[Event "Idaho Closed"]
[Site "Garden City, ID"]
[Date "2022.02.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "McKenzie, Niall"]
[Black "Longhurst, Corey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "1407"]
[BlackElo "1494"]
[Annotator "Ralph Dubisch"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2022.02.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

{[%evp 0,40,25,16,10,25,17,14,14,13,38,2,38,19,100,-4,154,154,589,224,179,200,
227,205,202,115,129,60,52,55,173,173,329,264,265,286,271,277,244,315,373,524,
762]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O d6 (4... Nf6) 5. h3 (5. c3) 5...
Qf6 $6 (5... Nf6) 6. c3 Qg6 7. Kh1 (7. d4 $5 {, since} Bxh3 $4 8. Ng5 $1 {wins.
}) 7... Qxe4 $4 ({Black needs to develop} 7... Nf6 {, and avoid sending the
queen off on a dangerous and potentially fatal adventure.}) 8. d4 $1 ({White
could also consider the tactic} 8. Bxf7+ $1) 8... d5 9. Re1 (9. Bd3 {traps the
queen.}) 9... Qf5 10. Bxd5 Bd6 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. Nxe5 (12. dxe5 $1) ({or even
} 12. Nbd2 {looks even better for White.}) 12... Ne7 13. Nxc6 ({White doesn't
need to rush the capture on c6; that pawn will always be weak, and for the
moment it's a blocker on the long diagonal.} 13. Nd2 $16 {is a clear advantage.
}) 13... Bb7 14. d5 Qxf2 (14... Bxc6 15. dxc6 Qxf2 $14 {is a safer move order
for Black.}) 15. Nxe7 Kd8 16. Be3 Qg3 17. Bg1 Bxe7 18. Bh2 Qh4 19. Nd2 h5 20.
Ne4 Bf8 {Black makes an escape route for the queen.} 21. Bxc7+ $5 ({Not
necessary. Simply} 21. Qb3) ({or} 21. d6 {continue a massive attack without
suffering the material deficit.}) 21... Kxc7 22. d6+ $1 {Passed pawns must be
pushed.} Kd8 (22... Kb8 $5) 23. Qa4 Bxd6 24. Rad1 (24. Qa5+ Bc7 25. Qf5 {
give the black king some serious trouble.}) 24... Kc7 25. Qc4+ ({According to
the all-knowing computer engine,} 25. Re2 {is the only move to retain a White
advantage. This is far from obvious.} Rad8 26. Qa5+ Kb8 27. Rxd6 Rxd6 28. Nxd6
Qxh3+ {and there is no mate on g2.}) 25... Kb8 26. Qd3 Bc7 27. Nc5 Bxg2+ ({
Even stronger:} 27... Qf4 $1 28. Kg1 (28. Nd7+ Kc8 29. Ne5 Bxe5 30. Rxe5 Qxe5
$19) 28... Qh2+ 29. Kf2 Qxg2+ 30. Ke3 Bf4+ $1 31. Kxf4 (31. Kd4 Qd5#) 31...
Qf2+ 32. Kg5 (32. Ke5 Qf6#) 32... Qf6#) 28. Kg1 ({No help:} 28. Kxg2 Qg5+ {
-- Qxc5}) 28... Bb6 $4 (28... Bc6 29. Na6+ Kc8 30. Nxc7 (30. Qf5+ Kb7 31. Nc5+
Kb6 $19 {and the white king is more exposed than the black monarch.} 32. Ne4
Rae8 33. Qc5+ Kb7 34. Qb4+ Ka8 $1)) (28... Bxh3 {also appears to win for Black,
per Stockfish.}) 29. Qd6+ Kc8 30. Qd7+ Kb8 31. Re8+ Rxe8 32. Qxe8+ Kc7 33. Qd7+
Kb8 34. Qe8+ Kc7 35. Z0 ({In this chaotic situation the players agreed a draw,
though White actually could have forced checkmate:} 35. Qe5+ Kc8 (35... Kc6 36.
Rd6+ Kb5 (36... Kc7 37. Rd4+) 37. a4+ (37. b4 {leads to mate, according to
Stockfish.} Qe4 38. a4+ Kc4 39. Rd4+ Kxc3 40. Rd3+ Kc2 41. Qc3+ Kb1 42. Rd1+
Ka2 43. Ra1# {is a typical line.}) 37... Qxa4 38. Rxb6+ Kxb6 (38... axb6 39.
Nxa4+ Kxa4 40. Kxg2) 39. Nxa4+) 36. Kxg2 Bxc5 37. Qxc5+ Kb8 38. Qf8+ Kc7 39.
Qxf7+ (39. Qxa8 {is also good enough.}) 39... Kc8 40. Qe8+ Kc7 41. Rd7+ Kc6 42.
Qe6+ Kc5 43. Rd5+ Kc4 44. Qc6#) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Idaho Closed"]
[Site "Garden City, ID"]
[Date "2022.02.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Parsons, Larry"]
[Black "Price, Josh"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2000"]
[BlackElo "1618"]
[Annotator "Josh Price"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2022.02.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

