Saturday, September 15, 2018

GAME OF THE WEEK

September 10, 2018 was a record day for chess geometry. At the World Junior Championships, there were two games with totally closed full files on the board after 24 moves. I had never seen them exist later than the opening. In the strange sort of coincidence that long-time readers have come to expect on this page, on the same day at the same tournament, there was also a game with a rare, full rank. All three games are below.


Uurtsaikh Agibileg(2321)-Martin Christian Huber(2390)
9/10/18
World Junior Championships
1.d4 Nf6
2.c4 g6
3.Nc3 Bg7
4.e4 d6
5.Be2 O-O
6.Nf3 Na6
7.O-O e5
8.Be3 c6
9.d5 Ng4
10.Bg5 f6
11.Bh4 c5
12.Ne1 Nh6
13.f3 Nf7
14.Rb1 Bh6
15.Bf2 f5
16.Nd3 Bg5
17.b4 b6
18.bxc5 Nxc5
19.a4 Nb7
20.Nb4 Bd7
21.Nc6 Qc8
22.exf5 gxf5
23.f4 Bf6
24.Bf3 Attention Travelers: This file has been closed!
24.Re1 Nbd8 25.a5 exf4 26.axb6 axb6 27.Nd4 Ng5 28.Qc2 Ndf7 29.h4 f3 30.hxg5 Bxd4 31.Bxd4 fxe2 32.Nxe2 Ne5 33.Nf4 Qxc4 34.Qxc4 Nxc4 35.Nh5 +0.75 Stockfish
24...Nc5?! +1.08/19
24...Nbd8 +0.67/19 25.fxe5 25. a5 e4 26. Bxe4 Re8 27. Bc2 Bxc3 28. Rb3 Bg7 29. Rg3 Nxc6 30. dxc6 Qxc6 31. Qd4 +1.12 Stockfish 25...Nxe5 26.Nxe5 Bxe5 27.Qd3 Nb7 28.Rfe1 Rf6 29.Bd4 Bxd4+ 30.Qxd4 Qc5 31.Nb5 Qxd4+ 32.Nxd4 Bxa4 33.Re6 Rff8 34.Nc6 Bc2 35.Rc1 Bd3 36.Rc3 Nc5 37.Rxd6
25.a5?! +0.14/22
25.fxe5 +1.08/19 25...Nxe5 26.Bd4 Qe8 27.Nb5 Nxc4 28.Re1 Qf7 29.Rb4
25.Kh1 exf4 26.Ne2 Qc7 27.Bd4 Be5 28.a5 Rae8 29.Nc3 bxa5 30.Nb5 Qc8 31.Nbxa7 +1.18 Stockfish
25…e4
26.Bd4 Bxd4+
27.Nxd4?! -0.79/22
27.Qxd4 +0.17/21 27...Bxc6 28.dxc6 Ne6 29.Qe3 29. Qd2 Qxc6 30. Be2 Qc5+ 31. Kh1 Qd4 32. Qc2 Qg7 33. axb6 axb6 34. Nd5 +0.51 Stockfish 29...Qxc6 30.Nxe4 fxe4 31.Bxe4 Qxc4 32.Bxa8 Rxa8 33.axb6 axb6 34.Rxb6 Qd4 35.Qxd4 Nxd4 36.Kh1 h5 37.g3 d5 38.Rfb1 Kg7 39.Rb7 Kf6 40.R1b6+ Kg7 41.Kg2
27…exf3
28.Rxf3 Qd8
29.Rg3+ Kh8
30.Ne6 Qf6?! +0.37/23
30...Bxe6 -0.35/22 31.Qd4+ Ne5 32.fxe5 f4 33.Rf3 Bf5 34.e6+ Qf6 35.Qxf6+ Rxf6 36.Rxf4 Bxb1 37.Rxf6 Bg6 38.a6 38. Nb5 Ne4 39. Rf3 bxa5 40. c5 Nxc5 41. Nxd6 Rb8 42. e7 Kg7 43. Rc3 Na6 -0.71 Stockfish 38...Kg7 39.Rf3 39.Rf1 Rf8 40.Re1 Be8 41.Re3 Rf5 12.h3 Rf4 43.Nb5 Bb5 44.cb Kf8 -1.49 Stockfish 39...Rc8 40.Nb5 Ne4 41.e7 41. Nxa7 Ra8 42. Nb5 Rxa6 43. h3 Ra8 44. e7 Re8 45. Re3 Rxe7 46. Nxd6 -1.51 Stockfish 41...Rxc4
31.Nxf8 Rxf8
32.axb6 axb6
33.Rxb6?! -0.50/23
33.Ne2 +0.34/22 33...Rb8 33... h5 34. Rxb6 h4 35. Re3 Ra8 36. Rb1 Kg7 37. Nd4 Ne4 38. Ra1 Rc8 39. Qd3 Nc5 40. Qd1 Ne4 = Stockfish 34.Qd4 Qxd4+ 35.Nxd4 Ra8 36.Nc2 Rb8 37.Ra3 Nh6 38.h3 Ng8 39.Nd4 Ne7 40.Ra7 Nc8 41.Rc7
33.h3 Rb8 34.Ne2 b5 35.cxb5 Rxb5 36.Rxb5 Bxb5 37.Nd4 Ba4 38.Qa1 Nh6 39.Qc3 Be8 40.Ne6 Ne4 41.Qxf6+ Nxf6 +0.08 Stockfish
33...Nh6? +0.72/22
33...Ne4 -0.50/23 34.Nxe4 fxe4 35.c5 35. Qe1 Qd4+ 36. Qf2 Qd1+ 37. Qf1 Qd4+ 38. Qf2 -0.07 Stockfish 35...Qxf4 35... Ne5 36. Rb4 Bg4 37. Qf1 Nd3 38. Rxe4 Nxf4 39. Kh1 Bh5 40. cxd6 Ne2 41. Rf3 Bxf3 42. gxf3 Nc3 43. Re6 Qg7 44. Re7 Qg5 45. Qe1 Qf6 46. Re8 Qxf3+ 47. Kg1 Nxd5 48. d7 Qg4+ 49. Kh1 Qf3+ 50. Kg1 = Stockfish
34.h3 Re8?? +10.36/25
34...Ng8 +0.71/23 35.Qd2 35. Kh2 Re8 36. Qa1 Ne4 37. Rd3 Qg7 38. Ra6 Ngf6 39. Nxe4 Nxe4 40. Re3 h6 41. Kg1 Qxa1+ 42. Rxa1 +0.44 Stockfish 35...Bc8 35... h6 36. Qb2 Kh7 37. Kh2 Rf7 38. Rb8 Rf8 39. Qb6 Qe7 40. Rxf8 Qxf8 41. Nb5 Ne4 +0.11 Stockfish 36.Re3 Ba6 37.Rb4
35.Rxd6 Re1+
36.Qxe1 Qxd6
37.Qa1 1-0

Sehyun Kwon(2129)-Tagir Taalaibekov(2291)
9/10/18
World Junior Championships
1.e4 d6
2.d4 Nf6
3.Nc3 Nbd7
4.g4 h6
5.h3 e5
6.Be3 Be7
7.Bg2 c6
8.a4 b6?! +0.42/21
8...O-O +0.05/19 9.Nge2 exd4 10.Qxd4 Ne5 11.b3 c5 12.Qd2 Ng6 13.O-O Nh4 14.Bh1
8...Nf8 9.f4 exf4 10.Bxf4 Ng6 11.Bg3 Be6 12.Qd3 d5 13.e5 Nd7 14.O-O-O O-O = Stockfish
9.Nge2 Qc7
10.O-O?! +0.16/21
10.Qd2 +0.56/20 10...O-O 11.O-O-O exd4 12.Bxd4
10.f4 Nf8 11.Qd2 Ng6 12.O-O-O Bb7 13.Kb1 Nh4 14.Ng3 O-O-O 15.d5 Kb8 16.a5 bxa5 17.Qf2 +0.76 Stockfish
10...O-O
11.Ng3 Rd8
12.f4 Ba6
13.Re1 Nh7
14.Nf5 Bf8
15.Qf3 g6
16.Ng3 Bg7
17.Rad1 exf4
18.Bxf4 Ng5 Welcome to the Benko-file. I call them Benko-files because when his puzzle pieces are arranged in a straight line they are almost always on a file, I hope GM Benko is not offended.
19.Qe3 Nf6
20.e5 dxe5
21.dxe5 Nd5? +2.15/23
21...Nfh7 +0.67/21 22.Rd6 Bb7 22...Rac8 +1.07 Stockfish 23.h4 23. Nge4 Qe7 24. Bg3 Rac8 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Nd6 Rxd6 27. exd6 Qxe3+ 28. Rxe3 Bd4 29. Bf2 Bxe3 30. Bxe3 +1.31 Stockfish 23...Ne6 24.Bxh6 Rxd6 25.exd6 Qxd6 26.Bxg7
21...Rxd1 22.Rxd1 Nd5 23.Nxd5 cxd5 24.Rxd5 Bb7 25.e6 Qc4 26.exf7+ Nxf7 27.b3 Qxc2 28.Rd2 Qb1+ 29.Kh2 Bxg2 30.Kxg2 g5 31.Bd6 Nxd6 32.Rxd6 Qc2+ 33.Rd2 Qc6+ 34.Qf3 Qxf3+ 35.Kxf3 +0.33 Stockfish
22.Nxd5 cxd5?! +3.03/23
22...Rxd5 +2.15/23 23.e6 Rxd1 24.Rxd1 Qe7 25.exf7+ Kxf7 26.Ne4 Kg8 27.Nxg5 Qxe3+ 28.Bxe3 hxg5 29.Bxc6 29.b4 Rc8 30.Rd6 Bc4 31.Rg6 Kf7 32.Rg5 +2.77 Stockfish 29...Rc8 30.Bd5+ Kh7 31.Bb3 Rb8 32.c3 Re8 33.Bxg5 Re5 34.Bc1 Re4 35.Bd2 Re2 36.Bd5 Be5 37.Bf3 Rh2 38.Re1 Bd6 39.Bg2 Bc4
23.e6 Qc4? +8.72/19
23...Qe7 +3.07/21 24.Bxg5 hxg5 25.Bxd5 Rxd5 26.Rxd5 Bc4 27.exf7+ Qxf7 28.Rd6 Bf8 29.Ne4 Bxd6 30.Nxd6 Qd5 31.Ne4 Qe5 32.b3 Ba6 33.Nxg5 Qxe3+ 34.Rxe3 Rd8 35.c4 Rd1+ 36.Kf2 Rd2+ 37.Re2 Rd3 38.Re8+ Kg7 39.Re3 Rd2+ 40.Kg3 Kf8 41.Rf3+ Ke8 42.h4 Re2 43.Rf7 Re3+
23...Qc5 24.Bxg5 hxg5 25.Qxc5 bxc5 26.Rxd5 fxe6 27.Rxg5 The Benko-file even dominates the analysis. +3.94 Stockfish
24.Bxg5 hxg5
25.exf7+ Kh7
26.Bf1?! +5.75/22
26.Qxg5 Qc5+ 27.Kh1 Bh6 28.Qh4 Qf8 29.g5 Rd7 30.Nf5 gxf5 31.Re6 Rd6 32.g6+ Kh8 33.Rxd6 Qg7 34.Re1 Be2 35.Rxe2 Rf8 36.Re8 b5 37.Rxf8+ Qxf8 38.Bxd5 bxa4 39.g7+ Qxg7 40.Rxh6+ Qxh6 41.Qxh6#
26...Qxa4?! +9.48/19
26...Qc7 +5.75/22 27.Bxa6 Rd7 28.Bd3 Rxf7 29.Nh5 Qc5 30.Qxc5 bxc5 31.Nxg7 Rxg7 32.Bb5 d4 33.Re5 Rc7 34.Rxg5 Rb8 35.h4 Rb6 36.h5 Kh6 37.Rxg6+ Rxg6 38.hxg6 Kxg6 39.Re1 Kf6 40.Re4 Rg7 41.Bc4 Rg5 42.Re6+ Kg7
26...Qc5 27.Bxa6 Rab8 28.Bd3 Qxe3+ 29.Rxe3 +7.10 Stockfish
27.b3?! +5.32/23
27.Qxg5 +9.48/19 27...Rf8 27...Rd7 28. Re6 Rxf7 29. Qxg6+ Kg8 30. Nf5 Qf4 31. Bxa6 Rxf5 32. gxf5 Rf8 33. Rf1 Qh6 34. Qxh6 Bxh6 35. Rxh6 +69.15 Stockfish 28.Re6 Rxf7 29.Qxg6+ Kg8 30.Bxa6 Stockfish finds the mate 30. Nf5 Qf4 31. Bxa6 Raf8 32. Rf1 Rxf5 33. gxf5 Qh6 34. Qxh6 Bxh6 35. Rxh6 b5 36. Rd6 Kf7 37. f6 Kg6 38. Rxd5 Kf7 39. Rxb5 Ke6 40. f7 Kd6 41. Kh2 Ke6 42. Rg5 Ke7 43. Re5+ Kd7 44. Rd1+ Kc6 45. Re6+ Kc7 46. Re8 Rxf7 47. Rc8+ Kb6 48. Rd6+ Ka5 49. Rc5+ Kb4 50. Rb5+ Kc4 51. Rg5+ Kb4 52. Rd4# 30...Kf8 31.Rf1 Rxf1+ 32.Bxf1 Qd7 33.Nf5
27...Qa3? +9.85/22
27...Qf4 +5.32/23 28.Bxa6 Rf8 29.Rxd5 Qxf7 30.Rd2 30. Rd6 Be5 31. Rxg6 Rad8 32. Rxg5 Bd4 33. Bd3+ Kh8 34. Rh5+ Kg8 35. Bc4 Bxe3+ 36. Rxe3 +6.69 Stockfish 30...Qf4 31.Ne4 Kh8 32.Nxg5 Rae8 33.Qxf4
28.Qxg5 Qc5+
29.Kh1 Bb7? +15.29/23
29...Bh6 +9.04/22 30.Qh4 Bxf1 30...d4 31. Bxa6 Qg5 32. Qxg5 Bxg5 33. Re6 b5 34. Bb7 Kg7 35. Be4 Kxf7 36. Rxg6 +13.56 Stockfish 31.Re7 31. g5 Qf8 32. Re7 Bg2+ 33. Kxg2 Kh8 34. Rde1 Rac8 35. Re8 Rxe8 36. Rxe8 Rxe8 37. Qxh6+ Qxh6 38. fxe8=Q+ Qf8 39. Qxf8+ Kh7 40. Qf7+ Kh8 41. Nf5 gxf5 42. g6 d4 43. Qh7# 31...Bg2+ 32.Kh2 Qxe7 33.Qxe7
30.Qh4+ Bh6
31.Re7 Rf8
32.Rxb7 Qe3
33.Bg2?! +8.28/23
33.Rxd5 +15.39/25 33...Qf4 34.Rd6 34. Kg2 Rab8 35. Rbd7 Rxf7 36. Rxf7+ Qxf7 37. Rd6 Qb7+ 38. Kg1 Qg7 39. Bd3 b5 40. Nh5 Be3+ 41. Kg2 Qb7+ 42. Kh2 Bh6 43. Rxg6 Qc7+ 44. Ng3 Qg7 45. Rxg7+ Kxg7 46. Nf5+ Kg8 47. Qxh6 Kf7 48. Qg7+ Ke6 49. Qe7+ Kd5 50. Qd6# 34...Qg5 35.Qxg5 Bxg5 36.Bd3 Rad8 37.Bxg6+ Kh8 38.Rxd8 Rxd8 39.Nf5
33...g5? +29.83/25
33...Rac8 +8.28/23 34.Re7 34. Rxd5 Qc1+ 35. Nf1 Qf4 36. c4 Kg7 37. Rxa7 Ra8 38. Rxa8 Rxa8 39. Qe7 Rf8 40. g5 Bxg5 41. Qxg5 Qxg5 42. Rxg5 Kxf7 43. Rb5 +10.71 Stockfish 34...Qg5 35.Qxg5 Bxg5 36.Rxa7 Rxc2 37.Bxd5 Kg7 38.Ne4 Bf4 39.Rd3 Rcc8 40.Rb7 Rb8 41.Rxb8
34.Qxh6+ Kxh6
35.Nf5+ 1-0

