[Event "13th World Teams Pool B"] [Site "Jerusalem ISR"] [Date "2022.11.21"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Bruzon Batista, L."] [Black "Sindarov, Javokhir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2615"] [WhiteTeam "United States"] [BlackElo "2654"] [BlackTeam "Uzbekistan"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "E62"] [Opening "King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Simagin Variation"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/rflcZzaJ/9DGHGus1"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. c4 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 Bg4 8. Be3 { A relatively rare move, attempting to avoid the more well-trodden alternatives that move towards more familiar structures. } (8. d5 Na5 9. Nd2 c5 10. Qc2 a6 { It is more common for the game to steer into Benoni territory in this fashion. }) (8. h3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nd7 { After the exchange of one set of minor pieces, White has less incentive to play for a closed board squeeze. After } 10. e3 e5 11. d5 Ne7 12. e4 f5 { the game would take a more traditional King's Indian shape in this variation. }) 8... Qd7 9. Rc1 Bh3 10. d5 Na5 11. b3 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 c5 13. Qd3 a6 14. Bd2 b5 15. Nd1 Nb7 16. e4 e6 17. Nc3 b4 18. Na4 Rae8 19. Rce1 Qc7 20. Bc1 Re7 21. dxe6?! (21. Bg5 { There was no reason to capture on e6. The engines will always prefer the side with the space advantage in a closed position, but that does not mean White has a concrete plan here. } 21... Rfe8 22. Nd2 h6 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. f4 Bd4 { There is nothing for Black to fear here. } 25. h4 h5 26. Nf3 Bg7 { That said, it cannot be denied that White's position is preferable. }) 21... Rxe6 22. Ng5 Re7 23. f3 Na5 24. Rd1 Rd8 25. Nh3 Nc6 26. Bg5 Re5!? (26... h6 27. Bxf6 Bxf6 28. Nf4 Qb7 { How deadly was the d5-square, actually? } 29. Nd5 Re6 30. f4 Nd4 31. g4 $13) 27. Qd2 Nd4 28. Nb2? (28. Be3 Ne6 29. Nf2! { With the threat of Nf2-d3! }) 28... Qb7 { The threat of Nb2-d3 is less devastating not because of which knight White is employing, but because White failed to provoke ...Nd4-e6 first, entrapping the rook. } 29. Bxf6 Bxf6 30. Kh1 Bg7 31. Nd3 Ree8 32. Ndf4 a5 33. Nd5 a4 { It is remarkable how the opening of a single file radically alters the evaluation. The white pawn on b3 is the single biggest liability on the board now. } 34. Qd3 Ra8 35. Rf2 axb3 36. axb3 Ra3 37. Rb1 Rea8 38. Nhf4 Ra1 { This is the cold, technical approach. } (38... Nxb3!! { This is the more imaginative approach. } 39. Rxb3 Rxb3 40. Qxb3 Ra3 { Devastating! } 41. Qc2 { The only move preventing ...Ra3-a1 with a game-ending pin. } 41... Ra1+ 42. Kg2 b3 { With the key tempo on the queen, Black wins. }) 39. Rff1 Rxb1 40. Rxb1 Ra2 41. Nh3 Qa7 42. f4 Ra1 43. Rxa1 Qxa1+ 44. Kg2 Qa2+ 45. Nf2 Qxb3 46. Qxb3 Nxb3 47. Nd3 Nd2 48. e5 dxe5 49. Nxc5 b3 50. Na4 Nxc4 51. f5 gxf5 { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1