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1. c4 e5 2. g3 Bc5 3. Bg2 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. e3 Bf5? 6. Nge2 6. Bxb7 gives White a quick and strong advantage. 6... Nc6 7. a3 O-O 8. O-O Bd3! 9. Re1 Bxc4 10. d4 Bxe2 11. Nxe2 Bb6 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Qc2 Qd6 14. b4 Rad8 15. Bb2 a6 16. Red1 Qe6 17. Bxc6 Qxc6 It's better for Black to keep the queens on the board with 17... bxc6 as the queen is the sole defender of the e pawn In any case, the doubled and isolated pawns which result are a serious defect in Black's position. 18. Qxc6 bxc6 19. Bxe5 Rd5 20. Bd4 20. Bxf6 and Black's pawn structure is in a complete shambels. 20... Bxd4? Black should not be trading down unless it improves the position. Here, the pawn structure can be repaired if White initiates the capture, and Black should try to make that happen if possible. The better move here was 20... Ne4 21. Rxd4 Rxd4 Again, Black should let White capture to correct the pawn defects. Possibilities are 21... Rd6 or 21... c5 or even 21... Rfd8 22. Nxd4 c5 23. bxc5 Rb8 24. a4 Rb2 25. f3 h6 26. a5 Nd5 27. e4 Ne3 28. Re1 Nc2 29. Rd1 The tempting pin 29. Re2 doesn't work because of 29... Rb1+ 30. Kf2 Nxd4 29... Nxd4 30. Rxd4 Rb5 31. Ra4? Better for White is 31. Rd8+ Kh7 32. Rd7 31... Rxc5 This is an even rook and pawn ending. Such endings can be difficult to win even with a pawn advantage. In this case, White has a majority on the side of the boards where the kings are, but Black's queenside majority is split and therefore somewhat weak. No draw offers were recorded, but that would not be an inappropriate move for either side to make at this point. 32. Kf2 Kf8 33. Ke3 Ke7 34. Kd4 Kd6 35. f4 Rc2 36. h4 Rg2 36... c5+ to drive the enemy king away is better here. 37. Ke3 is necessary so that 37... Rg2 cannot simply win the pawn and disrupt White's kingside structure. So instead(37... Rc3+ 38. Kf2 and White's forces are widely separated and his prospects are limited.) 37. Ra3 c5+ 38. Kc4 Rd2? Black should not give White time to infiltrate with the rook. Black must either maintain the pressure on the g pawn, or distract the king with checks and then immediately return the rook to the g file to reapply pressure against the weak pawn. 39. e5+ Kc6 40. Rb3 Rd4+ 41. Kc3 Kd5 42. Rb6 Ra4 43. Rxa6 Ra3+ 44. Kb2 Rxg3 45. Rd6+ Kc4 46. a6 Rg2+ The rook is needed close to the advanced White pawn. Better was 46... Rb3+ 47. Ka2 Rb5 and White cannot hold his a pawn, as in 48. Rc6 Kd5 49. Rd6+ Ke4 50. Rd7 Ra5+ 51. Kb3 Rxa6 52. Rxf7 g5 53. hxg5 hxg5 with a very likely drawn game. 47. Kb1 Kb3? The losing move. The White pawn is so advanced that Black doesn't have time for any action that doesn't prevent it's queening. White can try constant checks, and if the White King moves to the kingside, put the rook behind the a pawn. If the king tries to sneak down the a file, at the right time ... Rg1 threatens mate or an x-ray attack on the a pawn. Still, it will be a difficult endgame. As played, Black cannot hold the draw any longer. 48. Rb6+ Kc4 49. a7 Rg1+ 50. Ka2 Rg2+ 51. Rb2 Rxb2+ 52. Kxb2 Kd3 53. Kc1 c4 54. a8=Q c3 55. Qf3+ Kd4 56. Kc2 Kc5 57. Qe4 h5 58. Kxc3 g6 59. Qd4+ Kb5 60. Kb3 Kc6 61. Kb4 Kc7 62. Qd6+ Kb7 63. Kb5 g5 64. fxg5 Why bother? 64. Qd7+ Kb8 65. Kc6 is mate next move. However, if time pressure was a factor, sometimes it's safer just to react than to count such complication out. 64... f6 65. exf6 1-0

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. d3 d6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 This is best, as the alternatives gives Black an advantage in either development or space. 7... Qxf6 8. O-O O-O 9. Nd5 The best move to maintain the initiative. 9... Qd8 10. a3 This idea is best implemented with 10. c3 10... Bg4 11. h3 11. b4 to contain or eliminate the Black dark squared bishop and it's effect on the center is the more pressing plan. Now the game is pretty much even. 11... Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nd4 13. Qd1 b5 14. Bb3 c6 15. Ne3 a5 16. c3 a4 16... Nxb3 is better. As played, Black complicates his page to trade a piece for two pawns and unbalance the position. As played, White is favored. 17. cxd4 Bxd4 18. Ba2 Bxb2 19. Rb1 Bd4? 19... Bxa3 is more natural and is far better, as the queenside pawns can now more freely advance and cause White all sorts of problems. Although White's extra piece will make this plan slow and difficult, it nevertheless leaves white with an advantage. The move played gives control of the game to White. 20. Nf5 Bb6 21. Qg4 Qf6 22. Rbc1 Rac8 23. Rc2 23. Rc3 is even better, as it threatens to swing the rook over to the kingside to reinforce the White attack. Black should prevent that by responding 23... Ba5 24. Rc2 Bb6 and White has reached the same position with an extra tempo in hand. 23... Rc7 24. Qh4? Trading queens at this point only makes Black's defensive tasks easier. Superior alternative plans are to double the rooks on the c file, or to place the king's rook on the d file, or to redeploy the queen onto the queenside. 24... Qxh4 25. Nxh4 Kh8 26. Nf5 Rd8 27. Rfc1 Bc5 28. Kh2 If the is to move, it should move towards the center with 28. Kf1 to anticipate it's role as an aggressive piece in the endgame. Defending the a pawn by 28. Rc3 also warrants consideration. 28... Bxa3 29. Rxc6 Bxc1 29... Rb7 gives White more problems, as then it's easier to push the menacing pawns. However, White would still have a very good game, just with more chances to make mistakes. 30. Rxc7 Bf4+ 31. g3 Bg5 32. Rxf7 Kg8 33. Rb7+ 33. h4 is even better, since it chases the Black bishop away from defending the rook, so the discovered attack can pick up the piece. 33... Kf8 34. Rxb5 Black is so immobilized that White has many option. Here, even better was 34. Nxg7 since Black's king cannot move, either the rook or bishop must be forked by the knight check on e6. However, the move played is simple and avoids any chances of Black making surprise progress with the queenside pawns. This leaves White simply a piece up and gives Black no prospects for counterplay. 34... g6 35. Nh4 Kg7 36. Rb7+ Kf6 37. Rf7# An interesting and well played game. Black only made one significant error, and White played solidly to build on small advantages until they became a winning position. This is especially noteworthy as this is only White's second tournament game. 1-0