IM Robby Kevlishvili(2485)-Guillaume Philippe(2358)
9/10/18
2018 Work Junior Championship
1.e4 c5
2.Nc3 a6
3.g3 b5
4.Bg2 Bb7
5.Nge2 e6
6.O-O Nf6
7.d3 d6
8.Be3 Nc6
9.h3 Be7
10.f4 O-O
11.g4 Nd7
12.Ng3 Nb6
13.Nce2 a5
14.g5 e5?! +0.02/21
14...d5 -0.38/19 15.c3 a4 16.Bf2 16. h4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 c4 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 a3 20. Rb1 b4 21. Qg4 axb2 -0.09 Stockfish 16...Qc7 17.e5 a3 18.b3 b4 19.c4
15.h4 exf4?! +0.48/20
15...Re8 +0.14/19 16.Nf5 16. f5 f6 17. g6 Qd7 18. Nc3 b4 19. Nd5 Bd8 20. c3 a4 21. Qh5 h6 22. Qd1 Nxd5 23. exd5 +1.88 Stockfish 16...Bf8 17.Bd2 Nd4 18.Nexd4 exd4
15...d5 16.Nf5 Re8 17.Nxe7+ Nxe7 18.f5 dxe4 19.dxe4 Nc4 20.Qc1 g6 21.b3 Nxe3 22.Qxe3 gxf5 23.exf5 Bxg2 24.Kxg2 Nd5 25.Qe4 +0.45 Stockfish
16.Nxf4 Ne5
17.Nf5 Re8
18.Qe1 d5?! +1.33/20
18...Bf8 +0.57/18 19.Qg3 Ra6 20.h5 20. Rae1 Nbd7 21. h5 g6 22. Nh4 Bg7 23. Nd5 Ra8 24. Bf4 b4 25. Re2 a4 26. c4 Bxd5 27. exd5 +1.61 Stockfish 20...d5 21.g6 fxg6 22.hxg6 h6
18...Ng4 19.Bd2 g6 20.Nxe7+ Rxe7 21.h5 d5 22.Qh4 Ne5 23.Be3 Rc8 24.b3 +1.17 Stockfish
19.Rd1?! +0.46/20
19.Qg3 +1.33/20 19...Bf8 20.Nh5 20. d4 cxd4 21. Bxd4 g6 22. Ne3 dxe4 23. Bxe5 Rxe5 24. Nxg6 hxg6 25. Qxe5 Qe7 26. Qxe7 Bxe7 +1.67 Stockfish 20...Nbd7 21.exd5 Qb6 22.Bf4 Qg6 23.Bxe5 Nxe5 24.Rae1 Qxh5 25.Rxe5 Rxe5 26.Qxe5
19…Bf8
20.Qg3 Ra6
21.Nh5 At last, full rank. This one seems to have developed so naturally, it's a wonder that I don't spot them more often. (possible book title, “Benko-files and Ridiculous Ranks”)

21...dxe4?? +4.17/21
21...d4 +0.42/20 22.Bf4 22. Nh6+ gxh6 23. gxh6+ Ng6 24. Bg5 Be7 25. Nf6+ Bxf6 26. Rxf6 +2.60 Stockfish 22...Nbd7 23.c3 Kh8 24.cxd4 cxd4 25.Bh3 Qb6 26.Qf2 Qg6 27.Qe2
22.dxe4? +0.73/21
22.Nh6+ +4.17/21 22...gxh6 23.gxh6+ 23. Nf6+ Kh8 24. gxh6 Ng6 25. dxe4 Qe7 26. h5 Nc4 27. hxg6 hxg6 28. Nxe8 Nxe3 29. Qxe3 Qxe8 +6.47 Stockfish 23...Kh8 24.Nf6 Ng6 25.dxe4 Qb8 26.Bf4 Qc8 27.h5
22...Qa8?? +6.12/21
22...Nbd7 +0.73/21 23.Bh3 23. Bf4 Qa8 24. Nf6+ Nxf6 25. gxf6 Rxf6 26. Bxe5 Rg6 27. Qh2 Bxe4 28. Bg3 c4 29. Qh3 +1.62 Stockfish 23...Bxe4 24.Bf4 Qa8 25.Nfxg7 Bxg7 26.Bxd7 Nxd7 27.Nxg7 Kxg7 28.Rxd7 Kg8 29.c4 bxc4 30.Be5 Bg6 31.Bc3
23.Nd6?? +0.68/22
23.Nh6+ +6.12/21 23...Kh8 24.Nxf7+ Nxf7 25.Rxf7 Bxe4 26.Qc7 Ra7 27.Qxa7
23…Bxd6
24.Rxd6 Bxe4?! +0.84/21
24...Nbc4 +0.20/20 25.Rxa6 Qxa6 26.Bxc5 Qg6 27.Nf4 Qc6 28.Bd4 Nd2 29.Re1 Qxc2 30.Qf2 31. Nd3 Re8 32. Rc1 Qa4 33. Qe3 Bxe4 34. Nc5 Qxa2 35. Nxe4 Nxe4 36. Qxe4 +3.22 Stockfish 30...b4 31.Bxe5 Rxe5 32.Nd5 Bxd5 33.exd5 Rxe1+ 34.Qxe1 Qc5+ 35.Kh1 Nc4 36.Qe8+ Qf8 37.Qxf8+ Kxf8 38.b3 Nd6 39.Kg1 f5
24...Nbd7 25.Nf6+ Nxf6 26.gxf6 g6 27.Rxa6 Qxa6 28.Qg5 Qd6 29.Qh6 Qf8 30.Qxf8+ Rxf8 31.Bxc5 +0.99 Stockfish
25.Bxe4 Qxe4
26.Bxc5 Nec4? +2.89/21
26...Na4 +0.82/22 Transposing here is 26...Nbd7 27.Ra6 Nc5 27.Rxa6 Nxc5 28.Rd6 Ne6 29.c3 Ng6 30.Qf3 Qxf3 31.Rxf3 Nxh4 32.Rfd3 Ng6 32..Kf8 33.Kf1 a4 34.R6d5 +1.59 Stockfish 33.R6d5 33. R3d5 Rb8 34. Rd7 b4 35. Rxa5 bxc3 36. bxc3 Rc8 37. Rd3 Ne7 38. Ng3 Nc6 39. Rb5 Ra8 40. Rd2 +2.01 Stockfish 33...Rb8 34.Kh1 Kf8 35.Rf3
26...Nbd7 27.Rxa6 Nxc5 28.Rd6 Ne6 29.c3 Ng6 30.Qf3 Qxf3 31.Rxf3 Nxh4 32.Rfd3 Kf8 33.Kf1 a4 34.R6d5 +1.59 Stockfish
27.Rdd1? +0.35/22
27.Rdf6 +2.89/21 27...Ne5 27...Ra7 28. Bxb6 Rd7 29. Bc5 Ne5 30. R6f2 Ng6 31. Qh3 Qe6 32. Re2 Qxe2 33. Qxd7 +4.26 Stockfish 28.Rxb6 28. Bxb6 Kh8 29. R6f4 Qe2 30. Bd4 Qxh5 31. Bxe5 Ra7 32. Qc3 Qg6 33. Bd4 Rd7 34. Qxa5 +6.65 Stockfish 28...Rxb6 29.Bxb6 Qg6 30.Bd4 Qxh5 31.Bxe5 h6 32.Bc7 Rc8 33.Bxa5 Rxc2 34.Bc3 b4 35.Bd4 Rc4 36.Qf4 hxg5 37.hxg5 Rc2
27…Qg6
28.Nf4 Qc6
29.Bd4 Nd7
30.Nh5 Nce5
31.Rde1 Qd5?! +0.92/21
31...Qxc2 0.00/21 32.Qf4 Qg6 33.Bxe5 Qxh5 34.Bxg7 Rxe1 35.Rxe1 Kxg7 36.Qd4+ Kg8 37.Re8+ 37.Qd7 Qh4 38.Qc8 Kg7 39.Qc3 f6 = Stockfish
32.Bxe5? -0.12/22
32.c3 +0.92/21 32...g6 33.Nf4 Qa8 34.Re3 Nc6 35.Rfe1 Rxe3 36.Qxe3 Nxd4 36... Qf8 37. Nd5 Ra8 38. Qe4 Qd6 39. Re3 Rd8 40. h5 Qe6 41. Qf3 Qd6 42. Nf6+ Nxf6 43. Bxf6 +1.38 Stockfish 37.Qxd4 Qf3 38.Re8+ 38. Re3 Qg4+ 39. Kf1 Ra8 40. Nxg6 Qxd4 41. Ne7+ Kf8 42. cxd4 f6 43. Nf5 Re8 44. Ke2 Rxe3+ 45. Nxe3 Kf7 46. Kf3 fxg5 47. hxg5 Nf8 +1.94 Stockfish 38...Nf8 39.Kh2 Qc6 40.Re5 Qc4 41.Nd5 f5 42.gxf6 Qxd4 43.cxd4 Ne6 44.Kh3 Rd6
32…Rxe5
33.Rd1 Qc5+
34.Qf2 Nf8
35.Rd4 Qe7
36.Ng3 Rae6
37.Nf5 Qc7
38.Nd6? -1.62/22
38.Rd2 -0.32/20 38...b4 38...Re4 39. Qf3 Ng6 40. Qc3 Qxc3 41. bxc3 h5 42. gxh6 Nxh4 43. hxg7 Rg4+ 44. Kh1 Nxf5 45. Rxf5 -0.15 Stockfish 39.Qf4 39. Qf3 Ng6 40. h5 Nf8 41. Rdf2 Ra6 42. Kh1 Ra7 43. c3 bxc3 44. bxc3 a4 45. Rg2 Ne6 46. g6 hxg6 47. hxg6 fxg6 48. Rxg6 -0.15 Stockfish 39...Re8 40.Nd6 Re2 41.Rd5 R8e7 42.Nf5 R7e5 43.Rxe5 Rxe5 44.Qf3 Qb6+ 45.Qf2 Qe6 46.Nd6 Re2 47.Qf5
38…f6
39.gxf6? -3.64/24
39.Qd2 -1.54/19 39...Qb6 40.Rf2 fxg5 41.Kh2 Re2 42.Rxe2 Rxe2+ 43.Qxe2 Qxd4 44.Nxb5 Qf4+ 45.Kh1 Qxh4+ 46.Kg2
39…Rxf6
40.Qd2?! -5.47/23
40.Rf4 -3.71/23 40...Qxd6 41.Rxf6 gxf6 42.Qxf6 Qd4+ 43.Qf2 43. Kh1 Qd5+ 44. Qf3 Qxf3+ 45. Rxf3 Re1+ 46. Kg2 Re2+ 47. Kg3 Rxc2 -5.21 Stockfish 43...Qxf2+ 43... Qg4+ 44. Kh1 Qg7 45. Qg2 Qxg2+ 46. Kxg2 Re2+ 47. Kf3 Rxc2 48. Rb1 Ne6 49. a3 Kf7 50. b3 Ra2 51. Ke4 Rxa3 -5.81 Stockfish 44.Rxf2 Ng6 45.Rh2 Re1+ 46.Kf2 Rb1 47.b3 Rb2 48.Ke3 Rxa2 49.h5 Ne7 50.Rg2+ Kf7 51.Rg5 b4 52.Kd3 Kf6 53.Rb5 Nf5 54.c3 bxc3 55.Kxc3 h6 56.Rc5 Kg5 57.b4 Ra3+
40...Rg6+
41.Kh1 Ne6
42.Rd3 Qe7
43.Rh3 Rf6
44.Rxf6?! -10.96/23
44.Rg1 -7.67/21 44...Nf4 45.Rhg3 g6 According to Stockfish, the only way to prevent eventual mate on move 69 is 45...Ng6 46. Rd1 Rxd6 47. Qxd6 Re1+ 48. Rxe1 Qxd6 49. Rge3 Nxh4 -7.62 46.Rc3 Rf8 47.Qf2 Qxd6 48.Rf1 Re2 49.Qg3 Qd5+
44…Qxf6
45.Kg1 Nd4 0-1

[Event "2018 World Junior Championships"]
[Site "Gebze, Turkey"]
[Date "2018.09.10"]
[Round "six"]
[White "Uurtsaikh Agibileg"]
[Black "Martin Christian Huber"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2321"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 Na6 7.O-O e5 8.Be3 c6 9.d5
Ng4 10.Bg5 f6 11.Bh4 c5 12.Ne1 Nh6 13.f3 Nf7 14.Rb1 Bh6 15.Bf2 f5 16.Nd3 Bg5
17.b4 b6 18.bxc5 Nxc5 19.a4 Nb7 20.Nb4 Bd7 21.Nc6 Qc8 22.exf5
gxf5 23.f4 Bf6 24.Bf3 { Attention Travelers: This file has been closed! } ( 24.Re1 Nbd8 25.a5 exf4
26.axb6 axb6 27.Nd4 Ng5 28.Qc2 Ndf7 29.h4 f3 30.hxg5 Bxd4 31.Bxd4 fxe2
32.Nxe2 Ne5 33.Nf4 Qxc4 34.Qxc4 Nxc4 35.Nh5 { +0.75 Stockfish } ) 24...Nc5 $6
{ +1.08/19 } ( 24...Nbd8 { +0.67/19 } 25.fxe5
{ 25. a5 e4 26. Bxe4 Re8 27. Bc2 Bxc3 28. Rb3 Bg7 29. Rg3 Nxc6 30. dxc6
Qxc6 31. Qd4 +1.12 Stockfish } 25...Nxe5 26.Nxe5 Bxe5 27.Qd3 Nb7 28.Rfe1 Rf6
29.Bd4 Bxd4+ 30.Qxd4 Qc5 31.Nb5 Qxd4+ 32.Nxd4 Bxa4 33.Re6 Rff8 34.Nc6 Bc2
35.Rc1 Bd3 36.Rc3 Nc5 37.Rxd6 ) 25.a5 $6 { +0.14/22 } ( 25.fxe5 { +1.08/19 }
25...Nxe5 26.Bd4 Qe8 27.Nb5 Nxc4 28.Re1 Qf7 29.Rb4 ) ( 25.Kh1 exf4 26.Ne2 Qc7
27.Bd4 Be5 28.a5 Rae8 29.Nc3 bxa5 30.Nb5 Qc8 31.Nbxa7 { +1.18 Stockfish } )
25...e4 26.Bd4 Bxd4+ 27.Nxd4 $6 { -0.79/22 } ( 27.Qxd4 { +0.17/21 } 27...Bxc6
28.dxc6 Ne6 29.Qe3
{ 29. Qd2 Qxc6 30. Be2 Qc5+ 31. Kh1 Qd4 32. Qc2 Qg7 33. axb6 axb6 34. Nd5
+0.51 Stockfish } 29...Qxc6 30.Nxe4 fxe4 31.Bxe4 Qxc4 32.Bxa8 Rxa8 33.axb6
axb6 34.Rxb6 Qd4 35.Qxd4 Nxd4 36.Kh1 h5 37.g3 d5 38.Rfb1 Kg7 39.Rb7 Kf6
40.R1b6+ Kg7 41.Kg2 ) 27...exf3 28.Rxf3 Qd8 29.Rg3+ Kh8 30.Ne6
Qf6 $6 { +0.37/23 } ( 30...Bxe6 { -0.35/22 } 31.Qd4+ Ne5 32.fxe5 f4 33.Rf3
Bf5 34.e6+ Qf6 35.Qxf6+ Rxf6 36.Rxf4 Bxb1 37.Rxf6 Bg6 38.a6
{ 38. Nb5 Ne4 39. Rf3 bxa5 40. c5 Nxc5 41. Nxd6 Rb8 42. e7 Kg7 43. Rc3 Na6
-0.71 Stockfish } 38...Kg7 39.Rf3
{ 39.Rf1 Rf8 40.Re1 Be8 41.Re3 Rf5 12.h3 Rf4 43.Nb5 Bb5 44.cb Kf8 -1.49
Stockfish } 39...Rc8 40.Nb5 Ne4 41.e7
{ 41. Nxa7 Ra8 42. Nb5 Rxa6 43. h3 Ra8 44. e7 Re8 45. Re3 Rxe7 46. Nxd6
-1.51 Stockfish } 41...Rxc4 ) 31.Nxf8 Rxf8 32.axb6 axb6 33.Rxb6 $6
{ -0.50/23 } ( 33.Ne2 { +0.34/22 } 33...Rb8
{ 33... h5 34. Rxb6 h4 35. Re3 Ra8 36. Rb1 Kg7 37. Nd4 Ne4 38. Ra1 Rc8 39.
Qd3 Nc5 40. Qd1 Ne4 = Stockfish } 34.Qd4 Qxd4+ 35.Nxd4 Ra8 36.Nc2 Rb8
37.Ra3 Nh6 38.h3 Ng8 39.Nd4 Ne7 40.Ra7 Nc8 41.Rc7 ) ( 33.h3 Rb8 34.Ne2 b5
35.cxb5 Rxb5 36.Rxb5 Bxb5 37.Nd4 Ba4 38.Qa1 Nh6 39.Qc3 Be8 40.Ne6 Ne4
41.Qxf6+ Nxf6 { +0.08 Stockfish } ) 33...Nh6 $2 { +0.72/22 } ( 33...Ne4
{ -0.50/23 } 34.Nxe4 fxe4 35.c5
{ 35. Qe1 Qd4+ 36. Qf2 Qd1+ 37. Qf1 Qd4+ 38. Qf2 -0.07 Stockfish }
35...Qxf4
{ 35... Ne5 36. Rb4 Bg4 37. Qf1 Nd3 38. Rxe4 Nxf4 39. Kh1 Bh5 40. cxd6 Ne2
41. Rf3 Bxf3 42. gxf3 Nc3 43. Re6 Qg7 44. Re7 Qg5 45. Qe1 Qf6 46. Re8 Qxf3+
47. Kg1 Nxd5 48. d7 Qg4+ 49. Kh1 Qf3+ 50. Kg1 = Stockfish } ) 34.h3 Re8
$4 { +10.36/25 } ( 34...Ng8 { +0.71/23 } 35.Qd2
{ 35. Kh2 Re8 36. Qa1 Ne4 37. Rd3 Qg7 38. Ra6 Ngf6 39. Nxe4 Nxe4 40. Re3 h6
41. Kg1 Qxa1+ 42. Rxa1 +0.44 Stockfish } 35...Bc8
{ 35... h6 36. Qb2 Kh7 37. Kh2 Rf7 38. Rb8 Rf8 39. Qb6 Qe7 40. Rxf8 Qxf8
41. Nb5 Ne4 +0.11 Stockfish } 36.Re3 Ba6 37.Rb4 ) 35.Rxd6 Re1+ 36.Qxe1
Qxd6 37.Qa1 1-0

