[Event "13th World Teams Pool B"] [Site "Jerusalem ISR"] [Date "2022.11.20"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Radjabov, T."] [Black "Bruzon Batista, L."] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2747"] [WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"] [BlackElo "2615"] [BlackTeam "United States"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "E20"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin Variation"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/rflcZzaJ/F54pM1nD"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3 c5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Ne4 7. Bd2 Nxd2 8. Qxd2 cxd4 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. O-O Ne5 11. b3 a6 12. Rfd1 Qa5 13. Rac1 Rb8 14. Qe3 f6 15. a3 Be7 16. Ne4 f5 17. b4 Qc7 18. Nd2 Ng4 19. Qc3 b6 20. c5 bxc5 21. bxc5 Rf7 22. e3 Nf6 23. Qa1 g6 (23... g5 { In hindsight, a more ambitious attempt to create complications on the kingside should have been taken more seriously, as the attempts to corral the loose c-pawn went nowhere. } 24. N4f3 Ng4 25. Nc4 Bb7 26. h3 Bxf3 27. Bxf3 Bf6 28. Qa2 Ne5 { This is more lively than the game continuation, if nothing else. }) 24. N4f3 Rb5 25. Ne5 Rf8 26. Nd3 Ne8 { It has been difficult to find any plan for Black for some time, but there is no way to meaningfully pressure the loose c5-pawn. Now, White can improve pieces with even more ease. } 27. a4 Rb8 28. Nc4 Bf6 29. Qa2 Kh8 30. a5 Bg7 31. Nb6 { Suffocating any play on the one open file. A fine game from Radjabov, giving the impression of inevitable dread. This has been his plan for many moves, but that doesn't mean there was time to stop it. } 31... Nf6 32. Nb4 Bb7 33. c6 dxc6 34. Nxc6 Rbe8 35. Nd4 Qf7 36. Bxb7 Qxb7 37. Nxe6 Qf7 38. Rc6 Re7 39. Qc4 Rfe8 40. Rd8 Ng4 41. Rcc8 { Pure artistry in the coordination of the pieces. A calm, yet brilliant example of using the whole army. } 41... Ne5 42. Qa4 Rxd8 43. Rxd8+ { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0