Niemann, Hans Moke(2675)
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Moussard, Jules(2630)
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1.e4c52.Nf3d63.Bb5+Nd74.O-Oa65.Be2Ngf66.d3b67.c4Bb78.Nc3g69.Rb1Bg710.b4Bc611.h3O-O12.Be3e613.Qb3Qe714.a4Rfb815.Rfd1h616.Ne1g517.Nc2a518.bxc5bxc519.Nb5Ne520.Qa3Bb721.f4gxf422.Bxf4Ne823.Qc1Kh724.Rf1Nc725.Ne3Nxb526.cxb5Rg827.Ng4f528.Nxe5Bxe529.Bxe5dxe530.Bf3Rg3!31.Qc3Rag832.Qxe5Qg5??32...Rxh3!was the only equalizing move. It's not that the rook wants to be on h3, losing time after33.Kf2Rh434.Rbe1, but rather that the threat of Bf3-g4 gave White a winning material advantage had the rook not gone on this journey.33.Bg4!...wins material by force:33....Qe3+34.Kh2...and the rook is still under fire. After34....R3xg435.hxg4Rxg4, Black's attack looked furious, but White was sitting on the resourceful and necessary36.Rf3!...when Black has nothing better than36....Rh4+37.Kg3...37.Rh3??Rxh3+38.gxh3Qf2+39.Kh1Qf3+40.Kg1Qe3+37....Rg4+38.Kh2Rh4+39.Kg3Rg4+40.Kh3!...and the attack dies down, objectively speaking, but Black is able to keep enough pressure against both White's king and queen as to eventually convince White to settle for a draw by repetition.40....Qd241.Rg3Qg542.Kh2Qh4+43.Rh3Qf244.Rg1fxe445.Qxe6Rg646.Qd7+Rg747.Qd6Rg648.Qd7+Rg749.Qd6Rg650.Qc7+Rg7Is Moussard just buying time? Apparently not, as he was unable to correctly evaluate the position after 51. Qe5 and settled for a draw by threefold repetition.51.Qd6?1/2-1/2 The game is a draw.51.Qe5!+−and what was White worried about?exd3(51...e352.Rg3is no different.)52.Rg3!covers the g2-square with a threat against Black's rook.Rd7(52...Rf753.Qe8+−)(52...Qxg3+53.Qxg3Rxg354.Kxg3c4might look risky, but Black's pawns are not quite fast enough:55.Kf4c356.Ke3d257.Kd3with the king reaching the rear pawn just in time.Be4+58.Kxc3!+−Is it possible that White went on autopilot and missed this move here?(58.Kxe4??c2-+would have been a tragedy.))53.Qe8forces trades, which obviously favor White.1/2-1/2