Javell-Z_Grandic ANCL 2010

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javell - Z_Grandic
ancl, 11.03.2010

1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Bg2 c5 5.0-0 Nc6 6.b3
the Reti opening liked by lazy(we prefer say busy ) players like me who dont want to study theory
6...Be7 7.e3 0-0
7...d4?! 8.exd4 cxd4 9.d3 is a kind a reversed Benoni
8.Qe2!?
this a quite anti ..d4 move order:8.Bb2 is more usual but after 8..d4 this Bischop can be not too well placed if black retake with the pawn for example:9.exd4 exd4  this subtilities was suggered and played by GMI Nigel Davies
8...d4
8...Re8 9.Bb2 Bf8 10.d4 cxd4 11.exd4 b6 12.Ne5 Bb7 13.Rd1 Rc8 14.Nc3 dxc4 (14...Na5) 15.bxc4 Qc7 16.Rac1 Qb8 17.f4 Red8 18.Ne4 Nxe4 19.Bxe4 f5 20.Nxc6 Bxc6 21.Bxc6 Rxc6 22.d5 exd5 23.cxd5 Rxc1 24.Rxc1 ½-½ Javell-Flugzug/ancl 2010 ,played 2 weeks before this one(white can plays better than I did but I will keep for myself or ...my next opponement)
9.exd4 Nxd4 10.Nxd4 Qxd4 11.Nc3 Rd8 12.Re1
Others moves can be played :12.Rd1!?; or 12.Ba3 Qxd2 13.Qxd2 Rxd2 14.Rfd1 Rxd1+ 15.Rxd1
12...Rb8
12...Qd3 13.Nd5 Qxe2 14.Nxe7+ Kf8 15.Rxe2 Kxe7 16.Ba3 wins for white
13.Rb1
13.Bb2 Qxd2 14.Nd5 Qxe2 15.Nxe7+ Kf8 16.Rxe2 Kxe7 17.Be5 Ra8 give white good compensation for the pawn according my engine
13...a6 14.Nd5
nothing new under the sun until here this was played: 14...exd5
14...Nxd5 15.Bb2 Nf4 16.gxf4 Qxd2 17.Qe5 Bf6 18.Qxb8 Bxb2 19.Bf3 Bd4 20.Rf1 e5 21.Bxb7 exf4 22.Rbd1 Qe2 23.Qc7 Bxf2+ 24.Kh1 Re8 25.Bd5 Bh3 26.Qxf7+ Kh8 27.Rg1 Bxg1 28.Rxg1 Qe7 29.Qxf4 Rf8 30.Qg3 Bf5 31.Re1 Qf6 32.Qc7 Bg4 33.Qg3 h5 34.Bg2 Qd4 35.h3 Bd1 36.Qg6 Be2 37.Be4 Qxe4+ 38.Qxe4 Bf3+ 39.Kg1 Bxe4 40.Rxe4 Rd8 41.Re5 Rd2 42.Rxh5+ Kg8 43.Rxc5 Rxa2 44.Rc7 Rb2 45.Rb7 Kf8 46.h4 Ke8 47.h5 Kd8 48.Rxg7 Rxb3 49.h6 1-0 Contin,D (2365)-Genovese,M (2255)/Catania 1995 .If you wonder, yes i knew that game because  Flugzug after our game said he should have played ..d4 at some time so I studied this possibilities in deep.
15.Bb2 Qg4 16.Qxe7 Bf5
16...Be6 17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.Qxf6 Qg6 (18...dxc4 19.Re5 and ..Rg5 win) 19.Qf4 with advantage to white
17.Bxf6
17.Rbc1 is winning according fritz for example: 17...dxc4 18.Bxf6 gxf6 19.Rxc4 Qg6 20.Qxc5 Rxd2 21.Bxb7
17...Bxb1 18.Bxd5!
18.Qxd8+ is very tempting but  Rxd8 19.Bxd8 Qd7! is quite unclear
18...gxf6 19.Qxf7+ Kh8 20.Qxf6+ Qg7 21.Qxg7+ Kxg7 22.Rxb1
  with a winning ending 3 pawns for the exchange,but more important than material Black has no play
22...b5 23.d3 b4
  my opponement said after the game it is a bad move I agree, now it is easy for white to advance the king side pawns
24.f4 Re8 25.Kf2 Re7 26.Kf3
26.g4!
26...h5 27.h3 Rb6
in this kind of position it is important to take time and not to allow counterplay
28.Be4
28.g4 hxg4+ 29.hxg4 Rh6 
28...a5 29.g4 hxg4+ 30.hxg4 a4 31.g5 Re8 32.f5 Rh8 33.f6+ Kf7 34.Rb2
over cautious simpler is 34.Rf1 Rh2 35.Kg3 Rxa2 36.g6+ Ke6 37.g7 Rb8 38.f7
34...a3 35.Rf2 Ke6 36.Kg4
the pawns cant be stopped ,for example:36.Kg4 Rf8 37.f7 Ke7 (37...Rxf7 38.Bd5+) 38.g6 Rf6 39.g7 Rxf2 40.g8Q 1-0