{"id":155,"date":"2017-07-16T20:08:22","date_gmt":"2017-07-16T20:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mat-chess.gr\/?p=155"},"modified":"2017-07-16T20:09:56","modified_gmt":"2017-07-16T20:09:56","slug":"georgiadis-n-caruana-f-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mat-chess.gr\/?p=155","title":{"rendered":"Georgiadis N-Caruana F 1\/2   !"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<p class=\"rpbchessboard-spacerBefore\"><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"rpbchessboard-chessgame\">\n    <noscript>\n        <div class=\"rpbchessboard-javascriptWarning\">\n            You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.        <\/div>\n    <\/noscript>\n    <div id=\"rpbchessboard-69e153f758e30-1\"><\/div>\n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n        (function() {\n            function renderThisPGN() {\n                RPBChessboard.renderPGN(\"rpbchessboard-69e153f758e30-1\", {\"pgn\":\"[Event \\\"Bundesliga\\\"]\\r\\n[Date \\\"2016.12.04\\\"]\\r\\n[Round \\\"6.1\\\"]\\r\\n[White \\\"Georgiadis, Nico\\\"]\\r\\n[Black \\\"Caruana, Fabiano\\\"]\\r\\n[Result \\\"1\\\/2-1\\\/2\\\"]\\r\\n[ECO \\\"E62\\\"]\\r\\n[WhiteElo \\\"2475\\\"]\\r\\n[BlackElo \\\"2823\\\"]\\r\\n[Annotator \\\"Georgiadis,Nico\\\"]\\r\\n\\r\\n\\r\\n1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nf3 c6 {this came as a\\r\\nsurprise to me, as I exspected him to transpose to a Benoni with 6&#8230;c5} (6...\\r\\nc5 7. d5 e6 8. O-O exd5 9. cxd5 Re8) 7. O-O Bf5 8. Re1 $5 {this innocent move\\r\\nis an interesting try against the system chosen by Black} (8. Nh4 Be6 9. d5\\r\\ncxd5 10. cxd5 Bd7 11. Be3) 8... Ne4 9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. Bh3 $1 d5 $5 {Caruana is\\r\\ntrying to complicate matters} (10... Bxf3 {had been played before almost\\r\\nwithout exception} 11. exf3 $14 {with a slight edge for White} d5 (11... e6 12.\\r\\nd5 exd5 13. cxd5 c5) 12. Qb3) 11. Ng5 Na6 (11... Bf5 12. Bxf5 gxf5 13. Qb3 (13.\\r\\nQc2 e6 14. Nf3 $14) 13... Qb6 14. Nf3 $14) 12. a3 (12. Be3 c5 13. Nxe4 dxe4 (\\r\\n13... cxd4 14. Bxd4 dxe4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7) 14. d5) 12... e6 13. b4 (13. cxd5 cxd5\\r\\n(13... exd5 14. f3) 14. Be3 Rc8 (14... Nb8) (14... Bf5 15. g4 Be4 16. Qd2 h6\\r\\n17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Bg2 Qh4 19. h3 (19. g5) (19. Rac1) 19... Rad8) 15. 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Bxc7 Qxc7\\r\\n18. e3) 17. Nf3 Nc3 18. Qd3 Ne4 19. h4 (19. b5 $5 g5 (19... b6 20. Rac1) 20.\\r\\nBd6 Re8 21. bxc6 bxc6 22. Rab1 Qa5 23. Rec1) 19... a6 20. a4 Re8 21. Kg2 (21.\\r\\nb5 axb5 22. axb5 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 Nxc5 24. Qc2 Ne6 25. bxc6 bxc6 26. Qxc6 Bxd4 27.