The most difficult chess positions for human beings are the ones with more pieces than pawns. The computers think most of the moves we make in those positions are blunders. This game has an extreme case; very briefly, after move thirty-two, it’s all sixteen pieces hindered by only eight pawns. Ten moves later it’s fourteen pieces with five pawns. Let the young masters try to figure it out.
Mika Brittain-IM Advait Patel
7/13/18
2018 US Junior Championships
20...c6 +0.41/21 21.dxc6 Nxc6 22.c5 d5 23.Rc1 23. Qc2 Kh8 24. exd5 Nxd5 25. Bc4 Bf5 26. Qb3 Rd7 27. Bxd5 Rxd5 28. Nc7 Qxc7 29. Qxd5 +0.85 Stockfish 23...Be6 24.exd5 Qxd5 25.Qc2 Rg7 26.Bd3 Nb4 27.Bxb4 axb4 28.Rfe1 g4
21.c5 +0.83/20 21...Ng6 22.Bc3 22. cxd6 cxd6 23. Ra3 Nh4 24. Rc3 Bd7 25. Kh1 Rc8 26. Ra3 Ra8 27. Kh2 Ng6 +0.30 Stockfish 22...Nd7 22... dxc5 23. Na3 g4 24. fxg4 hxg4 25. hxg4 Nh7 26. Nc4 Bd6 27. Nh3 Nf6 28. Nf2 Nh7 = Stockfish23.c6 Nc5 24.Ra3 Nh4 25.Qe1 Be7 26.Bxa5 Bf6 27.Nd3 Nxd3 28.Bxd3 Rh7
29.Rc1 gxf3 30.gxf3 Rg2 31.Nd3 Bg7 32.c5 d5 33.Nxe5 Nxe5 34.Bxe5 Nxe4 35.fxe4 Bxe5 36.Bf3 = Stockfish
30.Qf1 -0.39/19 30...Rg5 31.Nd3 31. Kc2 Bg7 32. Rh4 Bd7 33. fxg4 Rg6 34. Rd1 Rh6 35. Rxh6 Bxh6 -0.37 Stockfish31...Qe3+ 31... Bg7 32. Qf2 Qd8 33. Kc2 Nh5 34. Bd1 Ng3 35. Re1 Rh5 36. Kb2 Ng5 37. Rb1 Qd7 -0.41 Stockfish 32.Kd1Be7 33.Bd2 Qb6 34.Qf2 Bd8 35.Ke1 Qxf2+ 36.Nxf2 gxf3 37.gxf3 Bb6 38.Bc3 Kg7 39.Nd3 Rc8 40.Rb1 Bd7 41.Nxd6
30.Nd3 Rc8 31.Qg1 Qd8 32.Qd1 Be8 33.Nb2 Ng5 34.Kc2 Nh5 35.c5 Ng3 36.Bc4+ Bf7 37.Bxf7+ Rxf7 38.Rh2 Rxc5 -0.53 Stockfish
30...Qe3+ -1.14/21 31.Kc2 gxf3 32.gxf3 Ng5 33.Ra3 33. Nd1 Nxf3 34. Nxe3 Nxe1+ 35. Rhxe1 fxe3 36. c5 Nxe4 37. cxd6 Bxb5 38. Bxb5 Rg2+ 39. Kd3 Nxc3 40. Kxc3 Bxd6 41. Rxe3 -0.55 Stockfish 33...Bxb5 34.axb5 Nxf3 35.Bxf3 Qxf3 36.Bb2Qg2 37.Kb1 Rc8 38.Ra4 Rg3
30...gxf3 31.gxf3 Qe3+ 32.Kc2 Ng5 33.Nd1 Nxf3 34.Nxe3 Nxe1+ 35.Rhxe1 fxe3 36.c5 Nxe4 37.Nxd6 Nxd6 38.cxd6 Bxd639.Bc4+ Kh8 40.Rxe3 Rg2+ 41.Re2 Rxe2+ 42.Bxe2 -0.59 Stockfish
33.Nd1 Nxf3 34.Nxe3 Nxe1+ 35.Rhxe1 fxe3 36.c5 Nxe4 37.Nxd6 Nxd6 38.cxd6 Bxd6 39.Bc4+ Kf8 40.Rxe3 Rg2+ 41.Re2Rxe2+ 42.Bxe2 Ke7 43.Bb5 Bxb5 44.axb5 a4 45.b6 a3 46.b7 Rb8 47.Rb1 Kd7 -0.37 Stockfish
34.axb5 -0.96/20 34...Nxf3 35.Bxf3 Qxf3 36.Bb2 Qg2 37.Kb1 Rc8 38.Rc3 Kf7 38...Rb8 39. Ka2 Qg6 40. Rch3 Qe8 41. Kb1 Qc8 42. Qe2 Rg5 43. Nd1 Qc5 44. Nc3 Rc8 45. Nd5 Nxd5 46. cxd5 Qb4 -0.65 Stockfish 39.Rc2 a4 40.b6 Ke6 41.Qa5 Rb742.Rd1
34...Nxf3 -1.35/20 35.Bxf3 Qxf3 36.Bb2 Qg2 36...Rc8+ 37. Kb1 Qg2 38. b6 Rb8 39. Rb3 Nd7 40. Qxa5 Qxf2 41. Qd5+ Rf7 42. Rh8+ Kxh8 -1.11 Stockfish 37.Kb1 Rc8 38.Rc3 38. b6 Rb8 39. Rb3 Nd7 40. Qxa5 Qxf2 41. Qd5+ Rf7 42. Rh8+ Kxh8 43. Qxf7 Qg1+ 44. Ka2 -1.46 Stockfish 38...Rxc3
