[Event "Ice Harbor M/X 2018"] [Date "2018.05.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Murphy, Ryan"] [Black "Rajendra, Avinash"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C56"] [Annotator "rpmur"] [PlyCount "68"] [EventDate "2019.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. e5 Ng4 6. O-O Be7 7. Bf4 $6 { Played almost instantly. A bad move, which was a result of not reviewing my lines. This is not what my notes indicate for White.} (7. Re1 {This is in my file, and though Black scores well in practice White should be slightly better objectively.} d6 {More or less forced, else h3 is strong for White.} (7... O-O $2 8. h3 Nh6 9. Bxh6 gxh6 10. Nxd4 $16) 8. exd6 cxd6 (8... Qxd6 9. b3 $5 O-O 10. Ba3 Qd8 (10... Nb4 $2 11. h3 Nf6 12. Qe2 Bd8 (12... Re8 $2 13. Ng5 $18) 13. c3 dxc3 14. Nxc3 $36 {Rad1 is coming and Black is getting steamrolled.}) 11. Bxe7 Nxe7 12. Qxd4 Qxd4 13. Nxd4 $14) 9. Nxd4 $14 {White has a weakness to play against on the d-file.}) 7... g5 $1 {Computer preparation gives this as the best line for Black.} 8. Bg3 $6 {I spent around 20-30 minutes here checking variations} (8. Bc1 $1 {Is apparently what I should have done, but I calculated a lot of the complications after Bg3 and didn't think it was so bad that I needed to play Bc1. Now h5 doesn't have any point and if Black castles short, g5 is a very loose move.} Ncxe5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Qxd4) (8. Nxg5 $6 { This leads to a miserable ending.} d5 9. e6 Bxg5 10. Qxg4 Bxe6 11. Bxg5 Bxg4 12. Bxd8 $17) 8... h5 9. Nxd4 $5 {The computer doesn't like it, but there were a lot of potential sacrifices and I liked the nature of the position. Black will be under some practical pressure but up material in many lines.} (9. Nxg5) (9. h3 h4 10. Bh2 Nxh2 11. Kxh2) 9... h4 {The critical variation, where I spent most of my time calculating when I played Bg3.} (9... Ncxe5 {I also considered this move, but at least here my bishop on g3 is never trapped.} 10. Bb3 h4 11. Bxe5 Nxe5 12. Nc3 $36 {Black is up a pawn, but they lack development and their king will not be safe for a long time}) 10. Qxg4 (10. Bxf7+ $5 {This was another option I considered.} Kxf7 11. Qxg4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 hxg3 13. fxg3+ {While this was tempting, I didn't see a useful way to bring more reinforcements to the kingside quickly} Kg7 14. e6+ Bf6) 10... d5 (10... hxg3 $2 11. Nxc6 (11. Bxf7+ $5 Kxf7 12. fxg3+ Kg8 13. Qe4) 11... dxc6 (11... d5 12. Qxg3 bxc6 13. Bd3 O-O $2 14. f4 $1) 12. Qf3 (12. Qxg3) 12... O-O (12... gxf2+ $2 13. Rxf2 {There is no time for Bc5 because Qxf7 is mate and now f7 is critically weak}) (12... gxh2+ 13. Kh1 O-O 14. Qe4) 13. Qxg3 $36) 11. e6 hxg3 ( 11... dxc4 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Rd1 Bd6 14. exf7+ Kxf7 15. Qf3+) 12. Qf5 $4 { Based on a bad calculation} (12. Bb5 $5 {With complications.} Bxe6 (12... fxe6 13. Nxe6 $2 (13. fxg3 e5 14. Nxc6 (14. Ne6 Qd6 15. Ng7+ Kd8 {Black appears to be safe here. There is no easy way to get to Black's king.}) 14... Bxg4 15. Nxd8+ Kxd8 {Black's bishop pair grants a large advantage}) (13. Nxc6 gxh2+ 14. Kh1 bxc6 15. Bxc6+ Bd7 16. Bxa8 (16. Qxe6 Rb8 $2 (16... Bxc6 17. Qxc6+ Kf7 18. Nc3) 17. Qg6+ Kf8 18. Bxd5 Be8 19. Qf5+ Kg7) 16... Qxa8 $36 {With two bishops here and the pawn on h2 for the exchange Black should have excellent practical chances and is probably objectively better.}) 13... Qd6 14. Ng7+ Kf8 $19) 13. Nxe6 fxe6 (13... gxf2+ $1 {Very counter-intuitive. White gets the f-file open.} 14. Rxf2 fxe6 15. Qxe6 $2 (15. Nd2 Qd6 16. Bxc6+ Qxc6 17. Re1 Rh4 18. Qxe6 Qxe6 19. Rxe6 Kd7 20. Rfe2 Bc5+ 21. Kh1 Rah8 $17 {Black now has the safer king and the attack.}) 15... Qd6 {And now Qxh2+ is threatened so the trade is forced.}) 14. fxg3 (14. Qxe6 gxh2+ 15. Kh1 Qd7 $2 (15... Qd6 16. Qf5 $13 {And Black's king stays in the center.}) 16. Qg6+ Kd8 {And again the king appears to be escaping, but White can develop some initiative here.} 17. Nc3 Kc8 $2 {To avoid Nxd5 and Rd1.