{[%evp 0,58,32,25,13,-11,-7,0,42,42,44,52,57,28,36,13,28,-3,18,17,97,-7,-11,
-19,49,-33,38,-71,-71,-71,-71,-71,-59,-59,-39,-39,-45,-3,9,1,21,29,44,-31,-74,
-74,-71,-93,-84,-89,-84,-98,-98,-119,-91,-91,-57,-63,-80,-1194,-1195]} 1. d4 {
A little surprised by d4, I was expecting an English.} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 {
Just trying to play a solid setup where I can get out of the opening with a
decent position.} 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 {I have never seen this OTB a4
fights for b5 but it weakens b4.} Bb4 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Be2 b6 9. O-O Bb7 $4 {
Bb7? Terrible move I can't believe we both missed this simple tactic. Nxd5! My
bishop is loose so if I take the knight my bishop on b4 hangs.} 10. Na2 {
I got super lucky we both over looked it.} (10. Nxd5 cxd5 (10... Bxd2 11. Nxf6+
Qxf6 12. Qxd2) 11. Bxb4) 10... Bd6 11. b4 {b4 is very logical gaining space on
the queen side I have to fight back somehow.} c5 {c5 is very complicated but
after some deep calculation I decided it was a decent way to fight against his
spacial advantage and to free up my bishop on b7.} 12. Rb1 Qe7 $2 {Computer
gives a different line, and doesn't like qe7 but it is a simple improving move
that holds on to the c5 pawn and the bishop on b7} 13. Ne5 $2 cxd4 {Ne5 allows
me to go to an IQP position where I free my bishop on b7! I was very happy to
see this.} 14. exd4 dxc4 15. Nxc4 {A lot of lines were calculated in the past
several moves, but this seems correct.} Bc7 16. Bf3 $6 {I thought it was very
important to go Bg5 and pin my knight to my queen first. Bf3 allows me to stay
active in the center.} Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Nd5 $1 18. Nc3 {I calculated Nc3 before I
took on f3 and had a tactic prepared.} Qh4 $1 19. g3 {He has to stop the
mating threat on h2 but he loses the pawn on d4.} Qxd4 20. Nxd5 {We both
calculated a lot in the past moves taking up a lot of time. I thought I was
winning for a while after exd4 but there are crazy tactics that let white
hold! exd5 Rfc1 among many other moves hold the position and white is doing
well.} Qxd5 21. Qe2 {I didn't consider this move because I thought his best
bet was to trade queens and hope to draw the endgame. After Qe2 was played my
opponent offered a draw. I calculated for a little bit, and realized that I am
the only one pushing for a win in this position, I have attacking
possibilities, and my opponent has around 20 minutes to make his next 9 moves.
I declined.} Nc6 $1 22. Bc3 b5 23. Ne3 Qe4 {again, very complicated position
so I was calculating everything, I thought my opponent would play f3! which is
very interesting after Nd4! but I thought I was slightly better there.} 24.
axb5 (24. f3 Nd4) 24... axb5 25. Qxb5 {I honestly didn't even consider this
move, I thought it was way too dangerous. But even in time trouble my opponent
was finding some good defense!} Be5 $1 26. Rbc1 $1 {My opponent is around 5
minutes now and the pressure is on! He has 4 more moves to play before the
next hour is given!} Bxc3 27. Rxc3 Nd4 28. Qd3 $1 Nf3+ {My opponent was at
about 1 minute here and thought for about 30 seconds.} 29. Kg2 {Kg2, the move
that ended the game, in time trouble he only calculated Nh4, he didn't see
Ne1! Kh1 is the move that saves the game! Kh1 qb7 and then Ng2! And it is
still a game.} (29. Kh1 Qb7 30. Ng2) 29... Ne1+ {Here, my opponent resigned.
Overall it was a tough game, the middle game was a positional battle where we
both had to play accurately for a slight advantage. Thank you Larry Parsons
for the game, you played well!} 0-1

[Event "Idaho Closed"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2022.02.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kodihalli, Kaustubh"]
[Black "Nathan, Jacob"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "1843"]
[BlackElo "1984"]
[Annotator "Ralph Dubisch"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2022.??.??"]

{[%evp 0,42,19,38,40,41,41,32,28,27,46,33,88,66,94,71,54,30,55,50,31,49,51,45,
53,50,42,42,84,51,98,55,48,46,48,55,51,53,48,40,36,-3,0,0,0]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3
e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. a3 (7. O-O Nf6 8. Be3) 7...
Nf6 8. O-O Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 (10. f4 d6 11. Kh1) 10... d6 11. f4 b5 12.
Nxc6 Qxc6 13. Bf3 ({The other option is forcing open the center and long
diagonal for tactical operations, at the cost of slightly weakening the e-pawn
and allowing the e7-bishop a role in the game.} 13. e5 dxe5 14. fxe5 Nd5 15.
Bf3 Bc5 16. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 17. Qf2 $14) 13... e5 14. Nd5 (14. f5 {seems
positionally well-motivated, planning to remove the f6-knight with either
Bg5xf6 or g4-g5 before ocupying the outpost. Black would need to react
energetically with} a5 {when} 15. Bg5 (15. g4 Ba6 16. g5 b4 {is a murky mess.})
15... b4 16. axb4 axb4 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 {looks fine for Black.}) 14... Qb7 ({Maybe
} 14... Bd8 15. Rad1 Ng4 $5) 15. Nxe7+ ({It's a shame to exchange that knight
for such a sorry bishop. Much stronger is} 15. Nxf6+ $1 {, either winning a
pawn or exposing the black king to attack.} Bxf6 (15... gxf6 16. f5 $16 {
, when none of the black pieces has any potential, and White is free to swing
bishop(s), queen, and rook toward the kingside.}) 16. Qxd6 Rd8 17. Qb6 $16 {
, since after} Qxb6 18. Bxb6 Rd2 19. fxe5 Bxe5 20. Rad1 {back rank threats
will give White enough time to consolidate the extra pawn.}) 15... Qxe7 16.
Rad1 Bb7 17. Qxd6 Qxd6 18. Rxd6 exf4 19. Bxf4 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 ({White could
press on:} 20. Rfd1 $5 Bxf3 (20... Bxc2 $6 21. Bxa8 Bxd1 22. Rxa6 $16) 21. gxf3
Rfe8 22. Kf2 $14 {Although the white kingside pawns are split, the f3-pawn
does a nice job of restricting the black knight.}) 20... Nxe4 21. Rd7 Rfe8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Idaho Closed"]
[Site "Garden City, ID"]
[Date "2022.02.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nathan, Jacob"]
[Black "Fritchen, Zachary"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "1984"]
[BlackElo "1720"]
[Annotator "Ralph Dubisch"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2022.02.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

