[Event "Romanian Open 2021"]
[Site "Alba Iulia"]
[Date "2021.11.25"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Ghimpu, Samuel-Timotei"]
[Black "Pasti, Aron"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2414"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2021.11.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 15,129,-5,0,0,60,50,64,65,93,44,36,39,39,14,37,18,6,0,4,-15,0,0,0,0,0,-5,0,-8,0,-35,-33,-22,-22,-22,-23,-30,-25,-60,-47,-52,-54,-89,-89,-89,-89,-89,-89,-89,-89,-89,-89,-89,-89,-89,-89,-89,-89,-89,-30,-30,-30,-30,-30,-30,-30,-30,-30,-30,-30,-30,-30,-30,-10,-30,-30,-30,-30,-30,-30,-30,-30,-30,-30,-30,-30,-30,-30,-30,-30,-30,-10,-10,-2,-10,-10,-10,-10,-10,-10,-10,-10,-10,-10,-10,0,-10,-10,-10,-10,-10,-10,-10,-10,-10,-10,-10]} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c3 e6 4. Bf4 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3 b6 9. e4 {Hoping for e5. D02: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 sidelines, including 2...Nf6 3 g3 and 2...Nf6 3 Bf4.} dxe4 (9... Be7 $11) 10. Nxe4 $14 Be7 {[%cal Rc5d4]} 11. Nxf6+ {White is slightly better.} Bxf6 12. Qe2 Bb7 $1 {[%cal Rc5d4]} 13. dxc5 bxc5 {[#]} 14. h4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14. O-O Qe7 15. Nd2 Rad8 16. Nc4 e5 17. Be4 Ba6 18. b3 Na5 19. Rfd1 Nxc4 20. bxc4 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 {½-½ (38) Sebastian,A (1962)-Tenold,A (1822) Kragero 2019}) 14... c4 15. Bxc4 Ne7 16. h5 Nf5 17. Be5 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Bxe5 19. Qxe5 Rb8 20. Bb3 Qg5 21. Rd1 a5 {[%cal Ba7a5,Ba5a4][%mdl 32]} 22. Kf1 a4 23. Bc2 Rxb2 {[%mdl 64] [#] Double Attack} 24. Bxf5 Qxf5 25. Qxf5 exf5 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRR} 26. Rd5 Rxa2 {And now ...Ra1+ would win.} 27. Ra5 h6 28. Rh4 Rc8 29. Rhxa4 Rxa4 30. Rxa4 Rxc3 $17 {KR-KR} 31. Kg2 Rc7 32. Ra6 Kh7 33. Kg3 g6 34. f4 Kg7 35. hxg6 fxg6 36. f3 g5 ({Black should play} 36... Kf7 $17 37. Ra4 Rb7) 37. Ra5 Rf7 38. fxg5 hxg5 39. Ra6 Rf6 40. Ra8 Rb6 41. Ra7+ Kg6 42. Ra3 Kf6 43. Rc3 Ke5 44. Rc5+ Ke6 45. Ra5 Rb3 {...g4 is the strong threat.} 46. Ra6+ Ke5 47. Ra5+ Kf6 {aiming for ...g4.} 48. Ra6+ Kf7 {White must now prevent ...g4.} 49. Kg2 Rb2+ 50. Kg3 Re2 51. Rb6 Re6 52. Rb8 Kg6 53. Rg8+ {The position is equal.} Kh6 54. Rf8 Re5 55. f4 {[#]} Kg7 $1 56. Ra8 Re3+ 57. Kf2 gxf4 58. Ra4 (58. Ra1 {seems wilder.} Kg6 59. Ra6+ Kh5 60. Ra8 Rd3 61. Rf8) 58... Re4 (58... Kg6 {feels hotter.} 59. Ra6+ Kh5 60. Ra8 Rd3 61. Rh8+ Kg6) 59. Ra6 Re3 60. Ra4 Kf6 (60... Kg6 {looks sharper.} 61. Ra8 Rg3 62. Rg8+ Kf7 63. Rb8 Rc3) 61. Rxf4 Ra3 62. Rb4 Kg5 63. Rc4 Rd3 64. Ra4 Rd8 65. Kf3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.05/Black=0.06} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Romanian Open 2021"]
[Site "Alba Iulia"]
[Date "2021.11.25"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Nevednichy, Vladislav"]
[Black "Manea, Alexandru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2504"]
