21ENs03
[Event "USCF 21ENs03 - 2021 Electronic Knights"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2023.03.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schroeer, Egbert"]
[Black "Krickel, Edward"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "1947"]
[BlackElo "2035"]
[Annotator "Schroeer,Egbert"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2023.03.01"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. b3 d5 6. cxd5 {A34: Symmetrical
English: 2 Nc3, lines with ...d5.} Nxd5 7. Bb2 Be7 8. Qc2 {Hoping for Nxd5.
White is slightly better.} O-O 9. a3 b6 10. h4 {[%cal Yf3g5]} f5 11. d4 cxd4
$146 ({Predecessor:} 11... Bb7 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Rd1 Kh8 15. Be2
Qd6 16. O-O Rad8 17. Rd2 h6 {0-1 Adhiban,B (2660)-So,W (2770) Goldmoney Asian
Prelim chess24.com INT rapid 2021 (8.5)}) 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Bc4 Qe4 14. Bd3
{White has compensation.} Qd5 15. O-O (15. Bc4) 15... Bb7 (15... dxe3 16. fxe3
Nd8 (16... Bb7)) 16. Bc4 Qd7 17. b4 {Prevents Na5.} Nd8 18. Nxd4 (18. exd4 Rc8
19. Qe2 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Bxh4 $15) 18... Rc8 (18... Kh8 19. Bb5 (19. Bb5 $5 {[%cal
Rb5d7]} Qd5 20. f4 $10) 19... Qd5 20. f4) 19. Qb3 {Threatens to win with Rac1.}
Bf6 {And now ...Bxd4 would win.} 20. Rad1 (20. Nxf5 Kh8 21. Bxf6 Rxf6 $17) (20.
Nxe6 $6 Rxc4 21. Nxf8 Qc6 $10) 20... Qf7 21. f3 (21. Nxe6 {mistake} Rxc4 22.
Nxf8 Bxg2 $1) (21. Nxe6 $6 b5 22. Nxd8 bxc4 (22... Qxc4 $2 23. Qxc4+ Rxc4 24.
Bxf6 $18) 23. Nxf7 cxb3 24. Bxf6 Kxf7 $10) (21. a4 {simplifies} Rc7 22. Rd2 Kh8
23. Nxe6 Nxe6 24. Bxe6 Qg6 25. Bd5) 21... Bxh4 {[%cal Yb6b5]} 22. Nxf5 $1 {[%csl
Yd8,Yg7,Yh4] Discovered Attack, Double Attack} b5 23. Qc3 {The board is on fire.
White has more active pieces.} (23. Nxh4 $6 Rxc4 24. f4 Bd5 $10) 23... Bf6
(23... exf5 $2 24. Qxg7#) (23... Rxc4 $2 24. Nh6+ (24. Qxg7+ $2 {too greedy.}
Qxg7 25. Nxg7 Rc2 $19) 24... Kh8 25. Nxf7+ $18) 24. Qxf6 {hangs the queen f6.
White is clearly better.} Qxf6 25. Bxf6 {[%cal Bb2f6,Bf6d8,Bd8c7,Bc7e5]} Rxc4
{Opposite bishops. Black is weak on the dark squares} 26. Nh6+ {is a sac} ({Nxg7
is the other option, but I sac the B} 26. Nxg7 {Strongly threatening Be7.} Rxf6
27. Ne8 Rf8 28. Rxd8) ({Resist} 26. Nxg7 $6 Rxf6 27. Ne8 (27. Rxd8+ $2 {is the
wrong capture.} Kxg7 28. Rfd1 Rf7 $19) 27... Rf8 28. Rxd8 Bc6 $16) 26... gxh6
27. Bxd8 Rc3 28. e4 Rxa3 29. Bc7 Rc8 30. Be5 Bc6 {Inhibits Rd7.} 31. Rd6 {Black
is weak on the dark squares, White is clearly better. A cool game by Schroeer.
Weighted Error Value: White=0.02 (flawless) /Black=0.13 (very precise) .
Inaccurate: White=1 Black=4 OK: White=17 Black=7 Best: White=3 Black=3
Brilliant: White=1 ---} 1-0