\\r\\nRa5) 21... h6 22. Rh1 Re6 23. Rab1 f6 $6 {A dubious decision, that I didn&#8217;t\\r\\nunderstand during the game, since Black is locking his own bishop.} (23... g5\\r\\n24. hxg5 hxg5 25. Bd6) (23... Qe7 24. b5 (24. e3) 24... axb5 25. axb5 Ra2) 24.\\r\\nRb2 (24. Ne1 $1 g5 25. Bc1 $14 {was probably better, as Fabiano told me after\\r\\nthe game}) 24... g5 25. Bc1 (25. Bd6 Nxd6 26. cxd6 f4 27. gxf4 gxf4) (25. hxg5\\r\\nfxg5 26. Be5 g4 27. Bxg7 gxf3+ 28. exf3 Kxg7 29. fxe4 fxe4) 25... Qc7 26. Ne1\\r\\nRae8 27. Kf1 {I wanted to keep e2 protected and maybe transfer the knight to\\r\\ne3 via g2.} (27. Qf3 f4 $1 {would be very dangerous} 28. gxf4 f5 $5 (28... g4\\r\\n$1 {the same idea happened later in the game and I had already missed it here})\\r\\n) 27... Qf7 $6 (27... h5 {was interesting according to engines, although I\\r\\ndon&#8217;t really understand the idea behind it.}) (27... b5) (27... b6 28. Qxa6) (\\r\\n27... a5 $5 28. Qf3 (28. b5 b6 29. Qc2 cxb5 30. Rxb5 bxc5 31. dxc5 Bf8 32. Nd3\\r\\nNd6 33. Rb6) (28. bxa5 Ra8 (28... f4 29. gxf4 g4 30. a6) 29. Qf3) 28... f4 29.\\r\\ngxf4 f5 30. Qd3 g4) (27... Bf8 28. a5) 28. Qf3 $2 (28. Rg1 $1 {Fabiano had\\r\\nalso seen this move and suggested it after the game, I didn&#8217;t play it because\\r\\nof Qh5, but without further calculation.} Qh5 (28... Qc7 29. Qf3) 29. f3 $1\\r\\nNxg3+ 30. Rxg3 Qxh4 31. f4 $1 (31. Rg1 Qh3+ {with a draw was the line Fabiano\\r\\ntold me, but computer says that white has a much stronger option}) 31... Re4\\r\\n32. Rh3 $1 Qg4 33. Rh2 $1 $18 {of course, to see all this in the game with\\r\\nlimited time is nearly impossible}) 28... f4 $1 29. gxf4 g4 $1 (29... f5 30. e3\\r\\ng4 31. Qg2 Bxd4 $6 32. exd4 Ng3+ 33. Qxg3 Rxe1+ 34. Kg2 Rxh1 35. Kxh1 Re1+ 36.\\r\\nKh2 Rxc1 37. Qe3 $1 {this key move I had missed, now White is better} (37. Re2\\r\\nQf6 38. Re5 $11)) 30. Qd3 $6 (30. Qg2 f5 31. e3 {transposing to the above\\r\\nmentioned line}) 30... f5 31. h5 $6 {Diagramm [#]} (31. e3 {was more precise}\\r\\nh5 (31... Bf6 32. h5 {would transpose to the game}) 32. Rg1 $1 {followed by f3}\\r\\n) 31... Bf6 $2 {Fabiano misses a big chance to win the game} (31... g3 $1 32.\\r\\nfxg3 Bxd4 $3 {this is what I (and probably Fabiano as well) had missed} 33.\\r\\nQxd4 Nxg3+ 34. Kg1 Nxe2+ $1 35. Rxe2 Rxe2 {with a massacre to follow} 36. Nf3\\r\\nR8e4 37. Qc3 (37. Qa1 d4 38. Rh2 Qg7+ 39. Kf1 Qg3) 37... d4) 32. e3 Kh8 33. Qd1\\r\\nRg8 34. Nd3 {Diagramm [#]} Ree8 $6 {Fabiano also misses his second chance, to\\r\\ncreate some serious problems} (34... g3 $1 35. f3 Nf2 $1 (35... g2+ 36. Rxg2\\r\\nRxg2 37. fxe4 $1 (37. Kxg2 Qg7+ 38. Kf1 Ng3+ 39. Kf2 Nxh1+ 40. Qxh1 Bxd4 $1 $19\\r\\n) 37... Qg7 38. Ne1 Rg3 39. e5 {and according to engines, White is fine}) 36.