[Event "SJC Dragon simul"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2022.03.13"] [White "PotatoeTheCat"] [Black "ADannatt26"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2083"] [BlackElo "1839"] [TimeControl "1800+30"] [Annotator "lichess.org / APL"] [Variant "From Position"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [FEN "rnbqkb1r/pp2pp1p/3p1np1/8/3NP3/2N5/PPP2PPP/R1BQKB1R w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/yXSKH4P2/9AaF3ytp"] [Orientation "white"] 1. Be3 { [%eval 46,0] [%emt 0:00:00] } 1... Bg7 { [%eval 55,0] [%emt 0:00:32] } 2. f3 { [%eval 5,0] [%emt 0:00:00] } 2... O-O { [%eval 51,0] [%emt 0:00:01] } 3. Qd2 { [%eval 58,0] [%emt 0:00:00] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 61,0] [%emt 0:00:01] } 4. O-O-O { [%eval 48,0] [%emt 0:00:00] } 4... d5! { [%eval 4,0] [%emt 0:00:00] } 5. exd5 { [%eval 65,0] [%emt 0:00:00] } (5. Qe1!? e5 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Bc4 Be6 9. Ne4 Qc7 10. Bc5 Rfd8 11. g4 $14 { Svidler,P (2738)-Radjabov,T (2744) Sochi FIDE GP 2008 (4) 1-0 is a better way to play for White than the game. Note that in the GM game the B arrives on c5 in 2 moves (e3-c5) rather than 3 moves (e3-d4-c5) as below. }) 5... Nxd5 { [%eval 13,0] [%emt 0:00:01] } 6. Nxc6 { [%eval 65,0] [%emt 0:00:00] } 6... bxc6 { [%eval 89,0] [%emt 0:00:01] } 7. Bd4 { [%eval 56,0] [%emt 0:00:00] } (7. Nxd5 cxd5 8. Qxd5 Qc7 9. Qxa8 Bf5 10. Qxf8+ Kxf8 11. Rd2 h5 $44 { is a gambit line long known to be fully satisfactory for Black. }) 7... e5 { [%eval 75,0] [%emt 0:04:27] } (7... Bxd4 8. Qxd4 Qb6 { is also reasonable for Black: eg. } 9. Na4 Qa5 10. b3 Qc7 11. h4 Bf5 12. g4 Be6 13. Nc5 Rad8 $16 { Howell,D (2611) -McShane,L (2645) London Classic 2nd 2010 (7) 1/2-1/2 }) 8. Bc5 { [%eval 79,0] [%emt 0:03:35] } 8... Be6 { [%eval 112,0] [%emt 0:01:29] } (8... Re8 9. Nxd5 cxd5 10. Qxd5 $14 { is a good P take. Bg7 is not so effective after ...Pe5. }) 9. Ne4 { [%eval 92,0] [%emt 0:04:12] } (9. Bxf8!? Qxf8 $44) 9... Qc7? { [%eval 204,0] [%emt 0:02:16] (0.92 ? 2.04) Mistake. Re8 was best. } (9... Re8) 10. h4?? { [%eval 34,0] [%emt 0:04:59] (2.04 ? -0.34) Blunder. Bxf8 was best. } (10. Bxf8 Rxf8 11. Bc4 $16 { Black has some, but not enough compensation for the exchange. } (11. c4?! Rb8!)) 10... Rfd8 { [%eval 36,0] [%emt 0:02:32] } 11. Qe1?! { [%eval 96,0] [%emt 0:02:14] (-0.36 ? -0.96) Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best. } (11. Bc4 h6) 11... Bf5?! { [%eval 107,0] [%emt 0:04:05] (-0.96 ? 