[BlackElo "2342"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2021.11.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,124,20,41,24,18,0,0,23,25,25,27,25,24,26,29,26,38,39,36,27,67,0,0,-7,0,-2,0,-57,-47,-49,-42,-51,-54,-70,-60,-59,-59,-79,-87,-87,-89,-66,-54,-30,-25,-79,-10,-47,-11,-51,0,-62,-76,-69,-62,-75,-81,-64,-70,-83,-64,-352,-348,-390,0,-106,0,-358,-208,-324,-136,-281,-62,-59,191,-263,-266,-270,-266,-259,-249,-254,-221,-337,-317,-308,-219,-198,-206,-206,-128,-182,-179,-150,-120,-121,-61,0,0,0,44,-358,-348,-520,-510,-1961,-1927,-1867,-1844,-1560,-1412,-1864,-1954,-12837,-12837,-12837,-12832]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g4 {B47: Sicilian: Taimanov: 5 Nc3 Qc7 6 f4, 6 g3 and 6 Be2.} a6 7. h4 b5 8. Nxc6 {The position is equal.} dxc6 9. Qf3 Bb7 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Bd3 Nf6 {[#]} 13. g5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13. O-O-O Qe5 14. g5 Nd7 15. Be2 Rd8 16. Rd2 O-O 17. Rhd1 Qc7 18. Qg3 Qc8 19. h5 {1-0 (26) Artemiev,V (2691)-Rublevsky,S (2683) Moscow 2017}) 13... Nd7 14. O-O-O Qe7 15. Qg3 (15. e5 $14) 15... e5 $1 $11 16. Be2 Nc5 17. a3 a5 18. f3 (18. Nb1 $11) 18... Ba6 $15 19. Nb1 O-O 20. Rd2 b4 21. Bxa6 Rxa6 22. Rhd1 Rb6 {White must now prevent ...bxa3.} 23. a4 Nxa4 24. Rd7 Qc5 {Hoping for ...Nc3!} 25. Qg1 Qxg1 (25... Qb5 {seems wilder.} 26. Qf1 Nc5 27. R7d6 Ne6 28. Qxb5 Rxb5 29. Rxc6 Nd4) 26. Rxg1 Nc5 27. Re7 (27. Ra7 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 27... Rb5 (27... Ra6 $17 {next ...a4 is good for Black.} 28. Nd2 a4) 28. Nd2 $11 a4 29. Nc4 a3 (29... Ne6 $1 $15) 30. b3 (30. bxa3 $11 bxa3 31. Ra7) 30... Ne6 $1 $15 31. Kb1 Rd8 32. h5 {Black should prevent g6.} Kf8 33. Ra7 g6 34. h6 $1 Nf4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is under pressure.} 35. Ka2 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (35. Re1 $15) 35... Ne2 $19 36. Re1 Nf4 (36... Nc3+ $19 {is more deadly.} 37. Ka1 Rc5) 37. Rg1 $17 Ne2 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (37... Ke8 $17) 38. Re1 $1 $19 {[%cal Re1e2]} Nc3+ 39. Ka1 Rd4 (39... Rc5 $19 {and Black stays clearly on top.} 40. Rf1 Rxc4 $1 41. bxc4 Rd2) 40. Rc7 (40. Rc1 $17 {was worth a try.}) 40... Rb8 $2 ({Better is} 40... Rc5 $19 {And now ...Rcxc4 would win.} 41. Ra7 Rdxc4 42. bxc4 Rxc4) 41. Nxe5 $15 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Rd2 $2 {[#]} (41... Rbd8 $1 $15 {stays ahead.} 42. Nd3 (42. Rxf7+ $2 Ke8 $19) 42... Rxd3 43. cxd3 Rxd3 44. Rxc6 Rxf3) 42. Rxc6 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (42. Nd7+ $1 $18 {is the narrow road to win.} Rxd7 43. Rxd7) 42... Rbd8 $19 {( -> ...Rd1+)} 43. Rxc3 bxc3 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRN} 44. Rc1 Rg2 45. Ka2 Rxg5 46. Nd3 (46. Nc6 {keeps fighting.} Ra8 47. f4) 46... Ra8 47. b4 {[%cal Bb3b4,Bb4b5,Bb5b6][%mdl 32]} Ke8 48. Nf4 Rg3 49. Rf1 f6 50. Nd5 (50. b5 $17) 50... Kf7 51. b5 Rg2 52. Kb3 a2 (52... Rh2 $17 53. Ra1 Rxh6) 53. Ra1 $15 Rf2 54. b6 g5 ({But not} 54... Rxf3 $2 55. Rxa2 Rb8 56. Ra7+ Ke6 57. Rxh7 $18) 55. Kxc3 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (55. Rxa2 $14 {is the one way to stay ahead.} Rb8 56. Kxc3) 55... Rxf3+ $19 56. Kd4 (56. Kb2 $142 Rf2 57. Kc3) 56... g4 {Strongly threatening ...g3.Black is clearly winning.} 57. c4 (57. b7 $142 Rb8 58. Rxa2) 57... Rb3 58. Nc3 Rxb6 59. Nxa2 Rba6 60. Rg1 Rxa2 61. Rxg4 Ke6 62. Rg7 R2a7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.62/Black=0.43} 0-1

[Event "Romanian Open 2021"]
[Site "Alba Iulia"]
[Date "2021.11.25"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Padurariu, Mihai-Edward"]
[Black "Stoleriu, George"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2251"]
