Friday, May 1, 2020

T84 Round 3

hipopotamos takes the win in a very up and down game! Lots of sharp play.


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hipopotamos - Zugzwanged
1-0, 2020.04.26.
[#] 1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 c5 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.Bc4 a6 5.a3 Nf6 6.d3 d6 7.O-O Be7 8.Re1 O-O 9.Bf4 b5 10.Ba2 Bb7 11.Qd2 h6 12.Rad1 Qd7 13.Be3 Ng4 14.d4 Nxe3 15.fxe3 cxd4 16.exd4 Rac8 17.d5 Nd8 18.dxe6 Nxe6 19.Ne5 Qc7 20.Bxe6 fxe6 21.Ng6 Rfd8 22.Nxe7 Qxe7 23.Qe2 Qg5 24.Rd3 Qe5 25.Rg3 Rc4 26.Qg4 d5 27.Rd1 Better is...
[27.Rh3 ]
27...d4 28.Qh4 Rd7 29.Qxh6 Bxe4 30.Nxe4 Qxe4 31.c3?? Black is winning here 31...dxc3 32.Rf1 cxb2?? Back to even - needed simply to push the pawn.
[32...c2!! ]
33.Qh5 Rd8?? This gives the game to White - Mate in 2... 34.Rh3?? And back to even again.
[34.Qf7 Kh7 35.Qxg7# ]
34...Qd4
[34...Qf5! 35.Rxf5 Rc1 36.Kf2 Rf1 37.Kg3 Rxf5 38.Qh8 Kf7 39.Qxd8 b1=Q ]
35.Kh1 Qf6?? White is winning here Qf4 much better for black
[35...Qf4 36.Qh7 Kf7 37.Rhf3 Rdd4 38.Rxf4 Rxf4 39.Rxf4 Rxf4 40.Qb1 Rf2 41.h4 e5 42.Kg1 Rd2 43.Kh2 Ke6 44.Qe4 Re2 45.Qc6 Kf5 46.Qf3 Ke6 47.Qb3 Kf5 48.Qd3 ]
36.Qh8 Kf7 37.Rxf6 gxf6 38.Rh7 Kg6 39.Qg7?? Black winning again now
[39.Rh6! Kf5 40.Rxf6 Ke5 41.Rf8 Ke4 42.Qh7 Ke3 43.Qh3 Kd2 44.Rxd8 Kc1 45.Qd3 b1=N 46.Rf8 Rc2 47.Qd4 Nc3 48.Qb4 Kd1 49.Rf3 a5 50.Qd4 Kc1 51.Rxc3 Rxc3 52.Qxc3 ]
39...Kf5 40.Rh5 Ke4 41.Qg6 Kd4?? Back to white advantage
[41...Ke3 42.Qg3 Kd2 43.Qf2 Kc1 44.h3 b1=Q 45.Qxf6 Rd1 46.Kh2 Kd2 47.Kg3 Rc3 48.Kg4 Qe4 49.Qf4 Qxf4 50.Kxf4 ]
42.Qxf6 Ke3 43.Qe5 Kd2 44.Qxb2 Rc2 45.Qb4 Kc1 46.h3 Rdd2 47.Re5 Rb2 48.Qc3 Kb1 49.Rxe6 Rxg2 50.Qd3 Rbc2 51.Qb3 Kc1 52.Re1 Kd2 53.Qe3# [1-0]