[Event "2018 World Junior Championship"]
[Site "Gebze, Turkey"]
[Date "2018.09.10"]
[Round "six"]
[White "Sehyun Kwon"]
[Black "Tagir Taalaibekov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2291"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2129"]

 

1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.g4 h6 5.h3 e5 6.Be3 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.a4 b6 $6
{ +0.42/21 } ( 8...O-O { +0.05/19 } 9.Nge2 exd4 10.Qxd4 Ne5 11.b3 c5 12.Qd2
Ng6 13.O-O Nh4 14.Bh1 ) ( 8...Nf8 9.f4 exf4 10.Bxf4 Ng6 11.Bg3 Be6 12.Qd3 d5
13.e5 Nd7 14.O-O-O O-O { = Stockfish } ) 9.Nge2 Qc7 10.O-O $6 { +0.16/21 }
( 10.Qd2 { +0.56/20 } 10...O-O 11.O-O-O exd4 12.Bxd4 ) ( 10.f4 Nf8 11.Qd2 Ng6
12.O-O-O Bb7 13.Kb1 Nh4 14.Ng3 O-O-O 15.d5 Kb8 16.a5 bxa5 17.Qf2
{ +0.76 Stockfish } ) 10...O-O 11.Ng3 Rd8 12.f4 Ba6 13.Re1 Nh7 14.Nf5 Bf8
15.Qf3 g6 16.Ng3 Bg7 17.Rad1 exf4 18.Bxf4 Ng5
{ Welcome to the Benko-file. I call them Benko-files because when his puzzle pieces are arranged in a straight line they are almost always on a file, I hope GM Benko is not offended.} 19.Qe3 Nf6 20.e5 dxe5
21.dxe5 Nd5 $2 { +2.15/23 } ( 21...Nfh7 { +0.67/21 } 22.Rd6 Bb7
{ 22...Rac8 +1.07 Stockfish } 23.h4
{ 23. Nge4 Qe7 24. Bg3 Rac8 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Nd6 Rxd6 27. exd6 Qxe3+ 28.
Rxe3 Bd4 29. Bf2 Bxe3 30. Bxe3 +1.31 Stockfish } 23...Ne6 24.Bxh6 Rxd6
25.exd6 Qxd6 26.Bxg7 ) ( 21...Rxd1 22.Rxd1 Nd5 23.Nxd5 cxd5 24.Rxd5 Bb7 25.e6
Qc4 26.exf7+ Nxf7 27.b3 Qxc2 28.Rd2 Qb1+ 29.Kh2 Bxg2 30.Kxg2 g5 31.Bd6 Nxd6
32.Rxd6 Qc2+ 33.Rd2 Qc6+ 34.Qf3 Qxf3+ 35.Kxf3 { +0.33 Stockfish } ) 22.Nxd5
cxd5 $6 { +3.03/23 } ( 22...Rxd5 { +2.15/23 } 23.e6 Rxd1 24.Rxd1 Qe7 25.exf7+
Kxf7 26.Ne4 Kg8 27.Nxg5 Qxe3+ 28.Bxe3 hxg5 29.Bxc6
{ 29.b4 Rc8 30.Rd6 Bc4 31.Rg6 Kf7 32.Rg5 +2.77 Stockfish } 29...Rc8
30.Bd5+ Kh7 31.Bb3 Rb8 32.c3 Re8 33.Bxg5 Re5 34.Bc1 Re4 35.Bd2 Re2 36.Bd5 Be5
37.Bf3 Rh2 38.Re1 Bd6 39.Bg2 Bc4 ) 23.e6 Qc4 $2 { +8.72/19 } ( 23...Qe7
{ +3.07/21 } 24.Bxg5 hxg5 25.Bxd5 Rxd5 26.Rxd5 Bc4 27.exf7+ Qxf7 28.Rd6 Bf8
29.Ne4 Bxd6 30.Nxd6 Qd5 31.Ne4 Qe5 32.b3 Ba6 33.Nxg5 Qxe3+ 34.Rxe3 Rd8 35.c4
Rd1+ 36.Kf2 Rd2+ 37.Re2 Rd3 38.Re8+ Kg7 39.Re3 Rd2+ 40.Kg3 Kf8 41.Rf3+ Ke8
42.h4 Re2 43.Rf7 Re3+ ) ( 23...Qc5 24.Bxg5 hxg5 25.Qxc5 bxc5 26.Rxd5 fxe6
27.Rxg5 { The Benko-file even dominates the analysis. +3.94 Stockfish } )
24.Bxg5 hxg5 25.exf7+ Kh7 26.Bf1 $6 { +5.75/22 } ( 26.Qxg5 Qc5+ 27.Kh1 Bh6
28.Qh4 Qf8 29.g5 Rd7 30.Nf5 gxf5 31.Re6 Rd6 32.g6+ Kh8 33.Rxd6 Qg7 34.Re1 Be2
35.Rxe2 Rf8 36.Re8 b5 37.Rxf8+ Qxf8 38.Bxd5 bxa4 39.g7+ Qxg7 40.Rxh6+ Qxh6
41.Qxh6# ) 26...Qxa4 $6 { +9.48/19 } ( 26...Qc7 { +5.75/22 } 27.Bxa6 Rd7
28.Bd3 Rxf7 29.Nh5 Qc5 30.Qxc5 bxc5 31.Nxg7 Rxg7 32.Bb5 d4 33.Re5 Rc7 34.Rxg5
Rb8 35.h4 Rb6 36.h5 Kh6 37.Rxg6+ Rxg6 38.hxg6 Kxg6 39.Re1 Kf6 40.Re4 Rg7
41.Bc4 Rg5 42.Re6+ Kg7 ) ( 26...Qc5 27.Bxa6 Rab8 28.Bd3 Qxe3+ 29.Rxe3
{ +7.10 Stockfish } ) 27.b3 $6 { +5.32/23 } ( 27.Qxg5 { +9.48/19 } 27...Rf8
{ 27...Rd7 28. Re6 Rxf7 29. Qxg6+ Kg8 30. Nf5 Qf4 31. Bxa6 Rxf5 32. gxf5
Rf8 33. Rf1 Qh6 34. Qxh6 Bxh6 35. Rxh6 +69.15 Stockfish } 28.Re6 Rxf7
29.Qxg6+ Kg8 30.Bxa6
{ Stockfish finds the mate 30. Nf5 Qf4 31. Bxa6 Raf8 32. Rf1 Rxf5 33. gxf5
Qh6 34. Qxh6 Bxh6 35. Rxh6 b5 36. Rd6 Kf7 37. f6 Kg6 38. Rxd5 Kf7 39. Rxb5
Ke6 40. f7 Kd6 41. Kh2 Ke6 42. Rg5 Ke7 43. Re5+ Kd7 44. Rd1+ Kc6 45. Re6+ Kc7 46. Re8 Rxf7 47. Rc8+ Kb6 48. Rd6+ Ka5 49. Rc5+ Kb4 50. Rb5+ Kc4 51. Rg5+
Kb4 52. Rd4# } 30...Kf8 31.Rf1 Rxf1+ 32.Bxf1 Qd7 33.Nf5 ) 27...Qa3 $2
{ +9.85/22 } ( 27...Qf4 { +5.32/23 } 28.Bxa6 Rf8 29.Rxd5 Qxf7 30.Rd2
{ 30. Rd6 Be5 31. Rxg6 Rad8 32. Rxg5 Bd4 33. Bd3+ Kh8 34. Rh5+ Kg8 35. Bc4
Bxe3+ 36. Rxe3 +6.69 Stockfish } 30...Qf4 31.Ne4 Kh8 32.Nxg5 Rae8 33.Qxf4
) 28.Qxg5 Qc5+ 29.Kh1 Bb7 $2 { +15.29/23 } ( 29...Bh6 { +9.04/22 } 30.Qh4
Bxf1
{ 30...d4 31. Bxa6 Qg5 32. Qxg5 Bxg5 33. Re6 b5 34. Bb7 Kg7 35. Be4 Kxf7
36. Rxg6 +13.56 Stockfish } 31.Re7
{ 31. g5 Qf8 32. Re7 Bg2+ 33. Kxg2 Kh8 34. Rde1 Rac8 35. Re8 Rxe8 36. Rxe8
Rxe8 37. Qxh6+ Qxh6 38. fxe8=Q+ Qf8 39. Qxf8+ Kh7 40. Qf7+ Kh8 41. Nf5 gxf5
42. g6 d4 43. Qh7# } 31...Bg2+ 32.Kh2 Qxe7 33.Qxe7 ) 30.Qh4+ Bh6 31.Re7 Rf8
32.Rxb7 Qe3 33.Bg2 $6 { +8.28/23 } ( 33.Rxd5 { +15.39/25 } 33...Qf4 34.Rd6
{ 34. Kg2 Rab8 35. Rbd7 Rxf7 36. Rxf7+ Qxf7 37. Rd6 Qb7+ 38. Kg1 Qg7 39.
Bd3 b5 40. Nh5 Be3+ 41. Kg2 Qb7+ 42. Kh2 Bh6 43. Rxg6 Qc7+ 44. Ng3 Qg7 45.
Rxg7+ Kxg7 46. Nf5+ Kg8 47. Qxh6 Kf7 48. Qg7+ Ke6 49. Qe7+ Kd5 50. Qd6# }
34...Qg5 35.Qxg5 Bxg5 36.Bd3 Rad8 37.Bxg6+ Kh8 38.Rxd8 Rxd8 39.Nf5 ) 33...g5
$2 { +29.83/25 } ( 33...Rac8 { +8.28/23 } 34.Re7
{ 34. Rxd5 Qc1+ 35. Nf1 Qf4 36. c4 Kg7 37. Rxa7 Ra8 38. Rxa8 Rxa8 39. Qe7
Rf8 40. g5 Bxg5 41. Qxg5 Qxg5 42. Rxg5 Kxf7 43. Rb5 +10.71 Stockfish }
34...Qg5 35.Qxg5 Bxg5 36.Rxa7 Rxc2 37.Bxd5 Kg7 38.Ne4 Bf4 39.Rd3 Rcc8 40.Rb7
Rb8 41.Rxb8 ) 34.Qxh6+ Kxh6 35.Nf5+ 1-0

