[Event "1000GM Winter Invitational"] [Site "Sunnyvale"] [Date "2023.12.30"] [White "Normunds Miezis"] [Black "Shelev Oberoi"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Lang,JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A36"] [Opening "English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Ultra-Symmetrical Variation"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/u9vHrp1t/k6WjfPpF"] [Orientation "white"] 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. d3 a6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 d6 8. a4 e5 9. Nd2 f5 10. Nf1 Nf6 11. Ne3 O-O 12. Ned5 Nb4 13. a5 Be6 14. Qb3 Nbxd5 15. cxd5 Bc8 16. Bd2 Rb8 17. Na4 Qe7 18. Nb6 Bd7 19. Qa3 Bb5 20. b4 e4 21. O-O e3 22. Bxe3 Ng4!? (22... Nh5 23. bxc5 (23. Bd2? f4! $17) 23... Nxg3! $17) 23. Bd2? (23. bxc5! Nxe3 24. cxd6! Qe8 25. d7 Bxd7 26. Nxd7 Nxf1 27. Nxf8 Bxf8 28. d6 Nxg3 29. fxg3 Qe5) 23... Bxa1? (23... f4! 24. Bxf4 (24. gxf4 Qxh4 $19) (24. Bc3 fxg3! $19) (24. Bf3 { loses here, and Black's dark-squared bishop is a major reason why. } 24... fxg3 25. Bxg4 Qxh4 26. Be6+ Kh7 27. fxg3 Qxg3+ 28. Kh1 Be5) 24... Rxf4! 25. gxf4 Qxh4 $19) 24. Qxa1 cxb4 (24... f4 25. Bf3! fxg3? 26. Bxg4! Qxh4 27. Be6+ Kh7 28. fxg3 Qxg3+ 29. Kh1 { and Black has no follow-up! }) 25. Re1 Rbe8 26. Bxb4? { Just when Black's attack was stalling, White loosens up the kingside prematurely. } 26... Nxf2 27. Qd4 (27. Kxf2 Qe3+ 28. Kf1 f4 29. g4 f3 $19) 27... Ng4 28. Qf4 g5! { Black is winning on the kingside. } 29. Qd4 gxh4 30. Qf4 Rf6 31. gxh4 Rg6 32. h5 Rg5 33. e4 Bxd3 34. Bxd6 Qg7 35. e5 Ne3 36. Qxe3 Rxg2+ 37. Kh1 Be4 { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1