[BlackElo "2412"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "2021.11.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,20,0,23,24,19,21,23,25,8,0,7,-14,-9]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. dxc5 Qxc5 (5... Nf6 {feels hotter.} 6. Ngf3 Bxc5 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O Nbd7) 6. Ngf3 {C07: French Tarrasch: 3...c5, 4 Ngf3 and 4 exd5 Qxd5.} Nf6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O O-O {8...0-0 scores better than 8...Nbd7.} 9. a3 Qc7 10. c4 {[#]} Rd8 $146 {A rather calm draw.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.05/Black=0.06} ({Predecessor:} 10... Nbd7 11. Qe2 b6 12. b3 Bb7 13. Bb2 Rad8 14. Rad1 Qc6 15. Rfe1 Rfe8 16. Qf1 Qc8 {½-½ (61) Gu,T (2201)-Guo,Q (2359) China 2019}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Romanian Open 2021"]
[Site "Alba Iulia"]
[Date "2021.11.25"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Manolache, Marius"]
[Black "Nastore, Pavel-Alexandru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2506"]
[BlackElo "2249"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2021.11.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,130,-6,0,-2,11,-23,0,0,29,17,13,8,19,11,64,9,12,-8,-11,-18,-10,-18,-10,-10,-12,-8,14,11,45,17,13,11,30,0,47,-33,7,-18,56,16,16,16,16,16,16,16,16,16,9,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-394,-412,-402,-341,-448,-296,-284,-275,-267,-267,-577,-579,-561,-499,-591,-598,-545,-522,-785,-785,-843,-819,-917,-881,-967,-951,-923,-803,-29972,-29974,-1052,-1032,-29979,-29980,-29987,-29978,-29976,-29976,-29976,-2497,-29972,-1478,-29988,-4952]} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nbd2 Bf5 5. Qb3 Qc7 6. Nh4 {D11: Slav Defence: 3 Nf3 sidelines and 3...Nf6 4 e3 Bg4.} Be4 7. Qg3 {[#]} Qa5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 7... Qb6 8. c5 Qd8 9. f3 Bg6 10. e3 Nbd7 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. b4 e5 13. Bb2 e4 14. fxe4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 {0-1 (43) Siedentopf,D (2190)-Bluebaum,M (2276) Playchess.com INT 2011}) 8. Qc3 {The position is equal.} Qd8 9. e3 e6 10. Be2 Be7 11. O-O O-O ({Black should play} 11... h5 $11) 12. g3 (12. f3 $14 Bg6 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. b3) 12... Nbd7 13. b3 h6 14. Bb2 a5 15. a3 b5 16. c5 Bh7 17. f3 Nh5 18. Ng2 f5 19. Nf4 Nxf4 20. exf4 g5 21. Qe3 Kf7 22. Kh1 ({White should try} 22. fxg5 $1 $14 hxg5 23. f4) 22... Bf6 23. b4 Qc7 (23... gxf4 $11 24. gxf4 a4) 24. Nb3 a4 {[#] Threatens to win with ...gxf4.} 25. Nc1 $1 gxf4 26. gxf4 Rg8 27. Nd3 Rg7 28. Rg1 Rag8 29. Rxg7+ Rxg7 30. Bc3 Nf8 31. Bf1 Bg8 32. Bh3 Kg6 33. Bd2 (33. Ne5+ {with more complications.} Kh7 34. Bf1 Bf7 35. Be2 Bh5 36. Be1) 33... Kh7 34. Bf1 Ng6 35. Be2 (35. Be1 {is more complex.} Bf7 36. Be2 Rg8 37. Bf2 Nh4 38. Bg3) 35... Bf7 36. Rg1 Nf8 37. Rg3 Be8 38. Rh3 Qe7 39. Ne5 Ng6 40. Be1 Rg8 41. Bd3 Qg7 42. Rg3 Qe7 43. Rh3 Qg7 44. Ng4 {[%mdl 8192] White is now going downhill.} fxg4 45. fxg4 {Black should prevent g5.} Bxd4 46. Qxe6 {[#] Hoping for g5.} Qd7 47. Qe2 Bf7 48. Bd2 {Strongly threatening f5.} Re8 49. Qf1 (49. Qd1 {is more resistant.} Bg7 50. Qb1) 49... Qxg4 $19 50. Rg3 Qh4 51. f5 Ne5 {...Ng4 is the strong threat.