} (17... Qd6 18. Qxd6+ Bxd6 19. Rad1 Ne7 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Rxd5 $16) 18. Rad1 d4 19. Qg7 (19. Bxc6 Qxc6 (19... bxc6 20. Qg7 Rd8 21. Rfe1 Bc5 22. Qxd7+ Rxd7 23. Ne4 Be7) 20. Qf5+ Qd7 (20... Kb8 21. Rxd4 {Black is still better in the long run, but White's attack has at least buried the rook on a8.}) 21. Nd5 $1 Bd6 22. Qxg5 $36) 19... Re8 20. Rfe1 Qd6 $4 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Rxd4 $18) 14... Qd7 15. Nd2 O-O-O {Material is even but now that Black has connected rooks there may be tricky ideas of Bc5+ and Rxh2+ looming. Black's king is safer and they have the center so they should be preferred.}) 12... gxh2+ (12... Bxe6 $1 {I completely discounted this move at first.} 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Qg6+ Kf8 $4 (14... Kd7 $1 {I thought this was too risky, but apparently Black is winning now.} 15. Bxd5 {How else to keep the initiative?} ( 15. Rd1 $2 gxh2+ 16. Kh1 Ne5 17. Bb5+ c6 18. Qg7 Ng4 $19) (15. Bb5 {This is too slow now.} gxh2+ 16. Kh1 Qg8 {Should be fairly safe for Black. The other rook can come to f8 and then Kc8 tucks the king.}) 15... exd5 $2 (15... gxh2+ $1 {The critical move which I failed to consider at the beginning of the line. Now with the f-file closed, my attack isn't going anywhere.} 16. Kh1 exd5 17. Qf5+ Ke8 18. Qg6+ Kf8 {Now the f-file stays closed and there is no easy way to bring in reinforcements.} 19. f4 g4 $1 $19) 16. Qf5+ Kd6 (16... Ke8 17. Qg6+) 17. Nc3 gxh2+ 18. Kh1 Nb4 19. Rfe1 $40 {With a dangerous attack}) 15. fxg3+) 13. Kh1 Bf6 (13... Bxe6 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Qg6+ (15. Qxe6 dxc4 16. Qg6+ Kf8 17. Nc3 $19 {Doesn't meaningfully improve White's attacking prospects.}) 15... Kd7 {Transposing to the line given above starting with 12...Bxe6} 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Qf5+ Ke8 18. Qg6+ Kf8 $19) 14. Bb5 {This was the line I expected when I played Qf5.} Kf8 $1 {A strong move, forcing me to deal with my knight on d4.} 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Nxc6 $6 {Here I made a terrible miscalculation. I thought I had a forced repetition of moves. This was important because I was quite low on time. } (16. Nc3 $13 {Is more logical, bringing in more pieces. Black can't take on d4 obviously because of mate on f7.} Qe7 (16... Bxe6 17. Nxe6+ fxe6 18. Qxe6 Qd6 19. Qf5 $36 {And White has good chances against the open king with a rook coming to e1. f4 is another strong idea, to open the file.}) 17. Nxc6 Qxe6 18. Qxd5 Qxd5 19. Nxd5 Bxb2 20. Rab1 Bb7 21. Rxb2 Bxc6 22. Nxc7 Rc8 23. Na6 g4 24. Nb4 Be4 25. Nd3 $17 {White is still suffering, but this is much simpler than the endgame that I actually got.}) (16. f4) 16... Bxe6 $7 (16... fxe6 $4 17. Qg6 $18) 17. Qf3 g4 $7 18. Qf4 Bg5 $7 19. Qb4+ Qd6 $1 {A move which I completely missed in my calculations because I hallucinated that the bishop was still somehow hanging on f6.} (19... Be7 20. Qd4 (20. Qc3 $1 Bf6 $4 21. Nxd8 Bxc3 22. Nxe6+ $18) 20... Bf6 21. Qb4+ {Was the repetition I had seen, but I completely missed that Qd6 was legal.} Be7 22. Qd4) 20. Qc3 $2 (20. Qxd6+ cxd6 21. Nc3 $17 {Groveling here was probably my best chance, but it's fairly miserable facing the two bishops and pawn on h2.}) 20... Rh6 {Preparing Bf6, so now I went into the endgame under even worse conditions.} 21. Qe5 Qxe5 22. Nxe5 Rb8 $19 {This endgame is hopeless for White.} 23. Nd3 Bf5 24. Nc3 c6 25. Na4 Bf6 26. Rab1 Be7 27. b3 Bd6 28. Nac5 Re8 29. Rbc1 $6 {A waste of time. I cannot move my knight anyway from d3 and c4 doesn't seem like a good idea because it just opens the board more for the bishops.} Kg7 30. Rfe1 Rhh8 31. c4 $2 {The final mistake.} (31. Rxe8 Rxe8 32. g3 {Was a better practical try} Rh8 $6 (32... Re2 33. Kxh2 Bxc5 34. Nxc5 Rxf2+ $19) 33. Kg2 {White can try to collect the h2-pawn, but with a couple of precise moves Black wins.} Bxc5 $1 34. Nxc5 Bxc2 $1 $19) 31... Rxe1+ 32. Rxe1 g3 $1 $19 {With h2 cemented the game is over. You cannot play an endgame without your king.} 33. f4 dxc4 { resigns. If bxc then Rb8 and eventually Black will enter on the second rank with the rook.} 34. bxc4 Rb8 0-1