Jawad Bendaoud (2140) - Daan Noordenbos (2114)
Blitz, 2023.01.03
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.♗d3 ♗d6 5.♘f3 ♘c6 6.O-O ♘ge7 7.c3 ♗g4 8.♗e3 ♕d7 9.♘bd2 f6 10.a4 O-O 11.♕c2 ♗f5 12.♖fe1 ♗xd3 13.♕xd3 ♘g6 14.♘f1 ♘a5 15.♘3d2 f5 16.♘f3 f4 17.♗d2 ♘b3 18.♖a2 ♖ae8 19.c4? ♘xd2? 20.♘1xd2 ♖xe1+ 21.♘xe1 dxc4 22.♕xc4+ ♔h8 23.♘ef3 ♖e8 24.♖a1 c6 25.b4 ♕e7?? 26.b5? ♕e2?? 27.bxc6 bxc6 28.♖e1?? ♕xc4 29.♖xe8+ ♕g8 30.♖xg8+ ♔xg8 31.♘c4 ♗c7 32.♔f1 ♔f8?! 33.♔e2 ♔e7 34.♔d3 ♘f8 35.♘fe5 ♗xe5 36.♘xe5 ♔d6 37.♔e4 ♘e6
38.♘d3? The game
38.♘xc6! This is the most clean, however the pawn endgame is not trivial. ♔xc6
38…f3!! The engine makes it white difficult, but this is still winning. 39.gxf3 ♘g5+ 40.♔f5
40.♔f4 ♘e6+ 41.♔e4
40…♘xf3 41.♔f4 ♘xh2 42.♘xa7
This is a simple win, still valuable to play it against someone, it still requires some precision. A sample line ♘f1 43.♘b5+ ♔d7 44.a5 ♘d2 45.a6 ♘c4 46.d5 ♘b6 47.♘c3 ♔c7 48.♔e5 ♘d7+ 49.♔e6 ♘c5+ 50.♔e7 ♘xa6 51.d6+ ♔b7 52.d7 ♘b8 53.♘e4 ♘c6+ 54.♔e8 h5 55.♘d6+ ♔c7 56.♘b5+ ♔b7 57.♘d4 ♘xd4 58.d8=Q
39.d5+ ♔d6 40.dxe6 ♔xe6 41.♔xf4 ♔d5 The g7-h7 duo stops the king from entering directly. Because white has to wait for Kc4 to attack g7, black is faster.
42.h4! White creates weaknesses ♔c4 Moving either g or h pawn will result in a white breakthrough.
42…g6 43.♔g5 ♔c4 44.♔h6 ♔b4 45.♔xh7 ♔xa4 46.♔xg6 ♔b3 47.h5 a5 48.h6 a4 49.h7 a3 50.h8=Q a2 51.♕a1
43.h5 ♔b4 44.h6
gxh6
44…g6 This stops the f pawn from queening, but now we make use of the h6 pawn. 45.♔g5 ♔xa4 46.♔f6 ♔b3 47.♔g7 a5 48.♔xh7 a4 49.♔xg6 a3 50.h7 a2 51.h8=Q Just in time
45.♔e4! Crucial that the king can go to d5.
45.♔e3 ♔xa4 46.f4 ♔b5 The outside passer wins.
45…♔xa4 46.f4 ♔b5
46…♔b3 47.f5 a5 48.f6 a4 49.f7 a3 50.f8=Q a2 51.♕h8
47.♔d5
Very important detail a5 48.f5 a4 49.f6 a3 50.f7 a2 51.f8=Q a1=Q 52.♕b8+ Black is uncoordinated ♔a4 53.♕a8+ ♔b3 54.♕xa1
38.♘c4+ Most pragmatic, white keeps a long term advantage. ♔c7 39.f3 g6 40.♔e5 ♔d7 41.♘d2 ♔e7 42.♘e4 ♘g7 43.♘g5 ♘f5 44.♘xh7 ♘h4 45.♔xf4 ♘xg2+ 46.♔e4
38…c5
38…f3 This move wins time and results in better draws for black. 39.gxf3
39.g4 c5 40.♘xc5 ♘xc5+ 41.dxc5+ ♔xc5 42.♔xf3 ♔b4 43.♔e4 ♔xa4 44.f4 ♔b5 45.♔d5 a5 46.f5 a4
46…h6 47.h4 a4 48.g5 a3 49.f6 gxf6 50.gxf6 a2 51.f7 a1=Q 52.f8=Q ♕h1+ 53.♔e6 ♕xh4=
47.g5 a3 48.f6 gxf6 49.gxf6 a2 50.f7 a1=Q 51.f8=Q ♕h1+ 52.♔e6 ♕xh2=
39.g3? This loses an important tempo c5 40.♘xc5 ♘xc5+ 41.dxc5+ ♔xc5 42.♔xf3 ♔b4 43.♔e4 ♔xa4 44.f4 ♔b4 White is too slow 45.g4 a5 46.♔d5
46.f5 ♔c5 The outside passer wins
46…a4 47.f5 a3 48.g5 a2 49.f6 gxf6 50.gxf6 a1=Q 51.f7 ♕h8
39.♔xf3 White cannot be better here, but black is held to a draw. ♘xd4+ 40.♔e4 ♘e2 41.♘b2 ♔c5 42.♘d3+ ♔d6
39…c5 40.♘xc5 ♘xc5+ 41.dxc5+ ♔xc5 Drawn, black has no tempi left. 42.h4 ♔b4 43.h5 ♔xa4 44.h6 gxh6 This is even possible
44…g6 45.♔e5 a5 46.♔f6 ♔b5 47.♔g7 a4 48.♔xh7 a3 49.♔g8 a2 50.h7 a1=Q 51.h8=Q ♕a8+ 52.♔h7 ♕xf3=
45.f4 ♔b5 46.♔d5 h5 Without g2 white promotes with check. 47.f3 h4 48.f5 h3 49.f6 h2 50.f7 h1=Q 51.f8=Q=
39.d5
39.♘xf4 ♘xf4 40.♔xf4 cxd4 41.♔e4 ♔c5 42.♔d3 ♔b4 43.♔xd4 ♔xa4 44.♔c4
Black cannot escape because white has more tempi and white cannot do anything but block black. ♔a5 45.♔c5 ♔a4 46.♔c4 ♔a5 47.h4 ♔b6 48.h5 ♔c6 49.f4 h6 50.g4 ♔d6 51.♔d4 a5 52.♔c4 ♔e6 53.♔d4 ♔f6 54.♔c4 g6 55.hxg6 ♔xg6 56.♔b5 h5 57.f5+ ♔g5 58.gxh5 ♔xf5 59.♔xa5 ♔g5 60.h6 ♔xh6
39…c4
39…f3!
