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#19844 by yevlev

10:21, November 23, 2017 by yevlev

[Event "KO Autumn"] [Site "?"] [Date "2017.11.22"] [Round "7"] [White "Avraham Lotsov H.Z. (a legend)"] [Black "Yevgeny Levanzov"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B17"] [Annotator "Last Game Ever in KO"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] [SourceDate "2017.11.23"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 {the second sharpest line (the first is Bd3).} (5. Qe2 {he went for this famous trick in our last game.}) 5... Ngf6 6. Qe2 $6 {simply against logic and opening principles, even if you try to be creative.} (6. Ng5 e6 7. Qe2 Nb6 {the main line.} (7... Be7)) 6... Nxe4 7. Qxe4 Nf6 8. Qf4 {ofc I didn't know this move, but it seemed not good.} (8. Qd3) 8... Bg4 (8... e6 {maybe was better. but as he will play Nf3-e5, b6 and Bb7 may be risky, as c6 will be weak.} 9. Nf3 Bd6 10. Ne5 Qc7 11. O-O b6 { one option.} (11... Nd5)) 9. Nf3 e6 (9... Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Qxd4 11. Qb3 {didn't like it.}) 10. Be3 $6 (10. Ne5) 10... Bf5 {with the aim to discourage him from long castle.} (10... Bd6) 11. c3 Bd6 12. Ne5 $15 O-O (12... Qc7) 13. O-O Qc7 { putting more preasure. Nd7 will follow.} 14. Qh4 {typical to Lotsov.} Nd5 ( 14... Bxe5 15. dxe5 Qxe5 $6 16. Bd4 Qe4 17. f4 {full comp.} (17. Bxf6)) 15. Rae1 {he wants the other rook on the f file to play f4 later (or if the file opens).} Bxe5 {bad, as was based on cheap tactical tricks.} (15... b5 16. Bd3 Bxe5 17. Bxf5 Bxh2+ 18. Qxh2 Qxh2+ 19. Kxh2 exf5) 16. dxe5 Nb6 $2 {went for the cheap Bb3, Bd3 trick.} (16... Nxe3 17. Rxe3 $15 (17. fxe3 Qxe5 {forgot that he can't take with the pawn - a shame.})) 17. Bc5 $1 {simply missed it, which is UNACCEPTABLE.} Rfd8 $6 (17... Rfe8 18. Bd6 Qd8 {the whole point. and he must trade.} 19. Qxd8 Raxd8) (17... Nxc4 18. Bxf8 (18. Qxc4) 18... Nxe5 ( 18... Nd2 $4 19. Bxg7) (18... Bd3 19. Qg3)) 18. Bd6 Qd7 {very bad position in practice. almost lost.} 19. Re3 $6 (19. Be2) 19... Nc8 {was a very tough choice, but I simply couldn't tolerate the bishop.} (19... Nxc4 20. Qxc4 Rac8) 20. Rd1 Nxd6 21. exd6 {I thought that the pawn will be valnurable. It is not about intuition here - one must calculate exactly and deeply.} (21. Rxd6 Qc7) 21... b5 $6 (21... c5 22. Be2 {to prevent Rc8-c6.}) 22. Be2 {white must try to exchange the bishops, to ease the attack on my king.} Rac8 {why?} 23. g4 Bg6 24. f4 {very difficult to play.} Re8 $4 (24... Qb7 25. Qf2 (25. f5 $2 Qb6 ( 25... exf5 26. Re7 Qb6+) 26. Qf2 exf5 27. Re7 fxg4)) (24... Ra8 25. f5) 25. f5 exf5 26. Re7 Rxe7 27. dxe7 {and here I thought that after Qc7 Rd8 I have f6 and missed that I am in check.} Qc7 28. Rd8+ 1-0