[Event "2018 World Junior Championship"]
[Site "Gebze, Turkey"]
[Date "2018.09.10"]
[Round "six"]
[White "IM Robby Kevlishvili"]
[Black "Guillaume Philippe"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2358"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 a6 3.g3 b5 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.Nge2 e6 6.O-O Nf6
7.d3 d6 8.Be3 Nc6 9.h3 Be7 10.f4 O-O 11.g4 Nd7 12.Ng3 Nb6 13.Nce2 a5 14.g5 e5
$6 { +0.02/21 } ( 14...d5 { -0.38/19 } 15.c3 a4 16.Bf2
{ 16. h4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 c4 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 a3 20. Rb1 b4 21. Qg4 axb2
-0.09 Stockfish } 16...Qc7 17.e5 a3 18.b3 b4 19.c4 ) 15.h4 exf4 $6
{ +0.48/20 } ( 15...Re8 { +0.14/19 } 16.Nf5
{ 16. f5 f6 17. g6 Qd7 18. Nc3 b4 19. Nd5 Bd8 20. c3 a4 21. Qh5 h6 22. Qd1
Nxd5 23. exd5 +1.88 Stockfish } 16...Bf8 17.Bd2 Nd4 18.Nexd4 exd4 ) (
15...d5 16.Nf5 Re8 17.Nxe7+ Nxe7 18.f5 dxe4 19.dxe4 Nc4 20.Qc1 g6 21.b3 Nxe3
22.Qxe3 gxf5 23.exf5 Bxg2 24.Kxg2 Nd5 25.Qe4 { +0.45 Stockfish } ) 16.Nxf4
Ne5 17.Nf5 Re8 18.Qe1 d5 $6 { +1.33/20 } ( 18...Bf8 { +0.57/18 } 19.Qg3 Ra6
20.h5
{ 20. Rae1 Nbd7 21. h5 g6 22. Nh4 Bg7 23. Nd5 Ra8 24. Bf4 b4 25. Re2 a4 26.
c4 Bxd5 27. exd5 +1.61 Stockfish } 20...d5 21.g6 fxg6 22.hxg6 h6 ) (
18...Ng4 19.Bd2 g6 20.Nxe7+ Rxe7 21.h5 d5 22.Qh4 Ne5 23.Be3 Rc8 24.b3
{ +1.17 Stockfish } ) 19.Rd1 $6 { +0.46/20 } ( 19.Qg3 { +1.33/20 } 19...Bf8
20.Nh5
{ 20. d4 cxd4 21. Bxd4 g6 22. Ne3 dxe4 23. Bxe5 Rxe5 24. Nxg6 hxg6 25. Qxe5
Qe7 26. Qxe7 Bxe7 +1.67 Stockfish } 20...Nbd7 21.exd5 Qb6 22.Bf4 Qg6
23.Bxe5 Nxe5 24.Rae1 Qxh5 25.Rxe5 Rxe5 26.Qxe5 ) 19...Bf8 20.Qg3 Ra6 21.Nh5
{ At last, full rank. This one seems to have developed so naturally, it's
a wonder that I don't spot them more often. (possible book title, “Benko-files and Ridiculous Ranks”) } 21...dxe4 $4 { +4.17/21 } (
21...d4 { +0.42/20 } 22.Bf4
{ 22. Nh6+ gxh6 23. gxh6+ Ng6 24. Bg5 Be7 25. Nf6+ Bxf6 26. Rxf6 +2.60
Stockfish } 22...Nbd7 23.c3 Kh8 24.cxd4 cxd4 25.Bh3 Qb6 26.Qf2 Qg6 27.Qe2 )
22.dxe4 $2 { +0.73/21 } ( 22.Nh6+ { +4.17/21 } 22...gxh6 23.gxh6+
{ 23. Nf6+ Kh8 24. gxh6 Ng6 25. dxe4 Qe7 26. h5 Nc4 27. hxg6 hxg6 28. Nxe8
Nxe3 29. Qxe3 Qxe8 +6.47 Stockfish } 23...Kh8 24.Nf6 Ng6 25.dxe4 Qb8
26.Bf4 Qc8 27.h5 ) 22...Qa8 $4 { +6.12/21 } ( 22...Nbd7 { +0.73/21 } 23.Bh3
{ 23. Bf4 Qa8 24. Nf6+ Nxf6 25. gxf6 Rxf6 26. Bxe5 Rg6 27. Qh2 Bxe4 28. Bg3
c4 29. Qh3 +1.62 Stockfish } 23...Bxe4 24.Bf4 Qa8 25.Nfxg7 Bxg7 26.Bxd7
Nxd7 27.Nxg7 Kxg7 28.Rxd7 Kg8 29.c4 bxc4 30.Be5 Bg6 31.Bc3 ) 23.Nd6 $4
{ +0.68/22 } ( 23.Nh6+ { +6.12/21 } 23...Kh8 24.Nxf7+ Nxf7 25.Rxf7 Bxe4
26.Qc7 Ra7 27.Qxa7 ) 23...Bxd6 24.Rxd6 Bxe4 $6 { +0.84/21 } ( 24...Nbc4
{ +0.20/20 } 25.Rxa6 Qxa6 26.Bxc5 Qg6 27.Nf4 Qc6 28.Bd4 Nd2 29.Re1 Qxc2
30.Qf2
{ 31. Nd3 Re8 32. Rc1 Qa4 33. Qe3 Bxe4 34. Nc5 Qxa2 35. Nxe4 Nxe4 36. Qxe4
+3.22 Stockfish } 30...b4 31.Bxe5 Rxe5 32.Nd5 Bxd5 33.exd5 Rxe1+ 34.Qxe1
Qc5+ 35.Kh1 Nc4 36.Qe8+ Qf8 37.Qxf8+ Kxf8 38.b3 Nd6 39.Kg1 f5 ) ( 24...Nbd7
25.Nf6+ Nxf6 26.gxf6 g6 27.Rxa6 Qxa6 28.Qg5 Qd6 29.Qh6 Qf8 30.Qxf8+ Rxf8
31.Bxc5 { +0.99 Stockfish } ) 25.Bxe4 Qxe4 26.Bxc5 Nec4 $2 { +2.89/21 } (
26...Na4 { +0.82/22 Transposing here is 26...Nbd7 27.Ra6 Nc5 } 27.Rxa6 Nxc5
28.Rd6 Ne6 29.c3 Ng6 30.Qf3 Qxf3 31.Rxf3 Nxh4 32.Rfd3 Ng6
{ 32..Kf8 33.Kf1 a4 34.R6d5 +1.59 Stockfish } 33.R6d5
{ 33. R3d5 Rb8 34. Rd7 b4 35. Rxa5 bxc3 36. bxc3 Rc8 37. Rd3 Ne7 38. Ng3
Nc6 39. Rb5 Ra8 40. Rd2 +2.01 Stockfish } 33...Rb8 34.Kh1 Kf8 35.Rf3 ) (
26...Nbd7 27.Rxa6 Nxc5 28.Rd6 Ne6 29.c3 Ng6 30.Qf3 Qxf3 31.Rxf3 Nxh4 

31.Bxc5 { +0.99 Stockfish } ) 25.Bxe4 Qxe4 26.Bxc5 Nec4 $2 { +2.89/21 } (
26...Na4 { +0.82/22 Transposing here is 26...Nbd7 27.Ra6 Nc5 } 27.Rxa6 Nxc5
28.Rd6 Ne6 29.c3 Ng6 30.Qf3 Qxf3 31.Rxf3 Nxh4 32.Rfd3 Ng6
{ 32..Kf8 33.Kf1 a4 34.R6d5 +1.59 Stockfish } 33.R6d5
{ 33. R3d5 Rb8 34. Rd7 b4 35. Rxa5 bxc3 36. bxc3 Rc8 37. Rd3 Ne7 38. Ng3
Nc6 39. Rb5 Ra8 40. Rd2 +2.01 Stockfish } 33...Rb8 34.Kh1 Kf8 35.Rf3 ) (
26...Nbd7 27.Rxa6 Nxc5 28.Rd6 Ne6 29.c3 Ng6 30.Qf3 Qxf3 31.Rxf3 Nxh4 32.Rfd3
Kf8 33.Kf1 a4 34.R6d5 { +1.59 Stockfish } ) 27.Rdd1 $2 { +0.35/22 } (
27.Rdf6 { +2.89/21 } 27...Ne5
{ 27...Ra7 28. Bxb6 Rd7 29. Bc5 Ne5 30. R6f2 Ng6 31. Qh3 Qe6 32. Re2 Qxe2
33. Qxd7 +4.26 Stockfish } 28.Rxb6
{ 28. Bxb6 Kh8 29. R6f4 Qe2 30. Bd4 Qxh5 31. Bxe5 Ra7 32. Qc3 Qg6 33. Bd4
Rd7 34. Qxa5 +6.65 Stockfish } 28...Rxb6 29.Bxb6 Qg6 30.Bd4 Qxh5 31.Bxe5
h6 32.Bc7 Rc8 33.Bxa5 Rxc2 34.Bc3 b4 35.Bd4 Rc4 36.Qf4 hxg5 37.hxg5 Rc2 )
27...Qg6 28.Nf4 Qc6 29.Bd4 Nd7 30.Nh5 Nce5 31.Rde1 Qd5 $6 { +0.92/21 } (
31...Qxc2 { 0.00/21 } 32.Qf4 Qg6 33.Bxe5 Qxh5 34.Bxg7 Rxe1 35.Rxe1 Kxg7
36.Qd4+ Kg8 37.Re8+ { 37.Qd7 Qh4 38.Qc8 Kg7 39.Qc3 f6 = Stockfish } )
32.Bxe5 $2 { -0.12/22 } ( 32.c3 { +0.92/21 } 32...g6 33.Nf4 Qa8 34.Re3 Nc6
35.Rfe1 Rxe3 36.Qxe3 Nxd4
{ 36... Qf8 37. Nd5 Ra8 38. Qe4 Qd6 39. Re3 Rd8 40. h5 Qe6 41. Qf3 Qd6 42.
Nf6+ Nxf6 43. Bxf6 +1.38 Stockfish } 37.Qxd4 Qf3 38.Re8+
{ 38. Re3 Qg4+ 39. Kf1 Ra8 40. Nxg6 Qxd4 41. Ne7+ Kf8 42. cxd4 f6 43. Nf5
Re8 44. Ke2 Rxe3+ 45. Nxe3 Kf7 46. Kf3 fxg5 47. hxg5 Nf8 +1.94 Stockfish
} 38...Nf8 39.Kh2 Qc6 40.Re5 Qc4 41.Nd5 f5 42.gxf6 Qxd4 43.cxd4 Ne6 44.Kh3
Rd6 ) 32...Rxe5 33.Rd1 Qc5+ 34.Qf2 Nf8 35.Rd4 Qe7 36.Ng3 Rae6 37.Nf5 Qc7
38.Nd6 $2 { -1.62/22 } ( 38.Rd2 { -0.32/20 } 38...b4
{ 38...Re4 39. Qf3 Ng6 40. Qc3 Qxc3 41. bxc3 h5 42. gxh6 Nxh4 43. hxg7 Rg4+
44. Kh1 Nxf5 45. Rxf5 -0.15 Stockfish } 39.Qf4
{ 39. Qf3 Ng6 40. h5 Nf8 41. Rdf2 Ra6 42. Kh1 Ra7 43. c3 bxc3 44. bxc3 a4
45. Rg2 Ne6 46. g6 hxg6 47. hxg6 fxg6 48. Rxg6 -0.15 Stockfish } 39...Re8
40.Nd6 Re2 41.Rd5 R8e7 42.Nf5 R7e5 43.Rxe5 Rxe5 44.Qf3 Qb6+ 45.Qf2 Qe6 46.Nd6
Re2 47.Qf5 ) 38...f6 39.gxf6 $2 { -3.64/24 } ( 39.Qd2 { -1.54/19 } 39...Qb6
40.Rf2 fxg5 41.Kh2 Re2 42.Rxe2 Rxe2+ 43.Qxe2 Qxd4 44.Nxb5 Qf4+ 45.Kh1 Qxh4+
46.Kg2 ) 39...Rxf6 40.Qd2 $6 { -5.47/23 } ( 40.Rf4 { -3.71/23 } 40...Qxd6
41.Rxf6 gxf6 42.Qxf6 Qd4+ 43.Qf2
{ 43. Kh1 Qd5+ 44. Qf3 Qxf3+ 45. Rxf3 Re1+ 46. Kg2 Re2+ 47. Kg3 Rxc2
-5.21 Stockfish } 43...Qxf2+
{ 43... Qg4+ 44. Kh1 Qg7 45. Qg2 Qxg2+ 46. Kxg2 Re2+ 47. Kf3 Rxc2 48. Rb1
Ne6 49. a3 Kf7 50. b3 Ra2 51. Ke4 Rxa3 -5.81 Stockfish } 44.Rxf2 Ng6
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Game of the Week, by Alan Lasser. Plus more...

Good news chess fans, 2461 rated Yixin Li has returned to UMass this semester and he intends to play in more USCF tournaments. He had a lot of fun at the Chinese national team tournament this summer. In this game he had to navigate through one of those treacherous more-pieces-than-pawns positions to score the point.