} 52. Rh3 Qf2 53. Rxh6+ Kg8 54. Qxf2 Bxf2 55. Bf1 d4 56. Kg2 Be3 57. Bxe3 dxe3 58. Rh3 Bd5+ 59. Kg3 Bc4 60. Kf4 Bxf1 61. Rg3+ Kf7 62. Kxe3 Kf6 63. h4 Kxf5 (63... Rh8 $142 64. Kf2 Bc4 65. Rh3 Kxf5 66. h5 Nd3+ 67. Ke3 Nf4 68. Rg3 Nxh5 69. Rh3 Kg4 70. Rh2 Rd8 71. Rc2 Ng3 72. Kf2 Rd3 73. Rb2 Rxa3 74. Rc2 Ne4+ 75. Kg1 Rg3+ 76. Kh2 a3 77. Rg2 a2 78. Kh1 a1=Q+ 79. Kh2 Qe1 80. Rxg3+ Qxg3+ 81. Kh1 Nf2#) 64. Rg7 Bc4 (64... Rh8 $142 65. Rg5+ Kf6 66. Rg1 Bc4 67. Rg3 Rxh4 68. Kd2 Kf5 69. Rg2 Rh3 70. Rf2+ Ke4 71. Rf8 Rxa3 72. Rh8 Nf3+ 73. Kc2 Rb3 74. Re8+ Ne5 75. Kd1 Bd3 76. Kd2 Rb2+ 77. Kd1 a3 78. Rxe5+ Kxe5 79. Kc1 Bh7 80. Kd1 a2 81. Ke1 a1=Q#) 65. h5 Rh8 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.37/Black=0.12} (65... Rd8 $142 66. h6 Rd3+ 67. Ke2 Kf4 68. Re7 Rd7+ {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} 69. Ke1 Nf3+ 70. Kf2 Rd2+ 71. Re2 Rxe2+ 72. Kf1 Rh2#) 0-1

[Event "Romanian Open 2021"]
[Site "Alba Iulia"]
[Date "2021.11.25"]
[Round "7.5"]
[White "Pasztor, Balazs"]
[Black "Filip, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2356"]
[BlackElo "2243"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2021.11.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,42,35,44,31,44,16,30,29,137,119,141,127,287,285,279,288,284,286,277,277,432,444,659,490,708,716,660,512,801,807,1116,851,827]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qf3 {B48: Sicilian: Taimanov: 5 Nc3 Qc7 6 Be3 a6 without Be2.} d6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. Qg3 {White has an edge.} b5 {[#] 9...Rc8 is setting a new trend.} (9... Nf6 $11) 10. Bxb5 $1 $16 axb5 11. Ndxb5 {[%mdl 64] [#] Double Attack} Qa5 $146 (11... Qb7 $16 {keeps fighting.}) ({Predecessor:} 11... Qb7 12. Qxd6 Rc8 13. Bc5 Nce7 14. Qd3 {1-0 (14) Ragger,M (2700)-Maiwald,J (2448) Germany 2017}) 12. Nxd6+ $18 Bxd6 13. Rxd6 Nge7 14. Rhd1 ({Inferior is} 14. Qxg7 Rg8 $11) 14... Rd8 15. Qxg7 Qe5 (15... Rg8 {was called for.} 16. Qxh7 Qe5) 16. Qh6 {White is clearly winning.} Qa5 (16... Rg8 $142 17. Bb6 (17. Qxh7 $2 Rh8 $19) 17... Nc8) 17. h4 Qb4 (17... Rg8 $142 18. a4 Rxg2) 18. a3 Qa5 19. g3 Nc8 (19... Bc8 $142 20. Rxd8+ Nxd8) 20. R6d2 Nb6 21. Qg7 Qe5 {White took control after the opening.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.32/Black=0.63} 1-0

[Event "Romanian Open 2021"]
[Site "Alba Iulia"]
[Date "2021.11.25"]
[Round "7.6"]
[White "Vajda, Albert"]
[Black "Gheorghiu, Calin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2353"]
[BlackElo "2294"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2021.11.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 9,113,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-2,0,0,0,-24,0,0,71,70,68,75,68,63,97,74,115,72,160,160,160,162,157,159,163,162,160,158,154,158,164,158,163,156,148,121,127,116,149,56,133,98,107,36,48,33,33,33,28,27,39,36,12,18,95,101,86,52,28,29,77,0,0,0,5,0,0,-22,-17,-21,-5,-56,-29,-31,-35,-91,-88,-80,-22,-82,-87,-77,-32,-40,-50,-70,0,0,0,0,0,-6,0,0,0,-6]} 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. Be2 Bd6 6. O-O {C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves.} O-O 7. c3 e5 8. Re1 {has lost popularity (8.b4).