{[%evp 0,88,25,33,60,56,99,70,61,30,30,36,58,-13,-15,-25,15,15,9,12,27,27,48,
21,36,-16,-18,-18,-9,-42,-44,-22,-14,-4,24,6,13,10,31,49,70,72,66,44,66,66,53,
63,42,47,31,32,105,69,111,105,103,85,82,93,116,135,128,141,149,142,162,162,157,
174,143,171,520,412,434,453,429,440,534,538,557,387,473,497,504,176,153,174,
173,197,201]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Rg1 ({
Unusual, telegraphing White's intent to expand with g4. There are many other
choices here. Approximately in order of popularity:} 6. Be3) (6. Be2) (6. Bg5)
(6. Bc4) (6. f4) (6. f3) (6. g3) (6. h3) (6. a4) 6... e5 7. Nb3 h5 ({Black
chooses to directly prevent White's announced plan.} 7... Be6 8. g4 d5 {
is a central response to White's wing action.} 9. exd5 (9. g5 Nxe4 10. Nxe4
dxe4 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Be3 {seems reasonable for Black.}) 9... Nxd5 10. Nxd5
Qxd5 {looks roughly even, though not yet drawish.}) 8. Bg5 Be6 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10.
O-O-O Qc7 (10... b5 {gets going just a bit faster on the queenside, while not
yet committing the queen.} 11. f4 b4 $5 12. Nd5 Nxe4 13. Bxd8 Nxd2 {gets
complicated.}) 11. f4 b5 12. Nd5 $6 (12. f5 Bc4) 12... Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne4 14.
Qe1 Nxg5 15. fxg5 g6 16. Kb1 Qb6 17. Rh1 b4 $6 (17... Bg7 18. h4 a5 19. Nd4 $13
) 18. Nd2 (18. h4) 18... Nc5 19. Nc4 Qb8 (19... Qc7 20. Qxb4 $6 Rb8 {and b2
finds itself in the crosshairs of b-file and long diagonal.}) 20. Na5 Qb6 21.
Nc4 Qb8 22. Na5 Qb6 23. Nc6 Bg7 24. Qxb4 Qxb4 25. Nxb4 a5 26. Bb5+ Kd8 (26...
Kf8) 27. Nc6+ Kc7 28. Rhf1 Rhf8 29. Rf3 Ne4 30. h4 a4 31. Bd3 f5 32. Ne7 (32.
gxf6 Nxf6 33. Bxg6 Nxd5 34. Rfd3 Nf4 35. Rxd6) 32... a3 (32... Nc5 33. Bb5 e4
34. Ra3) 33. Nxg6 Rfb8 34. Bxe4 Rxb2+ 35. Ka1 f4 36. Rxa3 Rxa3 37. Kxb2 Re3 38.
Bf5 e4+ 39. Kc1 f3 40. Bxe4 f2 41. Bd3 Re1 42. Bf1 (42. c4) 42... Bb2+ 43. Kd2
Bc3+ 44. Kc1 ({To escape the checks costs White a whole rook for the f2-pawn...
but White would still be winning, with knight and four pawns for the exchange!
} 44. Kxc3 Rxd1 45. Be2 f1=Q 46. Bxf1 Rxf1 47. Kd3) 44... Bb2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix leg #1"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2022.02.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[Annotator "Ralph Dubisch"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2022.??.??"]

{[%evp 0,115,25,26,30,4,35,46,39,46,48,22,9,9,19,13,40,17,21,37,-6,2,2,15,15,0,
19,35,17,29,47,42,34,32,30,39,43,67,52,54,58,33,52,43,67,80,80,81,72,85,92,84,
72,57,54,47,72,72,72,70,69,62,83,82,95,102,102,93,88,101,89,89,83,80,72,72,75,
76,74,74,74,68,65,64,65,48,103,97,107,108,145,147,151,123,178,168,196,257,258,
265,278,166,205,196,184,192,190,191,214,208,394,499,508,506,506,528,685,607]
Beginning players can often be seen grabbing a piece, then looking for a place
to put it. As we progress, we move past this beginner habit... or do we? How
different is it to look at a position and start thinking, "I could go there,
or I could move the rook somewhere. Maybe Be3? Or should I exchange pawns
first?"} 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+ 3. Bd2 a5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. g3 d5 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. Qc2
c5 8. a3 Bxd2+ 9. Nbxd2 cxd4 10. Nxc4 O-O 11. Qd3 Nc6 12. O-O Ra6 13. Rfd1 b5
14. Nce5 Bb7 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Qxd4 Qa8 17. Rac1 h6 {(#Diagram after 17...h6,
before the following annotation)How to choose White's next move? Well, start
by not thinking candidate moves; instead, figure out positional elements,
goals, and formulate a plan.^^White would love to plant a knight on e5 and
advance f3 and e4 to prevent a black piece from camping out on d5.
Unfortunately the f3-knight is in the way of those pawn moves, and moving the
knight either hangs g2 (not indicated) or ends up misplacing the knight on g2 
(Ne1 or Nh4, then recapturing after ...Bxg2). So, can the white bishop leave
the long diagonal first? Well, yes...} 18. Bf1 $1 Bd5 (18... Bxf3 19. exf3 Qxf3
(19... Rc6 $1 {looks like Black's best, leaving White with a small advantage
after} 20. Rxc6 Qxc6 21. f4 {, when White's major pieces are more active and
the bishop is more useful than the knight, but Black has few serious
weaknesses and decent chances to hold.}) 20. Bxb5 (20. a4 $5 {gets GM Daniel
King excited due to the coming passed pawn on b5, but the natural capture with
the bishop is also quite good.}) 20... e5 $1 {Forced, as rook retreats lose
material to Bc6 tactics.} 21. Qc3 $1 (21. Qxe5 $6 Ne4 $1 {gives Black
compensation for the pawn if the a6-rook can swing to the kingside, and it's a
repetition draw if the rook is captured:} 22. Bxa6 Qxf2+ 23. Kh1 Qf3+) 21...
Qxc3 22. Rxc3 $14 {, with bishop versus knight, the two-to-one queenside
majority, and slightly more vulnerable targets on a5 and e5 favoring White.})
19. Ne5 Qb8 20. f3 Rd6 21. Qc5 Ra6 22. Qc7 Bc4 23. Qxb8 Rxb8 24. e4 Rab6 25.
Rd2 g5 26. g4 Kg7 27. Bxc4 bxc4 28. Nxc4 Rb3 29. Kf2 a4 30. Rcc2 h5 31. h3 hxg4
32. hxg4 Rh8 33. Ne5 Rb5 34. Nd3 Rh2+ 35. Kf1 Rxd2 36. Rxd2 Nd7 37. Ke2 Kf6 38.
Rc2 Rb8 39. Rc4 Ne5 40. Rb4 Rxb4 {(#Diagram after 40...Rxb4)} 41. Nxb4 ({
Here there are clearly only two reasonable candidate moves, but again it's
more important to figure out Black's idea than to start by picking one and
building a detailed tree.^^So what is Black threatening? Black hopes to
activate that a-pawn with ...Nc4xb2! followed by ...a3-a2-a1. So} 41. axb4 $2 {
is a serious mistake, and after} Nc4 {White is no longer winning.} 42. Kd1
Nxb2+ 43. Nxb2 $4 {even manages to lose to} a3 {, though of course 43.Kc2 is a
draw.}) 41... Nc4 42. Nd3 Ke7 43. Kd1 Kd6 44. Kc2 Kc6 45. Kc3 Kb5 46. Kd4 f6
47. e5 f5 48. gxf5 exf5 49. e6 g4 50. e7 Nd6 51. Kd5 Ne8 52. f4 g3 53. Ne1 Ng7
54. Ng2 Kb6 55. Kd6 Kb5 56. Ne3 Kb6 57. Kd7 Kc5 58. e8=Q {When we play over a
game, it appears to be a series of moves, played one at a time. How could it
be anything else?^^But when playing the game, and when analyzing it with the
idea of understanding and learning, we need to overcome the tendency to think
move by move. When one looks for a move, that's short-term, reactive thinking.
When you are constantly reacting to the opponent, you have, by definition,
surrendered the initiative.^^Finding a move is no longer the challenge it was
when you were a beginner. Start by trying to understand the position, imagine
how to create a favorable structure, determine harmonious piece placement, and
only then figure out the order of moves to achieve your goals and thwart those
of your opposition.^^Yes, there will be times that you have no option but to
list the possibilities and choose by process of elimination. Make those times
as rare as possible, and you will improve your results.} 1-0

