[Event "Tournament for ZADROT EBANIYS"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.10"] [Round "?"] [White "Stotyn, Fabian"] [Black "Grotovsky, Evgeny"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C45"] [Annotator "Grotovsky"] [PlyCount "69"] {Zhis was zhe second time I played against zhis opponent. Zhe first time was back in 2004 in zhe 3rd Division of zhe Dutch Team Championship between Hardenberg and BSG Bussum. I won zhe game, but my team failed a little bit and zhe final result was a dissappointink 4-4 score if I remember correctly.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bb4+ {My Russian comrade Vladimir Kramnik used zhis line recently in zhe World Cup to beat zhe French baquette Vachier-Lagrave in 22 moveks wiz zhe Black pieces!} 5. c3 Bc5 6. Be3 Bb6 7. Nd2 d6 ({I don't gnow why I didn't play zhe more logical} 7... Nf6 { immediately. I could've saved me a tempo by playink d7-d5 at once.}) 8. Nc4 Nf6 9. Nxb6 axb6 10. f3 O-O 11. Bd3 ({I zhink zhet White's plan was a bit slow, because Black zhe lead in development and is ready to open zhe positon wiz d6-d5. Therefore, White should have played} 11. c4 {in zhis position to keep zhe position closed. Black does have an interestink opportunity to open zhe open zhe postion wiz} Re8 12. Be2 (12. Bd3 $6 d5 $1 { and Black is clearly better.}) 12... Nxe4 $5 13. fxe4 Qh4+ 14. Bf2 Qxe4 { wiz an unclear position.}) 11... d5 {Now Black has zhe initiative.} 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. e5 Nd7 14. f4 Qh4+ $1 15. g3 Qh3 {Now White is unable to castle any direction, so Black is doink more zhen fine. At zhis point I was very ghappy, because it's been a while since I had such a great position wiz Black after only 15 moveks.} 16. Qc2 Re8 ({I was zhinkink a long time for zhis move. Zhe first move zhet came in my crazy mind was} 16... Nc5 $5 {After} 17. Bxc5 bxc5 { and it took a long time before I saw zhet White should play} 18. c4 $1 { here, because if White allows Black to play c4 himself, Black will conquer all zhe lights squares. After White's c4 I still zhink zhet Black is OK, but I zhink zhet White's postion can only become better because of Black's triple pawn and in the endgame the passed pawn on a2 can become very dangerous.}) ({ Another move I considered was} 16... f6 $1 {but for some strange reason I didn't play zhe move, because White's unable to keep zhe e5-pawn.} 17. Bf5 (17. e6 $2 Qxe6 18. Bxh7+ Kh8 {and both White's bisshops are in danger.}) (17. exf6 $2 Nxf6 {and Black is close to winnink.}) ({I refused 16...f6! because of} 17. Bf1 Qh5 18. e6 {but I simply missed zhet Black can penetrate enemy lines wiz} Qf3 $1 {winnink immediately.}) 17... Qh5 18. O-O fxe5 19. fxe5 Re8 { and zhe pawn on e5 is more dead zhen alive.}) 17. c4 Nxe5 $6 ({As a big fan of zhe best Dutch football club (Ajax), I should play more like zhem. This means zhet I shouldn't go for zhe raw combat skills with a sacrafice (unless it's winnink), but I should focus more on movink my pieces to zhe right squares. I could also thought about zhe famous words that Anton Singov (another Russian comrade of mine) once said: "You ghave to choose situations when to be agressive, and when to be not so agressive." I think zhis sacrafice is just to agressive, especially when you ghave better moveks like} 17... Nf6 $1) 18. fxe5 Rxe5 19. Kf2 dxc4 ({Zhe first movek I was looking at after the sacrifice was} 19... Bf5 $1 {and it's more stronk zhen what I played. Zhe movek zhet I played was based on somethink I missed durink calculations.} 20. cxd5 (20. Bxf5 $6 Rxf5+ 21. Kg1 (21. Bf4 $2 g5 {is ofcouse bad for White.}) 21... Re8 { and White is sufferink, because of Rh1 zhet won't come into play anymore.}) 20... Rae8 21. Rae1 Bxd3 22. Qxd3 cxd5 {wiz a equal game.}) 20. Bf1 ({ I thought zhet} 20. Qxc4 {wasn't good, because of} Be6 {but White can play} 21. Qh4 $1 ({I thought zhet White had to play} 21. Qd4 {and zhen after} Bd5 22. Qxe5 Qg2+ 23. Ke1 Qxh1+ 24. Bf1 {and Black is OK, but not more zhen zhet.}) ( 21. Qc3 $2 {is a mistake, because after} Rxe3 22. Kxe3 Re8 { And my feelink told me zhet White's Kink is sufferink in zhe center.