Annotated game from Team Youth Ch ’18 Saturday January 26th, 2019 nektarios_zlnh5o5n [Event "Greek Youth Team Championship"] [Date "2018.12.23"] [Round "6"] [White "Koutlas, N."] [Black "Stefanou, D."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B01"] [Annotator "Mastrovasilis A"] [WhiteTeam "ES Thessalonikis 4"] [BlackTeam "SO Kavalas 2"] {Last round , ESTH-SO Kavalas 4-2} 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Nf3 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qd8 5. h3 e6 6. d4 Be7 7. Bc4 a6 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 (9. a4) (9. Ne5) 9... b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 $132 11. Ne4 Nbd7 12. c3 h6 $6 (12... c5) 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. Ne5 Qd5 15. f3 c5 16. Be4 Nxe4 17. fxe4 Qd8 18. Qg4 Kh7 (18... f5 $1 19. exf5 exf5 $17) (18... cxd4 $5 19. Bxh6 Bf6 20. Nf3 dxc3 (20... e5 21. Nh4 Kh7) 21. e5 Bxf3 22. gxf3 cxb2 23. Rad1 Qxd1 $3 (23... b1=Q 24. Rxb1 Kh8 25. exf6 gxh6 26. Qg7#) (23... Qb6+ 24. Be3) 24. Rxd1 Rfd8 $132) (18... Bg5 19. Bxg5 hxg5 20. dxc5 $16) 19. Rf1 Bf6 20. Be3 c4 $2 {closing the center helps white to proceed with his Kside attack} (20... cxd4 21. Bxd4 (21. cxd4 Rc8 { [%cal Yc8c2]} (21... Bxe5 22. dxe5 Qd3 {[%csl Re3,Re4]})) 21... Bxe5 (21... Qc7 ) 22. Bxe5 f6 23. Bd4 e5 $15) 21. Rxf6 $5 (21. Rad1) (21. Rf4) 21... Qxf6 22. Rf1 Qe7 {[%csl Ge3,Ge5,Ge7,Gf1,Gg4]} 23. h4 (23. Bxh6 $5 {[#]} Kxh6 (23... gxh6 24. Rxf7+ Qxf7 (24... Rxf7 $4 25. Qg6+ Kh8 26. Nxf7+ Qxf7 27. Qxf7 $18) 25. Nxf7 Rxf7 26. Qxe6 Raf8 $132) 24. Rxf7 Qxf7 (24... Rxf7 $4 25. Qg6#) (24... Qg5 25. Rxb7 (25. Qxg5+ Kxg5 26. Rxg7+ Kf4 27. Rxb7 Kxe4) 25... Qxg4 26. Nxg4+ Kg6 27. Ne5+ Kh7) 25. Nxf7+ Rxf7 26. Qxe6+ Rf6 $132) 23... Qe8 $2 (23... f5 $1 $15 24. Qg6+ (24. exf5 exf5 25. Rxf5 Rxf5 (25... Qe6) 26. Qxf5+ Kg8 {[%csl Gb7] [%cal Ga8f8]}) 24... Kh8 25. Bg5 (25. Bxh6 $2 gxh6 26. Qxh6+ Qh7 27. Ng6+ Kg8 $19) 25... hxg5 (25... Qe8 26. Bxh6 Qxg6 (26... gxh6 27. Qxh6+) 27. Nxg6+ Kh7 28. Nxf8+ Rxf8) 26. Qh5+ Kg8 27. hxg5 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gg5g6]} g6 28. Qxg6+ Qg7 29. Qxe6+ $18 {[%cal Gf1f3,Gf3h3]}) (23... f6 24. Ng6 $132) 24. Bxh6 $5 (24. Rf6 $1 {[#]} gxf6 (24... Qe7 25. Bxh6 $3 Qxf6 (25... gxh6 26. Qf4) 26. Bg5 $18) 25. Qh5 (25. Qf4 fxe5 26. Qxh6+ Kg8 27. Qg5+ Kh7 28. Qh5+ Kg8 29. Bh6 Bxe4 ( 29... f6 30. Qg4+ Kf7 31. Qg7#) (29... f5 30. Qg5+ Kf7 31. Qg7#) 30. Qg5+ Bg6 31. Qf6 $18) 25... f5 $8 (25... Bxe4 {[%csl Rf6,Rf7,Rf8]} 26. Ng4 Bg6 27. Qxh6+ Kg8 28. Nxf6#) (25... Rh8 26. Ng4 Kg7 27. Bxh6+ Rxh6 28. Qxh6+ Kg8 29. Nxf6#) ( 25... fxe5 26. Qxh6+ Kg8 27. Qg5+ $18 Kh7 28. Qh5+ Kg8 29. Bh6 {[%csl Re8,Rf8, Rg8]} f6 (29... f5 30. Qg5+ Kf7 31. Qg7#) 30. Qg4+ Kf7 31. Qg7#)) 24... Kxh6 ( 24... gxh6 25. Rf6 {[%csl Ra8,Rb7,Ge5,Gf6,Rh6][%cal Gg4h5,Gg4f4]}) 25. Rxf7 Qxf7 (25... Rxf7 26. Qg6#) 26. Nxf7+ Rxf7 27. Qxe6+ Rf6 28. Qe7 Bc6 {[%cal Ga8e8]} 29. d5 Re8 30. Qc7 (30. Qa7 Ba8 31. Qe3+ Kh7) 30... Ba8 31. d6 $2 { tempting but wrong} (31. e5 Rg6 (31... Rf5 32. d6 Rexe5 33. d7 Re2 34. Qg3 Bxg2 35. Qg5+ Rxg5 36. hxg5+ Kg6 37. d8=Q) 32. Qf7 $1 $36 (32. d6 Rxg2+) 32... Rxe5 33. Qf4+) (31. Qa7 Rg6 (31... Rf4 32. Qe3)) 31... Rxe4 32. d7 $4 {now suddenly black grabs his chance} (32. Qc8 {[%csl Ya8][%cal Yc8h8]}) 32... Rg4 (32... Re2 $2 33. Qg3 Bxg2 (33... Rxg2+ 34. Qxg2 Bxg2 35. d8=Q $14) 34. Qg5+ Kh7 35. Qh5+ $18) 33. Qh2 (33. d8=Q Rxg2+ 34. Kh1 Rf1#) (33. g3 Re4 34. d8=Q Re1+ 35. Kh2 Rh1#) 33... Bxg2 34. Qg3 (34. d8=Q Rf1#) 34... Rf1+ 35. Kxg2 (35. Kh2 Rh1+ 36. Kxg2 Rxg3+) 35... Rxg3+ 36. Kxg3 Rd1 {a very interesting fight between the two young players !} 0-1 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.