[Event "Spring Thaw"]
[Site "Nampa, ID"]
[Date "2022.03.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ang, Nobel"]
[Black "Roland, Jeffrey T"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "1561"]
[BlackElo "1700"]
[Annotator "Ralph Dubisch"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2022.03.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

{[%evp 0,65,19,34,29,22,69,43,72,46,79,71,64,63,65,63,65,73,72,76,74,73,77,40,
36,47,42,25,222,225,259,21,10,25,128,107,103,86,92,61,107,127,84,77,74,63,66,
79,169,172,166,158,161,156,156,164,158,157,136,131,153,159,163,192,623,882,942,
954] I think we might learn something from this game.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3.
c4 d5 ({Possible, of course, but if you like the main lines of the Grunfeld
Exchange, consider delaying ...d5 until after White has played Nc3.} 3... Bg7
4. Nc3 (4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O) 4... d5 5. cxd5 (5. Qb3 dxc4
6. Qxc4 O-O (6... a6 $5) 7. e4 a6) 5... Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5) 4. cxd5
Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 {And here we see the problem with the early ...d5: Black has at
least one more minor piece than can readily fit into the diminished space
available. Exchanging on c3, while certainly helping White to shore up d4 with
the recapture toward the center, also removes the awkward knight and lines up
targets along the long dark diagonal.} 6. Nc3 ({Or the restricting} 6. h3 Bg7
7. Nc3 O-O 8. Be2 {, when Black has difficulty finding decent posts for all
the pieces.}) 6... Bg7 (6... Bg4 $5) 7. Be2 (7. h3 O-O 8. Be2 {as above}) 7...
O-O 8. O-O Nc6 ({Black should take advantage of the opportunity to bring out
the light-bound bishop,} 8... Bg4 {. If White prevents this development, what
are the future prospects for this piece?}) 9. Be3 ({What's the plan if White
grabs the central space?} 9. d5 Na5 (9... Ne5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. f4 $16) (9...
Nb8 10. a4 a5 11. Be3 $16) 10. Qc2 c6 11. Rd1 {and White is much more
comfortable.}) 9... Bg4 10. d5 ({The Stockfish engine also likes the other
central advance,} 10. e5 {, which does grab more central space and shuts down
the g7-bishop. But as this appears to give Black more toeholds in the center (.
..Nb4-d5) while improving the prospects of Black's g4-bishop, I'm not at all
sure I would recommend it for hominids.}) 10... Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Ne5 12. Be2 Nec4
{Black has exchanged some pieces, solved some of the development problems, and
suffers at most a minor disadvantage.} 13. Bxb6 (13. Bf4 $5) 13... Nxb2 $2 ({
But now fancy-play syndrome sets in. Black equalizes comfortably with the
simple recapture} 13... Nxb6 {.}) 14. Qb3 Bxc3 (14... cxb6 15. Qxb2 Rc8 16.
Rac1 {, and Black doesn't regain the piece with} Qc7 {due to} 17. Nb5 Bxb2 18.
Rxc7 {, and though there are complications, White comes through them with
extra material in all lines.}) 15. Qxc3 $2 (15. Be3 $1 Bg7 16. Rab1 {.
Computer lines from here don't even bother messing around with threats like
Bc1xb2 winning a piece. They simply capture Rxb2 and claim something like +5:
bishop-pair, central dominance, attack on both sides of the board. For example}
Re8 {(likely not best, but illustrative to avoid a later Bh6 threatening both
mate on g7 and the win of the exchange on f8)} 17. Rxb2 Bxb2 18. Qxb2 c6 19.
Bh6 f6 20. Bg4 Kh8 21. Be6 Qb6 22. Qc3 {and despite having rook and pawn for
the two bishops, it's clear that Black has no play whatsoever.}) 15... Na4 16.
Qxc7 Nxb6 $2 (16... axb6 $1 {secures the improved knight outpost on c5 while
improving the rook on a8.} 17. Rfc1 (17. Qxb7 Nc5 18. Qc6 Nxe4 {may even be a
slight edge to Black.}) 17... Nc5 18. Qxd8 Rfxd8 19. f3 f5 {.}) 17. Rfc1 $14
Rb8 18. Qxd8 Rfxd8 19. a4 a6 $6 ({Extra weakening on the b-file.} 19... Rbc8
20. a5 Nd7 $14) 20. a5 Nc8 21. Rc7 (21. Rab1) 21... Kf8 22. Rb1 Nd6 (22... b5
23. axb6 Rxb6 24. Rxb6 Nxb6 25. Bxa6 {is not yet clearly winning, but White
has good torture potential.}) 23. e5 Nb5 $2 ({Now it's all over. There are
definite chances to survive with} 23... Ne8 24. Rc5 (24. Rcxb7 Rxb7 25. Rxb7
Rxd5 26. f4 Rxa5 27. Ra7) 24... Rdc8 25. Rbc1 Rxc5 26. Rxc5 $14 {.}) 24. Bxb5
axb5 25. Rxb5 Rbc8 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. g3 Rc7 28. Kf1 Ke8 29. Ke2 Kd8 30. Ke3 Kc8
31. Kd4 Rc2 32. Rc5+ Rxc5 33. Kxc5 1-0