Yixin Li-Cuihao
8/8/18
2018 Libei Team Tournament
1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 d6
3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6
6.f4 e6
7.Qf3 Qc7
8.Be3 Nc6
9.O-O-O Bd7
10.Kb1 Rc8
11.h3 b5
12.Bd3 Nxd4
13.Bxd4 Qb7
14.g4 b4
15.Ne2 Bb5
16.Bxf6 gxf6
17.f5 Be7
18.Nf4 Bd7
19.Nh5 e5
20.g5?! +1.13/24
20.Qe2 +1.51/21 20...Bb5 21.Qe3 21. Bxb5+ Qxb5 22. Rd3 h6 23. Qd2 Qb6 24. Rd1 a5 25. Ng3 Qc6 26. Qg2 Qb7 27. Nf1 Rc3 28. Ne3 Rxd3 29. Rxd3 +1.43 Stockfish 21...h6 22.Bxb5+ Qxb5 23.Rd3 Qc4 24.Rc1 a5 25.c3 b3 26.a3 Qc5 27.Qe1 Qc4
20.Qg3 Bc6 21.Rhe1 Rc7 22.Qh4 Kd8 23.Nxf6 h6 24.g5 Bxf6 25.gxf6 Kc8 26.Bc4 Qa7 27.Qg3 Rd8 28.Qe3 Kb8 29.Qxh6 +1.74 Stockfish
20…fxg5
21.f6 Bf8
22.Ng7+ Kd8
23.Qh5 Kc7
24.Qxg5?! +0.80/25
24.Qxf7 +1.38/22 24...Kb6 24...h6 25. Nf5 Kb6 26. Ne3 Ka7 27. Qh5 a5 28. b3 Kb8 29. Nd5 Rh7 30. h4 gxh4 +2.15 Stockfish 25.Qb3 25. Qh5 h6 26. h4 gxh4 27. Rxh4 Rg8 28. Qf7 Bxg7 29. fxg7 Qc7 30. Rxh6 Bc6 31. Qc4 Bb7 32. Qxb4+ Ka7 33. Qxd6 Rxg7 +2.43 Stockfish 25...Ka7 26.Ne6 h6 27.h4 g4 28.h5 Bc6 29.Rde1 Kb8 30.Rhg1 a5 31.Rxg4 a4 32.Qc4 Be8 33.Qd5 Bxh5 34.Qxb7+ Kxb7 35.Rh4 Bg6 36.Rg1 Bf7 37.Bc4 Kb6 38.Bd5 Rg8 39.Rxg8 Bxg8 40.Nxf8 Rxf8 41.Bxg8 Rxg8
24…Kb8
25.Qh5 Bc6
26.Qe2 Ka7
27.Rhe1 h6?! +1.37/25
27...Rg8 +0.85/21 28.Qf2+ 28. Qe3+ Kb8 29. Qh6 Rh8 30. Qh4 a5 31. b3 a4 32. Bc4 Qa7 33. Qg5 Rc7 34. Qg3 Rg8 35. Qh4 Rh8 36. Nf5 +1.15 Stockfish 28...Kb8 29.Qf1 Ka7 30.h4 Ba4 31.Bc4 Qb6 32.b3 Bb5 33.Bxb5 axb5 34.Nf5 Rg6 35.Ne7 Bxe7 36.fxe7 Qc7 37.Qf2+ Ka6 38.Qd2 Ka5 39.a3
27...Rc7 28.b3 Qb6 29.Qh5 a5 30.Nf5 a4 31.Bc4 axb3 32.axb3 Qc5 33.Kb2 Kb8 34.Qg4 Bd7 35.Rd5 Qb6 36.Ra1 Ra7 37.Rxa7 Qxa7 38.Qh5 +1.07 Stockfish
28.Nf5 Rg8?! +1.68/22
28...Bd7 +1.39/24 29.Bc4 Bxf5 30.exf5 30. Bd5 Qb5 31. Qxb5 axb5 32. exf5 Rg8 33. Re4 Rg5 34. Bxf7 +2.49 Stockfish 30...Rc5 31.Qe3 h5 32.Rd5 Bh6 33.Qf2 Qb6 34.Rxc5 Qxc5 35.Qxc5+ dxc5 36.Bxf7 Bf4 37.Bd5 Rh6 38.f7 Rf6 39.Be6 Kb6 40.Re4 Ka7 41.c3 bxc3 42.bxc3 Kb6 43.Kc2 Kc6 44.a3
28...h5 29.b3 Qb6 30.Bc4 Rc7 31.Nxd6 Bxd6 32.Rxd6 Qc5 33.Red1 a5 34.h4 a4 35.bxa4 Rg8 36.Rd8 Rg6 37.Bd5 Rxf6 38.Rc1 Qd4 39.a5 Rg6 40.Qb5 Rb7 41.Bxc6 Rxc6 42.Qxc6 Qxd8 43.Qc5+ Ka8 44.Rf1 +2.14 Stockfish
28...Rc7 29.Bc4 Qb6 30.Rg1 h5 31.b3 Bd7 32.Rg5 Bxf5 33.Rxf5 h4 34.Rg5 Qc6 35.Rd5 Qb6 36.Rd3 Rb7 37.Rd1 +1.76 Stockfish
29.Rg1?! +0.91/23
29.Bc4 +1.68/22 29...Bb5 29...Rd8 30. Qf2+ Qb6 31. Qxb6+ Kxb6 32. Bxf7 Rg2 33. Ne7 a5 34. Nxc6 Kxc6 35.Rg1 +2.19 Stockfish 30.Bxb5 30. Qe3+ Qb6 31. Qxb6+ Kxb6 32. Bxf7 Rg2 33. Ne3 Rf2 34. Be6 Re8 35. Nd5+ Kc5 36. Nc7 Rxf6 37. Nxe8 Bxe8 38. Bd5 +2.31 Stockfish 30...Qxb5 31.Qxb5 axb5 32.Rg1 Rg5 33.h4
29...Rg6?! +1.32/26
29...Rxg1 +0.91/23 30.Rxg1 Bd7 31.Re1 31. Rd1 Bxf5 32. Qf2+ Rc5 33. Qxf5 d5 34. b3 a5 35. Qh5 Qc7 36. Qg4 +1.14 Stockfish 31...Rc7 32.Qh5 Qc8 33.Ne3 Be6 34.Nd5 Bxd5 35.exd5 Qb7 36.Qf3 Qb6 37.Qg4 h5 38.Qxh5 Qf2 39.Rd1 Qxf6 40.Rf1 Qe7 41.Qe2 Qd7 42.Bxa6 Qxh3 43.Bc4 Kb7 44.Bd3
30.Rxg6 fxg6
31.Nh4 g5?! +1.75/23
31...Be8 +1.38/25 32.Bc4 Rc7 33.Bd5 33. b3 Qb6 34. Qf3 Qc5 35. Ng2 a5 36. Ne3 g5 37. f7 Bc6 38. Nd5 Bxd5 39. Rxd5 +2.20 Stockfish 33...Qb6 34.Ng2 Bd7 35.h4
32.Nf5?! +1.17/21
32.Ng6 +1.75/23 32...a5 33.Qf2+ 33. Bc4 Bxe4 34. Nxf8 Qc6 35. Nd7 Qxc4 36. Qf2+ Kb7 37. Qb6+ Ka8 38. Qxa5+ Kb7 39. Qb6+ Ka8 40. Rc1 +3.81 Stockfish 33...Ka8 34.Nxf8 Rxf8 35.Bc4 Qc7 36.Qf5
32…Bd7
33.Rf1?! +0.79/24
33.Ne7 +1.17/22 33...Bxe7 34.fxe7 Qc7 34...Bc6 35. Qf2+ Kb8 36. Bc4 Qxe7 37. Bxa6 Bb7 38. Bxb7 Kxb7 39. Qd2 d5 40. exd5 +1.84 Stockfish 35.Qf2+ 35. Bxa6 Re8 36. a3 Qb6 37. axb4 Rxe7 38. Bc4 Kb8 39. Qf1 Qxb4 40. Rd3 Qxc4 41. Qf8+ Re8 42. Qxd6+ +2.77 Stockfish 35...Kb7 36.Qf1 Ka7 37.Bxa6 Qxc2+ 38.Ka1 Rc5 39.Bd3
33.b3 Qb6 34.Ne3 Bc6 35.Qf3 a5 36.Bc4 a4 37.Bd5 Bd7 38.Nc4 +1.78 Stockfish
33…Be6
34.h4 Qf7?! +1.39/22
34...gxh4 +0.78/21 35.Qf2+ 35. Nxh4 Bf7 36. Nf5 h5 37. Ne3 Qc6 38. Nd5 a5 39. b3 Qc5 40. Ba6 Rb8 41. Bc4 Bh6 42. Ne7 Bxc4 43. Qxc4 Qxc4 44. bxc4 +1.77 Stockfish 35...Rc5 36.Qxh4 Rc7 37.Ne3 Bf7 38.Nd5 Rc5 39.Qe1 a5 40.c4 bxc3 41.Nxc3 Qb4 42.Qe3 Kb8 43.Rc1 a4 44.Qh3 a3 45.Rc2 Rxc3
35.b3 a5
36.hxg5 hxg5
37.Qe3+ Rc5
38.Qxg5 a4
39.Kb2 axb3? +3.04/24
39...Qc7 +1.16/20 40.Ne3 d5 40...Rc3 41. Nc4 Bxc4 42. bxc4 Qb6 43. Qg1 a3+ 44. Kc1 Qxg1 45. Rxg1 d5 46. cxd5 Rc7 +1.77 Stockfish 41.exd5 41. Kb1 a3 42. Rh1 dxe4 43. Bxe4 Qb6 44. Qh5 Rc7 45. Qe8 Bc8 46. Qd8 Bb7 47. Bxb7 Rxb7 48. Qxb6+ Rxb6 49. Ng4 +2.36 Stockfish 41...Bxd5 42.Kb1 axb3 43.cxb3 Bb7 44.Qg6 Qc6 45.Re1 Qd6 46.Nc4 Qd4 47.f7 Rc7
40.axb3 Kb7?! +3.64/23
40...Qc7 +3.05/25 41.Ra1+ 41. Qd2 Bxf5 42. Qxb4 Qb6 43. Qxb6+ Kxb6 44. Rxf5 Rc8 45. Rh5 d5 46. Rxe5 Rc6 47. Rf5 dxe4 48. Bxe4 +4.49 Stockfish 41...Ra5 42.Rxa5+ Qxa5 43.Kb1 Qc5 44.Ne7 Bf7 45.Ng6 Bxg6 46.Qxg6 d5 47.Qf7+ Kb6 48.exd5 Qd6 49.Ka2 Qd8 50.Be4 Qd6 51.Qe6 Ka5 52.Qf5 Kb6 53.Kb1 Kc7
41.Ne3 Rc3?! +4.44/23
41...Qh7 42.Ra1 Qh6 43.Qg1 Qxf6 44.Qe1 Rc3 45.Nd1 Qd8 46.Nxc3 bxc3+ 47.Qxc3 Qb6 48.Ra4 Qc5 49.Bc4 +8.05 Stockfish
41...Qc7 42.Bc4 Ra5 43.Ra1 Rxa1 44.Kxa1 Bxc4 45.Nxc4 Qf7 46.Kb1 Qe6 47.Ne3 Qh3 48.Qg1 +6.43 Stockfish
42.Nd1? +2.58/24
42.Bc4 Bxc4 43.Nxc4 Qh7 44.Qg2 Qh3 45.Qf2 Rxc4 46.bxc4 Qc3+ 47.Kb1 Qh3 48.Rd1 Qh5 49.Qd2 Qf7 50.Qxb4+ Kc8 51.Qa4 Qxf6 52.Qc6+ Kd8 53.c5 +12.51 Stockfish
42.Nc4 Bxc4 43.Bxc4 Rxc4 44.bxc4 Qxc4 45.Rd1 Qc3+ 46.Kb1 b3 47.Qd2 Qf3 48.Qd3 Qxf6 49.cxb3 +8.40 Stockfish
42...Rc5?! +3.86/26
42...Rc7 +2.58/24 43.Ne3 Qd7 44.Bc4 44. Nd5 Bxd5 45. exd5 e4 46. Bxe4 Qe8 47. Qf5 Kb6 48. Qe6 Qa8 49. Ra1 Ra7 50. Rxa7 Qxa7 51. Kb1 +5.85 Stockfish 44...Bxc4 45.bxc4 Qc6 46.Nd5 Qxc4 47.Nxc7 Qxf1 48.Nd5 Qf3 49.Qg1 Qa3+ 50.Kb1 Qa5 51.Qg4 b3 52.Qd7+ Kb8 53.cxb3 Qe1+ 54.Kb2 Qd2+ 55.Ka3 Qc1+ 56.Ka4 Qa1+ 57.Kb5 Qf1+ 58.Ka5
42...Rc8 43.Qd2 Qc7 44.Qxb4+ Qb6 45.Qxb6+ Kxb6 46.Ne3 Bh6 47.Bc4 Bxe3 48.Bxe6 Rf8 49.Rf3 Bh6 50.f7 +4.35 Stockfish
43.Qd2 Kc6?! +6.13/25
43...Ka8 +3.89/24 44.Qxb4 Qb7 45.Qxb7+ 45. Qa4+ Kb8 46. Nc3 Bd7 47. Qa3 Qa8 48. Ba6 d5 49. exd5 Bb5 50. Ra1 Qxa6 51. Qxa6 Bxa6 52. Rxa6 +8.09 Stockfish 45...Kxb7 46.Ne3 Rc7 47.Bc4 Bxc4 48.Nxc4 Rh7 49.f7 Rh4 50.Nd2 Rh2 51.Kc1 Kc6 52.b4 Kb5 53.c3 Re2 54.Rf6 Rg2 55.Kc2 Rh2 56.Kd3 Rh3+ 57.Rf3
43...Kb8 44.Ne3 Qb7 45.Rh1 Rc8 46.Nd5 Bxd5 47.exd5 Qb6 48.Bf5 Rc7 49.Rh8 Rf7 50.Rh4 Rb7 51.Qg5 +6.07 Stockfish
44.Qxb4 d5?! +9.30/22
44...Qb7 +6.13/25 45.Qa4+ Kc7 46.Rh1 46. Nc3 Rxc3 47. Qa5+ Qb6 48. Qxc3+ Qc5 49. Bc4 d5 50. Bxd5 +10.30 Stockfish 46...Bd7 47.Rh7 Kd8 48.Nc3 Bxa4 49.Rxb7 Bd7 50.Ba6 Rc8 51.Rxd7+ Kxd7 52.Bxc8+ Kxc8 53.Nd5 Kd8 54.c3 Ke8 55.b4 Bh6 56.b5 Kd8 57.f7 Bf8 58.b6 Kc8 59.c4 Bg7
45.Qa4+ Kd6
46.exd5 Bxd5
47.Ne3 e4
48.Nf5+? +4.73/26
48.Bc4 +9.91/20 48...Qd7 49.Qxd7+
48.Bxe4 Bxe4 49.Qxe4 Kc7 50.Qa8 Qe6 51.Ra1 Qxf6+ 52.Kb1 Qe7 53.Ra7+ Kd6 54.Rxe7 Bxe7 55.Qe4 +56.50 Stockfish
48…Kc7
49.Bxe4? +2.68/23
49.Qa7+ +4.62/23 49...Kd8 50.Qxf7 50. Ne7 Bxe7 51. Qb8+ Rc8 52. Qb6+ Rc7 53. fxe7+ Qxe7 54. Rf5 Bb7 55. Bf1 e3 56. Rh5 Qg7+ 57. Kb1 Kc8 58. Qxe3 +7.28 Stockfish 50...Bxf7 51.Bxe4 Re5 52.Bd3 Kd7 53.Nd4 Bc5 54.c3 Ke8 55.Ra1 Rh5 56.b4 Rh2+ 57.Nc2 Bb6 58.Ra8+ Kd7 59.Bf5+ Kd6
49.Bb5 Qe6 50.Nd4 Qb6 51.c3 Bb7 52.f7 Kb8 53.Be2 Bc6 54.Rf6 Bxa4 55.Rxb6+ Kc7 56.Rg6 Bd7 57.Rg8 Bd6 58.b4 Rd5 59.f8=Q Bxf8 60.Rxf8 +7.31 Stockfish
49...Qxf6+
50.Kb1 When it’s ten pieces with two pawns, the player with two pawns for king safety has the advantage.
50...Bxe4
51.Qxe4 Ra5
52.Qc4+ Bc5
53.c3 Qb6? +8.65/21
53...Qa6 +3.13/26 54.Qxa6 Rxa6 55.b4 Ba7 56.Kb2 Rg6 57.Kb3 Bg1 58.Ka4 Rg4 59.Kb5 +4.68 Stockfish
54.Nd4 Qg6+
55.Nf5? +2.92/24
55.Nc2 +8.19/23 55...Qc6 56.b4 Bxb4 57.Rf7+ Kb6 58.Qd4+ Bc5 59.Qd8+ Kb5 60.Qb8+ Qb6 61.Rb7 Ra6 62.Rxb6+ 62. Kc1 Kc6 63. Qc8+ Kd6 64. Qd7+ Ke5 65. Rxb6 Rxb6 66. c4 Kf6 67. Qd5 Bg1 68. Qh1 Bc5 69. Qh6+ Kf7 70. Qh5+ Rg6 71. Qxc5 Kf6 72. Qd4+ Kf7 73. c5 Ke7 74. Qd5 Kf6 75. c6 Rg1+ 76. Kb2 Rg7 77. Qd6+ Kg5 78. c7 Rxc7 79. Qxc7 Kf6 80. Qf4+ Ke6 81. Qe4+ Kd6 82. Qe8 Kc7 83. Qe7+ Kb6 84. Kc3 Kb5 85. Nb4 Ka4 86. Qb7 Ka3 87. Qa6# 62...Rxb6 63.Qc8 Rd6 64.Qc7 Rb6 65.Nd4+ Bxd4 66.cxd4
55...Qg2? +8.45/22
55...Kb6 +2.92/24 56.Qf4 Qe6 57.Nd4 Qd6 58.Qxd6+ Bxd6 59.b4 Rd5 60.Rf6 Kc7 61.Kc2
55...Qa6 56.Qxa6 Rxa6 57.b4 Ba7 +4.88 Stockfish
56.b4 Qb7?? #21/21
56...Ra2 +8.45/25 57.Qxc5+ Kb8 58.Qe5+ 58. Qb6+ Ka8 59. Qd8+ Ka7 60. Qd4+ Ka8 61. Qh8+ Ka7 62. Qg7+ Qxg7 63. Nxg7 +43.54 Stockfish 58...Ka8 59.Qh8+ Ka7 60.Qg7+ Qxg7 61.Nxg7 Rh2 62.Nf5 Rh3 63.Nd4 Rh4 64.Rd1 Rh5 65.c4
57.Qf7+ 1-0


