[Event "Esna Round 9: Ribera Veganzones, Serni 2075 - FM Klerides, Paris 2070 0 - 1"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/uRGb05M9/vtMs4sGQ"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B52"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Esna2021"] [UTCDate "2021.12.09"] [UTCTime "17:06:19"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/uRGb05M9/vtMs4sGQ"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 { Qxd7 is more common but Nxd7 correct as well } 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Re1 e6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 a6 9. c4 Be7 10. b3 O-O 11. Nc3 Qc7 12. Bb2 Rac8 13. Qd2 (13. Qe2 $14 { White is better because his center but black's position is flexible and solid even if it's not the classical hedgehog setup. }) 13... Ne5 14. Rad1 Rfd8 15. Qe2 Ng6 (15... Qa5 $10) 16. g3 Qa5 (16... Bf8 17. f4 Ne7 18. Kh1 Nc6 $10) 17. Rc1 (17. f4 Bf8 18. Kh1 Re8 { The main purpose of this setup (Re8,Bf8) if f5 is coming we can play Ne5 and e6 pawn is defended } 19. Rf1 h6 20. Qf3 $14) 17... Bf8 (17... Nd7 18. Red1 Bf6 $10) 18. a3 h5 19. h4 Ne5 20. Kg2 g6 21. f3 Kh7 22. Rc2 Bh6 23. Rd1 Rg8 (23... Nfd7 $10) 24. Rf1 (24. b4 Qd8 (24... Qc7 25. Ndb5! axb5 26. Nxb5 Qe7 27. Nxd6 Nfd7 28. Nxc8 Rxc8 29. c5 $16) 25. c5 g5 26. hxg5 Bxg5 27. Qf1 $14 { Plan is f4 and or Nce2 to defense }) 24... g5? (24... Ned7 25. b4 Qb6 $10) 25. hxg5 Bxg5 26. b4? (26. Qd1 h4 27. g4 Nh5 28. Nce2 $16) 26... Qc7 (26... Qd8! { It's not an easy move, but the engine already sees Qg8 or Qh8 will be the best move soon } 27. f4 Bh4 28. fxe5 Rxg3+ 29. Kh1 Rh3+ 30. Kg1 (30. Kg2 Qg8+ 31. Kxh3 Qg3#) 30... Qh8 $19 { Rg8 cannot be prevented }) 27. f4 { Black is slightly better here but he should move out from the fork } 27... Nxc4?? (27... Bh4 { It was an easy move, because its a tempo and we can see at least a perpetual for black } 28. Nd5 Rxg3+ 29. Kh1 Rh3+ 30. Kg2 Rg3+ 31. Kh1 exd5 32. fxe5 Ng4 $17) 28. fxg5 Ng4 29. Bc1 b5 30. Nd1 e5 31. Nf5 Qd7 32. Qxg4! { 1-0 Game analyzed by IM Imre Fancsy } *