}) 21... Qxh4 22. gxh4 Ra4) 20... Qh5 ({I wanted to keep zhe Queens on zhe board, but I ghave other options. The safest is} 20... Qf5+ 21. Qxf5 Rxf5+ {And wiz 3 pawns against the bischop and wiz zhe threat of playink Rfa5, Black should have an easy equality.} 22. Kg1 (22. Ke1 $5) 22... Be6 $11) (20... Rf5+ $5 { is also very interestink. Now White has} 21. Bf4 $5 { gives Black an interestink option wiz} (21. Kg1 Rxf1+ $1 22. Rxf1 Be6 { and Black will win an exchange back, and should be OK.}) (21. Ke1 Qh5 (21... Qg4 22. Qxc4 (22. Qd1 Qxd1+ 23. Kxd1 Be6 24. Bf4)) 22. Be2 (22. Qd1 Be6 $11) 22... Qg6 23. Bxc4 Ba6 (23... Rf1+ 24. Kd2 $1) 24. Bxa6 Rxa6 {and wiz only 2 pawns for zhe peace, Black is doink fine because of White's kink is stuck in zhe center.}) 21... Rxf4+ 22. gxf4 Qh4+ 23. Kg1 Qxf4 {So far I'd seen zis line, but I couldn't find a concrete way to push for a win in zis position. Black is OK, but not more zhen zhet.}) 21. Bxc4 ({ Zis movek suprised me a little bit, I expected} 21. Be2 Bg4 22. Bxg4 Qxg4 { wiz an unclear position.}) 21... Bg4 $5 ({ A tricky movek, tryink to set some traps for White. Another line was} 21... Bf5 22. Bd3 Rd8 23. Bxf5 Rxf5+ 24. Bf4 Rxf4+ (24... Qh3 $5 { wiz some chances for Black.}) 25. gxf4 Qh4+ 26. Kg1 Qg4+ 27. Qg2 Qxf4 { and zis should be equal.}) 22. Bf4 ({ A normal movek, I ghoped zhet he would play} 22. h4 Rxe3 23. Kxe3 b5 24. Bd3 Re8+ 25. Kf2 Qd5 {and now g3 became very weak after h4. Black has some chances because White has to defend carefully.}) (22. h3 { was the move I spend most time for, because things become complicated after} Rxe3 $1 23. Kxe3 $6 (23. hxg4 Qe5 24. Rh3 (24. Qxh7+ Kf8 25. Qh4 (25. Qh8+ $2 Ke7 {and Black has too many theads against White's Kink.})) 24... h6 25. Rd1 b5 26. Bf1 Re8 {wiz a complicated position.}) 23... Qc5+ 24. Kd2 Rd8+ { and now it's White that needs to defends well.} 25. Bd3 (25. Ke1 Qe3+ 26. Kf1 Rd6 $1 {looks tricky.}) 25... Qg5+ 26. Ke1 Qe3+ 27. Kf1 Be6 {and if I must believe my engine, it is White that has find the hard moveks to keep zhe game equal.}) 22... Re7 23. h3 $6 ({ I didn't expect zis movek, because it looks a bit weird. I expected} 23. Qc3 { wiz an unclear position.}) 23... Qc5+ $1 24. Kf1 $2 ({ This movek felt a bit weird, and it's bad. The normal movek should be} 24. Kg2 {but zhen:} Re2+ (24... Bf5 25. Bxf7+ (25. b4 {I missed zis movek, after} Qxb4 26. Qb3 Qc5 {Black is a little bit better.}) 25... Kxf7 26. Qxc5 bxc5 { and in zhis endgame White is strugglink for a draw. Maybe zis line is zhe reason why he played 24.Kf1?}) 25. Qxe2 Bxe2 26. Bxe2 Re8) 24... Bf5 $2 ({ Missink my chance wiz} 24... Be2+ $1 {Although I saw this line, I rejected it somehow. Play after zis move is very forced and not zhet difficult} 25. Qxe2 Rxe2 26. Bxe2 g5 $1 27. Bc1 {When seeink zis position, I was very ghappy, because White's peaces do not coordinate very well. My feelink was zhet Black should have a big advantage, startink wiz} Qf5+ $1 28. Kg1 Qe5 29. Rh2 { and now zhe brilliant} Ra3 $3 {wiz a decisive advantage for Black. So why did I reject this line? Well, instead of 27.Bc1, White can also take on c7... This is ofcouse bullshit, because zhe bishop is trapped af both Ra7 and Rc8. :( Now that I've missed my chance, it went from bad to worse.}) 25. Qc3 Rae8 $2 ({ Completing missink White's next move. Zhe best for Black was} 25... Rd8 { and White is only slightly better.}) 26. b4 $1 { Trapping my Queen, so zhe game should be over...} Bxh3+ 27. Rxh3 Qf5 28. Rh2 Re3 29. Qd2 $4 ({I was really suprised by this movek, because I felt like a cat at zhet moment. After} 29. Qc2 {I could resign immediately.}) 29... Rxg3 30. Qf2 Rg4 31. Rh4 (31. Bxc7 Qxf2+ 32. Kxf2 Rxc4 33. Bxb6 (33. a3 b5)) 31... Re4 $2 ({My final mistake. In time trouble I couldn't find the quiet moveks} 31... Rxh4 32. Qxh4 h6 $1 33. Rd1 g5 34. Bd3 Qf6 35. Qg4 Kf8 { and zhis position is drawable.}) 32. Rd1 $1 {Now it's all over. There's nothink much I could do anymore against my weak back rank.} g5 33. Rd8+ Kg7 34. Qb2+ Qf6 35. Qxf6+ (35. Rg8+ Kxg8 36. Qxf6 Rexf4+ 37. Qxf4 Rxf4+ 38. Rxf4 gxf4 39. a4 {would have been another way to win.}) 1-0

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