1.07) The wrong idea. f5 was best. } (11... f5 12. Ng5 Bc8 $15 { Black will drive Ng5 away with Ph6. With Pe5 & Pf5 Black has a lot of central control. }) 12. g4 { [%eval 75,0] [%emt 0:02:37] } 12... Bxe4?! { [%eval 156,0] [%emt 0:00:15] (0.75 ? 1.56) Inaccuracy. Bh6+ was best. } (12... Bh6+) 13. Qxe4?? { [%eval -331,0] [%emt 0:01:12] (1.56 ? -4.69) The wrong way to recpture. fxe4 was best. } (13. fxe4! { Gives White a positional advantage based upon 2Bs + P-structure. } 13... Nb6 (13... Nf4 14. Rxd8+ Rxd8 15. Bc4 $16) 14. Rxd8+ Qxd8 15. Be3 $16) 13... Bh6+?? { [%eval 125,0] [%emt 0:01:17] (-4.69 ? 1.25) Blunder. Qa5 was best. } (13... Qa5! 14. Qc4 (14. Ba3 $18 Nc3 $19) 14... Bf8! 15. Bf2 (15. Bxf8 Ne3 $19) 15... Rab8 { with a massive attack on the b-file: eg. } 16. Bd3 e4 17. fxe4 Rxb2 18. Kxb2 Rb8+ 19. Ka1 Bg7+ 20. Bd4 Ne3! $19) 14. g5 $16 { [%eval 136,0] [%emt 0:00:22] White is now back in control. } 14... Bg7?! { [%eval 194, 0] [%emt 0:01:12] (1.36 ? 1.94) Inaccuracy. Bf8 was best. } (14... Bf8 15. Bxf8) 15. Bc4 { [%eval 207,0] [%emt 0:01:39] } 15... Nf4 { [%eval 195,0] [%emt 0:04:56] } 16. Rxd8+ { [%eval 185,0] [%emt 0:02:51] } 16... Rxd8 { [%eval 171,0] [%emt 0:00:04] } 17. Rd1 { [%eval 132,0] [%emt 0:01:38] } 17... Rxd1+ { [%eval 138,0] [%emt 0:02:13] } 18. Kxd1 { [%eval 144,0] [%emt 0:00:15] } 18... h6 { [%eval 166,0] [%emt 0:00:24] } 19. Qe3? { [%eval 13,0] [%emt 0:01:14] I was hoping to win Pa7 or provoke a further weakening advance on the Q-side. } (19. Kc1 $16) 19... Ng2? { [%eval 105,0] [%emt 0:07:06] (0.13 ? 1.50) Mistake. hxg5 was best. } (19... hxg5 20. hxg5 Bf8! 21. Kc1 (21. Bxa7?? c5 $19 { traps Ba7. }) 21... Nd5) 20. Qf2?! { [%eval 8,0] [%emt 0:01:19] (1.50 ? 0.80) Inaccuracy. Qe4 was best. } (20. Qe4 { threatening Qxg6. } 20... hxg5 21. hxg5 Nf4 22. Kc1 $18) 20... Nf4 { [%eval 105,0] [%emt 0:00:41] } 21. Kc1 { [%eval 79,0] [%emt 0:00:30] } 21... e4! { [%eval 56,0] [%emt 0:02:09] A great concept (completely overlooked by me). Bg7 is now back in the game. } 22. Bxa7 { [%eval 38,0] [%emt 0:04:58] } (22. fxe4 Qe5 23. c3 Qxe4) 22... exf3 { [%eval 63,0] [%emt 0:00:32] } 23. Qxf3 { [%eval 137,0] [%emt 0: 00:30] } 23... Ne2+? { [%eval 302,0] [%emt 0:02:15] (1.37 ? 3.02) Mistake. Qxa7 was best. } (23... Qxa7 24. Qxf4 $16) 24. Qxe2 { [%eval 305,0] [%emt 0:00:18] } 24... Qxa7 { [%eval 322,0] [%emt 0:00:04] } 25. Qe8+ { [%eval 256,0] [%emt 0:01:17] } (25. c3! hxg5 26. hxg5 Qg1+ 27. Kc2 Qxg5 28. Qe8+ Kh7 29. Qxf7 $18) 25... Bf8 { [%eval 253,0] [%emt 0:00:01] } 26. c3 { [%eval 244,0] [%emt 0:00:30] } 26... Qg1+ { [%eval 229,0] [%emt 0:00:27] } 27. Kc2 { [%eval 248,0] [%emt 0:00:12] } 27... Qf2+ { [%eval 165,0] [%emt 0:00:27] } 28. Kb3 { [%eval 259,0] [%emt 0:00:29] } 28... Qb6+ { [%eval 254,0] [%emt 0:00:26] Black offers draw } 29. Ka4 { [%eval 242,0] [%emt 0: 00:36] } 29... Qa7+ { [%eval 232,0] [%emt 0:00:14] } 30. Kb3 { [%eval 209,0] [%emt 0:00: 03] } 30... Qb6+ { [%eval 207,0] [%emt 0:00:02] The White K can't escape the checks on the K-side, so the White Q has to retreat to give cover. } 31. Kc2 { [%eval 201, 0] [%emt 0:00:06] } 31... Qf2+ { [%eval 246,0] [%emt 0:00:07] } 32. Qe2 { [%eval 237,0] [%emt 0:04:02] } 32... Qxh4 { [%eval 249,0] [%emt 0:00:46] } 33. gxh6 { [%eval 241,0] [%emt 0:00:13] } 33... Qxh6 { [%eval 295,0] [%emt 0:00:16] } 34. a4?! { [%eval 189,0] [%emt 0:01:09] (2.95 ? 1.89) Inaccuracy. Qf2 was best - forcing the Black Q to go passive. } (34. Qf2! Qg7 35. Qf3 g5 36. Qxc6 $18) (34. Qf3 { is less accurate. Black continues the annoying checks with: } 34... Qh2+) 34... Qg5?? { [%eval 404,0] [%emt 0:00:14] (1.89 ? 4.40) Blunder. Qf4 was best. } (34... Qf4 35. b4 $16 { The White Q-side majority is more dangerous that Black's K-side Ps. }) 35. Qf3 { [%eval 454,0] [%emt 0:00:31] } 35... Qf5+ { [%eval 511,0] [%emt 0:04:34] } 36. Qxf5 { [%eval 538,0] [%emt 0:00:16] } 36... gxf5 { [%eval 495,0] [%emt 0: 00:00] } 37. b4?! { [%eval 282,0] [%emt 0:00:04] (4.95 ? 2.82) Inaccurate. The best plan is to attack Pc6 immediately, forcing ...Pc5, after which White can play Kb3-c4 attacking Pc5. Then Black will have the unpleasant choice between giving up Pc5 or allowing the a-P to queen. } (37. Bf1 Bd6 38. Bg2 c5 39. Kb3 Kf8 40. Kc4 Ke7 41. a5 Kd7 42. a6 Bb8 43. Kxc5 $18) (37. Be2! $18) 37... Bd6 { [%eval 367,0] [%emt 0:00:01] } 38. Bd3?! { [%eval 138,0] [%emt 0:00:11] (3.67 ? 1.38) A misconception. The best plan is still to attack Pc6 as quickly as possible. } (38. Be2! Kf8 39. Bf3 c5 40. Kb3 Ke7 41. Kc4 cxb4 42. cxb4 Bg3 43. Kc5 Bd6+ 44. Kb5 Kd7 45. Ka5 Kc7 46. b5 $18) (38. Bf1! $18) 38... Kf8! { [%eval 119,0] [%emt 0:00:09] The K hurries to the Q-side. Black correctly realizes that Pf5 is irrelevant. } (38... f4?? 39. Be4) 39. Bxf5? { [%eval 39,0] [%emt 0:00:31] (1.19 ? 0.39) Throwing away the win. a5 was best. } (39. a5! Ke7 40. Kb3 f4 41. Be4 Kd7 42. c4 Bc7 43. c5! Bb8 44. Kc4 Ba7 { It looks like Black has a fortress - but White can pick off the f-Ps, then sacrifice his B for P-c6 to gain a winning 3Ps v B endgame. } 45. Kd3 Kc7 46. Kd4 f6 47. Bf3 Kd7 48. Ke4 Bb8 49. Kf5 Be5 50. a6 Bb8 51. Kxf6 Ba7 52. Kf5 Bb8 53. Kg5 $22 Ba7 54. Kxf4 Bb8+ 55. Ke4 Kc7 56. Kd4 Ba7 57. Kc4 Kd7 58. Bxc6+ Kxc6 59. b5+ Kc7 60. Kd5 $22 Kc8 61. b6 $18) 39... Ke7? { [%eval 86,0] [%emt 0:00:03] } (39... c5! 