39.Bxf3 -0.02/20 39...Re7 40.Nd3 40. Qg1 Kf7 41. Bg4 Nxg4 42. Qxg4 Qxf2+ 43. Kb1 Rxc3 44. Qf5+ Ke8 45. Rxc3 Re1+ 46. Rc1 Rxh1 47. Rxh1 = Stockfish 40...Qf5 40... Nxf3 41. Nxc5 Nxe1 42. Bxf6 Re2+ 43. Kb1 Rxc5 44. b6 Rd5 45. Rb2 Rd1+ 46. Ka2 Rdd2 47. b7 Rxb2+ 48. Bxb2 Bd6 49. Kb3 Nf3 50. b8=Q+ Bxb8 51. Rh8+ Kf7 52. Rxb8 -1.55 Stockfish41.Qd1 Rd8 42.Bxa5
41.Rc1 -0.45/19 41...Nd5 41...Qe3 42. Kb1 Qe6 43. Qd1 Nd7 44. Ra3 Bxc3 45. Raxc3 Rxc3 46. Rxc3 Qe1 47. Qxe1 Rxe1+ 48. Kc2 Kf7 -0.18 Stockfish 42.Bxg7 Qxc1+ 43.Qxc1 Rxc1 44.Bf6 44. Kxc1 Kxg7 45. b6 Nf6 46. b7 Nd7 47. b8=Q Nxb8 48. Rxb8 +2.86 Stockfish 44...Nxf6 45.Kxc1 Nd5 46.b6 Nb4 47.Bc4+ Kg7 48.Nd3 Nxd3+ 49.Bxd3 Rb7 50.Rb5 Ne6 51.Bc4 Kf652.Bxe6 Kxe6 53.Kd2 Kd6 54.Rb3 f2 55.Ke2 Kc6 56.Rf3 Rf7 57.Kxf2
41...Nfe4 -1.67/21 42.Nxe4 Nxe4 43.Qa2 43. Bxe4 Rxe4 44. Bxg7 Qf5 45. Rh8+ Kxg7 46. Rxc8 Qxc8 47. Rc3 Rb4+ 48. Kc2 Rc4 49. Rxc4 Qxc4+ 50. Kd1 Qxa4+ 51. Ke1 Qxb5 -4.84 Stockfish 43...Qd5 44.Bxg7 Rxg7 45.Ka1 f2 45... Rg2 46. Rb2 Qxa2+ 47. Rxa2 Ng3 48. Rb1 Kg7 49. b6 Rb8 50. Rab2 Kf6 51. b7 Rxb2 52. Rxb2 Ke5 53. Rf2 Rxb7 54. Rxf3 Rb4 -3.32 Stockfish 46.Bxe4 Qd4+ 47.Rc3+ Rf7 48.Qxf2 Qxc3+ 49.Qb2 Qxb2+ 50.Kxb2 Rd8 51.b6 f3 52.b7 Rf6 53.Bd5+ Kg754.Rg1+ Kh6 55.Rh1+ Kg5 56.Ka3 f2 57.Rf1 Rff8 58.Be4 Rde8
43.b6 +0.01/20 43...Ne6 44.Rc1 Qxc1+ 45.Qxc1 Rxc1+ 46.Kxc1 Nc5 46... Nd4 47. Rb2 Rg1+ 48. Kd2 Rg2 49. b7 Nc6 50. Rb5 Ndb4 51. b8=Q+ Nxb8 52. Rxb8+ Kf7 = Stockfish 47.Bc4 Kh8 48.Rb5 Rg1+ 48...Nxb6 49. Rxb6 Rc7 50. Rb8+ Kg7 51. Kd2 Ne4+ 52. Nxe4 Rxc4 53. Nc3 Rd4+ 54. Ke1 Kg6 +0.62 Stockfish 49.Kd2 Rg2 50.Bxd5 Rxf2+ 51.Kd1 Rf1+ 52.Kc2 Rf2+
48...Kf7 -0.60/28 49.Kd4 49. Bc2 Ke6 50. Kd4 Kd6 51. Bd1 Ne6+ 52. Ke4 Nxa4 53. Bxa4 Nc5+ 54. Kxf4 Nxa4 55. Ne4+ Kd5 56. Kxf3 Nb2 57. b6 Kc6 58. Ke2 Kxb6 -0.08 Stockfish 49...Ke6 50.Bc2 Kd6 51.Bd1 Nd5 52.Bc2 Nc7 53.Bb3 Nge6+54.Bxe6 Nxe6+ 55.Ke4 Nc5+ 56.Kxf4 Nxa4 57.Kxf3 Nb6
48...Nxa4+ 49.Kd4 Kf8 50.Bc2 Nb6 51.Ke5 Ke7 52.Bb3 Nd7+ 53.Kxf4 Ne6+ 54.Ke3 Nec5 55.Bd5 Ne5 56.Bxf3 Nxf357.Kxf3 now it's a table base draw
50.Ne4 -0.14/27 50...Kg6 50...Nd5+ 51. Kd2 Nd4 52. Bd1 Ke7 53. Kd3 Ne3 54. Nf2 Nxd1 55. Nxd1 Ne2 56. Kc4 Kd6 -0.08 Stockfish 51.Nd2+ Kg5 51...Kf6 52. Nxf3 Nd5+ 53. Kd2 Nc5 54. Nd4 Nb6 55. Nc6 Ncxa4 56. Nxa5 Ke5 57. Nc6+ Kd6 58. Bxa4 Nxa4 = Stockfish 52.Nxf3+ Kg4 53.Bd1 Kg3 54.Nd2 Nc5 55.Kd4 Ncxa4 56.Be2 Nd7 57.Nb3 Nf8 58.Nxa5 Ne6+59.Ke5 Nc7 60.Nc6 f3 61.Bxf3 Kxf3 62.Nd4+ Ke3 63.Kd6 Na8 64.Nf5+ Ke4 65.Ne7 N8b6 66.Nd5 Nc4+ 67.Kc6 Na5+68.Kd6
50...Kf6 -0.67/28 51.Nd3 Kf5 52.Nf2 52. Bxf3 Nxa4+ 53. Kc4 Nb6+ 54. Kc3 Kh4 55. Ne5 Kg3 56. Bb7 Nc5 -0.20 Stockfish52...Ke5 53.Nd3+ Kd6 54.Kd2 Nd4 55.Kc3 Kd5 56.Kd2 Ke4 57.Nf2+ Ke5 58.Kd3 Ne6
