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#18123 by algeria vs. armenia

17:14, September 19, 2016 by algeria vs. armenia

[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2016.09.19"] [Round "7"] [White "Yevgeny Levanzov"] [Black "Yoni Sokolov"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C06"] [PlyCount "105"] [SourceDate "2016.09.20"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Qb6 (7... cxd4 8. cxd4 f6 9. exf6 {the main line.} (9. Nf4 Nxd4 10. Qh5+ {etc.}) 9... Nxf6) 8. Nf3 Be7 (8... cxd4 {more accurate.}) 9. O-O O-O 10. Ng3 {just forgot the theory.} (10. a3 {with the idea of b4 is better.} c4 11. Bc2) (10. Nf4) ( 10. b3) (10. Re1) (10. Bc2) 10... f6 11. exf6 (11. Qc2 {forgot about this idea at all.} f5) 11... Bxf6 $6 {serious inaccuracy, that leads to an easy attack by white.} (11... Nxf6) 12. Ng5 (12. Qc2 h6 13. dxc5 Qxc5 14. Nh5) (12. dxc5) ( 12. Nh5) 12... Bxg5 13. Bxg5 Nf6 14. Bxf6 $6 (14. Nh5 $1 {of course, I thought about it, but was afraid that black could do something with this tempo, and couldn't calculate out all lines.} Rf7 (14... Nxh5 $4 15. Qxh5 h6 (15... g6 16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. Qxg6+) 16. Bxh6 gxh6 17. Qg6+)) 14... gxf6 $6 {opens the king. maybe he thought of a counter play on the g file.} (14... Rxf6 15. Qh5 g6 ( 15... Rh6 $4 16. Qe8#) (15... h6 16. Qe8+ Rf8 17. Bh7+)) 15. Qg4+ (15. Nh5) 15... Kh8 16. Nh5 (16. Qh4) (16. Qh5) (16. dxc5 {was afraid of central pawn strorm, later, so delayed it.}) 16... Qc7 (16... Rf7 {better, as black still puts pressure on d4.}) 17. Qh4 f5 {ungly move to make, but should be made.} 18. Rfe1 (18. dxc5 {had to take.} e5 19. Rfe1 e4 {white is much better.}) (18. g4 { crazy move - not in my style, but considered it.}) (18. Nf4 Qf7) 18... cxd4 19. cxd4 Qf7 20. Re3 (20. Bb5) (20. Rac1) 20... Rg8 21. Rg3 (21. h3) (21. Be2 { better.}) 21... Bd7 22. Rxg8+ (22. Nf6) 22... Rxg8 23. Nf6 $4 Qe7 {simple miss of a cheap non-chess tactic.} 24. Re1 Rg4 (24... Rg6 25. Bxf5 {gives nothing.}) 25. Qh6 Rg6 26. Nxd5 Rxh6 (26... Qd6 {better.}) 27. Nxe7 Nxe7 28. Rc1 {white has some tiny play as black's rook is not very active.} Bc6 29. b4 b5 (29... Bd5 30. Rc7) 30. Rc5 Rg6 31. g3 Rg4 $6 32. f4 (32. Bxb5 Bxb5 33. Rxb5 Rxd4) 32... Bd5 $2 33. Rxb5 (33. Bxb5 {not clear what is better.}) 33... Rg8 34. a3 Nc6 35. Rc5 Nxd4 36. Kf2 Rb8 $2 (36... h5) 37. Ke3 Nc6 (37... Nb3 38. Rc7 (38. Rc3)) 38. Bxf5 Nxb4 $4 {panic.} 39. axb4 Rxb4 {here I had 17 seconds.} 40. Bc2 $1 {and still found the best move, blocking the 2nd line.} Rb2 41. Kd2 $2 (41. Kd4 {gives winning chances.} Bb3 42. Bxb3 Rxb3 43. Ke5) 41... Be4 42. Kc1 Rxc2+ 43. Rxc2 Bxc2 44. Kxc2 {and this is a draw.} Kg7 45. Kc3 $4 (45. g4) 45... h5 $4 (45... Kf6 {wins.} 46. Kd4 (46. g4 e5 47. fxe5+ Kxe5 48. Kc4 Kf4 49. h3 Kg3) 46... Kf5) 46. h3 Kf6 47. g4 hxg4 48. hxg4 e5 49. g5+ Kf5 50. g6 Kxg6 51. fxe5 Kf5 52. Kd4 Ke6 53. Kc5 1/2-1/2