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[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2016.08.22"] [Round "3"] [White "Yevgeny Levanzov"] [Black "Menahem Erlich"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C96"] [PlyCount "117"] [EventDate "2016.??.??"] [TimeControl "60/120:0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 {no Berlin.} 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 (5... Be7 {the main line.}) 6. Bb3 Be7 7. Re1 (7. d4 {possible, but I wanted to go to the main closed line.} d6) 7... O-O 8. c3 {I was well prepared for the Marshall.} ( 8. d4) (8. d3) (8. a4) 8... Na5 $6 9. Bc2 d6 10. h3 (10. d4 Bg4 11. d5) 10... c5 11. d4 {we transposed to the Chigorin variation.} Nc6 (11... Qc7) 12. d5 Nb8 (12... Na5) 13. Nbd2 (13. a4 {I knew that this is the best move, but didn't find a plan after it.} Bb7 (13... b4 $6) (13... bxa4 $6) 14. Be3) 13... Nbd7 14. Nf1 (14. a4) 14... Nb6 15. Ng3 (15. Ne3) 15... Re8 16. b3 Bd7 17. Be3 (17. Bg5 $6 h6 18. Be3) 17... Qc7 18. Qd2 a5 19. Red1 Rec8 $2 20. Nxe5 $1 {A trick that I knew due to GM Oleg Romanishin's interview, and prepared. Similar trick was in the game Vasiukov-Romanishin, 1974.} dxe5 21. d6 Qd8 $6 (21... Bxd6 22. Qxd6 Qxd6 23. Rxd6) 22. dxe7 Qxe7 23. Qd6 (23. Bg5 {better.}) 23... Qxd6 24. Rxd6 {white is better, due to the total control of the d file.} Rab8 25. Rad1 h6 26. Nf5 {tough positional decsion.} (26. Bxh6 $6 Ne8 27. Rxd7 Nxd7 28. Nf5 gxh6) (26. f4 {with the idea of Ne2, Bf2-g3.}) (26. f3) 26... Bxf5 27. exf5 Ne8 28. R6d2 f6 29. Be4 (29. f4 $1 {was a tough decsion.}) 29... c4 30. Bxb6 Rxb6 31. Bd5+ Kf8 32. Be6 $1 {I am very pround that I've realized that this sequence is the strongest.} Rc7 (32... Rxe6 $1 {best chance.} 33. fxe6 Ke7) 33. bxc4 bxc4 34. Rd5 $6 (34. Rd8 $1 {with the threat of Bd7. underestimated it.} Re7 35. Ra8 Rb5 36. Rdd8) 34... Ra6 $6 (34... Rb8 35. Rxa5 Ke7) 35. Rd7 (35. Rd8) 35... Raa7 36. Rxc7 (36. Rd8) 36... Rxc7 37. Rd5 Ra7 38. Rc5 Nd6 {nasty.} 39. Rc6 Ke7 40. g4 (40. Bxc4 Nxf5) 40... a4 (40... Ne4 41. Rxc4 Ng5 $1) 41. Bxc4 Nxc4 42. Rxc4 Kd6 43. Kf1 Kd5 44. Rb4 {black's king is very active and I am in a severe time trouble.} (44. Rc8) 44... Rc7 45. Rxa4 Rxc3 46. Ra7 {I thought this is an easy win, and underestimated his counter play.} Rxh3 47. Rxg7 (47. a4) 47... Ke4 48. Kg2 Ra3 49. Rg6 h5 $1 50. gxh5 (50. Rxf6 hxg4 51. Rf8) 50... Kxf5 51. Rg3 $6 (51. Rg8) 51... Rxa2 {this is a draw, but he misplays it.} 52. Rg8 Ra7 53. Kg3 Rh7 54. Kh4 Kf4 55. Rf8 f5 56. Rf6 e4 57. h6 Ke5 $4 {gives me the critical g5 square.} 58. Kg5 f4 59. Rf5+ (59. Rxf4 $4 Rxh6 60. Rf5+ Ke6 {draw.}) 1-0