[Event "London Chess Classic 2023"] [Site "London"] [Date "2023.12.07"] [White "Jules Moussard"] [Black "Michael Adams"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2635"] [BlackElo "2661"] [Annotator "Lang,JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C88"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Closed"] [StudyName "London Chess Classic"] [ChapterName "Jules Moussard - Michael Adams"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/s1cJkBGI/onUGTWJM"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nbd2 Nd4 12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Qf3 Rb8 14. Ne4 c5 15. a4 Nf6 16. axb5 axb5 17. Bf4 Nxe4 18. Bxb8 Qxb8 19. Rxe4 Bf6 20. g3 h6?! { Black correctly assesses that the unforced capture will not solve all of his problems, but does not find the best way to use the extra tempi. } (20... Qc7 21. Qf5?! (21. Qf4 Qb6 22. Ree1 Qc6 $44) 21... c4! $17 { illustrates the utility of the queen on the c-file. }) (20... Bxe4 21. Qxe4 Qc7 22. Bd5 $14) 21. Qf5! Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Rc8 23. Ra6 Qc7 24. Bd5 Qd7?! (24... Qe5 25. Qf3 Rd8 26. Ba2 $16) 25. Rb6? (25. h4 Re8 26. Qf3 Rd8 27. Be4 $18) 25... Rd8?! (25... Re8 26. Qg2 Re1+ 27. Kh2 Re5 28. Bc6 Qc7 29. Rxb5 h5 $132) 26. Bc6 Qxh3 27. Bxb5 Qh5 28. Bc4?! (28. Rb7 Rf8 29. Bc4 Be5 30. Rd7 g6 31. Re7 { is winning, as any bishop move loses: } 31... Bd6?? 32. Rxf7 Rxf7 33. Qe8+ $18) 28... Rf8?! (28... Kf8 29. Kg2 Qe5 $16) 29. Kg2 Qg5 30. Rb7 h5 31. Bxf7+ Rxf7 32. Qe6?? (32. f4! Qg4 33. Rb8+ Rf8 34. Qd5+ Kh7 35. Rxf8 Qe2+ 36. Kh3 c4 (36... Qg4+ 37. Kh2 Qe2+ 38. Qg2 $18) 37. Qf5+ g6 38. Rf7+ Kh6) (32. Rb8+ Bd8 33. f4 Qf6 34. Qd5 { is also effective. }) 32... Be7 { That's a piece! } 0-1