57.Nf2 -0.21/31 57...Kd7 57...Kd6 58. Ne4+ Kd7 59. Bb3 Ng7 60. Bd5 Kc7 61. Nf2 Nf5 62. Be4 Ng3 63. Kd4 Nxe4 64. Kxe4 Nd7 -0.08 Stockfish 58.Ne4 Ke7 59.Nf2 Kd6 60.Ne4+ Kd5 61.Nf6+ Kc5 62.Ne4+ Kb6 63.Nf2 Kc7 64.Bb3 Nc5 65.Bd1 Kd666.Kd4 Ned7 67.Bxf3 Ne6+ 68.Ke4 Ndc5+ 69.Kf5 Nd4+ 70.Kxf4 Nxa4 71.Ne4+ Kc7 72.Bh5 Kb6 73.Be8
61.Bc2 -0.52/28 61...Kc7 61...Nc4+ 62. Kc3 Ne3 63. Bb3 Ne2+ 64. Kd2 Nf1+ 65. Ke1 Nfg3 66. Nd3 Nf5 67. Kd2 Ned4 68. Bf7 Ne3 -0.08 Stockfish 62.Ke1 Ne2 63.Nd3 Ng4 64.Nf2 Ne3 64...Nf6 65. Kd2 Nd4 66. Be4 Nd7 67. Kc3 Ne2+ 68. Kd2 Ng1 69. Nd3 Nb6 70. Nxf4 Nxa4 71. Ke3 Nc3 72. Nd5+ Nxd5+ 73. Bxd5 Kb6 -0.08 Stockfish 65.Bb3
62.Bb3 -0.95/27 62...Ne2+ 63.Kd2 Kb4 64.Be6 Nd4 65.Bd5 Nd7 66.Kd3 Nb3 66.Ne6 67. Nh3 Kxa4 68. Kc3 f2 69. Nxf2 Nc7 70. Bb3+ Ka3 71. Bc4 Nb6 72. Nd3 f3 73. Bf7 Nxb5+ 74. Kd2 Nc8 -0.08 Stockfish 67.Ke4 Nb6 67...Kxa4 68. Kxf4 Nb6 69. Bf7 Kb4 70. Kxf3 Nd4+ 71. Ke3 Nxb5 72. Kd2 Kc5 73. Nd3+ Kd4 -0.08 Stockfish 68.Bxb3 Kxb3 69.Kxf4 Kxa4 70.Kxf3Kxb5 71.Ke2 a4 72.Kd3 a3 73.Kc2 Ka4 74.Ne4 Kb4 75.Nc3
63...Nf5 64.Ke1 Nd6 65.Bc2 65. Bd1 Ndc4 66. Bc2 Nb6 67. Nd1 Nd3+ 68. Kf1 Nd5 69. Kg1 Ne5 -3.67 Stockfish 65...Kc366.Bd1 Ndc4 67.Ne4+ Kd4 68.Nf2 Nb6 69.Bc2 Nbd7 70.Nd1 Nd3+ 71.Kd2 Nb4 72.Bh7 Nb6 73.Nb2 N4d5 74.Ke1 Kc375.Nd1+ Kb4 76.Be4 f2+ 77.Nxf2 Kxa4 78.Kd2 Kxb5 79.Kc2 Kc4 -4.68 Stockfish
64.Be6 -0.78/27 64...Kd6 64... Nf1+ 65. Kc3 Kd6 66. Bh3 Ng3 67. Kd4 Nf7 68. Bg4 Ne2+ 69. Ke4 Nc3+ 70. Kxf4 Ne5 71. Bxf3 Nxf3 72. Kxf3 Nxa4 73. Ne4+ Kd5 -0.08 Stockfish 65.Bb3 Nf1+ 65...Nf5 66. Ne4+ Kc7 67. Ba2 Nd4 68. Kc3 Ne2+ 69. Kd2 Ng3 70. Nf2 Kb6 71. Bd5 Nf1+ 72. Kc3 Kc5 -0.08 Stockfish 66.Ke1 Ne3 67.Ne4+ Kc7 68.Be6 Kb6 69.Kd2 Nf1+ 70.Kc3Ng3 71.Nf2 Ne2+ 72.Kd2 Nd4 73.Bd5 Kc5 74.Ba2
64.Kc3 Ne2+ 65.Kd2 Kb4 66.Be6 Nd4 66...Ka4 67. b6 Nc6 68. b7 Nb8 69. Bg4 Kb5 70. Bxf3 Nd4 71. Be4 Kb6 72. Kd3 Ne6 73. Bd5 Nc5+ 74. Kc3 Nxb7 75. Nd3 Nc6 76. Nxf4 Nd6 77. Bxc6 Kxc6 -0.08 Stockfish 67.Bd5 Nd7 68.Kd3 Ne6 69.Bxe6Nc5+ 70.Kd4 Nxe6+ 71.Ke5 Kxa4 72.b6 Nc5 73.Kxf4 Kb5 74.Kxf3 a4 75.Ke3 a3 76.Ne4 Kxb6 77.Nc3 -0.08 Stockfish
65.Ke1 -1.59/31 65...Ne3 66.Nh3 Nxd1 66...Kd4 67. Nxf4 f2+ 68. Kxf2 Nxd1+ 69. Ke1 Nb2 70. Ne6+ Kd5 71. Nd8 Nec4 72. Nc6 Nxa4 73. Nxa5 Nxa5 -5.80 Stockfish 67.Kxd1 Nd3 68.Kd2 Nb2 69.Nxf4 Nxa4 70.Ke3 Nb6 71.Kxf3 a4 72.Ne2 Kc473.Nc1 a3 74.Ke3 Kc3 75.Ke4 Kc2 76.Na2 Kb2 77.Nb4 Kb3 78.Nd3 Kc4 79.Nc1 Nd7 80.Ke3 Kc3 81.Ke4 Kc2 82.Na2
66.Bb3 -2.77/32 66...N5g4 67.Nxg4 Nxg4 68.Kd2 Kd4 68... f2 69. Ke2 Kd4 70. Be6 f3+ 71. Kf1 Nf6 72. Kxf2 Ne4+ 73. Kg1 f2+ 74. Kg2 Ke3 75. Bc4 Nd6 76. Bf1 Nc8 77. b6 Nxb6 -55.35 Stockfish 69.Be6 f2 70.Ke2 f3+ 71.Kf1 Nf6 72.Kxf2 Ne4+73.Kg1 f2+ 74.Kg2 Ke3 75.Bc4 Nd6 76.Bf1 Nc8 77.b6 Nxb6