} Re8 9. a4 a5 10. h3 {[#]} b6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10... h6 11. Bf1 Be6 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nc4 Bf5 14. Qb3 Rb8 15. Bd2 Nf4 16. Bxf4 exf4 17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 {0-1 (60) Ozer,O (2317)-Winterberg,L (2389) Chess.com INT 2021}) 11. Qb3 Bf8 12. Nf1 dxe4 13. Ng5 Be6 (13... Qe7 $11) 14. Nxe6 $16 Rxe6 15. dxe4 Qe8 16. Bb5 Nd7 17. Ne3 Ne7 18. Ng4 Nc8 ({Better is} 18... Ng6) 19. Qd5 {[%mdl 64] [#] Double Attack} c6 20. Bxc6 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} Ra7 21. Qb5 Bc5 22. Be3 Nd6 23. Qe2 Rc7 24. Bd5 Rg6 25. Bxc5 Nxc5 26. Qd1 Qe7 27. Qf3 h5 28. Nh2 Qh4 29. b4 (29. Qe3 $16) 29... Nd7 (29... Ne6 $14 30. Bxe6 Rxe6) 30. Nf1 Nf6 31. Ng3 ({White should try} 31. Rad1 $16) 31... Qg5 32. Qe3 h4 33. Qxg5 Rxg5 34. Nf1 Rxc3 35. bxa5 bxa5 36. Rad1 Ra3 (36... Nh5 $11) 37. Bc6 Nc4 38. Rd8+ Kh7 39. Bb5 Nb6 {[#]} 40. Rd3 (40. Ne3 $1 $16) 40... Rxd3 $11 41. Bxd3 Nxa4 42. Nd2 Nc5 43. Bb1 Nfd7 44. Nf3 Rg6 45. Nxh4 (45. Ba2 $11) 45... Rb6 46. Ba2 f6 47. Ra1 (47. Nf5 $15) 47... a4 $17 48. Bf7 Rd6 ({Black should play} 48... Rb7 $17) 49. Bg6+ (49. Rc1 $11 {remains equal.}) 49... Kg8 50. Nf5 Rd3 51. Ne3 Kf8 52. Bf5 Ke7 (52... Nb8 $15) 53. Nd5+ $11 {The position is equal.} Kd6 54. Bxd7 Kxd7 55. Nb6+ Kc6 56. Nxa4 {Threatens to win with Rc1.} Nxe4 57. f3 {Blacks defense is rewarded with a draw.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.15/Black=0.20} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Romanian Open 2021"]
[Site "Alba Iulia"]
[Date "2021.11.25"]
[Round "7.7"]
[White "Antal, Hunor-Zoltan"]
[Black "Negrean, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2111"]
[BlackElo "1847"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2021.11.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 6. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} a6 {[%emt 0:02:28]} 7. Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:16:19]} 8. O-O-O {[%emt 0:01:32]} Be5 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 9. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:01:05]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:05:20]} 10. Bd4 {[%emt 0:03:26]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:09:56]} 11. Bxe5 {[%emt 0:01:52]} Qxe5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 12. Qg3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qxg3 {[%emt 0:01:50]} 13. hxg3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} d5 {[%emt 0:05:11]} 14. Bd3 {[%emt 0:01:54]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:10:25]} 15. f3 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:06:33]} 16. g4 {[%emt 0:11:31]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:15:19]} 17. g5 {[%emt 0:07:51]} d4 {[%emt 0:09:56]} 18. Nb1 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:07:25]} 19. Rh4 {[%emt 0:00:46]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 20. Rdh1 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:01:03]} 21. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} c5 {[%emt 0:02:27]} 22. b3 {[%emt 0:02:19]} e5 {[%emt 0:01:53]} 23. a4 {[%emt 0:00:47]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 24. g3 {[%emt 0:01:01]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 25. Bxa6 {[%emt 0:02:56]} Rxa6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 26. f4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} c4 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 27. f5 {[%emt 0:02:07]} c3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 28. f6+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 29. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 30. Kd1 {[%emt 0:01:07]} Re6 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 31. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 32. Ne1 {[%emt 0:01:33]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 33. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Nxd3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 34. Kxd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 35. g4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 36. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:17]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 37. b4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} axb4 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 38. Rxb4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 39. a5 {[%emt 0:02:05]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 40. Rxh8+ {[%emt 0:00:15]} Kxh8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 41. Rb5 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Re8 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 42. a6 {[%emt 0:02:29]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 43. Rb6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 44. Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rc8+ {[%emt 0:00:32]} 45. Kb5 {[%emt 0:07:11]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 46. Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Rb8+ {[%emt 0:00:32]} 47. Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rb2 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 48. a7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ra2 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 49. Rd8+ {[%emt 0:00:11]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 50. a8=Q {[%emt 0:00:17]} Rxa8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 51. Rxa8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} d3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 52. cxd3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} c2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 53. Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 54. Rh1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} c1=Q+ {[%emt 0:00:16]} 55. Rxc1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 56. Rh1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 57. Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 58. Rh8# {[%emt 0:00:04]} 1-0

[Event "Romanian Open 2021"]
[Site "Alba Iulia"]
[Date "2021.11.25"]
[Round "7.8"]
[White "Petre, Nad-Titus"]
[Black "Tudor, Henry Edward"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E43"]
[WhiteElo "2319"]
[BlackElo "1753"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2021.11.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 20,130,49,49,53,57,62,38,38,31,55,50,45,17,39,14,45,59,98,10,49,30,37,0,0,-10,0,0,0,-27,35,-51,-57,-50,-63,-57,-54,-84,-90,-79,-59,-119,-106,-137,-134,-143,-133,-164,-17,-44,-44,-50,-22,-45,0,0,0,0,40,25,20,12,41,0,0,0,0,-113,-117,-106,-120,-119,0,0,0,-153,-84,-445,-138,-728,-710,-722,-692,-5583,-5583,-29996,-277,-258,-271,-253,-263,-244,-243,-328,-46,-137,-46,-259,0,-102,0,-258,0,-16,-16,-31,-8,-50,-50,-47,0,2,8]} 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e3 b6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 Bb4 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Re1 d6 11. Bg5 h6 {E43: Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein: 4...b6.} 12. Bh4 Nbd7 13. Bg3 Qc7 {[#] White is slightly better.