40. b5 Bc7 41. Kb3 Ke7 42. Kc4 Kd6) 40. Kb3?! { [%eval 28,0] [%emt 0:00:09] (0.86 ? 0.28) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } (40. a5! c5 41. b5 $18 { The a & b Ps cannot be blockaded. }) 40... Kd8?? { [%eval 418,0] [%emt 0:00:05] (0.28 ? 4.18) Blunder. c5 was best. } (40... c5! 41. b5 Bc7 42. Kc4 Kd6) 41. c4?? { [%eval 18,0] [%emt 0:00:09] (4.18 ? 0.18) Blunder. a5 was best. } (41. a5 $18) 41... c5!! { [%eval 6,0] [%emt 0:00:31] } (41... Kc7?? 42. c5! Bg3 43. a5! $18 { is a winning structure. } 43... Kb7 44. Be4 Kc7 45. a6 Bf2 46. Kc4 Bg1 47. b5 cxb5+ 48. Kxb5 Kb8 49. Kb6 { etc. }) 42. bxc5 { [%eval 0,0] [%emt 0:00:25] } (42. b5 Bc7) 42... Bxc5 { [%eval 1,0] [%emt 0:00:02] } 43. a5 { [%eval 0,0] [%emt 0:00:01] } 43... Kc7 { [%eval 0,0] [%emt 0:00:01] } 44. Ka4 { [%eval 0, 0] [%emt 0:00:03] } 44... Ba7 { [%eval 8,0] [%emt 0:00:11] } 45. Kb5 { [%eval 29,0] [%emt 0:00:04] } 45... f6 { [%eval 27,0] [%emt 0:00:03] } 46. c5 { [%eval 2,0] [%emt 0: 00:13] } 46... Kb7 { [%eval 12,0] [%emt 0:00:14] } 47. Be4+ { [%eval 1,0] [%emt 0:00:08] } 47... Kc7 { [%eval 6,0] [%emt 0:00:04] } 48. Kc4 { [%eval 5,0] [%emt 0:00:10] } 48... f5!? { [%eval 0,0] [%emt 0:00:12] The P is not necessary for the defense - so there is no harm in giving it away. } 49. Bxf5 { [%eval 18,0] [%emt 0:00:06] } 49... Kc6 { [%eval 0,0] [%emt 0:00:01] } 50. Be4+ { [%eval 1,0] [%emt 0:00:04] } 50... Kc7 { [%eval 5,0] [%emt 0:00:01] } 51. Kd5 { [%eval 4,0] [%emt 0:00:14] } 51... Bb8 { [%eval 0,0] [%emt 0:00:19] } 52. Kc4 { [%eval 11,0] [%emt 0:00:19] } (52. a6 Ba7 { is an easy draw. }) 52... Ba7 { [%eval 0,0] [%emt 0:00:02] } 53. Kb5 { [%eval 4,0] [%emt 0:00:03] } 53... Bb8?? { [%eval 5883,0] [%emt 0:00:06] (0.04 ? 58.83) Blunder. Kd7 was the best defense. The White K can reach neither a6 nor c6. } (53... Kd7 54. c6+ Kc7 55. Ka6 Bg1 { White can make no progress. }) (53... Kc8?! 54. Kc6 { encourages White - but it seems that Black can still hold. } 54... Kb8 (54... Bb8?? 55. Bf5+ Kd8 56. Kb7 $18) (54... Kd8 55. Bf5 Ke7 $14) 55. Bf5 Ka8 $14) 54. Ka6 { [%eval 1507,0] [%emt 0:00:06] } 54... Kc8 { [%eval 6012,0] [%emt 0:00:11] } 55. Bf5+ { [%eval 5908,0] [%emt 0:00:52] } 55... Kc7 { [%eval 6004,0] [%emt 0:00:04] Black offers draw } 56. Bd7 $22 { [%eval 6012,0] [%emt 0:00:10] } 56... Kd8 { [%eval 5987,0] [%emt 0: 07:51] } (56... Kxd7 57. Kb7 Bh2 58. c6+ Kd8 59. a6 $18) 57. Kb7 { [%eval 5776,0] [%emt 0:00:11] } 57... Ba7 { [%eval 32746,0] [%emt 0:00:06] Black resigns. } (57... Kxd7 58. Kxb8 $18) 1-0