Action from Gazi_2016

[Event "12th Gazi-Heraklion Open"] [Site "Gazi"] [Date "2016.08.01"] [Round "5.10"] [White "Mitsis, Georgios"] [Black "Papageorgiou, Ioannis"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A43"] [WhiteElo "2174"] [BlackElo "1959"] [Annotator "Alterman,B, Basios Athanasios"] [PlyCount "157"] [EventDate "2016.07.28"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "GRE"] [WhiteClock "0:56:44"] [BlackClock "0:00:32"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bh4 d6 ({probably the better choice if we compare the styles of play between the two players.} 5... Bb7 6. Qd3 f5 $146 7. Nbd2 (7. Qxb5 Bxd5) 7... c4 8. Qd4 Na6 9. c3 {Kramnik doesn't like position after} (9. Nxe4 fxe4 10. Qxe4 Nb4 11. Rd1 Nxd5 $1 12. c3 (12. Rxd5 Qa5+ 13. c3 Qxa2 $5 {With unclear game.} (13... e6 $4 14. Qf4 $18 {[%csl Rf7] [%cal Gf3e5]}))) 9... Nxd2 10. Qxd2 Qb6 $1 {[%csl Gd5,Re4][%cal Ga6c7,Ga6c5]} 11. O-O-O (11. g4 $6 fxg4 12. Ne5 Qd6) 11... g6 12. Qd4 (12. Bg3 Bg7 $15 { [%cal Gb5b4,Gg7b2]}) 12... Rg8 (12... Qxd4 13. Nxd4 Nc7) 13. e4 Bg7 $5 { Sharp, temping, but probably not the best. After} (13... Bh6+ 14. Bg5 Qxd4 15. Rxd4 Bxg5+ (15... fxe4 16. Bxh6 exf3 17. gxf3 $13) 16. Nxg5 h6 17. Nh3 fxe4 18. b3 $13 {the position is unclear.}) 14. Qxb6 axb6 15. exf5 gxf5 16. Re1 Nc5 17. Rxe7+ Kf8 18. Nd4 (18. Ne5 Bh6+ 19. Kb1 Rg7 20. Rxg7 Bxg7 21. f4 Bxd5 $17) 18... Rxa2 19. Nxf5 $6 {Too active. Better was} (19. Kb1 $1 Ra5 (19... Ra8 $1) 20. Nxf5 Nb3 {And now!} 21. Be2 $3 Ra1+ 22. Kc2 Rxh1 23. Re8+ $3 Kxe8 24. Bh5+ Kf8 25. Be7#) 19... Bxd5 20. Nd6 (20. Kb1 $1 Ra8 21. Nd6 Nb3 22. Kc2 Be6 23. f4 $36) 20... Ra1+ 21. Kc2 Bh6 22. Re8+ Kg7 23. Rxg8+ (23. Nf5+ Kg6 24. Rxg8+ Bxg8 25. Ne7+ $11 Kg7 26. Nf5+ $11) 23... Bxg8 24. Nf5+ $11 Kg6 25. Nxh6 $4 { Last mistake. Perpetual check was possible after} (25. Ne7+ $11) 25... Nb3 $1 26. Bxc4 Bxc4 27. Rxa1 Nxa1+ 28. Kb1 Nb3 29. Ng4 Kh5 $1 {[%cal Rh5g4,Rh5h4]} 30. Nf6+ Kxh4 31. Nxh7 Bd3+ 32. Ka2 Nc1+ 33. Ka3 Bxh7 {0-1 (33) Kramnik,V (2758)-Topalov,V (2702) Monte Carlo 2000 CBM 076 (Alterman,B)}) 6. e3 Nd7 7. a4 Qa5+ 8. Nbd2 bxa4 $2 {[%csl Ra4,Ra7,Rc4] This capture allows White to get the upper hand. Now he can use the c4 square and black's pawn are weak.} (8... Nxd2 9. Nxd2 (9. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 10. Nxd2) 9... Qb4 {[%cal Gb4h4]} 10. f4 (10. Bg3 bxa4) 10... bxa4 11. Rb1 Qb7 12. Qf3 g6) 9. c3 Nxd2 10. Nxd2 Qb6 11. Nc4 (11. Qxa4 $5 Qxb2 $4 12. Rb1 Qxc3 13. Qc6 $18) 11... Qb3 12. Rxa4 Qxd1+ 13. Kxd1 Bb7 $4 $18 14. e4 $2 {Not a bad move but still if you can finish the game in two moves... It seems that both players missed Nxd6+ and Re4+ with a crushing position for White.} (14. Nxd6+ exd6 15. Re4+ $1 Be7 16. Rxe7+ Kf8 17. Rxd7) 14... e6 15. Na5 Rb8 16. dxe6 $6 fxe6 17. Nxb7 Rxb7 18. Kc2 Be7 19. Bg3 Kf7 20. Be2 Rhb8 21. Ra2 Rb6 22. Rd1 R8b7 23. f4 g6 24. Bf2 (24. Bc4 Nf6 25. f5 Nxe4 26. fxe6+ Kg7 27. Bf4) 24... a5 25. Kc1 Nf6 26. Bf3 Nd7 27. Rd2 Bd8 28. g3 $6 (28. e5 $5 d5 29. c4 d4 30. Bxb7 Rxb7 {maybe white didn't want to play this position. He is an exchange up but he has to find a way to open up the position for his rooks.