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#18071 by yevlev

17:35, September 05, 2016 by yevlev

[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2016.09.05"] [Round "?"] [White "Yevgeny Levanzov"] [Black "IM Avraham Kaldor"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B22"] [PlyCount "114"] [EventDate "2016.??.??"] [SourceDate "2015.10.21"] [TimeControl "60/120:0"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 {I was expecting only Nc6 and didn't prepare too much for Nf6.} 6. Bb5+ (6. Bg5) (6. Bd3) 6... Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 8. O-O Be7 9. dxc5 {white exchanged a pair of bishops and would play against the isolated pawn. I tried not to mix with the French Tarrasch move order, as no Nb3 here.} Nxc5 10. Be3 (10. Nbd2 {was better for me to do, with the idea of Nb3 and then Nfd4 with the idea of Nf5. Also f3, if some knight jumps to e4.}) (10. Nd4) 10... O-O 11. Nbd2 Ng4 12. Bf4 (12. Bd4 { better.} Bd6 13. g3) 12... Nd3 {totally missed this move and was in a panic.} 13. Bg3 Bf6 $6 {this is simply a bad diagonal for the bishop + taking the f6 square from the knight.} (13... Nxb2 14. Qc2 (14. Qb3) 14... Nc4 (14... Qb6 $2 15. Rfb1) 15. Nxc4 dxc4 16. Rab1 {and white has full compensation.}) 14. Qc2 Nge5 15. Nxe5 (15. Rad1) 15... Nxe5 16. Rfe1 (16. Rad1) (16. Bxe5 Bxe5 17. Nf3 Bf6 {the knight is not weaker.}) 16... Nc6 {white just has a clear edge and a simple game.} 17. Nf3 Qb6 (17... d4) 18. Ne5 {I wanted to play safe and solid.} (18. Rad1) (18. Qb3) 18... Bxe5 (18... Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20. Rxe5 {and white has no risk at all.}) 19. Bxe5 Rfe8 20. Bf4 {totally equal.} (20. Bg3) 20... d4 {black's key move to equalize.} 21. Rad1 (21. Qd2) 21... Rad8 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. h3 (23. cxd4 Nxd4 24. Qa4 {saw this, but was afraid to play due to Ne2+, not realizing that it's a blunder.} Nc6 (24... Ne2+ $4 25. Kf1 Re6 26. Rd6 $1)) (23. Kf1 Qa6+) 23... h6 24. b3 {couldn't find moves.} (24. Bg3) (24. Kh2) (24. a4 $5) (24. Bc1) 24... Qc5 25. Rc1 (25. c4 {black can;'t advance d4.}) 25... g5 {weakening the king.} 26. Bg3 (26. Bd2 {better.}) 26... Qb5 27. Rd1 (27. cxd4 Nxd4 28. Qc5 Ne2+ 29. Kh2 Qxc5 30. Rxc5 Nxg3 31. Kxg3 {equal.}) 27... Re2 28. Rd2 $4 (28. c4 $1 Qe5 (28... Rxc2 29. cxb5 Na5 {edge for white.}) 29. Rd2 (29. Bxe5)) 28... Rxd2 $2 (28... Re1+ 29. Kh2 Qf1) 29. Qxd2 Qa5 30. b4 {lesser evil. } dxc3 31. Qxc3 Qxb4 32. Qxb4 (32. Qf6 {I thought about it for a very long time, but didn't see enough attacking lines or a perpetual.} Qb1+ 33. Kh2 Qxa2 34. Qxh6 {not easy to go for this.}) 32... Nxb4 33. a3 Nd3 {the bishop is stronger and white has drawing chances. Dvoretzky type of endgame. white must exchange pawns on the K-side, which is easier when black's are advanced.} 34. Kf1 f5 35. Bd6 (35. Bb8) 35... Kf7 36. Ke2 Nb2 37. Bb4 Ke6 38. Bf8 (38. g4 fxg4 39. hxg4) 38... h5 39. Kd2 Nc4+ 40. Kc3 Kd5 41. Be7 g4 42. hxg4 hxg4 $2 (42... fxg4 {every strong player, especially an IM must take fxg to threaten with a passer.} 43. g3 {f3 is weak.}) 43. Kd3 b5 44. Bf8 a5 45. Be7 (45. f3 $2 Ne5+ 46. Ke3 f4+) (45. g3) 45... Ne5+ 46. Ke3 $2 {time trouble intuition failed.} ( 46. Kc3) 46... Ng6 47. Bd8 f4+ $2 (47... a4) 48. Kd3 Ne5+ 49. Kc3 Nc6 50. Bc7 Ke4 51. Bd6 (51. Bb6) 51... f3 52. g3 $4 {counter intuitive.} (52. gxf3+ Kxf3 53. Bc5 Ne5) 52... Kd5 53. Bf8 b4+ 54. axb4 axb4+ 55. Kd3 Ne5+ 56. Ke3 b3 57. Ba3 Nc4+ {idiocy.} 0-1