[Event "2018 Libei Team Tournament"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2018.08.08"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Yixin Li"]
[Black "Cuihao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B82"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 e6 7.Qf3 Qc7 8.Be3 Nc6 9.O-O-O Bd7
10.Kb1 Rc8 11.h3 b5 12.Bd3 Nxd4 13.Bxd4 Qb7 14.g4 b4 15.Ne2 Bb5 16.Bxf6 gxf6
17.f5 Be7 18.Nf4 Bd7 19.Nh5 e5 20.g5 $6 { +1.13/24 } ( 20.Qe2 { +1.51/21 }
20...Bb5 21.Qe3
{ 21. Bxb5+ Qxb5 22. Rd3 h6 23. Qd2 Qb6 24. Rd1 a5 25. Ng3 Qc6 26. Qg2 Qb7
27. Nf1 Rc3 28. Ne3 Rxd3 29. Rxd3 +1.43 Stockfish } 21...h6 22.Bxb5+ Qxb5
23.Rd3 Qc4 24.Rc1 a5 25.c3 b3 26.a3 Qc5 27.Qe1 Qc4 ) ( 20.Qg3 Bc6 21.Rhe1 Rc7
22.Qh4 Kd8 23.Nxf6 h6 24.g5 Bxf6 25.gxf6 Kc8 26.Bc4 Qa7 27.Qg3 Rd8 28.Qe3 Kb8
29.Qxh6 { +1.74 Stockfish } ) 20...fxg5 21.f6 Bf8 22.Ng7+ Kd8 23.Qh5 Kc7
24.Qxg5 $6 { +0.80/25 } ( 24.Qxf7 { +1.38/22 } 24...Kb6
{ 24...h6 25. Nf5 Kb6 26. Ne3 Ka7 27. Qh5 a5 28. b3 Kb8 29. Nd5 Rh7 30. h4
gxh4 +2.15 Stockfish } 25.Qb3
{ 25. Qh5 h6 26. h4 gxh4 27. Rxh4 Rg8 28. Qf7 Bxg7 29. fxg7 Qc7 30. Rxh6
Bc6 31. Qc4 Bb7 32. Qxb4+ Ka7 33. Qxd6 Rxg7 +2.43 Stockfish } 25...Ka7
26.Ne6 h6 27.h4 g4 28.h5 Bc6 29.Rde1 Kb8 30.Rhg1 a5 31.Rxg4 a4 32.Qc4 Be8
33.Qd5 Bxh5 34.Qxb7+ Kxb7 35.Rh4 Bg6 36.Rg1 Bf7 37.Bc4 Kb6 38.Bd5 Rg8 39.Rxg8
Bxg8 40.Nxf8 Rxf8 41.Bxg8 Rxg8 ) 24...Kb8 25.Qh5 Bc6 26.Qe2 Ka7 27.Rhe1 h6 $6
{ +1.37/25 } ( 27...Rg8 { +0.85/21 } 28.Qf2+
{ 28. Qe3+ Kb8 29. Qh6 Rh8 30. Qh4 a5 31. b3 a4 32. Bc4 Qa7 33. Qg5 Rc7 34.
Qg3 Rg8 35. Qh4 Rh8 36. Nf5 +1.15 Stockfish } 28...Kb8 29.Qf1 Ka7 30.h4
Ba4 31.Bc4 Qb6 32.b3 Bb5 33.Bxb5 axb5 34.Nf5 Rg6 35.Ne7 Bxe7 36.fxe7 Qc7
37.Qf2+ Ka6 38.Qd2 Ka5 39.a3 ) ( 27...Rc7 28.b3 Qb6 29.Qh5 a5 30.Nf5 a4
31.Bc4 axb3 32.axb3 Qc5 33.Kb2 Kb8 34.Qg4 Bd7 35.Rd5 Qb6 36.Ra1 Ra7 37.Rxa7
Qxa7 38.Qh5 { +1.07 Stockfish } ) 28.Nf5 Rg8 $6 { +1.68/22 } ( 28...Bd7
{ +1.39/24 } 29.Bc4 Bxf5 30.exf5
{ 30. Bd5 Qb5 31. Qxb5 axb5 32. exf5 Rg8 33. Re4 Rg5 34. Bxf7 +2.49
Stockfish } 30...Rc5 31.Qe3 h5 32.Rd5 Bh6 33.Qf2 Qb6 34.Rxc5 Qxc5 35.Qxc5+
dxc5 36.Bxf7 Bf4 37.Bd5 Rh6 38.f7 Rf6 39.Be6 Kb6 40.Re4 Ka7 41.c3 bxc3
42.bxc3 Kb6 43.Kc2 Kc6 44.a3 ) ( 28...h5 29.b3 Qb6 30.Bc4 Rc7 31.Nxd6 Bxd6
32.Rxd6 Qc5 33.Red1 a5 34.h4 a4 35.bxa4 Rg8 36.Rd8 Rg6 37.Bd5 Rxf6 38.Rc1 Qd4
39.a5 Rg6 40.Qb5 Rb7 41.Bxc6 Rxc6 42.Qxc6 Qxd8 43.Qc5+ Ka8 44.Rf1
{ +2.14 Stockfish } ) ( 28...Rc7 29.Bc4 Qb6 30.Rg1 h5 31.b3 Bd7 32.Rg5 Bxf5
33.Rxf5 h4 34.Rg5 Qc6 35.Rd5 Qb6 36.Rd3 Rb7 37.Rd1 { +1.76 Stockfish } )
29.Rg1 $6 { +0.91/23 } ( 29.Bc4 { +1.68/22 } 29...Bb5
{ 29...Rd8 30. Qf2+ Qb6 31. Qxb6+ Kxb6 32. Bxf7 Rg2 33. Ne7 a5 34. Nxc6
Kxc6 35.Rg1 +2.19 Stockfish } 30.Bxb5
{ 30. Qe3+ Qb6 31. Qxb6+ Kxb6 32. Bxf7 Rg2 33. Ne3 Rf2 34. Be6 Re8 35. Nd5+
Kc5 36. Nc7 Rxf6 37. Nxe8 Bxe8 38. Bd5 +2.31 Stockfish } 30...Qxb5 31.Qxb5
axb5 32.Rg1 Rg5 33.h4 ) 29...Rg6 $6 { +1.32/26 } ( 29...Rxg1 { +0.91/23 }
30.Rxg1 Bd7 31.Re1
{ 31. Rd1 Bxf5 32. Qf2+ Rc5 33. Qxf5 d5 34. b3 a5 35. Qh5 Qc7 36. Qg4
+1.14 Stockfish } 31...Rc7 32.Qh5 Qc8 33.Ne3 Be6 34.Nd5 Bxd5 35.exd5 Qb7
36.Qf3 Qb6 37.Qg4 h5 38.Qxh5 Qf2 39.Rd1 Qxf6 40.Rf1 Qe7 41.Qe2 Qd7 42.Bxa6
Qxh3 43.Bc4 Kb7 44.Bd3 ) 30.Rxg6 fxg6 31.Nh4 g5 $6 { +1.75/23 } ( 31...Be8
{ +1.38/25 } 32.Bc4 Rc7 33.Bd5
{ 33. b3 Qb6 34. Qf3 Qc5 35. Ng2 a5 36. Ne3 g5 37. f7 Bc6 38. Nd5 Bxd5 39.
Rxd5 +2.20 Stockfish } 33...Qb6 34.Ng2 Bd7 35.h4 ) 32.Nf5 $6 { +1.17/21 }
( 32.Ng6 { +1.75/23 } 32...a5 33.Qf2+
{ 33. Bc4 Bxe4 34. Nxf8 Qc6 35. Nd7 Qxc4 36. Qf2+ Kb7 37. Qb6+ Ka8 38.
Qxa5+ Kb7 39. Qb6+ Ka8 40. Rc1 +3.81 Stockfish } 33...Ka8 34.Nxf8 Rxf8
35.Bc4 Qc7 36.Qf5 ) 32...Bd7 33.Rf1 $6 { +0.79/24 } ( 33.Ne7 { +1.17/22 }
33...Bxe7 34.fxe7 Qc7
{ 34...Bc6 35. Qf2+ Kb8 36. Bc4 Qxe7 37. Bxa6 Bb7 38. Bxb7 Kxb7 39. Qd2 d5
40. exd5 +1.84 Stockfish } 35.Qf2+
{ 35. Bxa6 Re8 36. a3 Qb6 37. axb4 Rxe7 38. Bc4 Kb8 39. Qf1 Qxb4 40. Rd3
Qxc4 41. Qf8+ Re8 42. Qxd6+ +2.77 Stockfish } 35...Kb7 36.Qf1 Ka7 37.Bxa6
Qxc2+ 38.Ka1 Rc5 39.Bd3 ) ( 33.b3 Qb6 34.Ne3 Bc6 35.Qf3 a5 36.Bc4 a4 37.Bd5
Bd7 38.Nc4 { +1.78 Stockfish } ) 33...Be6 34.h4 Qf7 $6 { +1.39/22 } (
34...gxh4 { +0.78/21 } 35.Qf2+
{ 35. Nxh4 Bf7 36. Nf5 h5 37. Ne3 Qc6 38. Nd5 a5 39. b3 Qc5 40. Ba6 Rb8 41.
Bc4 Bh6 42. Ne7 Bxc4 43. Qxc4 Qxc4 44. bxc4 +1.77 Stockfish } 35...Rc5
36.Qxh4 Rc7 37.Ne3 Bf7 38.Nd5 Rc5 39.Qe1 a5 40.c4 bxc3 41.Nxc3 Qb4 42.Qe3 Kb8
43.Rc1 a4 44.Qh3 a3 45.Rc2 Rxc3 ) 35.b3 a5 36.hxg5 hxg5 37.Qe3+ Rc5 38.Qxg5
a4 39.Kb2 axb3 $2 { +3.04/24 } ( 39...Qc7 { +1.16/20 } 40.Ne3 d5
{ 40...Rc3 41. Nc4 Bxc4 42. bxc4 Qb6 43. Qg1 a3+ 44. Kc1 Qxg1 45. Rxg1 d5
46. cxd5 Rc7 +1.77 Stockfish } 41.exd5
{ 41. Kb1 a3 42. Rh1 dxe4 43. Bxe4 Qb6 44. Qh5 Rc7 45. Qe8 Bc8 46. Qd8 Bb7
47. Bxb7 Rxb7 48. Qxb6+ Rxb6 49. Ng4 +2.36 Stockfish } 41...Bxd5 42.Kb1
axb3 43.cxb3 Bb7 44.Qg6 Qc6 45.Re1 Qd6 46.Nc4 Qd4 47.f7 Rc7 ) 40.axb3 Kb7 $6
{ +3.64/23 } ( 40...Qc7 { +3.05/25 } 41.Ra1+
{ 41. Qd2 Bxf5 42. Qxb4 Qb6 43. Qxb6+ Kxb6 44. Rxf5 Rc8 45. Rh5 d5 46. Rxe5
Rc6 47. Rf5 dxe4 48. Bxe4 +4.49 Stockfish } 41...Ra5 42.Rxa5+ Qxa5 43.Kb1
Qc5 44.Ne7 Bf7 45.Ng6 Bxg6 46.Qxg6 d5 47.Qf7+ Kb6 48.exd5 Qd6 49.Ka2 Qd8
50.Be4 Qd6 51.Qe6 Ka5 52.Qf5 Kb6 53.Kb1 Kc7 ) 41.Ne3 Rc3 $6 { +4.44/23 } (
41...Qh7 42.Ra1 Qh6 43.Qg1 Qxf6 44.Qe1 Rc3 45.Nd1 Qd8 46.Nxc3 bxc3+ 47.Qxc3
Qb6 48.Ra4 Qc5 49.Bc4 { +8.05 Stockfish } ) ( 41...Qc7 42.Bc4 Ra5 43.Ra1
Rxa1 44.Kxa1 Bxc4 45.Nxc4 Qf7 46.Kb1 Qe6 47.Ne3 Qh3 48.Qg1
{ +6.43 Stockfish } ) 42.Nd1 $2 { +2.58/24 } ( 42.Bc4 Bxc4 43.Nxc4 Qh7
44.Qg2 Qh3 45.Qf2 Rxc4 46.bxc4 Qc3+ 47.Kb1 Qh3 48.Rd1 Qh5 49.Qd2 Qf7 50.Qxb4+
Kc8 51.Qa4 Qxf6 52.Qc6+ Kd8 53.c5 { +12.51 Stockfish } ) ( 42.Nc4 Bxc4
43.Bxc4 Rxc4 44.bxc4 Qxc4 45.Rd1 Qc3+ 46.Kb1 b3 47.Qd2 Qf3 48.Qd3 Qxf6
49.cxb3 { +8.40 Stockfish } ) 42...Rc5 $6 { +3.86/26 } ( 42...Rc7
{ +2.58/24 } 43.Ne3 Qd7 44.Bc4
{ 44. Nd5 Bxd5 45. exd5 e4 46. Bxe4 Qe8 47. Qf5 Kb6 48. Qe6 Qa8 49. Ra1 Ra7
50. Rxa7 Qxa7 51. Kb1 +5.85 Stockfish } 44...Bxc4 45.bxc4 Qc6 46.Nd5 Qxc4
47.Nxc7 Qxf1 48.Nd5 Qf3 49.Qg1 Qa3+ 50.Kb1 $6{When it’s ten pieces with two
pawns, the player with two pawns for king safety has the advantage} Qa5 51.Qg4 b3 52.Qd7+ Kb8 53.cxb3
Qe1+ 54.Kb2 Qd2+ 55.Ka3 Qc1+ 56.Ka4 Qa1+ 57.Kb5 Qf1+ 58.Ka5 ) ( 42...Rc8
43.Qd2 Qc7 44.Qxb4+ Qb6 45.Qxb6+ Kxb6 46.Ne3 Bh6 47.Bc4 Bxe3 48.Bxe6 Rf8
49.Rf3 Bh6 50.f7 { +4.35 Stockfish } ) 43.Qd2 Kc6 $6 { +6.13/25 } (
43...Ka8 { +3.89/24 } 44.Qxb4 Qb7 45.Qxb7+
{ 45. Qa4+ Kb8 46. Nc3 Bd7 47. Qa3 Qa8 48. Ba6 d5 49. exd5 Bb5 50. Ra1 Qxa6
51. Qxa6 Bxa6 52. Rxa6 +8.09 Stockfish } 45...Kxb7 46.Ne3 Rc7 47.Bc4 Bxc4
48.Nxc4 Rh7 49.f7 Rh4 50.Nd2 Rh2 51.Kc1 Kc6 52.b4 Kb5 53.c3 Re2 54.Rf6 Rg2
55.Kc2 Rh2 56.Kd3 Rh3+ 57.Rf3 ) ( 43...Kb8 44.Ne3 Qb7 45.Rh1 Rc8 46.Nd5 Bxd5
47.exd5 Qb6 48.Bf5 Rc7 49.Rh8 Rf7 50.Rh4 Rb7 51.Qg5 { +6.07 Stockfish } )
44.Qxb4 d5 $6 { +9.30/22 } ( 44...Qb7 { +6.13/25 } 45.Qa4+ Kc7 46.Rh1
{ 46. Nc3 Rxc3 47. Qa5+ Qb6 48. Qxc3+ Qc5 49. Bc4 d5 50. Bxd5 +10.30
Stockfish } 46...Bd7 47.Rh7 Kd8 48.Nc3 Bxa4 49.Rxb7 Bd7 50.Ba6 Rc8 51.Rxd7+
Kxd7 52.Bxc8+ Kxc8 53.Nd5 Kd8 54.c3 Ke8 55.b4 Bh6 56.b5 Kd8 57.f7 Bf8 58.b6
Kc8 59.c4 Bg7 ) 45.Qa4+ Kd6 46.exd5 Bxd5 47.Ne3 e4 48.Nf5+ $2 { +4.73/26 } (
48.Bc4 { +9.91/20 } 48...Qd7 49.Qxd7+ ) ( 48.Bxe4 Bxe4 49.Qxe4 Kc7 50.Qa8 Qe6
51.Ra1 Qxf6+ 52.Kb1 Qe7 53.Ra7+ Kd6 54.Rxe7 Bxe7 55.Qe4 { +56.50 Stockfish }
) 48...Kc7 49.Bxe4 $2 { +2.68/23 } ( 49.Qa7+ { +4.62/23 } 49...Kd8 50.Qxf7
{ 50. Ne7 Bxe7 51. Qb8+ Rc8 52. Qb6+ Rc7 53. fxe7+ Qxe7 54. Rf5 Bb7 55. Bf1
e3 56. Rh5 Qg7+ 57. Kb1 Kc8 58. Qxe3 +7.28 Stockfish } 50...Bxf7 51.Bxe4
Re5 52.Bd3 Kd7 53.Nd4 Bc5 54.c3 Ke8 55.Ra1 Rh5 56.b4 Rh2+ 57.Nc2 Bb6 58.Ra8+
Kd7 59.Bf5+ Kd6 ) ( 49.Bb5 Qe6 50.Nd4 Qb6 51.c3 Bb7 52.f7 Kb8 53.Be2 Bc6
54.Rf6 Bxa4 55.Rxb6+ Kc7 56.Rg6 Bd7 57.Rg8 Bd6 58.b4 Rd5 59.f8=Q Bxf8 60.Rxf8
{ +7.31 Stockfish } ) 49...Qxf6+ 50.Kb1 Bxe4 51.Qxe4 Ra5 52.Qc4+ Bc5 53.c3 Qb6 $2
{ +8.65/21 } ( 53...Qa6 { +3.13/26 } 54.Qxa6 Rxa6 55.b4 Ba7 56.Kb2 Rg6 57.Kb3
Bg1 58.Ka4 Rg4 59.Kb5 { +4.68 Stockfish } ) 54.Nd4 Qg6+ 55.Nf5 $2
{ +2.92/24 } ( 55.Nc2 { +8.19/23 } 55...Qc6 56.b4 Bxb4 57.Rf7+ Kb6 58.Qd4+
Bc5 59.Qd8+ Kb5 60.Qb8+ Qb6 61.Rb7 Ra6 62.Rxb6+
{ 62. Kc1 Kc6 63. Qc8+ Kd6 64. Qd7+ Ke5 65. Rxb6 Rxb6 66. c4 Kf6 67. Qd5
Bg1 68. Qh1 Bc5 69. Qh6+ Kf7 70. Qh5+ Rg6 71. Qxc5 Kf6 72. Qd4+ Kf7 73. c5
Ke7 74. Qd5 Kf6 75. c6 Rg1+ 76. Kb2 Rg7 77. Qd6+ Kg5 78. c7 Rxc7 79. Qxc7 Kf6
80. Qf4+ Ke6 81. Qe4+ Kd6 82. Qe8 Kc7 83. Qe7+ Kb6 84. Kc3 Kb5 85. Nb4
Ka4 86. Qb7 Ka3 87. Qa6# } 62...Rxb6 63.Qc8 Rd6 64.Qc7 Rb6 65.Nd4+ Bxd4
66.cxd4 ) 55...Qg2 $2 { +8.45/22 } ( 55...Kb6 { +2.92/24 } 56.Qf4 Qe6 57.Nd4
Qd6 58.Qxd6+ Bxd6 59.b4 Rd5 60.Rf6 Kc7 61.Kc2 ) ( 55...Qa6 56.Qxa6 Rxa6 57.b4
Ba7 { +4.88 Stockfish } ) 56.b4 Qb7 $4 { #21/21 } ( 56...Ra2 { +8.45/25 }
57.Qxc5+ Kb8 58.Qe5+
{ 58. Qb6+ Ka8 59. Qd8+ Ka7 60. Qd4+ Ka8 61. Qh8+ Ka7 62. Qg7+ Qxg7 63.
Nxg7 +43.54 Stockfish } 58...Ka8 59.Qh8+ Ka7 60.Qg7+ Qxg7 61.Nxg7 Rh2
62.Nf5 Rh3 63.Nd4 Rh4 64.Rd1 Rh5 65.c4 ) 57.Qf7+ 1-0

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  The most dramatic more-pieces-than-pawns position was the final game of the 1910 World Championship Match, which was twelve pieces with five pawns in the critical position.  That was very good strategy on Lasker’s part, the position was too complicated for Schlecter to handle, he captured one of the remaining pawns, and that tactical error cost him the title.  My two computer programs can’t stop arguing about this week’s game.  No wonder, after move 24 there are eight pawns on the board with the fifteen remaining pieces;  after move 28, it’s fifteen and six.  It sort of makes me wonder what the other bughouse board looks like.
 

