This game, the last in the tournament, features some instructive strategic errors and missed tactics. After Black plays 6...Na6, he fails to follow up with the logical redeployment to c7, although White unintentionally makes the knight useful by trying to carry out an accelerated pawn push to b4. White carries out a suspect operation of exchanging dark-square bishop for knight, after which Black has a slight positional plus and the easier game strategically, with play on the kingside. Similar to the knight development, Black begins moving towards this logical setup with 17...Kg7, but then simply hands White the initiative and allows a strong knight outpost to be established on c5.
Although White gets his wish of focusing on queenside play, where he has some long-term prospects for an advantage, he also neglects Black's threats and unwisely weakens his king position, redeploying his fianchettoed bishop. White's lack of a real plan shows in his move 28 blunder, which would allow an excellent tactical shot by Black, which (luckily for White) is a possibility ignored by both players. Black continues to cede the initiative and loses to a tactic that employs a seventh-rank pin.
The role of the initiative struck me the most about this game, as psychology is the primary explanatory factor for both sides' performance in the middlegame. Aside from the tactical missed opportunity by Black and White's ability to spot the winning one eventually, the middlegame maneuvers were not forced and White had no real prospect of making progress without Black's acquiescence. If Black had followed up on what he started on move 17, he would have instead had the initiative and likely whatever winning chances there were in the position.
1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 0-0 5.Bg2 c6 6.0-0 Na6 7.Rb1 7.d3 7...d5 8.cxd5 cxd5 9.d4 Bf5 10.Ra1 Nb4 11.Bg5 11.Bf4 11...h6 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.a3 Nc6 14.e3 e6 15.Rc1 Rc8 16.b4 a6 17.Re1 Kg7 18.Na4 b6 18...a5 19.b5 Ne7 20.Rxc8 Nxc8 21.Ne5= 19.Bf1 19.Qe2 19...b5 20.Nc5 Nb8 20...Qd6 21.Nxa6 Nxd4 22.Nxd4 Qxa6 21.a4 Qb6 22.axb5 axb5 23.Qe2 Bg4 24.h3 Bxf3 25.Qxf3 Rfd8 26.Qe2 Nc6 27.Ra1 Ra8 27...e5 28.Ra6 Qb8 29.Qxb5 Qxb5 30.Bxb5 Nxb4 31.Ra7 Ra8 32.Rea1 Rxa7 33.Rxa7 Rb8 34.dxe5 Bxe5 35.Nd7 27...Nxb4 28.Reb1 Nc6 29.Rxb5 28.f4?? 28.Rxa8 Rxa8 29.Rb1 28...Rxa1?! 28...Nxd4 29.Qd3 29.exd4 Bxd4+ 30.Kh1 Rxa1 29...Nf3+ 30.Kf2 Nxe1 31.Rxe1 29.Rxa1 Nxb4? 29...Nxd4 30.Qd1 Nf5 31.Ra6 Qb8 32.Kf2 30.Rb1 30.Qd2 Nc6 31.Ra6 Qc7 32.Bxb5 30...Nc6 30...Na6 31.Qxb5 Qxb5 32.Bxb5 Nxc5 33.dxc5 31.Rxb5 Qa7? 31...Qc7 32.Rb7 Qd6 32.Rb7+- Qa8?! 32...Nxd4 33.Rxa7 Nxe2+ 34.Bxe2 33.Nxe6+ Kg8 34.Nxd8 Bxd8 35.Qb5 Qa3 36.Kf2 Qa2+ 37.Be2 Qc2 38.Qxd5 Be7 39.Rxe7! Nxe7 40.Qd8+ Kg7 41.Qxe7 Qf5 42.g4 Qd5 43.Qe5+ 43.Qe5+ Qxe5 44.fxe5+- 1–0
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I don't like the size of ChessFlash, but appreciate the stability of the game score beside that renders the comments readable while playing through the moves. ChessKing's board is the right size for my viewing pleasure, but the comments are inaccessible without scrolling. Could there be a way to combine the best aspects of both, and easy publication in blogger, wordpress, and other formats, I could get excited.
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