21ENf01
[Event "USCF/2021 Electronic Knights Final/21ENf01"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schroeer, Egbert"]
[Black "Corkum, Tim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2137"]
[BlackElo "2363"]
[Annotator "Schroeer,Egbert"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[GameId "489232715680"]
[EventDate "2024.01.19"]
[EventType "corr"]
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. b3 {sideline of my standard repertoire} g6 4. Bb2 Bg7 5.
g3 O-O (5... b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O (7. Nc3 $5) (7. d4 $5 O-O 8. O-O d5 (8... Na6
9. e3) 9. Qc2) 7... O-O 8. Nc3 d6 9. Qc2 c5 10. d4 $10 {should be equal}) 6. Bg2
b6 7. d4 Bb7 8. e3 $5 {The position is equal.} (8. O-O d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nc3)
8... d5 $5 (8... Qe7 9. O-O Ne4 10. Nc3) 9. Nc3 dxc4 10. bxc4 c5 (10... Nbd7 11.
O-O c5 12. Qe2) 11. Qe2 (11. d5 $2 {11.Rc1 0.00} exd5 $17) 11... Qe7 {[%cal
Ga1d1,Rf8d8,Ya1c1,Ge1g1] And theory ends already after 11. move. We are on our
own.} (11... cxd4 12. exd4) 12. Rc1 (12. O-O) (12. Rd1 Rd8 13. O-O Nc6 14. d5
exd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. cxd5 Nb4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. e4 {Black must now prevent
Rfe1.} Nxd5 $1 19. Rxd5 Bxd5 (19... Rxd5 $5 20. Qb2+ Rd4 21. Nxd4 cxd4 $10)
(19... Rxd5 $5 20. Qb2+ Rd4 21. Nxd4 cxd4 $10) 20. Qb2+) 12... Ne4 {with this
move my strategy is gone. Castling should be the right move order. Exchange of ?
is probably not good due the fact the ? is coming in.} (12... Rd8 13. O-O Nc6
{more pressure on the d-?} 14. dxc5 Qxc5 15. Nd4 (15. Nb5 $5)) 13. O-O Nxc3 $1
{Didn't expect the exchange. I would have kept the ?} (13... Rd8 14. Rfd1 Nxc3
15. Bxc3 $10 Nd7 16. Qb2 cxd4 17. exd4 Rac8 18. d5 Bxc3 19. Rxc3 {Have a hard
time getting an attack. Black's blocking position is pretty strong.}) 14. Bxc3
Nd7 (14... Rd8 15. h4) 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 (15... Rfe8 16. a4 Rac8 17. d5 (17. Qa2)
17... exd5 {[%cal Yd5d4] And now ...d4! would win. aiming for ...d4! Threatens
to win with ...d4!} 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. cxd5 Red8 $2 (19... Rcd8 $10 {and Black
stays safe.}) (19... Rcd8 $10 {and Black is okay.}) ({Better is} 19... Rcd8 $10)
20. e4) 16. h4 {[%cal Gf3g5]} Rac8 {[%cal Gf3g5,Rb7f3,Gg1g2,Yh4h5,Yg6h5] I don't
feel comfortable and have a hard time calculating a plan.} (16... h6) 17. h5 Ba6
{[%cal Rc5d4,Gf3d4,Ra6c4,Ge2d2] that's the thread now. I think ?b2 is the best
move? or ?a3 to play later ?b4? However, a ? sacrifice with ?gxh5} (17... gxh5
18. Nh4 cxd4 {Hoping for ...Bxg2.} 19. exd4 Bxg2 20. Kxg2) 18. a3 {not a good
move I found out in the aftermath.} (18. d5 exd5 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Rxd5 Bb7 $10)
(18. Qb2 Bxc4 19. dxc5 Bxc3 20. Rxc3 $10) 18... gxh5 19. Bb2 {[%cal
Gd4d5,Gb2g7,Rd7f6,Rd7f8,Rc5d4]} Nf8 20. d5 {[%cal Rg7b2,Re6d5,Rf8g6]} Ng6 21.
Bh3 (21. Bxg7 {the better move} Kxg7 22. Qb2+ Qf6 23. Qxf6+ $10) 21... Rb8 {I
believe Black has an advantage. Very solid position} 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Qb2+ (23.
