ { [%clk 0:08:23] } 37... Nf8 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 38. Rf1 { [%clk 0:08:46] } 38... h6 { [%clk 0:00:53] } 39. Qe8 { Black resigned. White was still winning after the more direct } { [%clk 0:09:01] } (39. Nxe6?! Qxe6 40. Qxf8+ Kh7 41. Rf7 Qe5 { when White has to find either } 42. Rf5! { or } (42. Re7! { to stop a quick ... e4-e3 from swindling a draw. But 39. Qe8 removed even this glimmer of counterplay. })) 1-0