[Event "WA State Championship (Invitational sec"]
[Site "Orlov Chess Academy, Redmond,"]
[Date "2022.02.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gupta, Anand"]
[Black "Razmov, Valentin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "1842"]
[BlackElo "1821"]
[Annotator "Valentin Razmov"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2022.??.??"]
[TimeControl "9000+10"]

{[%evp 0,84,18,27,24,0,4,4,-2,2,44,6,50,50,75,29,57,-35,-15,-56,-8,-24,-60,
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-29983,-29984,-29985,-29986] This game was played in round 1, so neither
opponent knew what to expect -- except that we were of similar ratings. It was
promising to be an interesting battle between potential contenders for the top
spots in the section.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bf4 $6 {
A move likely intended to surprise Black or at least escape lines where Black
may have relevant experience. Objectively, that move allows Black to take a
pawn and likely keep it, at the cost of some complications.} Be7 $6 {White's
intended plan worked. After 10 moves of thought on the choices, Black decides
to avoid a possible opening preparation that may be harder to decipher over
the board. The principled alternative is illustrated by lines such as:} (5...
dxc4 $15 6. a4 (6. e4 b5 7. Qc2) 6... Bb4 7. Qc2 (7. g3) 7... Nbd7 (7... b5) 8.
e4 b5 9. Be2) 6. e3 O-O 7. c5 {Perhaps this strategic choice of a closed pawn
structure was White's idea all along. At least I had relevant experience and
knowledge to guide me.} (7. Bd3) (7. Qc2) 7... Nh5 {After 7 more minutes I
decided to directly challenge White's bishop first. The typical approach in
such closed positions instead is for Black to play ...b6 followed by ...a5,
aiming to open lines on the queen-side, where White attempts to create a
cramping effect with their c4-c5 thrust.} 8. Ne5 $2 $17 {Thought played
quickly, this otherwise typical knight move shows that White didn't appreciate
the significance of Black's latest challenge.} (8. Bd3 {would have been the
\"normal\" continuation, leading to a balanced position after} Nxf4 9. exf4 b6
10. b4 a5 11. a3 Ba6) 8... Nxf4 9. exf4 f6 $1 {This is the point: the absence
of a knight on f6 allows Black to directly push away White's knight from its
favorite e5-square, this negating its previous jump. The relative weakening of
the e6-square is not as significant here, because White is behind on
development and their center is overextended, so a challenge to that center is
coming up shortly, which will radically change the pawn structure.} 10. Nf3 Nd7
$1 {Suddenly White's position is rather unpleasant. A central pawn break ...
e6-e5 is imminent, while White's king is still unsafe.} 11. Qe2 $2 {Spending
17 minutes, White doesn't find a workable solution. The queen on e2 only adds
to the problems, as it slows down the bishop's development and allows Black to
rely on tactics due to the potential skewer of the king and queen.} (11. Bd3 e5
12. fxe5 fxe5 13. dxe5 {was relatively better, leaving Black up a pawn after}
Qc7 {but giving White a chance to at least consolidate their king-side.}) 11...
e5 $1 {White's center is falling apart. What should White do with highest
priority $2} 12. fxe5 $6 {Facilitating the opening of more lines for Black's
pieces is generally not the right approach, and specifically here it does not
help either. White needs to complete development quickly and add stability to
their position and safety to their king.} (12. Rd1) (12. O-O-O) 12... fxe5 13.
Nxe5 $2 $19 {Perhaps White was still hoping to contain the damage positionally
and/or materially, but again the chosen path exacerbates the situation.} (13.
dxe5 Nxc5 $17) 13... Nxe5 14. Qxe5 ({If} 14. dxe5 Bxc5 15. f3 Qg5 {then the
White king cannot castle in either direction.}) 14... Bf6 15. Qh5 Bxd4 16.
O-O-O {By this point we had collectively spent over 2 hours playing, a
curiosity for most players around us who had already finished their games in a
brisk tempo.} Qf6 $6 {This \"automatic\" move -- developing a piece while
adding pressure -- was hard to resist. It gives White a brief moment of
respite to develop their bishop: Bd3.} ({The engine suggests instead lines like
} 16... g6 $1 17. Qe2 (17. Qh6 $5 Be5 18. g3 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Qa5 20. Qd2 Bg4 21.
Re1 Rxf2 $1 22. Be2 Qa3+ 23. Kd1 d4 24. Qxd4 Qb2 $1 $19) 17... Rxf2) 17. Rd3 $6
{Perhaps the pressure felt too great and White misses that chance...} ({
... or maybe after} 17. Bd3 g6 18. Qe2 Qxf2 {White saw no point in playing
down two pawns with no compensation, so was seeking complications in hopes of
reversing damages.}) 17... Qf4+ {forcing the rook to retreat due to the threat
of the light-squared bishop coming in with skewers on f5 or g4.} 18. Rd2 Bg4
19. Qh4 Bxf2 20. g3 Qf3 {Black strives to keep up the pressure and not allow
White to bring their pieces into the game. By now each of the players had
about 30 minutes left to complete the 40-move time control...} 21. Bd3 ({
The alternative} 21. Rxf2 Qxh1 22. Rxf8+ Rxf8 23. Qxg4 Qxf1+ $19 {seems like a
clean win.}) 21... Qxh1+ (21... h5 $1 {was even stronger, and I calculated
this alternative, but missed that after} 22. Rf1 {Black wins on the spot due to
} Qe3 $1 {-- threatening to trap the white queen with ...g7-g5 or win the
pinned rook after} 23. Bc2 Be1 $19) 22. Rd1 {realistically an only move, and
an unpleasant surprise for Black, as I had overlooked this possibility from a
distance, way back on move 17. Luckily Black has a good and simple move in
store:} Qf3 ({The engine offers fascinating alternative winning lines starting
with} 22... Be3+ {During that phase of the game, I was trying to actively
simplify the position, being wary of the chance to overlook another tactical
detail, especially with the f-file open against my king too.} 23. Kb1 h5 $1 (
23... Qf3 24. Qxh7+ Kf7 25. Rf1 Bf2 26. Nd1 Rh8 27. Qg6+ Kg8 $1 28. Nxf2 Bh5 $1
29. Qe6+ Bf7 $19) 24. Rxh1 g5 $1 25. Qxg4 hxg4 $19) 23. Qxh7+ Kf7 24. Rf1 {
With the last few minutes ticking down on the clock, White decides to try to
complicate things.} ({I thought I had convinced myself that Black escapes
attempts for a perpetual check or a mating attack after the more conventional} 
24. Qg6+ Ke7 25. Nxd5+ (25. Qxg7+ Rf7 26. Qe5+ Kd7 27. Qd6+ Kc8 $19) 25... cxd5
26. Qd6+ Ke8 27. Bg6+ Rf7 {However, continuing from this line of my
calculation, the engine doesn't give up just yet and insists on posing
additional serious tactical challenges --} 28. Rxd5 $5 Be3+ (28... Qe3+ 29. Kc2
Qe2+ 30. Kb1 {following as in the mainline}) 29. Kc2 {and at this juncture of
these variations Black must earn the win by finding the spectacular piece
sacrifice to deflect the white rook from the threat of Re5+:} Bd4 $1 30. Rxd4
Bf5+ 31. Bxf5 Qxf5+ 32. Kc3 Rf6 $19) 24... Qf6 {adding the reassuring presence
of a queen to help the fearful Black king.} ({Simpler was} 24... Rh8 25. Qg6+
Kg8 $19) 25. h3 Rh8 26. Qg6+ (26. Rxf2 Qxf2 27. Qg6+ Kg8 28. Qxg4 Re8 $19 {
was another possibility.}) 26... Qxg6 27. Rxf2+ Ke6 $2 {I knew that I had
miscalculated something somewhere, but the nervous tension had mounted by that
point -- White had a mere 1 minute left on the clock, while Black had 14.
Although I did consider the obvious 27...Qf6, it appeared to me -- incorrectly
-- that at the end of that line White was equalizing the material; I was
mis-visualizing White's rook as still being present on the board, even though
I was recapturing it for Black's queen on f6.} (27... Qf6 28. Rxf6+ Kxf6 29.
hxg4 Rh2 $19) 28. Bxg6 Rxh3 {Luckily for Black, the resulting position retains
ample margin for a comfortable win.} 29. Rf7 $2 {This loses additional
material, though with the queens gone and the potential White attack vanished
it's hard to recommend something promising for White.} Rh6 $1 30. Rxg7 Kf6 {
The game could have reasonably ended here with a resignation given Black's
enormous material advantage and no real risks (including 9 minutes left to
make the next 10 moves).} 31. Rxb7 Kxg6 32. Rc7 Kf5 33. Rf7+ Ke5 34. Re7+ Kd4
35. Rg7 Bf3 36. Rf7 Be4 37. g4 Rg8 38. Rxa7 Rxg4 39. Ra5 Rg2 40. Ra4+ Kd3 41.
Nd1 Rc2+ 42. Kb1 Rh1 {and Black resigned. Following this difficult and
disappointing game, Anand Gupta recovered very well: he played a strong
tournament and finished in shared 2nd place, remaining in contention for 1st
place until the very last round. My heartfelt congratulations to him on this $1
} 0-1