Nd2 $2 {23.Qb2+ -0.17 23.Qb2+ -0.20} Rxd5 {desaster}) 23... Qf6 24. Qxf6+ Kxf6
25. e4 exd5 (25... h4 26. Nxh4 Nxh4 27. gxh4 exd5 28. cxd5 {Black must now
prevent f4.} Rg8+ 29. Kh2) (25... Ne5 $2 {25...exd5 -0.18} 26. Nxe5 Kxe5 27. f4+
Kf6 (27... Kxe4 $2 {27...Kf6 1.52 27...Kf6 1.91} 28. Kf2 $1 $18) 28. d6 $14)
(25... Ne5 $2 {25...exd5 -0.46} 26. Nxe5 Kxe5 27. f4+ Kf6 (27... Kxe4 28. Kf2)
28. d6 $14) (25... Ne5 $6 26. Nxe5 Kxe5 27. f4+ Kf6 28. d6 $14) 26. exd5 h4 $1
27. d6 (27. gxh4 Re8 $15) 27... Rg8 $5 (27... hxg3 28. fxg3) 28. d7 (28. Kh2
hxg3+ 29. fxg3 Rge8 30. d7 Re2+) 28... hxg3 (28... Nf4 29. Kh2 hxg3+ 30. fxg3
Nxh3 31. Kxh3 Bb7 {[%cal Yb8f8,Yf6e7] Strongly threatening ...Rbf8!} 32. Rf1
{Threatens to win with Rce1. And now Rce1 would win. Rce1 would now be deadly.}
Rgd8 33. Nh4+ $2 (33. Rcd1 $10 {and White has nothing to worry.}) (33. Rcd1 $10
{and White stays safe.}) (33. Rcd1 $10) 33... Kg7 $19 {[%cal Yg7f8]} 34. Nf5+
Kf8 $1 35. Rf4 Rxd7 {Threatens to win with ...Rbd8.} 36. Rh4 {this is too slow})
29. Rd6+ (29. fxg3 {I think I'm screwed... all this isolated pawns. However,
fxg3 was the better move.} Nf4 30. Kh2 Nxh3 31. Kxh3) 29... Ke7 30. Rc6 $1 Nf4
31. Re1+ Kd8 (31... Kf8 $5 32. Bf5 $7 Bb7 $15 (32... Bxc4 $2 {32...Bb7 0.07} 33.
Rc8+ Kg7 34. Ree8 $18) (32... Bb7 $5 33. Ne5 Rg5 34. fxg3 (34. Bxh7 $2 Nh3+ 35.
Kh1 gxf2 $19) (34. Rc8+ $2 Rxc8 35. dxc8=B Bxc8 $19) 34... Rxf5 (34... Rxg3+ 35.
Kf2 $16) 35. gxf4 Rxe5 (35... Rxf4 $2 36. Rc7 $18) 36. Rc8+ Rxc8 37. dxc8=Q+
Bxc8 38. Rxe5 Ba6 $10)) 32. Bf5 Bb7 (32... Bxc4 $2 {32...Bb7 -0.86 32...Bb7
-0.08} 33. Rc8+) (32... Bb7 $5 33. Ne5 gxf2+ 34. Kxf2 Bxc6 35. Nxc6+ Kc7 36.
Nxb8 Rxb8 $17) ({Worse is} 32... Bxc4 33. Rc8+) 33. Ne5 {[%cal Re5f7]} Bxc6 34.
Nxc6+ Kc7 35. Nxb8 Rxb8 $19 {Endgame. KRB-KRN} ({Don't take} 35... gxf2+ 36.
Kxf2 {Intending Re8 and mate.} Rxb8 (36... Kxb8 $2 {36...Rxb8 -1.15 36...Rxb8
-0.10} 37. Re8+ Kb7 38. Rxg8 h6 39. d8=Q {[%csl Gf5,Gg8][%cal Rd8c8]} Ka6 40.
Qe8) 37. Re7 $1 $17) ({Don't take} 35... gxf2+ 36. Kxf2 {White wants to mate
with Re8.} Rxb8 (36... Kxb8 37. Re8+ Kb7 38. Rxg8 h6 39. d8=Q) 37. Re7 $17) 36.
Re8 $2 {Rxb8 would kill now. White does not recover from this. That was a
blunder and after this Black is on a winning path} (36. Re7 $1 $15 gxf2+ 37.
Kxf2 Rd8 38. Rxf7 Ng6 39. Ke1) (36. Re7 $1 $10 Ng6 37. d8=R+ Kxd8 38. Rxf7)
36... gxf2+ 37. Kxf2 {[%cal Ye8b8]} Rd8 {[%cal Yf4e6] Hoping for ...Ne6!} 38.
Re7 (38. Kf3 $2 {38.Re7 -2.63 38.Re7 -3.70 38.Re7 -3.75} Ne6 39. Bxh7 (39. Bxe6
$142 fxe6 40. Rxe6) 39... Ng5+ {doesn't work}) 38... Ng6 39. Rxf7 Ne5 $1 {[%csl
Rc4,Rd7,Rf7]} 40. Rxh7 Rf8 (40... Nxc4 {[%cal Yd8f8]} 41. Ke2 Nxa3 {That was it.
It's over}) ({Not} 40... Nxc4 {[%cal Yd8f8]} 41. a4 $19) ({Weaker is} 40... Nxd7
$2 {40...Rf8 -3.05 40...Nxc4 -4.33} 41. Re7 $10) ({Weaker is} 40... Nxd7 41. Re7
$10) ({Much less strong is} 40... Nxc4 41. a4 $19) ({Not} 40... Nxd7 41. Re7
$10) 41. Rh5 Nxc4 {[%cal Yc4d6]} 42. Ke2 Nxa3 43. Kd3 Nb5 44. Bg4 (44. Bh3 Nd6
45. Kc3) 44... Nd6 45. Be6 Nb7 (45... Rf3+ 46. Kc2) 46. Bf5 Rf6 47. Kc3 Nd8 48.
Kc4 a6 49. Kb3 Ne6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.20 (precise) /Black=0.02
(flawless) . Inaccurate: White=5 Black=1 OK: White=15 Black=28 Best: White=2
Black=7 at this point and after some thoughts I resigned. No chance he will
blunder and no chance to turn the tide.} 0-1