69.Kb2 -9.85/31 69...Kc6 70.Kb3 70. b7 Kxb7 71. Kc1 Kb6 72. Kd1 Ng5 73. Ne5 Nc3+ 74. Ke1 f3 75. Nd7+ Kc7 76. Ne5 Nce4 77. Ng4 f2+ 78. Ke2 Nh3 79. Nh2 Ng3+ 80. Ke3 f1=Q 81. Nxf1 Nxf1+ 82. Ke4 Nf2+ 83. Kf3 Nd3 84. Ke2 Nb2 85. Kxf1 Nxa4 86. Kf2 Kc6 87. Ke3 Kb5 88. Kd3 Kb4 89. Kd2 Nc3 90. Kd3 a4 91. Kd2 a3 92. Kc2 Nd5 93. Kc1 Kc3 94. Kd1 a2 95. Ke1 a1=Q+ it's mate on move 101 70...Kxb6 71.Kc4 Kc6 72.Nb2 72. Kb3 Kd6 73. Nc1 Ne5 74. Ne2 f3 75. Ng3 Kc6 76. Kc2 f2 77. Kd2 Ng4 78. Kd3 Nde3 79. Ke2 Kc5 80. Ne4+ Kb4 81. Nd2 f1=Q+ 82. Nxf1 Nxf1 83. Kxf1 Kxa4 84. Ke2 Kb3 85. Kf3 Ne5+ 86. Ke2 a4 87. Kd2 a3 88. Ke3 Nc4+ 89. Kf4 a2 90. Kf5 a1=Q it's mate on move 96 72...Ne5+ 73.Kd4 f3 74.Nd1Ng4 75.Kd3 Kc5 76.Ke4 f2 77.Nxf2 Nxf2+ 78.Kf3 Nd3 79.Ke4 Nb2 it's mate on move 90
[Event "2018 US Junior Championships"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO"]
[Date "2018.07.13"]
[Round "round two"]
[White "Mika Brittain"]
[Black "IM Advait Patel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2461"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2399"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O
6.Nf3 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1 Nd7 10.Be3 f5 11.f3 f4 12.Bf2 g5 13.a4 a5
14.Nd3 b6 15.Be1 Nf6 16.Nf2 h5 17.h3 Rf7 18.b4 Bf8 19.bxa5 bxa5 20.Nb5 Rg7 $6
{ +0.83/20 } ( 20...c6 { +0.41/21 } 21.dxc6 Nxc6 22.c5 d5 23.Rc1
{ 23. Qc2 Kh8 24. exd5 Nxd5 25. Bc4 Bf5 26. Qb3 Rd7 27. Bxd5 Rxd5 28. Nc7
Qxc7 29. Qxd5 +0.85 Stockfish } 23...Be6 24.exd5 Qxd5 25.Qc2 Rg7 26.Bd3
Nb4 27.Bxb4 axb4 28.Rfe1 g4 ) ( 20...Ng6 21.Kh2 Rg7 22.Rh1 Nh8 23.Bc3 Nf7
24.Kg1 Be7 { = Stockfish } ) 21.Kh2 $6 { +0.39/21 } ( 21.c5 { +0.83/20 }
21...Ng6 22.Bc3
{ 22. cxd6 cxd6 23. Ra3 Nh4 24. Rc3 Bd7 25. Kh1 Rc8 26. Ra3 Ra8 27. Kh2 Ng6
+0.30 Stockfish } 22...Nd7
{ 22... dxc5 23. Na3 g4 24. fxg4 hxg4 25. hxg4 Nh7 26. Nc4 Bd6 27. Nh3 Nf6
28. Nf2 Nh7 = Stockfish } 23.c6 Nc5 24.Ra3 Nh4 25.Qe1 Be7 26.Bxa5 Bf6
27.Nd3 Nxd3 28.Bxd3 Rh7 ) 21...Ng6 22.Rh1 Nh8 23.Kg1 Nf7 24.Bc3 g4 25.hxg4
hxg4 26.Kf1 Bd7 27.Ke1 c6 28.dxc6 Bxc6 29.Kd2 $6 { -0.34/20 } ( 29.Rb1
{ 0.00/20 } 29...Be7 30.Nd3 Rg5 { 31.Kd2 -0.39 Stockfish } ) ( 29.Rc1 gxf3
30.gxf3 Rg2 31.Nd3 Bg7 32.c5 d5 33.Nxe5 Nxe5 34.Bxe5 Nxe4 35.fxe4 Bxe5 36.Bf3
{ = Stockfish } ) 29...Qb6 30.Qe1 $6 { -1.14/21 } ( 30.Qf1 { -0.39/19 }
30...Rg5 31.Nd3
{ 31. Kc2 Bg7 32. Rh4 Bd7 33. fxg4 Rg6 34. Rd1 Rh6 35. Rxh6 Bxh6 -0.37
Stockfish } 31...Qe3+
{ 31... Bg7 32. Qf2 Qd8 33. Kc2 Nh5 34. Bd1 Ng3 35. Re1 Rh5 36. Kb2 Ng5 37.
