[Event "13th World Teams Pool B"] [Site "Jerusalem ISR"] [Date "2022.11.21"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Onischuk, Al"] [Black "Nabaty, T."] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2640"] [WhiteTeam "United States"] [BlackElo "2629"] [BlackTeam "Israel"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D32"] [Opening "Tarrasch Defense"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/rflcZzaJ/cTh9PlFO"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. e3 dxc4 5. Bxc4 Nf6 6. Nf3 a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. O-O Bd6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Qxd8+ { The most popular choice, although increasingly Black is finding resources in these sorts of early queen-trading, king-in-center positions. Similar ideas arise out of the Philidor and, with colors reversed, an odd line of the Caro-Kann that the neural networks can't get enough of. } 10... Kxd8 11. e4 h6 12. e5 Nd7 13. Re1 Ke7 14. Bf4 Nb6 15. Bf1 Rd8 16. Rec1 Na5 17. Ne4 Bb4 18. Bd2 Bxd2 19. Nexd2 Nd5 20. Rab1 Nc6 21. Ne4 Bd7 22. Nc5 Rab8 { It is worth noting how counter-intuitive the computer evaluation of this position is. White has the space advantage, thanks to an e5 pawn that is not even isolated. The c5-knight pressures weak queenside pawns. Both White rooks appear coordinated with the knight. And yet Black is better. } 23. Nxd7 (23. h3 { As we will see, the e5-pawn is still a major target, with Black's rook ready to infiltrate on d5. This totally binds White's pieces. } 23... Ndb4 24. Rc4 Be8 25. Rbc1 Rd5 26. Re1 a5 27. Kh2 b6 28. Nb3 Rbd8) 23... Kxd7 24. Bd3 g5 25. h3 Nf4 26. Bf1 Nd5 27. Bd3 Rbc8 28. Be4 Ke7 29. g3 Ndb4 30. Rc4 Rd7 31. Bxc6 Nxc6 32. b4 Na7 33. Rbc1 Kd8 (33... Rd1+! 34. Rxd1 Rxc4 35. Rb1 { A neat simplification tactic to secure a more active rook in the endgame. }) 34. Kg2 Rd5 35. Rxc8+ Nxc8 36. Rc3 Ne7 37. Rc4 Nc6 38. Re4 Ke7 39. Rc4 Kd7 40. Re4 b5 41. axb5?! (41. a5 { At least, here, the onus is still on Black to show how he can attack the b4-pawn. }) 41... Rxb5 42. h4 Rxb4 43. Rxb4 Nxb4 { This minor-piece ending is winning. The white knight might be able to catch the a-pawn. But at what cost? } 44. hxg5 hxg5 45. Nxg5 a5 46. Ne4 Kc6 47. Kf3 a4 48. Nc3 a3 49. Ke4 a2 50. Nxa2 Nxa2 51. f4 Nc3+ 52. Kd3 Nd5 53. Kd4 Ne7 54. g4 Kb5 55. Ke4 Kc5 56. f5 Kc4 57. Ke3 Kd5 58. Kf4 { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1