IM Anastasia Bodnaruk(2449)-GM Valentina Gunina
8/28/18
2018 Russian Women’s Superfinal  
1.e4 c6 
2.d4 d5 
 
74.Rxg2+ Kxg2 ½-½
[Event "2018 Russian Women's Superfinal"]
[Site "Satka, Russia"]
[Date "2018.08.28"]
[Round "four"]
[White "IM Anastasia Bodnaruk"]
[Black "GM Valentina Gunina"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2449"]
 
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Ne7 6.O-O h6 7.c3 Nd7 8.Nbd2 a6 9.b4
Bh7 10.Nb3 Ng6 11.g3 $6 { -0.04/21 } ( 11.Bd3 { +0.31/19 } 11...Be7 12.Nc5
Qc7 13.a4 Ngf8 14.a5 Rd8 15.Bxh7 Nxh7 16.Qd3 O-O 17.Be3 Nxc5 18.bxc5 Rfe8
19.Rfb1 Nf8 20.c4 dxc4 21.Qxc4 ) ( 11.a4 Ne7 12.Ne1 Nc8 13.Nc2 Ne7 14.a5 Nf5
15.f4 Bg6 16.g3 Be7 17.Bd3 h5
{ Judging from those knight moves, Stockfish has no idea how to play this
opening. It thinks White is ahead in this variation by 1.07 } ) 11...Be7
12.Bd3 O-O 13.Ne1 b6 14.f4 c5 15.f5 Ngxe5 $6 { +1.53/18 } ( 15...exf5
{ +0.53/17 } 16.Bxf5 c4 17.Nd2 Qc7 18.Qg4
{ 18. Ng2 Kh8 19. Ne3 Bg5 20. Nxd5 Qb7 21. Be4 Ne7 22. Bxh7 Kxh7 23. Qc2+
Kh8 24. Nf4 +1.76 Stockfish } 18...Ndxe5 19.dxe5 Qxe5 20.Bb2 Bxb4 21.Ndf3
Bc5+ 22.Kh1 Qe2 23.Nc2 ) ( 15...c4 16.fxg6 fxg6 17.Rxf8+ Nxf8 18.Be2 cxb3
19.axb3 a5 20.b5 g5 { +0.58 Stockfish } ) 16.dxe5 Nxe5 17.Bc2 $6 { +0.77/17 }
( 17.fxe6 { +1.50/18 } 17...fxe6 18.Bxh7+ Kxh7 19.Nd3 Nxd3 20.Qxd3+ Kg8
21.Rxf8+ Bxf8 22.bxc5
{ 22. Qe3 Qe8 23. Bd2 e5 24. Re1 a5 25. bxa5 c4 26. Nd4 Rxa5 27. Qxe5 Qxe5
28. Rxe5 Rxa2 29. Be3 Bc5 30. Rxd5 +2.55 Stockfish } 22...bxc5 23.Qe2 Qd7
24.Ba3 c4 ) 17...a5 $6 { +1.21/18 } ( 17...Nc4 { +0.77/17 } 18.Qg4
{ 18. bxc5 bxc5 19. Ng2 Qd6 20. Qg4 Bxf5 21. Bxf5 exf5 22. Qxf5 Bf6 23. Be3
d4 24. Bf2 Rfd8 25. cxd4 cxd4 26. Rac1 +1.80 Stockfish } 18...exf5 19.Bxf5
cxb4 20.cxb4 Bxf5 21.Rxf5 Bf6 22.Rb1 ) ( 17...cxb4 18.cxb4 Nc4 19.Nd4 b5
20.Rf2 exf5 21.Bxf5 Qb6 22.Bxh7+ Kxh7 23.Nec2 Bf6 24.a4 bxa4 25.Rxa4 Rfe8
26.Nb3 Qc6 27.Ra2 { +1.48 Stockfish } ) 18.Qe2 $6 { +0.88/16 } ( 18.bxa5
{ +1.21/18 } 18...bxa5
{ 18...Bxf5 19. Bxf5 exf5 20. Rxf5 Bf6 21. axb6 Qxb6 22. Qxd5 Rfd8 23. Qxc5
Qxc5+ 24. Nxc5 +2.15 Stockfish } 19.Bf4 Nc6 20.fxe6 fxe6 21.Bxh7+ Kxh7
22.Qc2+ Kg8 23.Nf3 a4 24.Nbd2 Qe8 25.Rae1 c4 26.Kh1 Bc5 27.Qb1 Qe7 ) 18...Bf6
19.bxa5 exf5 20.axb6 Qxb6 21.Be3 d4 22.cxd4 Ng4 23.Bf2 $6 { +0.31/18 } ( 
23.Bxf5 { +0.87/18 } 23...Bxf5 24.Rxf5 Nxe3 25.Qxe3 c4 26.Nc5 Qb2 27.Rd1 Rfe8
28.Ne4 Bg5 29.Qf2 Qxf2+ 30.Nxf2 Rxa2 31.h4
{ 31. Kf1 c3 32. Rc5 Ree2 33. Ned3 Be3 34. Rxc3 Bxd4 35. Rc8+ Kh7 36. Ng4
Rg2 37. Ndf2 Raxf2+ 38. Nxf2 Rxf2+ +.72 Stockfish } 31...Bd2 32.Kf1 c3 33.Re5
Rd8 34.Re2 f6 35.Nf3 c2 36.Rexd2 cxd1=Q+ 37.Rxd1 Rd5 38.Nd3 Rda5 39.Rc1 R5a3
40.Rc8+ ) ( 23.dxc5 Qe6 24.Ng2 Bxa1 25.Rxa1 Rfe8 26.Qd3 Nxe3 27.Re1 Qc6
28.Rxe3 Red8 29.Qc4 g5 30.Nd4 Qf6 31.Nf3 Qa6 32.Rc3 { +1.62 Stockfish } )
23...Rfe8 24.Qf3 $6 { 0.00/19 } ( 24.Qc4 { +0.56/18 } 24...Nxf2
{ 24...Rac8 25. Nxc5 Nxf2 26. Rxf2 Qa5 27. Kf1 Rxc5 28. Qxc5 Qxc5 29. dxc5
Bxa1 30. Bxf5 Bxf5 31. Rxf5 +1.02 Stockfish } 25.Rxf2 cxd4 26.Bd3 Red8
{ 26...Bg5 27. Ng2 Be3 28. Nxe3 dxe3 29. Re2 Bg6 30. Rae1 Bh5 31. Rc2 Rad8
32. Be2 Bxe2 33. Rcxe2 +1.10 Stockfish } 27.Rd1
{ 27. Qc5 Qxc5 28. Nxc5 Ra3 29. Nb3 Rda8 30. Rd1 Bg5 31. Ng2 Be3 32. Nxe3
dxe3 33. Re2 Rxa2 34. Rxe3 g5 35. Re2 Rxe2 36. Bxe2 +1.48 Stockfish }
27...Bg6 28.Nf3 Rac8 29.Qb5 Qxb5 30.Bxb5 Rc3 31.Rxd4 Bxd4 32.Nfxd4 Rd5 33.a4
Re5 34.Rf1 ) 24...cxd4 $6 { +0.36/20 } ( 24...c4 { 0.00/19 } 25.Nc5 Qd8
{ 25...Qd6 26. Rd1 Rxa2 27. Ba4 Ree2 28. Nc2 Rxf2 29. Rxf2 Nxf2 30. Qxf2 f4
31. Qe2 Bf5 32. Qxc4 fxg3 -0.08 Stockfish } 26.Nb7 Qd7 27.Nc5 Qd8 ) 25.Nd3
Ne3 26.Rfc1 f4 27.Nbc5 fxg3 28.hxg3 Rac8 $2 { +1.53/21 } ( 28...Nxc2
{ +0.32/17 } 29.Rab1 Qc7
{ 29...Qa7 30. Rxc2 Rac8 31. Rb5 Qa3 32. Re2 Rxe2 33. Qxe2 Rd8 34. Qb2 Qxb2
35. Rxb2 +0.67 Stockfish } 30.Rxc2 Qc8 31.Re1 Rd8 32.Qe2 Qh3
{ 32...Bg5 33. Ne4 Qe6 34. Qf3 Qf5 35. Nxg5 hxg5 36. Qxf5 Bxf5 37. Rd1
+0.57 Stockfish } 33.Nf4 { 33.a4 +1.05 Stockfish } 33...Qf5 34.Ncd3 Qb5
35.Rb2 Qa6 36.Rd2 Bf5 37.g4 ) 29.Ba4 Red8 30.Rab1 $2 { +0.45/21 } ( 30.Nd7
Rxc1+ 31.Nxc1 Qb4 32.Nxf6+ gxf6 33.Bb3 Qc3 34.Qxf6 Rd7 35.Qe5 Rd8 36.a4 Rc8
37.Qf6 Qxc1+ 38.Be1 Qc7 39.Qxd4 { +0.08 Stockfish } ) ( 30.Bb3 Qb5 31.a4 Qb8
32.Ba2 Qa7 33.Ne4 Bxe4 34.Qxe4 Rxc1+ 35.Rxc1 Qxa4 36.Bxf7+ Kxf7 37.Bxe3 Qe8
38.Qb7+ Kg8 39.Bf2 { +1.54 Stockfish } ) 30...Qa5 $6 { +0.75/19 } ( 30...Qa7
{ +0.45/21 } 31.Rb7
{ 31. Qb7 Rc7 32. Qxa7 Rxa7 33. Bb3 Ng4 34. Re1 Bf5 35. Rbc1 Rc7 36. Nb4
Nxf2 37. Kxf2 +0.85 Stockfish } 31...Qa8 32.Bd7 Rb8 33.Bc6 Qa3 34.Rxb8 Rxb8
35.Be4 Bxe4 36.Qxe4 Rd8 37.Ra1 Nc2 38.Rd1 Qxa2 39.Nd7 Bg5 40.N3c5 Ne3 41.Rxd4
) 31.Be1 $6 { +0.40/21 } ( 31.Rb5 { +0.75/19 } 31...Qd2 32.Rb2 Qa5 33.Be1 Qa8
{ 33...Qa7 34. Bc6 Qa3 35. Bb4 Qa7 36. a4 Rd6 37. Be4 Bxe4 38. Qxe4 Rd5
+1.34 Stockfish } 34.Qxa8 Rxa8 35.Bb5 Rdc8
{ 35...Be7 36. Nb4 Rd6 37. a4 Rg6 38. Nc6 Bd6 39. Nxd4 Bxg3 40. Bxg3 Rxg3+ 
+1.63 Stockfish } 36.a4 Bf5 37.Ba6
{ 37. a5 Rc7 38. a6 Nd5 39. Ba5 Rcc8 40. Rf2 Bxd3 41. Bxd3 Bg5 42. Bd2 Bxd2
43. Rxd2 +2.69 Stockfish } 37...Rcb8 38.Rxb8+ ) 31...Qa7 32.Qb7 Rc7 33.Qxa7
Rxa7 34.Bb3 Be7 35.Rb2 $6 { 0.00/20 } ( 35.Ra1 { +0.40/21 } 35...Bd6
{ 35...Bxc5 36. Nxc5 d3 37. Bf2 d2 38. Bxe3 dxc1=Q+ 39. Rxc1 Rb8 40. a4 Bf5
41. Bc4 Ra5 42. Rd1 Bg4 +0.90 Stockfish } 36.a4 Bg6
{ 36...g5 37. a5 Rb8 38. Ba4 Rc8 39. Nd7 Rxc1 40. Nf6+ Kh8 41. Nxc1 +0.79 
Stockfish } 37.Bf2 Rda8 38.Bd1
{ 38. Bc4 Nxc4 39. Rxc4 Be7 40. Bxd4 f6 41. Bf2 Be8 42. Rd4 h5 43. Rc4 Bg6
44. Rh4 Ra5 45. Rc1 R5a7 46. Re1 +1.43 Stockfish } 38...Nxd1 39.Rxd1 Rc7
40.Bxd4 Bxg3 41.a5 Bd6 42.a6 Rc6 43.a7 Rc7 44.Ra6 Bxc5 45.Nxc5 Rcxa7 46.Rxa7
Rxa7 47.Ne6 Re7 48.Nxg7 f6 49.Bxf6 Rxg7 50.Rd8+ Kh7 ) 35...Rc8 36.Rf2 Bd6
37.Bd2 $6 { -0.53/22 } ( 37.Na4 { 0.00/20 } 37...Rxc1 38.Nxc1 Rc7 39.Ne2 Ng4
40.Rf1 d3
{ 40...Bd3 41. Nxd4 Rc1 42. Bxf7+ Kh8 43. Nb3 Rc2 44. Nd4 Rc1 = Stockfish }
41.Nec3 Rb7 42.Bd5
{ 42. Kh1 Ne3 43. Rg1 g5 44. Bd2 Nc2 45. Bd5 Re7 46. Nb2 Bb4 47. Rb1 Bf5
48. Nc4 Rc7 49. a3 Bxc3 50. Bxc3 Nxa3 +0.67 Stockfish } 42...Rd7 43.Rf3 Bg6
44.Bd2 Be5 45.Kg2 Bd4 46.Kh3 Nf2+ 47.Kh2 Ng4+ 48.Kh3 ) ( 37.Rf3 Bf5 38.Bd2
Bg4 39.Rf2 Re7 40.a4 Bh5 41.Rh2 Bg4 42.Rf2 { = Stockfish } ) 37...Bxg3 38.Rf3
Bd6 39.Kf2 Ng4+ $6 { -0.58/20 } ( 39...Rac7 { -0.91/19 } 40.Bxe3
{ 40. Ke2 Bg6 41. Nb7 Be7 42. Ne5 Bh5 43. Bxf7+ Bxf7 44. Rxf7 Rxc1 45. Bxc1
Rc2+ 46. Kd3 -0.18 Stockfish } 40...dxe3+ 41.Kxe3 Bxc5+ 42.Nxc5 Rxc5 43.Rxc5
Rxc5 44.Bxf7+ Kh8 45.Kd4 Rc8 46.a4 ) 40.Ke2 $6 { -1.32/20 } ( 40.Kg2
{ -0.58/20 } 40...Bg6 41.Bf4 Be7 42.a4 h5
{ 42...Ne3+ 43. Kg1 Ra5 44. Rg3 Bh7 45. Be5 Nf5 46. Rf1 Raxc5 47. Rxf5 Bxf5
48. Rxg7+ Kh8 49. Rxf7+ Rxe5 50. Nxe5 -0.08 Stockfish } 43.Kg1
{ 43. Bd2 Bd6 44. Bf4 Bf8 45. Kg1 h4 46. Rh3 Be7 47. Bd2 Ne3 48. Ne5 Bf5
49. Bxf7+ Kh7 = Stockfish } 43...h4 44.Rh3 Raa8 45.Bd5 ) 40...Re7+ 41.Kd1 Bg6
$2 { 0.00/21 } ( 41...g5 42.Rc4 Ne3+ 43.Bxe3 dxe3 44.Ke2 Bxc5 45.Nxc5 Rec7
46.Rf1 Rxc5 47.Rxc5 Rxc5 48.Rxf7 Kh8 49.Rf8+ Kg7 50.Rf7+ Kg6 51.Rb7 g4
52.Kxe3 h5 { -0.60 Stockfish } ) 42.Bf4 Bxc5 43.Rxc5 Rce8 44.Bc2 $6
{ -0.47/19 } ( 44.Kc1 { +0.13/20 } 44...Kh7 45.Rc4