Rb1 Qd7 -0.41 Stockfish } 32.Kd1 Be7 33.Bd2 Qb6 34.Qf2 Bd8 35.Ke1 Qxf2+
36.Nxf2 gxf3 37.gxf3 Bb6 38.Bc3 Kg7 39.Nd3 Rc8 40.Rb1 Bd7 41.Nxd6 ) ( 30.Nd3
Rc8 31.Qg1 Qd8 32.Qd1 Be8 33.Nb2 Ng5 34.Kc2 Nh5 35.c5 Ng3 36.Bc4+ Bf7
37.Bxf7+ Rxf7 38.Rh2 Rxc5 { -0.53 Stockfish } ) 30...Ng5 $6 { -0.54/19 } (
30...Qe3+ { -1.14/21 } 31.Kc2 gxf3 32.gxf3 Ng5 33.Ra3
{ 33. Nd1 Nxf3 34. Nxe3 Nxe1+ 35. Rhxe1 fxe3 36. c5 Nxe4 37. cxd6 Bxb5 38.
Bxb5 Rg2+ 39. Kd3 Nxc3 40. Kxc3 Bxd6 41. Rxe3 -0.55 Stockfish } 33...Bxb5
34.axb5 Nxf3 35.Bxf3 Qxf3 36.Bb2 Qg2 37.Kb1 Rc8 38.Ra4 Rg3 ) ( 30...g3 31.Nd3
{ -0.43 Stockfish } ) ( 30...gxf3 31.gxf3 Qe3+ 32.Kc2 Ng5 33.Nd1 Nxf3
34.Nxe3 Nxe1+ 35.Rhxe1 fxe3 36.c5 Nxe4 37.Nxd6 Nxd6 38.cxd6 Bxd6 39.Bc4+ Kh8
40.Rxe3 Rg2+ 41.Re2 Rxe2+ 42.Bxe2 { -0.59 Stockfish } ) 31.Kc2 gxf3 32.gxf3 Qe3 33.Ra3 (
33.Nd1 Nxf3 34.Nxe3 Nxe1+ 35.Rhxe1 fxe3 36.c5 Nxe4 37.Nxd6 Nxd6 38.cxd6 Bxd6
39.Bc4+ Kf8 40.Rxe3 Rg2+ 41.Re2 Rxe2+ 42.Bxe2 Ke7 43.Bb5 Bxb5 44.axb5 a4
45.b6 a3 46.b7 Rb8 47.Rb1 Kd7 { -0.37 Stockfish } ) 33...Bxb5 34.cxb5 $6
{ -1.35/20 } ( 34.axb5 { -0.96/20 } 34...Nxf3 35.Bxf3 Qxf3 36.Bb2 Qg2 37.Kb1
Rc8 38.Rc3 Kf7
{ 38...Rb8 39. Ka2 Qg6 40. Rch3 Qe8 41. Kb1 Qc8 42. Qe2 Rg5 43. Nd1 Qc5 44.
Nc3 Rc8 45. Nd5 Nxd5 46. cxd5 Qb4 -0.65 Stockfish } 39.Rc2 a4 40.b6 Ke6
41.Qa5 Rb7 42.Rd1 ) 34...d5 $2 { -0.23/22 } ( 34...Nxf3 { -1.35/20 } 35.Bxf3
Qxf3 36.Bb2 Qg2
{ 36...Rc8+ 37. Kb1 Qg2 38. b6 Rb8 39. Rb3 Nd7 40. Qxa5 Qxf2 41. Qd5+ Rf7
42. Rh8+ Kxh8 -1.11 Stockfish } 37.Kb1 Rc8 38.Rc3
{ 38. b6 Rb8 39. Rb3 Nd7 40. Qxa5 Qxf2 41. Qd5+ Rf7 42. Rh8+ Kxh8 43. Qxf7
Qg1+ 44. Ka2 -1.46 Stockfish } 38...Rxc3 ) 35.Rb3 Rc8 36.Kb2 dxe4 37.Bxe5
Qc5 38.Bc3 exf3 39.Bd3 $6 { -0.55/22 } ( 39.Bxf3 { -0.02/20 } 39...Re7 40.Nd3
{ 40. Qg1 Kf7 41. Bg4 Nxg4 42. Qxg4 Qxf2+ 43. Kb1 Rxc3 44. Qf5+ Ke8 45.
