[Event "ESNA Round 8: GM Efimov, Igor 2386 - FM Porras Mateo, Felipe 2326 0 - 1"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/w4xDNC2Z/kCh6P9PG"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D02"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Esna2021"] [UTCDate "2021.12.04"] [UTCTime "15:07:27"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/w4xDNC2Z/kCh6P9PG"] [Orientation "white"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Qc2 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. g3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Nb3 (8. Bg2 $10 { This opening is not really good for white because he is fighting for equalization. But in the game white continued on a worse way than this Bg2 }) 8... Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Nc6 (9... Bxd2+ 10. Nbxd2 Nc6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bg2 Re8 $15 { Black is slightly better. White cannot castle on an easy way. }) 10. Bg2 (10. cxd5 Qxd5 11. Bg2 a5 12. O-O a4 13. Nc1 Bxd2 14. Nxd2 Qh5 $10) 10... Bd7 (10... Bxd2+ 11. Nfxd2 d4 $15 { Next move is e5 and black is slightly better because of the center. }) 11. O-O Rc8 12. Bxb4 Nxb4 13. Qd2 Qe7 14. cxd5 Nbxd5 15. Rfc1 Bb5 16. Nfd4 Ba6 (16... Bc4 $10) 17. Rxc8 Rxc8 18. Rc1 Rc4 (18... Rc7 $10) 19. Rxc4 Bxc4 20. Na5 (20. Qc2 Nb6 21. Nd2 Ba6 22. e3 $14 { White contols the C file and his bishop is better. }) 20... Ba6 21. a3 h6 22. b4 e5?! (22... Qd7 23. Qb2 Qc7 { If black can avoid white's b5 move than the postion is equal. }) 23. Nf5 (23. Bxd5 Nxd5 24. Nf5 Qd7 25. Qxd5 Qxf5 26. e4 Qe6 { That's the only way to prevent b5. } 27. Qxe6 fxe6 28. Kg2 $14 { Black can go for a draw but it's a one way ticket to the win for white. White's king go to e3 and after that the knight starts to jump to the best position. }) 23... Qe6 24. e4 Nb6? (24... b6 25. Nxh6+ gxh6 26. exd5 Qf5 27. Nb3 Bc4 28. Qd1 Qd7 $10 { Black will get the pawn but Qa4 is threatening }) 25. Qd8+ (25. h4 Kh7 26. Ne3 $16) 25... Ne8?? { Losing move but white don't use his chance to win } (25... Kh7 26. h3 $14) 26. Bf1 (26. Nd6! { White could win easily with 1 pawn advantage. } 26... Qxd6 (26... Kf8 27. Naxb7 $18) 27. Qxe8+ Qf8 28. Qxe5) 26... Bxf1 27. Kxf1 Kh7 28. Kg2 $10 Nd7? (28... g6 29. Ne7 Nf6 $10) 29. Nxb7 (29. Qe7 $18) 29... Qc6 30. f3 (30. Kf3 Qc3+ 31. Ne3 $14) 30... Qc2+ 31. Kh3?? { White wants to win doesn't matter what is the price but it's losing. } (31. Kg1 Qc1+ 32. Kg2 Qc2+ $10) 31... Qf2 $19 32. Nh4 (32. Nxh6 Qf1+ 33. Kh4 Kxh6 $19) 32... Qf1+ 33. Ng2 Nef6 34. Nc5 Qxf3 35. Nh4 Qg4+ 36. Kg2 Qe2+ 37. Kg1 (37. Kh3 g5 $19) 37... Ng4 { 0-1 Game was analyzed by IM Imre Fancsy } *