[Event "WA State Championship"]
[Site "Redmond WA"]
[Date "2022.02.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nallappa, Vijay"]
[Black "Wang, Daniel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "1602"]
[BlackElo "1631"]
[Annotator "Daniel Wang"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2022.02.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 d6 {I only recently began
playing the King's Indian Defense against 1.d4, so I didn't know much theory.
In fact, I believe this was the first time I had faced the Torre Attack.} 6. e4
Nbd7 {Here the more popular move was 6...c5, which the computer evaluates as
equal and has been played by Kasparov and Vachier-Lagrave, among others. The
text gives white a very slight advantage.} 7. Bc4 e5 8. dxe5 Nxe5 {I wanted to
open up my light-squared bishop.} 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. O-O Qe8 {Sidestepping the
pin and preparing Be6.} 11. Qc2 Be6 12. a4 Bxc4 13. Nxc4 Qc6 14. Nd2 a5 {
Here I offered a draw as I thought the position appeared very equal. The
computer gives +0.2 for white which is somewhat negligible.} 15. f3 Nd7 {
Rotating my knight to the queenside, possibly to c5 where it would eye the
holes in white's position on d3 and b3.} 16. Rfd1 Bf6 {16... Nc5 would have
been better, but I decided to shamelessly play for a draw!} (16... Nc5 17. Nf1
(17. b4 $4 Ne6 18. Be3 Nd4 19. Qd3 Qxc3 $3 20. Qxc3 Ne2+ $1 $19) 17... Bf6 18.
Bh6 Bg7 $11) 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Nc4 Nb6 19. Nxb6 Qxb6+ {All the minor pieces
have been traded off and the position is now 0.00. Here I offered another draw,
which was also declined.} 20. Kh1 Rad8 21. Qe2 $6 Qb3 22. Rdb1 (22. h3 Rxd1+
23. Qxd1 (23. Rxd1 Qxa4) 23... Qxb2) (22. Ra3 $4 Qxd1+) 22... Rd6 {Doubling on
the d-file with the additional idea of a potential Rb6 targeting the weak b2
pawn.} 23. Ra3 Qb6 24. Qc2 $2 Rfd8 25. Rb3 Qe3 $1 26. Rxb7 $4 Rd2 27. Qb3 Qe2 {
Here the computer finds instead:} (27... Rxg2 $3 28. Kxg2 (28. Rb8 Qf2 $3 {
With mate to follow.}) 28... Rd2+ 29. Kh3 Qxf3+ 30. Kh4 Rxh2+ 31. Kg5 Qf4#) 28.
Rg1 Rd1 29. h3 Rxg1+ 30. Kxg1 Rd2 0-1

[Event "WA State Championship (Invitational sec"]
[Site "Orlov Chess Academy, Redmond,"]
[Date "2022.02.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tu, Robin"]
[Black "Razmov, Gabriel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "1809"]
[BlackElo "1600"]
[Annotator "Gabriel Razmov"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2022.??.??"]

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1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. d3 {This is a very quiet and
reserved line. 5.d4 is by far the most popular move in this position, and it
is more ambitious as it gets more central space.} c6 ({Another way for Black is
} 5... Bg4 6. Nge2 c6 7. Bd2 Nbd7 (7... e6 $6 {leaves Black's bishop almost
trapped} 8. f3 Bh5 9. Nd5 Qd8 10. Nxf6+ Qxf6 ({but not} 10... gxf6 $2 11. h4 h6
12. Nf4 Bg6 13. Nxg6 fxg6 {+-}))) 6. f4 $6 {A puzzling move that blocks the
dark-squared bishop while it also weakens the dark squares on the kingside. I
spent about 5 minutes thinking on my response. (As I learned later on, my
opponent apparently plays f4 with White in almost any opening.)} Bg4 $6 {
A conventional response, but not the best.} ({A more active response would be} 
6... b5 $1 7. Bb3 e6 8. Nf3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Ne4 Qb6+ 11. Kh1 Nxe4 12. dxe4
a5 {taking advantage of White's slow-down.}) 7. Nf3 h6 $2 {The intent here was
to create room for Black's bishop, but in retrospect this move literally loses
a tempo, since the bishop will have to be exchanged on f3, rather than being
immobilized and stranded on h7.} (7... e6 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Bb4 {⩲}) 8. h3
Bxf3 {I considered 8... Qh5 here but it didn't seem to do much good.} 9. Qxf3
e6 10. Bd2 Qc7 11. O-O-O {Black is far behind on development and must hurry.}
Nbd7 12. g4 O-O-O 13. g5 $6 {White is eager to open files, but what if Black
doesn't do so?} hxg5 $6 {Automatic and incorrect.} (13... Nd5 {doesn't play by
White's script.} 14. h4 {⩲}) 14. fxg5 Ne5 15. Qf2 $1 {A nice move that,
among other things, attacks a7.} Nxc4 $2 {Here I didn't really know what to
play. I didn't (and I needed to) consider 15...Nd5, which simply moves the
knight to its favorite position, while saving f7. Even then, Black is still
worse due to space disadvantage on the kingside, the inactive dark-squared