Rxc3 Re1+ 46. Rc1 Rxh1 47. Rxh1 = Stockfish } 40...Qf5
{ 40... Nxf3 41. Nxc5 Nxe1 42. Bxf6 Re2+ 43. Kb1 Rxc5 44. b6 Rd5 45. Rb2
Rd1+ 46. Ka2 Rdd2 47. b7 Rxb2+ 48. Bxb2 Bd6 49. Kb3 Nf3 50. b8=Q+ Bxb8 51.
Rh8+ Kf7 52. Rxb8 -1.55 Stockfish } 41.Qd1 Rd8 42.Bxa5 ) 39...Re7 40.Qd2
Bg7 41.Kb1 $2 { -1.67/21 } ( 41.Rc1
{ -0.45/19 } 41...Nd5
{ 41...Qe3 42. Kb1 Qe6 43. Qd1 Nd7 44. Ra3 Bxc3 45. Raxc3 Rxc3 46. Rxc3 Qe1
47. Qxe1 Rxe1+ 48. Kc2 Kf7 -0.18 Stockfish } 42.Bxg7 Qxc1+ 43.Qxc1 Rxc1
44.Bf6
{ 44. Kxc1 Kxg7 45. b6 Nf6 46. b7 Nd7 47. b8=Q Nxb8 48. Rxb8 +2.86
Stockfish } 44...Nxf6 45.Kxc1 Nd5 46.b6 Nb4 47.Bc4+ Kg7 48.Nd3 Nxd3+ 49.Bxd3
Rb7 50.Rb5 Ne6 51.Bc4 Kf6 52.Bxe6 Kxe6 53.Kd2 Kd6 54.Rb3 f2 55.Ke2 Kc6 56.Rf3
Rf7 57.Kxf2 ) 41...Nd5 $2 { +0.10/20 } ( 41...Nfe4 { -1.67/21 } 42.Nxe4 Nxe4
43.Qa2
{ 43. Bxe4 Rxe4 44. Bxg7 Qf5 45. Rh8+ Kxg7 46. Rxc8 Qxc8 47. Rc3 Rb4+ 48.
Kc2 Rc4 49. Rxc4 Qxc4+ 50. Kd1 Qxa4+ 51. Ke1 Qxb5 -4.84 Stockfish }
43...Qd5 44.Bxg7 Rxg7 45.Ka1 f2
{ 45... Rg2 46. Rb2 Qxa2+ 47. Rxa2 Ng3 48. Rb1 Kg7 49. b6 Rb8 50. Rab2 Kf6
51. b7 Rxb2 52. Rxb2 Ke5 53. Rf2 Rxb7 54. Rxf3 Rb4 -3.32 Stockfish }
46.Bxe4 Qd4+ 47.Rc3+ Rf7 48.Qxf2 Qxc3+ 49.Qb2 Qxb2+ 50.Kxb2 Rd8 51.b6 f3
52.b7 Rf6 53.Bd5+ Kg7 54.Rg1+ Kh6 55.Rh1+ Kg5 56.Ka3 f2 57.Rf1 Rff8 58.Be4
Rde8 ) 42.Bxg7 Rxg7 43.Rc1 $6 { -0.58/26 } ( 43.b6 { +0.01/20 } 43...Ne6
44.Rc1 Qxc1+ 45.Qxc1 Rxc1+ 46.Kxc1 Nc5
{ 46... Nd4 47. Rb2 Rg1+ 48. Kd2 Rg2 49. b7 Nc6 50. Rb5 Ndb4 51. b8=Q+ Nxb8
52. Rxb8+ Kf7 = Stockfish } 47.Bc4 Kh8 48.Rb5 Rg1+
{ 48...Nxb6 49. Rxb6 Rc7 50. Rb8+ Kg7 51. Kd2 Ne4+ 52. Nxe4 Rxc4 53. Nc3
Rd4+ 54. Ke1 Kg6 +0.62 Stockfish } 49.Kd2 Rg2 50.Bxd5 Rxf2+ 51.Kd1 Rf1+
52.Kc2 Rf2+ ) 43...Qxc1+ 44.Qxc1 Rxc1+ 45.Kxc1 Rc7+ 46.Kd2 Nb6 47.Rc3 Rxc3
48.Kxc3 Ne6 $6 { -0.30/30 } ( 48...Kf7 { -0.60/28 } 49.Kd4
{ 49. Bc2 Ke6 50. Kd4 Kd6 51. Bd1 Ne6+ 52. Ke4 Nxa4 53. Bxa4 Nc5+ 54. Kxf4
Nxa4 55. Ne4+ Kd5 56. Kxf3 Nb2 57. b6 Kc6 58. Ke2 Kxb6 -0.08 Stockfish
} 49...Ke6 50.Bc2 Kd6 51.Bd1 Nd5 52.Bc2 Nc7 53.Bb3 Nge6+ 54.Bxe6 Nxe6+ 55.Ke4
Nc5+ 56.Kxf4 Nxa4 57.Kxf3 Nb6 ) ( 48...Nxa4+ 49.Kd4 Kf8 50.Bc2 Nb6 51.Ke5 Ke7
52.Bb3 Nd7+ 53.Kxf4 Ne6+ 54.Ke3 Nec5 55.Bd5 Ne5 56.Bxf3 Nxf3 57.Kxf3
{ now it's a table base draw } ) 49.Bc2 Kf7 50.Bd1 $6 { -0.67/28 } ( 50.Ne4
{ -0.14/27 } 50...Kg6
{ 50...Nd5+ 51. Kd2 Nd4 52. Bd1 Ke7 53. Kd3 Ne3 54. Nf2 Nxd1 55. Nxd1 Ne2
56. Kc4 Kd6 -0.08 Stockfish } 51.Nd2+ Kg5
{ 51...Kf6 52. Nxf3 Nd5+ 53. Kd2 Nc5 54. Nd4 Nb6 55. Nc6 Ncxa4 56. Nxa5 Ke5
57. Nc6+ Kd6 58. Bxa4 Nxa4 = Stockfish } 52.Nxf3+ Kg4 53.Bd1 Kg3 54.Nd2
