[Event "ESNA Round 1: CM Darmanin, Jake 2106 - GM Bagheri, Amir 2350 0-1"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/n7cDRCpm/hiLmpqfo"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B12"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Maróczy Variation"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Esna2021"] [UTCDate "2021.11.29"] [UTCTime "09:36:26"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/n7cDRCpm/hiLmpqfo"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 { It's a side variation but white loses the opening advantage } 3... e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bd2 Nf6 (5... Ne7 { would be better move to equalize. }) 6. Qe2 (6. e5 Nfd7 7. f4 $14 { with Qg4 plan } 7... c5 8. Nb5 $16 { and d6 square is a big problem }) 6... dxe4 (6... Be7 7. e5 Nfd7 { And the plan is c5 again but d6 is not an issue in this position }) 7. O-O-O (7. fxe4 Qxd4 8. Nf3 Qb6 9. a3 Be7 10. e5 Nd5 11. O-O-O $16 { White has big compensation for the sacraficed pawn }) 7... Bxc3 8. Bxc3 Qd5 9. Kb1 b5 10. g4 e3? (10... Ba6 11. Qe3 b4 12. Bxb4 Bxf1 13. Rxf1 Qb5 14. Qe1 Nd5 15. Ba3 Ne3 16. Rf2 Nc4 17. Qb4 $14 { White parried black attack and a little bit better after it. }) 11. Nh3 (11. Qxe3 $16 Nxg4?? { This move was what white worried about but he missed that black's queen will stuck in h1. } 12. fxg4 Qxh1 13. Nf3 { Followed by Be2 and huge material advantage for white. } { [%cal Gf1e2] }) 11... Qd6 12. Qxe3 (12. d5! { would open the position for bishop pair! } 12... Nxd5 13. Bxg7 Rg8 14. Bh6 $16) 12... Nd5 13. Qd3 b4 14. Be1 Ba6 15. Qe4 Bxf1 16. Bg3 Qe7 17. Rhxf1 Nd7 18. Nf2 O-O 19. Ka1 (19. Qe2 $14 { And the plan is Ne4 to use the d6 "hole" }) 19... a5 20. Nd3 (20. Qe2 $15 { same plan as before (d6) but now white is in worse situation }) 20... a4 { a3 is threatening and c3 will be a weak point } 21. Be1? (21. Rc1 $17 { Black has advantage but with c4 plan white can fight for a draw }) 21... Rfb8 (21... Rfc8 { After this black plays c5 and has winning chances. }) 22. Rf2 Rb6 (22... c5 23. dxc5 Nxc5 24. Nxc5 Qxc5 $17) 23. f4 b3 (23... c5 24. dxc5 Nxc5 25. Nxc5 Qxc5 26. Qd4 Qc7 $17 { Black is much better because of the black knight and white king can be attacked before anything happens on white's king side }) 24. c4 (24. g5 { When players castling on different sides, it's really important to attack opponent's king with pawns as quick as possible } 24... bxc2 (24... a3 25. cxb3 Rba6 26. Rc1 $16) 25. Rxc2 a3 26. b3 g6 27. h4 Qf8 28. h5 gxh5 $14 { Rare move but the only one! White is better but with Qg7-Qg6 moves it will be a playable situation. }) 24... N5f6? { Logical move but not good, black misses the tactical escape } (24... N7f6 25. Qf3 Ne3 26. Qxe3 Nxg4 27. Qf3 Nxf2 28. Qxf2 a3 29. Nc1 $10) 25. Qe2 (25. Qf3 a3 26. g5 Ne8 27. c5 Rb7 (27... Rba6 28. Nb4 $16) 28. Qxc6 $16) 25... a3 26. bxa3? (26. Qf3 axb2+ 27. Rxb2 Rxa2+ 28. Rxa2 bxa2 $17) 26... Rxa3 { wins but Qxa3 much stronger } (26... Qxa3 { b2 is a threat } 27. Qb2 Qa4 { Black winning, c4 or g4 will be lost }) 27. Qf3 bxa2 28. Rb2 Rxb2 29. Kxb2 a1=Q+ (29... Qd6 30. Bb4 Qxb4+ 31. Nxb4 Rxf3 $17) 30. Rxa1 Rxa1 31. Kxa1 Qa3+ 32. Kb1 Qb3+ 33. Ka1 Qxc4 34. Bf2 Qc3+ 35. Kb1 Nxg4 36. Be1 Nxh2 37. Qe2 Qc4 38. Bg3 Ng4 39. Qe4 Ngf6 40. Qe3 Qb3+ 41. Kc1 Qc3+ 42. Kd1 Nd5 43. Qe4 N7b6 44. Ke2 Qc2+ 45. Ke1 Nc3 46. Qe5 h5 47. Nf2 Qc1+ { 0-1 analized by IM Imre Fancsy } *