bishop, and the hanging pawn on a7.} (15... Nd5 16. Qxa7 b5 17. Qxc7+ Nxc7 18.
Bb3 Be7 {±}) 16. gxf6 $4 {A blunder, played surprisingly quickly in a
position that required careful evaluation of alternatives. I was not counting
on this move when I played ...Nxc4, but I had foreseen that it's a mistake.} (
16. dxc4 {maintains White's advantage and pressure on Black's position.}) 16...
Nxd2 {Suddenly Black is better.} 17. Rxd2 gxf6 {This capture's effect is
probably what my opponent missed. He cannot recapture on f6 now due to 17...
Bh6, winning the exchange.} 18. Kb1 f5 {Stabilizing the kingside and the
important f-passer for Black, while also restricting the mobility of White's
knight.} 19. Qxa7 b6 20. Qa6+ $6 (20. Qa8+ Kd7 21. Qa4 {∓ is the more
technical way - who wants to play with a king on d7 in the middlegame?}) 20...
Qb7 $1 21. Qxb7+ ({White's problem is that even the more active looking} 21.
Qc4 b5 22. Qb3 Rh4 $1 {leads to a rather passive position for all their pieces.
Notice the dominating effect Black's pawns have on the light squares!}) 21...
Kxb7 {I felt good about my chances after entering this endgame. There was no
real risk of Black losing any more, while I could grind for a win with my
passed f-pawns.} 22. Rf2 Rd4 {Activating and aiming to keep White passively
defending the h3-weakness.} 23. Ne2 Rdh4 24. Rf3 Bd6 {Black dominates the
board!} 25. c4 c5 {Attempting to secure the queenside so that my opponent
doesn't get counter-play there.} 26. a3 f6 {This and the next few moves aim to
prepare support for a future e6-e5-e4 push.} 27. Nc3 R8h5 28. Nb5 Be7 $6 {
Keeping guard of the b4-square, which is the only place his counter-play can
start. White could have gotten some relief as a result, but missed it.} 29. Rg1
Kc8 $2 {Gives White counter-play in the form of forcing moves, which limits
Black's options for pressing on.} (29... Kc6 {is more natural and centralized.}
30. Rg7 Kd7 31. Nc7 Rxh3 {∓}) 30. Rg8+ Kd7 31. Rb8 Rxh3 {A key decision
moment; Black decides to press forward and counts on being able to quickly
advance the f-pawn toward queening. The main alternative was 31...Bd8 (which I
considered), aiming to keep the queenside defended and capture h3 soon after.}
32. Rb7+ Ke8 33. Rxh3 Rxh3 34. Rxb6 e5 $6 {Miscalculating the stronger
prospects for Black after 34...f4.} (34... f4 $1 {is the principled
alternative.} 35. Kc2 $1 {only move by White to stay in the game!} (35. Rxe6 $4
Rh1+ 36. Kc2 f3 {and the f-pawn queens.}) (35. Nc3 $2 f3 36. Nd1 Rh1 37. Kc2
Kf7 38. Kd2 f5 {-+}) 35... Re3 36. Kd2 f5 {∓}) 35. Nc7+ Kf8 $2 {Here I
thought that if I chose to move to f7, Nd5 would hurt me due to the coming pin
on the bishop. As my analysis shows, ...Kf7 is indeed best but only good
enough for a small edge. I was probably also affected by the previous
unsuccessful games in the tournament, wanting to press for a win here.} (35...
Kf7 {⩱} 36. Nd5 Bd8 $1 {A critical resource for Black.} 37. Rb8 (37. Rd6 Rh8
$1) 37... Rh8 $1 {Another critical resource, after which Black can press on.})
36. Kc2 f4 {Trying to keep the initiative.} 37. Kd2 $4 {An act of panic?} (37.
Nd5 {was the only move for White (and not too hard to find).} Rh2+ 38. Kd1 {
and Black has to soon confess that it is likely going to be a draw.} f3 39. Ke1
(39. Rb8+)) 37... Rh2+ $1 {An only winning move which heads into a series of
other precise moves to secure a win for Black.} 38. Ke1 {(#Diagram Position
after 38.Ke1)} f5 $1 {A strong idea - Black needs to involve the bishop, as
the rook and f-pawn cannot do it all by themselves.} (38... f3 $2 39. Nd5 {
and once again White will escape with a draw.}) 39. Nd5 {White finally opts
for activating their knight, but by now ...f5 has opened up Black's bishop and
the f6-pawn is safe too. The next move is still an only winning move, but it
was easy to find.} Bh4+ $1 40. Kf1 f3 {Threatening a cool mate :-), but even
without it Black is winning as the pawn promotes.} 41. Rb8+ Kf7 42. Rb7+ Kg6
43. Ne7+ Kg5 44. Kg1 f2+ (44... Bg3 $1 {is a nice touch to finish the game in
the most efficient manner. I missed that elegance, but I also had already
calculated that there was nothing for my opponent to hope for in the line I
played.}) 45. Kxh2 f1=Q 46. Rb6 Qf2+ 47. Kh1 Qf3+ 48. Kg1 Bf2+ 49. Kf1 Bg3+ 50.
Kg1 Qf2+ 51. Kh1 Qh2# {It was satisfying to win a challenging game against a
player rated in the 1800s. I had this as a goal to strive for, and now that
goal has been achieved! 0-} 0-1

