– Result: Metadata » Click to open. Date: Location: Tournament: Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: October 27, 2020 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Round ""] [Date "????.??.??"] [White ""] [Black ""] [Result ""] [Annotator ""] [ECO ""] [WhiteElo "0"] [BlackElo "0"] [Puzzle "0"] [DateTime ""] [pgndiagram] Chasing the knight where it wants to go isn't the best as well. But it is hard to navigate this position} (17... Rfe8 {Was possible. Knight isn't doing anything on g5} 18. Ba3 Qc7 {And Black has equalized}) 18. Nf3 Rfc8 19. Ba3 {[pgndiagram] Now this is possible} Qf4 (19... b4 {Is nevertheless better option} 20. cxb4 Ncxb4 21. Bb3 a5 22. Ne5 {And White is better, but at least Black's knights are active on the queenside}) 20. Qxf4 {Assigning question marks here might make me look like a condescending ass, since the alternative is too computerish. But still, I believe that objectively keeping the queens was better} (20. Qd3 {Refraining from queen exchange was better, but there are some tactis to calculate along the way} Qc7 (20... b4 21. Bc1 Qc7 22. c4 {Is gorgeous for White}) (20... Nxc3 {Is tricky} 21. axb5 Nxb5 22. Bc5 { With positional domination})) 20... Nxf4 21. Bc5 {[pgndiagram] In the resulting endgame, White does have an edge, but he also has a weakness on c3} Na5 {Threatening Nb7. I think that Black is close to equality here} (21... Nd5 {Was better} 22. Ra3 b4 23. cxb4 Ncxb4 24. Bd1 {Would have eased Black's position somewhat}) 22. Ne5 Be8 23. g3 Nd5 24. Ra3 bxa4 25. c4 Nf6 26. Bxa4 Bxa4 27. Rxa4 Nc6 28. Nd3 {[pgndiagram] After the forced long sequence of moves, suddenly we find ourselves in an equal endgame} (28. Nxc6 Rxc6 29. Ba3 Ne4 {Perhaps gave more grinding chances than what happened in the game}) 28... Ne4 29. Bb6 Rcb8 (29... a5 {Inteding Ra6, was interesting} 30. Rc1 (30. Rea1 Nc3) 30... Ra6 31. c5 Kf7 {With dead draw on the board, not allowing any Bc7 transfers that happened in the game}) 30. c5 Kf7 31. Rea1 {Now the pawn on a6 falls} Nc3 32. Rxa6 Rxa6 33. Rxa6 Ne2+ 34. Kg2 Nexd4 35. Bc7 {[pgndiagram] If it weren't for this move, White wouldn't have anything. But the bishop on d6 hurts} Rc8 36. Bd6 g5 37. f4 gxf4 {[pgndiagram] The question of advancing or exchaning is always very confusing one in similar positions} (37... g4 {Was probably better} 38. Kf2 h5 39. Ke3 Nf3 40. h4 Ke8 {And nothing terrible for Black is apparent} 41. Rb6 Kd8 42. Rb7 Ra8 43. Rh7 Ra3) 38. gxf4 Ke8 {Now however, h-pawn is a permanent weakness, and White's king has a path to it} 39. Rb6 Ra8 40. Ne5 Ra2+ 41. Kg3 Ra3+ 42. Kg2 Ra2+ 43. Kg3 Ra3+ 44. Kh4 { [pgndiagram] Chasing the knight where it wants to go isn't the best as well. But it is hard to navigate this position} (17... Rfe8 {Was possible. Knight isn't doing anything on g5} 18. Ba3 Qc7 {And Black has equalized}) 18. Nf3 Rfc8 19. Ba3 {[pgndiagram] Now this is possible} Qf4 (19... b4 {Is nevertheless better option} 20. cxb4 Ncxb4 21. Bb3 a5 22. Ne5 {And White is better, but at least Black's knights are active on the queenside}) 20. Qxf4 {Assigning question marks here might make me look like a condescending ass, since the alternative is too computerish. But still, I believe that objectively keeping the queens was better} (20. Qd3 {Refraining from queen exchange was better, but there are some tactis to calculate along the way} Qc7 (20... b4 21. Bc1 Qc7 22. c4 {Is gorgeous for White}) (20... Nxc3 {Is tricky} 21. axb5 Nxb5 22. Bc5 { With positional domination})) 20... Nxf4 21. Bc5 {[pgndiagram] In the resulting endgame, White does have an edge, but he also has a weakness on c3} Na5 {Threatening Nb7. I think that Black is close to equality here} (21... Nd5 {Was better} 22. Ra3 b4 23. cxb4 Ncxb4 24. Bd1 {Would have eased Black's position somewhat}) 22. Ne5 Be8 23. g3 Nd5 24. Ra3 bxa4 25. c4 Nf6 26. Bxa4 Bxa4 27. Rxa4 Nc6 28. Nd3 {[pgndiagram] After the forced long sequence of moves, suddenly we find ourselves in an equal endgame} (28. Nxc6 Rxc6 29. Ba3 Ne4 {Perhaps gave more grinding chances than what happened in the game}) 28... Ne4 29. Bb6 Rcb8 (29... a5 {Inteding Ra6, was interesting} 30. Rc1 (30. Rea1 Nc3) 30... Ra6 31. c5 Kf7 {With dead draw on the board, not allowing any Bc7 transfers that happened in the game}) 30. c5 Kf7 31. Rea1 {Now the pawn on a6 falls} Nc3 32. Rxa6 Rxa6 33. Rxa6 Ne2+ 34. Kg2 Nexd4 35. Bc7 {[pgndiagram] If it weren't for this move, White wouldn't have anything. But the bishop on d6 hurts} Rc8 36. Bd6 g5 37. f4 gxf4 {[pgndiagram] The question of advancing or exchaning is always very confusing one in similar positions} (37... g4 {Was probably better} 38. Kf2 h5 39. Ke3 Nf3 40. h4 Ke8 {And nothing terrible for Black is apparent} 41. Rb6 Kd8 42. Rb7 Ra8 43. Rh7 Ra3) 38. gxf4 Ke8 {Now however, h-pawn is a permanent weakness, and White's king has a path to it} 39. Rb6 Ra8 40. Ne5 Ra2+ 41. Kg3 Ra3+ 42. Kg2 Ra2+ 43. Kg3 Ra3+ 44. Kh4 { White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.