Nc5 55.Kd4 Ncxa4 56.Be2 Nd7 57.Nb3 Nf8 58.Nxa5 Ne6+ 59.Ke5 Nc7 60.Nc6 f3
61.Bxf3 Kxf3 62.Nd4+ Ke3 63.Kd6 Na8 64.Nf5+ Ke4 65.Ne7 N8b6 66.Nd5 Nc4+
67.Kc6 Na5+ 68.Kd6 ) 50...Ke7 $6 { -0.05/32 } ( 50...Kf6 { -0.67/28 } 51.Nd3
Kf5 52.Nf2
{ 52. Bxf3 Nxa4+ 53. Kc4 Nb6+ 54. Kc3 Kh4 55. Ne5 Kg3 56. Bb7 Nc5 -0.20
Stockfish } 52...Ke5 53.Nd3+ Kd6 54.Kd2 Nd4 55.Kc3 Kd5 56.Kd2 Ke4 57.Nf2+ Ke5
58.Kd3 Ne6 ) 51.Ne4 Nd5+ 52.Kd2 Nb6 53.Kc3 Kd7 54.Kd3 Kc7 55.Kd2 Nc4+ 56.Kc3
Ne5 57.Kd2 $6 { -0.63/30 } ( 57.Nf2 { -0.21/31 } 57...Kd7
{ 57...Kd6 58. Ne4+ Kd7 59. Bb3 Ng7 60. Bd5 Kc7 61. Nf2 Nf5 62. Be4 Ng3 63.
Kd4 Nxe4 64. Kxe4 Nd7 -0.08 Stockfish } 58.Ne4 Ke7 59.Nf2 Kd6 60.Ne4+ Kd5
61.Nf6+ Kc5 62.Ne4+ Kb6 63.Nf2 Kc7 64.Bb3 Nc5 65.Bd1 Kd6 66.Kd4 Ned7 67.Bxf3
Ne6+ 68.Ke4 Ndc5+ 69.Kf5 Nd4+ 70.Kxf4 Nxa4 71.Ne4+ Kc7 72.Bh5 Kb6 73.Be8 )
57...Nd4 58.Kc3 Ne2+ 59.Kd2 Ng3 60.Nf2 Kb6 61.Kc3 $6 { -0.99/32 } ( 61.Bc2
{ -0.52/28 } 61...Kc7
{ 61...Nc4+ 62. Kc3 Ne3 63. Bb3 Ne2+ 64. Kd2 Nf1+ 65. Ke1 Nfg3 66. Nd3 Nf5
67. Kd2 Ned4 68. Bf7 Ne3 -0.08 Stockfish } 62.Ke1 Ne2 63.Nd3 Ng4 64.Nf2
Ne3
{ 64...Nf6 65. Kd2 Nd4 66. Be4 Nd7 67. Kc3 Ne2+ 68. Kd2 Ng1 69. Nd3 Nb6 70.
Nxf4 Nxa4 71. Ke3 Nc3 72. Nd5+ Nxd5+ 73. Bxd5 Kb6 -0.08 Stockfish } 65.Bb3
) 61...Kc5 62.Kd2 $6 { -1.59/32 } ( 62.Bb3 { -0.95/27 } 62...Ne2+ 63.Kd2 Kb4
64.Be6 Nd4 65.Bd5 Nd7 66.Kd3 Nb3
{ 66.Ne6 67. Nh3 Kxa4 68. Kc3 f2 69. Nxf2 Nc7 70. Bb3+ Ka3 71. Bc4 Nb6 72.
Nd3 f3 73. Bf7 Nxb5+ 74. Kd2 Nc8 -0.08 Stockfish } 67.Ke4 Nb6
{ 67...Kxa4 68. Kxf4 Nb6 69. Bf7 Kb4 70. Kxf3 Nd4+ 71. Ke3 Nxb5 72. Kd2 Kc5
73. Nd3+ Kd4 -0.08 Stockfish } 68.Bxb3 Kxb3 69.Kxf4 Kxa4 70.Kxf3 Kxb5
71.Ke2 a4 72.Kd3 a3 73.Kc2 Ka4 74.Ne4 Kb4 75.Nc3 ) 62...Kd4 63.Bb3 Kc5 $6
{ -0.78/27 } ( 63...Nf5 64.Ke1 Nd6 65.Bc2
{ 65. Bd1 Ndc4 66. Bc2 Nb6 67. Nd1 Nd3+ 68. Kf1 Nd5 69. Kg1 Ne5 -3.67
Stockfish } 65...Kc3 66.Bd1 Ndc4 67.Ne4+ Kd4 68.Nf2 Nb6 69.Bc2 Nbd7 70.Nd1
Nd3+ 71.Kd2 Nb4 72.Bh7 Nb6 73.Nb2 N4d5 74.Ke1 Kc3 75.Nd1+ Kb4 76.Be4 f2+
77.Nxf2 Kxa4 78.Kd2 Kxb5 79.Kc2 Kc4 { -4.68 Stockfish } ) 64.Bd1 $6
{ -1.59/31 } ( 64.Be6 { -0.78/27 } 64...Kd6
{ 64... Nf1+ 65. Kc3 Kd6 66. Bh3 Ng3 67. Kd4 Nf7 68. Bg4 Ne2+ 69. Ke4 Nc3+
70. Kxf4 Ne5 71. Bxf3 Nxf3 72. Kxf3 Nxa4 73. Ne4+ Kd5 -0.08 Stockfish }
65.Bb3 Nf1+
{ 65...Nf5 66. Ne4+ Kc7 67. Ba2 Nd4 68. Kc3 Ne2+ 69. Kd2 Ng3 70. Nf2 Kb6
71. Bd5 Nf1+ 72. Kc3 Kc5 -0.08 Stockfish } 66.Ke1 Ne3 67.Ne4+ Kc7 68.Be6
Kb6 69.Kd2 Nf1+ 70.Kc3 Ng3 71.Nf2 Ne2+ 72.Kd2 Nd4 73.Bd5 Kc5 74.Ba2 ) (
64.Kc3 Ne2+ 65.Kd2 Kb4 66.Be6 Nd4
{ 66...Ka4 67. b6 Nc6 68. b7 Nb8 69. Bg4 Kb5 70. Bxf3 Nd4 71. Be4 Kb6 72.
