[Event "Djerba Masters 2024"] [Site "Djerba"] [Date "2024.02.18"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Niemann, Hans Moke"] [Black "Tari, Aryan"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2675"] [BlackElo "2635"] [Annotator "Lang, JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D02"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/x8kOwuem/PN4yEtSF"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 Bf5 4. Nh4 Be4 5. f3 Bg6 6. c4 c5 $146 (6... c6 { has been tried before, but the text is more testing. }) 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. cxd5 cxd4 (8... Qxd5 { is better: } 9. Nc3 Qxd4 10. Qxd4 cxd4 11. Nb5 { regains the pawn, but Black is fine. }) 9. e4! dxe3 10. Nc3 Rh5?! (10... Qb6 { Black's best try is defending the e-pawn, followed by ... e7-e5 to swipe light-squared bishops. } 11. Qe2 e5! { is best: } (11... Nbd7 12. Bxe3 $16) 12. Bxe3 Bc5 13. Bxc5 Qxc5 14. O-O-O Nbd7 15. f4 e4 16. Kb1 O-O-O 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Kb8 $16 { with hardly any compensation for the pawn. }) 11. Bb5+ Nbd7 12. g4 { Black is already tied up, with g4-g5 threatening to tighten the ropes. } 12... Rh3 13. Bf1! { With tempo, it can always return to b5 if needed. } 13... Rh8 14. Bxe3 g5 15. Bxg5 g6 16. d6 Qb6 17. Rc1!? (17. Qd3 exd6 (17... a6 18. O-O-O e6 19. h4 $16) 18. O-O-O $16) 17... a6 18. Qd2 e6 19. Rd1 Bg7 20. Be3 Qa5 21. Be2 Ne5 22. Kf1 Nfd7 23. Kg2 { Black's position is still in shambles. } 23... Rc8 24. Rc1 Qd8?! (24... Rc6 25. f4 Nc4 26. Bxc4 Rxc4 27. Ne4! $16) 25. Ne4! Nc6 26. h4 Kf8 27. b4 { White is playing against practically no resistance! } 27... Nf6 28. Nc5 Nd5 29. Nxb7 Qd7 30. Bxa6 Ncxb4 31. Rxc8+ Qxc8 32. Rc1 Qd7 33. Rc7! { One precise shot and the conversion is complete. } 33... Nxc7 34. Nc5 Qd8 35. Bg5 { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0