A practical try 40.gxf3
40.g3 ♘g5+ 41.♔f4 h6 42.h4 ♘h7 43.♔xf3 ♔xd5 44.♘f4+ ♔c4
40…♘g5+ 41.♔f4 ♘h3+ 42.♔e4
42.♔g3 c4 43.♘c1 ♘g5 44.♔f4 ♘f7 45.♔e4 c3 46.f4 ♘h6 47.♔d3 ♘g4 48.h4 ♘xf2+ 49.♔xc3 ♔xd5 50.♔b4
42…♘g5+
40.dxe6
40.♘b2 c3 41.♘c4+ ♔e7 42.♔d3 ♘c5+ 43.♔xc3 ♘xa4+ 44.♔d4
40…cxd3 41.♔xd3 ♔xe6
The important pawn endgame. a7 or f4 cannot be won, moreover playing the pawn to a6 is no improvement. 42.♔e4
42.♔c4 ♔d6 43.♔b5 ♔c7 44.♔a6 ♔b8 White cannot make progress 45.h4
45.♔b5 ♔c7 46.♔c5 g5 White cannot stop black his play against a4.
45…g6 46.a5 h6 47.g4 fxg3 48.fxg3 h5
42…a5 43.h4 ♔d6 44.♔d4
44.♔xf4 ♔c5 45.♔e5
45.h5 ♔b4 46.h6 gxh6 47.♔e5 ♔xa4 48.f4 ♔b5 49.♔d5 a4 50.f5 a3 51.f6 a2 52.f7 a1=Q 53.f8=Q ♕a2+=
45…♔b4 46.♔d5 ♔xa4 47.♔c4 We have seen this before. ♔a3 48.♔c3 ♔a4 49.♔c4
44…g6 45.♔c4 ♔c6
45…f3!
Again this move. 46.g3
46.gxf3 ♔e5 47.♔b5 h5 48.♔xa5 g5 49.♔b6 gxh4 50.a5 h3 51.a6 h2 52.a7 h1=Q 53.a8=Q ♕b1+ 54.♔c7 ♕c2+ 55.♔d8 ♕f5-/=
46.g4 ♔e5 And black goes after the kingside. 47.h5 g5
47…gxh5 48.gxh5 ♔f5 49.♔b5 ♔g4 50.♔xa5 ♔h3 51.♔b6 ♔g2 52.a5 ♔xf2 53.a6 ♔g3 54.a7 f2 55.a8=Q f1=Q
48.♔b5 ♔e4 49.♔xa5 ♔d3 50.♔b6 ♔e2 51.a5 ♔xf2 52.a6 ♔g3 53.a7 f2 54.a8=Q f1=Q-/+
46…♔e5 47.♔d3 ♔d5 48.g4 ♔c5 49.♔e4 ♔b4 50.♔xf3 ♔xa4 51.♔e4 ♔b3 52.f4 a4 53.f5 a3 54.f6 a2 55.f7 a1=Q 56.f8=Q=
46.f3 h5??
46…h6 47.♔d4 ♔d6 48.♔e4 ♔c5 49.♔xf4 ♔b4 50.h5 gxh5 51.♔f5 ♔xa4 52.f4 ♔b3 53.♔g6 a4 54.f5 a3 55.f6 a2 56.f7 a1=Q 57.f8=Q=
46…♔d6 47.♔b5 ♔d5 48.♔xa5 ♔c5
Same principle as before, but now with colors reversed. Black has more tempi on the opposite wing. 49.♔a6 ♔c6
47.♔d4 ♔d6 48.♔e4 ♔c5 49.♔xf4 ♔b4 50.♔g5 ♔xa4 51.♔xg6 ♔b3 52.♔xh5??
52.f4 a4 53.f5 a3 54.f6 a2 55.f7 a1=Q 56.f8=Q Winning queen endgame
52…a4 53.♔g6 a3 54.h5 a2 55.h6 a1=Q Black ended up winning 56.g4 ♔c4 57.♔f5 ♔d5 58.g5 ♕h8 59.♔f4 ♕g8 60.h7 ♕xh7 61.♔e3 ♕g6 62.♔f4 ♔d4 63.♔g4 ♕f7 64.g6 ♕xg6+ 65.♔f4 ♕f6+ 66.♔g4 ♔e3 67.♔h5 ♕g7 68.f4 ♔xf4 69.♔h4 ♕h6#