{ 45. a4 Ne3 46. Ne5 Rb7 47. Rb5 Be4 48. Rg3 Rxb5 49. axb5 Ng2 50. Bc2 Nxf4
51. Bxe4+ g6 +0.21 Stockfish } 45...Rd8 46.Kd2 Nf6 47.Ne5 Be4 48.Bc2 Bxc2
49.Kxc2 Ra8 50.a4 Nd5 51.Nc6 Ree8 52.Rxd4 Nxf4 53.Rdxf4 ) 44...Re2 45.Kc1 $6
{ -0.72/21 } ( 45.Bd2 { -0.45/19 } 45...Rh2 46.Kc1 Ree2
{ 46...h5 47. Rf1 h4 48. Rf4 Rh1+ 49. Kb2 Rg1 50. Nf2 Rg2 51. Bxg6 fxg6 52.
Nxg4 Rxd2+ 53. Rc2 Rd1 -0.08 Stockfish } 47.Bf4 Rhg2
{ 47...Rh1+ 48. Kb2 Be4 49. Rg3 Kh7 50. Be5 Nxe5 51. Rxe5 Rhh2 52. Rxe4
Rxc2+ 53. Kb3 Rc3+ 54. Kb4 Rxa2 = Stockfish } 48.Rg3 Rxg3
{ 48...Rxc2+ 49. Rxc2 Rxg3 50. Bxg3 Bxd3 51. Rd2 Be4 52. Rxd4 +0.31
Stockfish } 49.Bxg3 Re3 50.Bf4 Rf3 51.Rc8+ Kh7 52.Kd2 Nf2 53.Ke2 Nxd3 54.Kxf3
Ne1+ 55.Kf2 Nxc2 56.a4 Be4 57.Rc7 Kg6 58.a5 Nb4 ) ( 45.Ba4 R8e6 46.Bb5 Rxa2
47.Bc4 Bxd3 48.Rc8+ Kh7 49.Bxd3+ g6 50.Bd2 Ne5 51.Rf4 Ra1+ 52.Kc2 Kg7
{ -0.08 Stockfish } ) 45...Ne3 46.Bxe3 $6 { -1.15/23 } ( 46.Bb1 { -0.71/19 }
46...Nd5 47.Bd2 Ne3 48.Rf4
{ 48. Rh3 Rb8 49. Bc2 Be4 50. Nb4 Nxc2 51. Nxc2 Rg2 52. Rb3 Ra8 53. Ra3
Rxa3 54. Nxa3 f5 -0.35 Stockfish } 48...Rb8 49.Bb4 Rxb4 50.Nxb4 Re1+ 51.Kd2
Rd1+ 52.Ke2 Rxb1 53.Rxd4 Nf5 54.Rd8+ Kh7 55.Nd3 Ra1 56.Nb4 Ng3+ 57.Ke3 Ne4
58.Rcc8 Bf5 59.Rc7 Re1+ 60.Kf4 Rf1+ ) 46...dxe3 47.Rf1 $6 { -1.57/22 } ( 
47.Rc7 { -1.25/20 } 47...Rd2
{ 47...h5 48. Bb3 Rg2 49. Rfxf7 Kh8 50. Rxg7 Rg1+ 51. Kb2 e2 52. Rxg6 Rxg6
53. Rc5 Rh6 -0.24 Stockfish } 48.Ne1 Bxc2 49.Rfxf7
{ 49. Rxc2 Rf2 50. Rc3 Rxa2 51. Rfxe3 Rxe3 52. Rxe3 g5 53. Rc3 h5 -0.27
Stockfish } 49...Be4 50.Rxg7+ Kh8 51.Rge7 Rdd8 52.a4 Bg6 53.a5 e2 54.Rcd7 Ra8
) 47...Bxd3 48.Bxd3 Rxa2 49.Rc2 $2 { -2.66/27 } ( 49.Re1 { -1.44/20 } 49...g5
50.Re2 Ra1+ 51.Kb2 Rg1 52.Kc2
{ 52. Rc7 Kg7 53. Bb5 Rb8 54. Rc5 Rg3 55. Kc3 h5 56. Kd4 Rd8+ 57. Ke4 Kg6
-1.17 Stockfish } 52...g4 53.Rc4 g3 54.Re4 Rxe4 55.Bxe4 ) 49...Ra3 50.Bc4 Ra7
$2 { -1.01/23 } ( 50...Ra1+ { -2.65/22 } 51.Kb2 Rxf1 52.Bxf1 g5 53.Be2 f5
{ 53...Kg7 54. Bh5 Re6 55. Re2 f5 56. Kc3 g4 57. Kd3 Kf6 58. Rxe3 Ra6 -5.15
Stockfish } 54.Bh5 Re7 55.Kc3 Rc7+ 56.Kd3 Rxc2 ) 51.Kb2 $2 { -2.03/21 } ( 
51.Kd1 { -1.01/23 } 51...Ra1+
{ 6 52. Ke2 Kg7 53. Bb3 Rb7 54. Bd5 Rbe7 55. Rf3 h5 56. Bc6 Rc8 57. Rxe3
Rec7 = Stockfish } 52.Ke2 Rxf1 53.Kxf1 g5 54.Bb3 Re7 55.Ke2 Kg7 56.Rc5 g4
57.Rf5 h5 58.Rxh5 ) 51...g5 52.Re2 Kg7 53.Rf3 Rb8+ $6 { -1.31/21 } ( 
53...Rae7 { -2.14/21 } 54.Rf5
{ 54. Kc3 h5 55. Bb5 Rc8+ 56. Kd4 Rb8 57. Rf5 Rd8+ 58. Kc3 f6 59. Rc5 h4
60. Rh2 h3 61. Rxh3 e2 62. Bxe2 Rxe2 63. Rf3 Rde8 64. Kd3 Kg6 65. Rc6 R2e6
66. Rc5 Re4  -3.94   Stockfish } 54...f6 55.Rd5 Rc8
{ 55...h5 56.Kc3 h4 57. Bb5 Rh8 58. Rh2 Rc8+ 59. Kd3 Rc1 60. Ba4 h3 61. Rd7
Rxd7+ 62. Bxd7 Rd1+ 63. Kxe3 Rxd7 64. Rxh3 f5   -6.47  Stockfish } 56.Bb5
Rcc7
{ 56... h5 57. Rd7 Rxd7 58. Bxd7 Rc7 59. Bf5 Rc5 60. Bd7 g4 61. Rxe3 f5 62.
Rc3 Re5 63. Rc4 Kf6 64. Kc3 h4 65. Rc8 h3   -6.02   Stockfish } 57.Bd3 h5
58.Bf5 Ra7 59.Kc3 g4 60.Rd6 Ra5 61.Rd7 Rxd7 62.Bxd7 f5 ) ( 53...Rc7 54.Bb3 g4
55.Rfxe3 Rxe3 56.Rxe3 f5 57.Rc3 Re7 58.Kc2 Kf6 59.Kd2 f4 60.Rc5 f3
{ -4.58   Stockfish } ) 54.Bb3 $6 { -1.58/22 } ( 54.Kc3 { -1.31/21 } 54...h5
{ 54...g4 55. Rfxe3 Rc8 56. Re7 Ra3+ 57. Kd4 Ra4 58. Rc2 Kg6 59. Kd3 Rd8+
60. Ke2 f5 61. Bb5 Rad4 62. Kf2 Kg5 63. Rg7+ Kf4 64. Rh7 Rd2+ 65. Rxd2
Rxd2+  -0.49   Stockfish } 55.Rfxe3 Ra3+
{ 55...h4 56. Re7 Rxe7 57. Rxe7 Rf8 58. Kd2 h3 59. Ke1 h2 60. Bd5 g4 61.
Kf2 Rd8 62. Rxf7+ Kg6 63. Rf4 Rxd5 64. Rxg4+ Kh5 65. Rg8 Rd2+ 66. Kg3 h1=N+
67. Kf3 Nf2 68. Rg2 Ne4 69. Rxd2 Nxd2+   -0.08   Stockfish } 56.Kd2 Rb2+
57.Ke1 Rxe2+ 58.Rxe2 Rc3 59.Re4 h4 60.Kd2 Ra3 61.Re7 g4 62.Rxf7+ Kg6 63.Rf8
h3 64.Rg8+ Kf5 65.Rh8 Kg5 66.Be2 ) 54...Re7 55.Rexe3 Rxe3 56.Rxe3 f5 57.Kc3
$6 { -1.80/23 } ( 57.Re7+ { -1.51/24 } 57...Kg6 58.Re6+ Kh5 59.Rf6 Kg4
{ 59...f4 60. Kc3 Rh8 61. Kd4 Kh4 62. Ke4 Kg3 63. Bf7 Rf8 64. Kf5 f3 65.
Kg6 Rc8 66. Kxh6 Rc5 67. Bg6 g4 68. Be8 Re5 69. Bf7 Ra5 70. Bg6 f2 71. Bh5
Ra6 72. Rxa6 f1=Q   -0.50   Stockfish } 60.Rxh6
{ Stockfish thinks the alternative is a draw  60. Kc3 f4 61. Rxh6 f3 62.
Be6+ Kg3 63. Rg6 Rb5 64. Bc4 Rf5 65. Bd3 f2 66. Be2 Rf3+ 67. Kd2 g4 68. Bf1
Rf5 69. Kd3 Rf8 70. Ke4 Ra8 71. Be2 Ra4+ 72. Ke3 Rf4 73. Bf1 Rf7 74. Kd3 Rd7+ 75. Ke4 Re7+ 76. Kf5 Rf7+ 77. Ke4 Rf8 78. Kd3 Rd8+ 79. Ke4 Re8+ 80.
Kf5 Kf3 81. Rd6 Rf8+ 82. Kg5 Rg8+ 83. Kf5 } 60...f4 61.Kc3 f3 62.Rg6 Kf5
63.Bc2+ Kf4 64.Rf6+ Kg3 65.Rg6 Rb5 66.Bd3 Ra5 67.Kd4 g4 68.Ke3 Ra1 69.Rg7
Re1+ 70.Kd2 Re8 71.Bb5 Rb8 72.Bd3 Rd8 73.Ke3 Re8+ 74.Kd2 ) ( 57.Re5 Rf8
58.Kc1 g4 59.Bc2 g3 60.Kd2 Rd8+ 61.Ke3 g2 62.Kf2 Rd2+ 63.Kg1 Rxc2 64.Rxf5 Re2
65.Rf2 Rxf2 66.Kxf2 { this ending is a draw } ) 57...g4 58.Bd5 $6
{ -2.72/25 } ( 58.Re6 { -1.64/22 } 58...h5
{ Stockfish thinks the drawing line is   58...g3 59. Bd1 Rc8+ 60. Kd3 Rd8+
61. Kc2 Kf7 62. Re1 Kf6 63. Rg1 f4 64. Bf3 Re8 65. Kd2 Re5 66. Re1 Ra5 67.
Re8 h5 68. Kd3 Ra3+ 69. Ke2 h4 70. Rf8+ Ke5 71. Re8+ Kd6 72. Rd8+ Ke7 73. Rd3 Ra2+ 74. Rd2 Rxd2+ 75. Kxd2 Kf6 76. Bg2 Kf5 77. Bf3 h3 78. Ke2 g2 79.
Kf2 Kg5 80. Bxg2 hxg2 81. Kxg2 } 59.Bc2 Rc8+ 60.Kd2 Rc5 61.Bd3 f4 62.Ke2 Rg5
63.Kf1 h4 64.Re4 f3 65.Rf4 h3 66.Kg1 Kh6 67.Be4 f2+ ) 58...Kf6 59.Kd4 Rb4+
60.Kc5 $6 { -2.84/25 } ( 60.Kc3 { -2.39/24 } 60...Rb8
{ 60... Rb5 61. Bc4 Ra5 62. Re8 h5 63. Kd2 h4 64. Ke3 Ra3+ 65. Kf2 Rf3+ 66.
Kg1 h3 67. Rf8+ Kg5 68. Bd5 Re3 69. Kh2 Rc3 70. Rh8 Rd3 71. Bb7 Kf4 72. Rc8
Rd2+ 73. Kg1 g3   -5.19   Stockfish } 61.Re6+ Kg5 62.Re7 h5 63.Kd4 Rf8 64.Ke3
h4 65.Rg7+ Kh6 66.Re7 f4+ 67.Kf2 f3 68.Re6+ Kg5 69.Re5+ Kf4 70.Re4+ ) ( 
60.Kd3 Rb5 61.Bc4 Ra5 62.Re8 h5 63.Ke3 Ra3+ 64.Bd3 f4+ 65.Kxf4 Rxd3 66.Rf8+
Ke6 67.Re8+ Kf7 68.Ra8 Rf3+ 69.Kg5 Rh3
{ The endgame database says Black mates on move 107. } ) 60...Rb1 61.Re8 h5 62.Rh8
Kg5 63.Rg8+ Kh4 64.Bf7 $2 { -4.86/24 } ( 64.Rf8 { -2.84/23 } 64...Rf1 65.Bc4
Rf2
{ 65...Rc1 66. Kb4 g3 67. Bd5 Kg4 68. Bg2 h4 69. Rg8+ Kf4 70. Rh8 Rc2 71.
Bd5 Kg4 72. Kb3 Rc5 73. Bg2 f4 74. Rb8 Rg5 75. Bc6 Rg7 76. Ka4 h3 77. Rb2
h2 78. Rb3 Ra7+ 79. Kb5 Ra1 80. Bf3+ Kh4 81. Rb4 h1=Q 82. Bxh1 Rxh1 83. Rxf4+   -10.25   Stockfish }
66.Kd4 Kg3 67.Ke5 f4 ) 64...g3 $6 { -3.60/23 } ( 64...f4 { -4.86/24 } 65.Kd4
Rd1+ 66.Ke4 f3 67.Ke3 Rc1 68.Be8 Rc3+ 69.Kf2 Rc2+ 70.Ke3 Re2+ 71.Kd3 Re1
72.Rf8 f2 73.Rxf2 Rxe8 74.Rh2+ Kg5 ) 65.Kd4 $6 { -5.17/26 } ( 65.Bd5
{ -3.60/23 } 65...f4
{ 65...Kh3 66. Ra8 h4 67. Ra2 Rc1+ 68. Kb6 Kg4 69. Ra4+ Kg5 70. Ra3 Rg1 71.
Kc7 h3 72. Kd8 h2 73. Bc6 g2 74. Rg3+ Kh4 75. Rxg2 h1=Q 76. Rg6 Rd1+ 77.
Ke7 Qe1+ 78. Re6 Qg3 79. Kf7 Qc7+ 80. Kf6 Rd6 81. Bh1 Rxe6+ 82. Kxe6  -18.38   Stockfish }
66.Rf8 Rf1 67.Bg2 Rf2 68.Be4 Kh3 69.Kd4 g2 70.Bxg2+ Kxg2 ) 65...Rf1 $4
{ -0.01/31 } ( 65...Rb4+ { -5.17/26 } 66.Ke5
{ Stockfish says it's mate on move 94 after  66. Kd3 Rg4 67. Ke2 Kh3 68.
Ra8 g2 69. Ra3+ Kh2 70. Ra1 g1=Q 71. Rxg1 Rxg1 72. Bxh5 Kg3 73. Be8 f4 74.
Bc6 Rb1 75. Bd5 f3+ 76. Bxf3 Rb2+ 77. Ke3 Rb3+ 78. Ke4 Rxf3 } 66...Rg4 67.Rh8
g2 68.Bxh5 g1=Q 69.Bxg4+ Kg3 70.Kxf5 Qf1+ 71.Ke6 Qc4+ 72.Ke7 Qb4+ 73.Kf7 Qf4+
74.Kg6 Qxg4+ ) 66.Ke3 Kh3 67.Bxh5 Kg2 68.Rf8 Rf2 69.Be2 Kh2 70.Bf3 g2 71.Rh8+
Kg1 72.Rg8 Ra2 73.Bxg2 Rxg2 74.Rxg2+ Kxg2 1/2-1/2
 
 

 

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