} ) 28... e5 29. Ra4 Ke8 30. Bg2 exf4 31. gxf4 Ne5 {This is an interesting moment in the game: black has the inferior position and he lashes out with ... Ne5!? trying to complicate matters. What should White do?} 32. h4 $1 {Covers the g5 square and correctly (for once in the game) avoids complications, for two reasons: a) the variations with fxe5 are difficult and you might make a mistake which obviously you don't want. b) black probably has calculated the piece sacrifice, so why not use the time and play an equally strong (if not stronger move) which black might have not analyzed?} (32. fxe5 Bg5 {this was black's idea} 33. b4 axb4 34. cxb4 Rxb4 35. Rxb4 cxb4 36. exd6 b3 37. e5 Bxd2+ (37... b2+ 38. Kb1 Bxd2 39. Bxb7) 38. Kb2 Rb8 39. Ba7 $18) 32... Rxb2 33. fxe5 Rb1+ 34. Kc2 R7b2+ 35. Kd3 Rxd2+ 36. Kxd2 Rb2+ 37. Ke3 dxe5 38. Bf1 Kd7 39. Bg3 Kd6 40. Ra1 {good move, brings the rook into play} Kc6 {A practical decision, abandons the e5 and a5 pawns in order to take the h4 pawn and use his kingside pawns} 41. Bxe5 Bxh4 42. Rxa5 Bf2+ 43. Kd3 g5 44. Be2 $4 (44. Bh3 h5 45. Be6 g4 46. Bd5+ Kd7) 44... c4+ 45. Kxc4 Rxe2 46. Bd4 Bxd4 47. Kxd4 {the endgame phase! } Rg2 $6 (47... Rd2+ $1 48. Ke3 (48. Ke5 h5 49. Kf5 g4 50. Ra6+ Kc5 51. e5 g3 52. Ra1 (52. Rg6 $4 g2 53. e6 Kd6 54. Rg7 Rf2+ 55. Ke4 h4 56. e7 Kd7 57. Ke3 Ra2) 52... g2 53. Kg5 Kc4 54. Kxh5 Re2 55. Kg4 Rxe5 56. Kf3 g1=Q 57. Rxg1 Kxc3) 48... Rg2 49. Kf3 Rg1 {the difference is in the activity of the king. In the end black loses the game due to the active white king. Probably here should have forced white's king to move back or allow inroads for his king too.}) 48. Ra6+ Kb7 $2 {Now the king is far away from the c and e pawn} (48... Kb5 { [%cal Gb5c4,Gg2d2]} 49. Rh6 Rd2+ 50. Ke5 g4 51. Rxh7 g3 52. Kf4 g2 53. Rg7 Kc4 54. Kf3 Kxc3 55. Rxg2 Rxg2 56. Kxg2 Kd4 57. Kf3 Ke5 $11) 49. Rh6 Rd2+ 50. Ke5 Rd7 51. Kf5 Re7 52. e5 Kc7 53. Ra6 g4 54. Kf6 $6 (54. Ra7+ $1 {Computer finds a clear victory here ...} Kd8 55. Ra8+ Kd7 56. e6+ Kd6 57. Ra6+ Kd5 58. Kf6 Rc7 59. e7 Rc8 60. Kf7 g3 61. e8=Q Rxe8 62. Kxe8 Kc4 63. Ra4+ Kxc3 64. Ra3+ $18) 54... Kb7 $2 (54... Re8 $5 55. Ra7+ Kc6 56. Rxh7 g3 57. Rg7 Rf8+ 58. Ke7 Rf3) 55. Ra4 Rc7 56. Rxg4 Rxc3 57. Rg7+ Kc8 58. Rxh7 Rf3+ (58... Kd8 59. Rh8+ Kc7 60. e6 Rf3+ 61. Ke7 Rf2 62. Ke8 Kd6 63. e7 Ra2 64. Rh6+ Kc7 65. Kf7) 59. Ke7 Kc7 60. e6 Rf2 61. Rf7 {white makes it a little more difficult that it is but the balance is clearly in his favour now.} (61. Ke8+ Kd6 62. e7 Rf4 (62... Re2 63. Rh6+ Kc7 64. Rf6 Re3 65. Kf8 Kd7 66. Rf7 Kd6 67. e8=Q) 63. Kd8 Ra4 64. Rh6+ ) 61... Rh2 62. Rg7 Rh1 63. Rg2 Rh7+ 64. Kf6 Rh1 65. Rd2 Rh6+ 66. Kf7 Rh7+ 67. Kg6 Rh1 68. e7 Rg1+ 69. Kf7 Rf1+ 70. Ke8 Rf3 71. Rh2 Rf1 72. Rh7 Rf2 73. Rf7 Rh2 74. Kf8 Rh8+ 75. Kg7 Re8 76. Kf6 Kd7 77. Rh7 Kd6 78. Rh1 Rxe7 79. Rd1+ 1-0