[Event "WA State Championship (Invitational)"]
[Site "Orlov Chess Academy at Redmon"]
[Date "2022.02.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Seshadri, Sridhar"]
[Black "Wang, Ted"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "1792"]
[BlackElo "1800"]
[Annotator "Ted Wang"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2022.??.??"]
[TimeControl "40/120:0"]

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63,-408,-787,-805,-862,-1026,-1038,-1049,-924]} 1. b4 {This is a surprising
start} e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. a3 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 {I started with my familiar
King’s Indian Defence} 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. c4 Ne8 9. e4 f5 10. exf5
gxf5 11. d3 c6 12. Re1 Qc7 13. Qb3 {By this point, white already established
an advantage with more space and ways to attack. Black did not have any play}
Kh8 14. Bc3 {This is a strange move without a clear intention} c5 15. Qb2 Qd8
16. Nbd2 Nc7 17. Nf1 Ne6 18. Qc1 Nd4 19. Nxd4 exd4 {This was a mistake because
the e file was opened} 20. Bd2 Nf6 {This was a blunder. Ne5 to block the e
file was the best move} 21. Bh6 Qd7 22. Bxg7+ Qxg7 23. Qf4 Rd8 24. Nd2 Qg4 25.
Qxg4 Nxg4 26. bxc5 dxc5 27. h3 Nf6 28. Re5 Rg8 29. Rxc5 {By this point, black
completely lost with material down and pawn structure damaged} Be6 30. Nf3 Rad8
31. Re1 Bc8 32. Rc7 f4 33. Kh2 fxg3+ 34. fxg3 Rg7 35. Ree7 Rxe7 36. Rxe7 Kg8
37. Ng5 h6 38. Ne4 Nxe4 39. Bxe4 Kf8 40. Rh7 Kg8 41. Rxh6 {Black down by two
pawns now. The situation was hopeless.} Kg7 42. Rh7+ Kf6 43. Bxb7 {This
appeared to a natural move to gain more material, but actually gave black
counterplay. Black had a small hope alive now.} Bf5 44. Rh4 Bxd3 {Black now
had a pass pawn, a small hope to come back.} 45. Bd5 Ke5 46. Rh5+ Kf6 47. Rh6+
Kf5 48. Rh5+ Kf6 49. Rh6+ Kf5 50. Kg1 Re8 51. g4+ Kg5 52. Re6 Rb8 53. Kf2 Kf4
54. Rf6+ Ke5 55. Rf7 Bg6 56. Rb7 Rf8+ 57. Ke1 d3 58. Rg7 Rf6 59. g5 Rb6 60.
Re7+ Kd4 61. Rb7 {This was a blunder because now black’s d pawn can promote!}
Rxb7 62. Bxb7 Ke3 63. Bc8 d2+ 64. Kd1 Be8 0-1