Kd3 Ne6 73. Bd5 Nc5+ 74. Kc3 Nxb7 75. Nd3 Nc6 76. Nxf4 Nd6 77. Bxc6 Kxc6
-0.08 Stockfish } 67.Bd5 Nd7 68.Kd3 Ne6 69.Bxe6 Nc5+ 70.Kd4 Nxe6+ 71.Ke5
Kxa4 72.b6 Nc5 73.Kxf4 Kb5 74.Kxf3 a4 75.Ke3 a3 76.Ne4 Kxb6 77.Nc3
{ -0.08 Stockfish } ) 64...Nf1+ 65.Kc3 $2 { -2.78/33 } ( 65.Ke1
{ -1.59/31 } 65...Ne3 66.Nh3 Nxd1
{ 66...Kd4 67. Nxf4 f2+ 68. Kxf2 Nxd1+ 69. Ke1 Nb2 70. Ne6+ Kd5 71. Nd8
Nec4 72. Nc6 Nxa4 73. Nxa5 Nxa5 -5.80 Stockfish } 67.Kxd1 Nd3 68.Kd2 Nb2
69.Nxf4 Nxa4 70.Ke3 Nb6 71.Kxf3 a4 72.Ne2 Kc4 73.Nc1 a3 74.Ke3 Kc3 75.Ke4 Kc2
76.Na2 Kb2 77.Nb4 Kb3 78.Nd3 Kc4 79.Nc1 Nd7 80.Ke3 Kc3 81.Ke4 Kc2 82.Na2 ) (
65.Kc1 Ne3 66.Nh3 Nd5 67.Kd2 Kd4 68.Ke1 Ne3 69.Nxf4 f2+ 70.Kxf2 Nxd1+
{ -5.12 Stockfish } ) 65...Ne3 66.Bxf3 $2 { -8.64/32 } ( 66.Bb3
{ -2.77/32 } 66...N5g4 67.Nxg4 Nxg4 68.Kd2 Kd4
{ 68... f2 69. Ke2 Kd4 70. Be6 f3+ 71. Kf1 Nf6 72. Kxf2 Ne4+ 73. Kg1 f2+
74. Kg2 Ke3 75. Bc4 Nd6 76. Bf1 Nc8 77. b6 Nxb6 -55.35 Stockfish } 69.Be6
f2 70.Ke2 f3+ 71.Kf1 Nf6 72.Kxf2 Ne4+ 73.Kg1 f2+ 74.Kg2 Ke3 75.Bc4 Nd6 76.Bf1
Nc8 77.b6 Nxb6 ) 66...Nxf3 67.Nd3+ Kd6 68.b6 Nd5+ 69.Kc4 $4 { #-20/30 } (
69.Kb2 { -9.85/31 } 69...Kc6 70.Kb3
{ 70. b7 Kxb7 71. Kc1 Kb6 72. Kd1 Ng5 73. Ne5 Nc3+ 74. Ke1 f3 75. Nd7+ Kc7
76. Ne5 Nce4 77. Ng4 f2+ 78. Ke2 Nh3 79. Nh2 Ng3+ 80. Ke3 f1=Q 81. Nxf1
Nxf1+ 82. Ke4 Nf2+ 83. Kf3 Nd3 84. Ke2 Nb2 85. Kxf1 Nxa4 86. Kf2 Kc6 87. Ke3 Kb5 88. Kd3 Kb4 89. Kd2 Nc3 90. Kd3 a4 91. Kd2 a3 92. Kc2 Nd5 93. Kc1 Kc3
94. Kd1 a2 95. Ke1 a1=Q+ it's mate on move 101 } 70...Kxb6 71.Kc4 Kc6 72.Nb2
{ 72. Kb3 Kd6 73. Nc1 Ne5 74. Ne2 f3 75. Ng3 Kc6 76. Kc2 f2 77. Kd2 Ng4 78.
Kd3 Nde3 79. Ke2 Kc5 80. Ne4+ Kb4 81. Nd2 f1=Q+ 82. Nxf1 Nxf1 83. Kxf1 Kxa4
84. Ke2 Kb3 85. Kf3 Ne5+ 86. Ke2 a4 87. Kd2 a3 88. Ke3 Nc4+ 89. Kf4 a2 90. Kf5 a1=Q it's mate on move 96 }
72...Ne5+ 73.Kd4 f3 74.Nd1 Ng4 75.Kd3 Kc5 76.Ke4 f2 77.Nxf2 Nxf2+ 78.Kf3 Nd3
79.Ke4 Nb2 { it's mate on move 90 } ) 69...Ne5+ 70.Nxe5 Kxe5 0-1
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