\\r\\nRxf2 (36. Nxf2 $2 g2+ $1 $19) 36... gxf2 37. Kxf2 Qg7 38. Qg1 Bxd4 $1 {We both\\r\\nfailed to see this move during the game, I stopped the calculation after Qg1.}\\r\\n39. Qxg7+ Bxg7 $17) 35. Kg2 $1 {now White has built some kind of a fortress\\r\\nwhich is not easy to break} Rg7 36. Qf1 Qe6 37. Rc2 Reg8 38. a5 {I wanted to\\r\\nclose the queenside as only Black could make use of it, now that White&#8217;s\\r\\npieces have to defend the king} Qe8 39. Ne5 Kh7 40. Bb2 Qe6 {Here and on the\\r\\nfollowing moves, I spent to much time, that could have been used better in the\\r\\nfinal position of the game.} 41. Ba1 (41. Ng6) 41... g3 42. f3 Nf2 43. Bb2 Nxh1\\r\\n44. Qxh1 Bxe5 45. dxe5 d4 {the last option to play for a win} (45... Rd7 46.\\r\\nBd4 $11) 46. Bxd4 Rd7 47. Rb2 (47. Rd2 Qb3 48. Qh3 Rf8 {looked dangerous to me\\r\\nduring the game}) 47... Kg7 48. Qh4 Rf8 49. Kh3 {preparing Rg2} (49. Kxg3 Kh7 {\\r\\ncould turn out dangerous for White, computer holds this position but from a\\r\\nhuman perspective, White should take the g3-pawn at the moment}) 49... Kg8 50.\\r\\nKg2 Rff7 51. Qh1 Kf8 52. Qa1 Rd5 53. Rb1 Ke7 54. Qc3 Rd8 55. Qb3 Rd5 56. Rh1\\r\\nRxe5 $2 {A serious error, that I wasn&#8217;t exspecting at all. Now White takes\\r\\ncontrol over one open file and his strong bishop blocks the other one.} ({after\\r\\n} 56... Kd8 {both sides cannot really improve, so a draw would be the logical\\r\\noutcome of the game} 57. Qa2 Kc8 (57... Rfd7 58. Rh3 Rg7 59. Rh1 $11) 58. Rh3\\r\\nRg7 59. e4 $1 (59. Qb3 Kb8 60. Qa2 Ka7 61. Qb3 Rg8 62. Qa2 Rxe5 63. Qxe6 Rxe6\\r\\n64. Be5) 59... fxe4 60. fxe4 Qg4 61. exd5 Qxf4 62. Qe2 Qxd4 63. Rxg3 Qxd5+ 64.\\r\\nKh2 Re7 $11) 57. Qxe6+ Rxe6 58. Rh3 Kf8 $6 (58... Rh7 $1 59. Rxg3 Kf7 {was\\r\\nstill a fortress for Black, but it looks very ugly to place the rook on h7} 60.\\r\\nKf2 Re8 61. Rg6 Re6) 59. Rxg3 Rd7 60. Kh3 Kf7 $2 (60... Rh7 {should still be\\r\\nenough for a draw}) 61. Rg7+ Ke8 62. Rg6 (62. Rg8+ $1 Kf7 63. Rh8 Ke7) 62...\\r\\nRde7 {(=) I seriously considered rejecting the draw offer, but I assessed my\\r\\nposition as only better for me, but still far away from winning. With only 7\\r\\nminutes left on the clock against more than one hour, I decided to &#8220;chicken\\r\\nout&#8221; and take a draw against the actual world number 2, which is the biggest\\r\\nachievement of my career so far. However, the computer (and btw also Fabiano)\\r\\nthinks, that Black is in serious danger, if not just lost.} (62... Rde7 63.\\r\\nRg8+ $1 Kf7 (63... Kd7 64. Rf8 $18) 64. Rh8 Rd7 65. Kg2 Ke7 66. Kf2 Kf7 67. Kf1\\r\\nKe7 68. Be5 Rd1+ (68... Kf7 69. 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