After the disaster of my impromptu Nimzovitch defense in the first round and a pretty tame for a Pirc draw in the second round, I sat down to my first game as white. My opponent was an up and coming young man, and I was expecting an interesting contest.
I am trying an new pgn replayer. I required that I break the game up into three parts.
At this point things are resolving quickly, but I did not find the best lines.
The endgame is interesting, and I need to work on improving in this area..
Here is the PGN text:
[Event "MN Closed 2012"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2012.03.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Newshutz"]
[Black "Zagar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E08"]
[PlyCount "132"]
{E08: Closed Catalan: Main Line: 7 Qc2} 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7
5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Qc2 c5 {Kids today with their crazy new fangled
Tarrasch lines. This is off the main lines of my new openings. It shows up in
a side line.} 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Nc3 {black's knight may be misplaced on d7.} cxd4
$6 $146 (9... Nb6 10. Bg5 cxd4 11. Nxd4 $14) 10. Nxd4 Nb6 11. Rd1 {I probably
should have taken the time now for 11.b3 and 12 Bb2 to help hold the blockade
on d4. I find the rook gets akward on d1.} Bg4 12. Bf4 Rc8 13. Qb3 {The
pressure on the isolated pawn grows} Rc4 14. Rac1 (14. h3 Bc8 $14) 14... Bc5
15. Be3 Re8 16. Ncb5 (16. a3 h5 $11) 16... a6 (16... Bd7 17. Nc3 $15 (17. Nxa7
$4 Ba4 18. Qd3 Bxd1 19. Rxd1 Na4 $19)) 17. Na3 $11 Rb4 18. Qc2 {I may lose the
e2 pawn, but pick up the exchange.} (18. Qd3 Bf8 19. Nb3 Bh5 $11) 18... Bxd4 (
18... Na4 19. b3 Rxd4 20. Bxd4 Rxe2 21. Qb1 Bxa3 22. bxa4 Bxc1 23. Rxc1 $11)
19. Bxd4 (19. Rxd4 Rxd4 20. Bxd4 Rxe2 21. Qb3 $14) 19... Bxe2 (19... Rxe2 $5
20. Qc5 Rexb2 21. Bxb2 Rxb2 $11) 20. Rd2 (20. Qc5 {I remember analyzing Qc5 on
an earlier move. I did not look at it here. I need to be more sensitive to
counter attack.} Rxd4 (20... Bxd1 $4 21. Qxb4 Bh5 22. Bxb6 $18) 21. Rxd4 Nfd7
$18) 20... Bg4 {I spent 12 minutes on this move, and did not find the best one.
} 21. b3 (21. Qc5 $142 {traps the rook directly} Rxd4 22. Qxd4 $16) 21... Ne4
$4 (21... Nc8 $142 $14) 22. Bxe4 $18 Rxe4 23. Qc3 (23. Bxb6 $142 {I missed a
lot of tactical shots here. I was moving too quickly having spent a great deal
of time on move 21. This was a critical time of the game, and I could have
used more time.} Qe8 24. Be3 $18) 23... Rbxd4 $16 24. Rxd4 Rxd4 25. Qxd4 Be6
26. Nc2 (26. Qc5 Nd7 27. Qc8 Qf8 $18) 26... Nc8 (26... h6 27. Nb4 $18) 27. Qe5
Qd6 (27... Ne7 28. Nd4 Bh3 29. Qc7 $18) 28. Qc3 {I did not want to trade
queens, until I was assured of a superior endgame} ({but Houdini likes the
trade} 28. Qxd6 $142 Nxd6 29. Nb4 $18) 28... Qd7 $2 (28... h6 29. Nb4 $18) 29.
Rd1 {The rook comes back to the c-file later. Perhaps, it should never have
left.} (29. Nd4 $142 Bg4 30. f3 $18) 29... Nd6 30. f3 {taking e4 away from
black's knight. I intend to place my rook on d2 to cover my king} h6 31. Nd4
Nb5 32. Nxb5 Qxb5 33. Kf2 Qb6+ 34. Qe3 {I am ok with a queen trade here,
because I will be assured of the blockade of the d-pawn, and I should have no
trouble getting my pawns out of the way of his bishop.} Qa5 35. Rd2 b5 36. Qd3
Qb6+ 37. Qd4 Qxd4+ (37... Qc7 $142 $5 $16) 38. Rxd4 $18 {I have what I want
from my new openings. An advantage in an endgame. I need to learn to win these,
and games like this should force me to.} Kf8 39. Ke3 Ke7 40. Rd1 {going to the
c-file} Kd6 41. Rc1 f6 {black's King cannot go to e5 because my rook will
penetrate} 42. b4 Bd7 43. a3 g6 44. h4 g5 $4 (44... Bc6 $142 $18) 45. hxg5 hxg5
46. g4 $6 {this may be a mistake. I am thinking my light square pawns may
restrain his bishop, and my rook may penetrate on the h-file. I should also
like pawn trades (to a point). Each pawn gone is another open line for my rook.
} ({Houdini agrees and thinks it's time to take the blockade and keep black
restrained with his own pawn.} 46. Kd4 $142 g4 47. fxg4 Bxg4 $18 48. Re1 Bh5
49. Rh1 Bg4 50. Rh8 {and my rook penetrates and black's a-pawn will fall.})
46... Ke5 {Now he gets counterplay. The book I am working on now (Mednis: From
the Middlegame into the Endgame) says I should never allow my opponent
counterplay in an endgame.} 47. Rc7 Be6 48. Ra7 (48. Rc6 Bf7 $18) 48... d4+ 49.
Kf2 d3 (49... f5 50. gxf5 Bc8 51. Re7+ Kxf5 52. Re4 $18) 50. Ke3 Bd5 51. Rxa6
d2 52. Kxd2 Bxf3 53. Rb6 Bxg4 54. Rxb5+ Kd4 55. Rc5 Bd7 56. Ke2 g4 57. Kf2 f5
58. Kg3 $4 {definitely a mistake. I should stand back and make his pawns come
to my king, and my rook needs checking distance. I had plenty of time. I
should have taken it, even though I was tired.} (58. Rc7 Ba4 (58... Be8 59. Kg3
) 59. Kg3 Ke4 60. Re7+ Kd5 61. Kf4 Kd6 62. Re5 Kc7 63. Rxf5 Kb6 64. Rg5 Bb3 65.
Kxg4) 58... Ke4 59. Kf2 (59. b5 f4+ 60. Kh4) 59... f4 60. b5 g3+ 61. Kg1 ({
last chance to win} 61. Kg2) 61... f3 62. Rh5 Ke3 {Black prepares f2} 63. a4 $2
{The clinching blunder, I am lost now} ({My last chance to draw was} 63. Re5+
Kf4 (63... Kd4 64. Rh5 f2+ 65. Kg2 Bc8 66. Rh4+ Ke5 67. Rh7 Be6 68. Rh4 Bd5+
69. Kf1 Be4 70. Rxe4+ Kxe4 71. Ke2 (71. Kg2 Ke3) 71... Kd5 72. a4 Kc5 73. Kf1
Kb6 $11) 64. Rh5 $11) 63... Bg4 64. Re5+ Kf4 65. Re7 f2+ 66. Kg2 (66. Kf1 {
lasts longer, but I am still dead}) 66... Bh3+ 0-1
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