} 14. h3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14. Nd2 Rac8 15. c5 bxc5 16. Nc4 Ne8 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Nxd6 Nxd6 19. Bxd6 Qc6 20. f3 Nxd3 21. Qxd3 {0-1 (39) Safar,R (1719)-Baptista,A (2168) Dresden 2008}) 14... Rac8 15. Nd2 Rfe8 16. Rc1 Qc6 {[%csl Gb7][%cal Rc6g2]} 17. f3 Nh5 18. Bh2 e5 19. Ne4 (19. Be4 $16 Qc7 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Ne4) 19... g6 20. Bc2 f5 21. Nf2 Nhf6 (21... Qxc4 $2 22. Bb3 $18) 22. Nd3 {[%cal Rd4e5]} Qc7 (22... Qxc4 $2 23. Bb3 $18) 23. Ba4 f4 (23... Qxc4 $2 24. Bb3 $18) 24. Kh1 Kh8 ({Avoid the trap} 24... Qxc4 $2 25. Bb3 $18) ({Black should play} 24... g5 $11) 25. Bb3 (25. Nb4 $14) 25... g5 $15 26. Nf2 Nf8 27. Qd3 Qh7 28. Qf1 Ng6 29. Bc2 Qg7 30. Rb1 (30. Ne4 $15 Nxe4 31. Bxe4) 30... Nh4 $1 $17 31. Ne4 Nxe4 32. Bxe4 Bxe4 ({But not} 32... exd4 33. Bxb7 Qxb7 34. cxd4 $15) 33. Rxe4 Nf5 (33... exd4 $19 34. Rxd4 Nf5) 34. Qd3 Qf7 35. dxe5 dxe5 36. Rb5 $1 Rc5 (36... Qf6 {looks sharper.} 37. Rd5 Re7 38. Re1 h5 39. Rd7 Rce8) 37. Rxc5 bxc5 38. Re1 Qe6 39. Bg1 Rc8 $1 40. Bf2 Kg7 41. Rb1 Nd6 42. Rd1 Nxc4 43. Qd7+ (43. Qe4 $11) 43... Qxd7 44. Rxd7+ {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Kf6 45. Rxa7 Ne3 (45... Ke6 $1 $17 46. Rh7 e4 47. Rxh6+ Ke5 48. fxe4 Nd2) 46. Ra6+ $11 Kf7 47. h4 $2 (47. Bxe3 $11 fxe3 48. Kg1) 47... Rd8 (47... Nd1 $142 $1 {[%cal Rd1f2]} 48. Kg1 Nxc3) 48. Rxh6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (48. Ra7+ $17 {was the crucial defense.} Kf8 49. Ra4) 48... Rd2 $2 (48... g4 $1 $19 {has better winning chances. And now ...Rd2! would win.} 49. Rh7+ Kg6) 49. Kg1 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (49. Bg1 $17) 49... Rd1+ $19 50. Kh2 g4 51. Rh7+ Kg6 52. Rh8 g3+ $2 (52... Nf1+ {mates} 53. Kg1 Ng3+ 54. Be1 Rxe1+ 55. Kh2 Rh1#) 53. Bxg3 Nf1+ ({Weaker is} 53... fxg3+ 54. Kxg3 Rd3 55. h5+ Kg5 56. Re8 $17) 54. Kh3 {With the idea Bh2.} Nxg3 {KRN-KR} 55. Kg4 Rg1 56. h5+ {[#]} Kf6 $2 (56... Nxh5 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512] ( -> ...Nf6+)} 57. Rxh5 Rxg2+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 58. Kh3 Rg3+ 59. Kh4 Kf6) 57. Rh6+ {[#]} (57. Rc8 $15) 57... Kf7 (57... Ke7 $1 $17 58. Rc6 Rxg2) 58. Rh7+ $2 (58. Rc6 $15) 58... Kf6 $2 (58... Ke6 $19 {and Black stays clearly on top.} 59. Rh6+ Kd5) 59. Rh6+ $17 Kf7 $2 (59... Ke7 $17 60. Rc6 {[#]} Nxh5 $1 61. Kxh5 Rxg2) 60. Rh7+ $19 Kf8 $2 ({Better is} 60... Ke6 $19 61. Rh6+ Kd5) 61. h6 Rxg2 62. Ra7 {Hoping for Ra8+.} Kg8 {Threatening ...Ne4+.} 63. a4 Ne4+ 64. Kf5 Nd6+ 65. Kxe5 Nf7+ {And White is the lucky defender.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.67/Black=0.49} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Romanian Open 2021"]
[Site "Alba Iulia"]
[Date "2021.11.25"]
[Round "7.9"]
[White "Arion, Ilie"]
[Black "Maria, Lia-Alexandra"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A64"]
[WhiteElo "1758"]
[BlackElo "1784"]
[Annotator "NA"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2021.11.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:55]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 4. d5 {[%emt 0:00:25]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 5. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 6. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:44]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 7. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:30]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 8. O-O {[%emt 0:00:28]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 9. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:40]} a6 {[%emt 0:02:05]} 10. a4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:35]} 11. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Re8 {[%emt 0:03:16]} 12. h3 {[%emt 0:03:01]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:01:32]} 13. Nc4 {[%emt 0:03:51]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:03:03]} 14. Qb3 {[%emt 0:08:11]} b6 {[%emt 0:02:15]} 15. e4 {[%emt 0:10:57]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:04:56]} 16. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:06:52]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 17. Qc4 {[%emt 0:03:27]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:05:11]} 18. Be3 {[%emt 0:04:50]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:02:18]} 19. f4 {[%emt 0:04:47]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:02:43]} 20. Rad1 {[%emt 0:02:09]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:01:27]} 21. f5 {[%emt 0:01:32]} Bc8 {[%emt 0:02:20]} 22. g4 {[%emt 0:03:33]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 23. Qd3 {[%emt 0:05:31]} b4 {[%emt 0:01:22]} 24. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:41]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 25. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 26. Rf2 {[%emt 0:01:04]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 27. Bh6 {[%emt 0:02:33]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:01:39]} 28. Bxg7+ {[%emt 0:00:36]} Kxg7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 29. f6+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 30. Qc1 {[%emt 0:03:28]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:01:29]} 31. Ng3 {[%emt 0:03:19]} Nxa4 {[%emt 0:02:37]} 32. Qh6 {[%emt 0:02:39]} Qf8 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 33. Qh4 {[%emt 0:01:16]} c4 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 34. Nf5 {[%emt 0:05:36]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:03:07]} 35. Rxf5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} c3 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 36. Rh5 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Qg8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 37. Rg5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} c2 {[%emt 0:03:08]} 38. Rxg8+ {[%emt 0:01:13]} Rxg8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 39. Rc1 {[%emt 0:02:10]} b3 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 40. Qh5 {[%emt 0:02:02]} Nxb2 {[%emt 0:06:01]} 41. Qxf7 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Nd3 {[%emt 0:01:36]} 42. Qe7 {[%emt 0:01:34]} b2 {[%emt 0:01:31]} 43. Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:54]} c1=Q {[%emt 0:01:30]} 44. f7 {[%emt 0:02:07]} Qh6 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 45. fxg8=Q+ {[%emt 0:00:54]} Rxg8 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 46. d6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Qg5 {[%emt 0:03:26]} 47. Qxg5 {[%emt 0:02:14]} Rxg5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 48. Rf8+ {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 49. Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Nc1 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 0-1

[Event "Romanian Open 2021"]
[Site "Alba Iulia"]
[Date "2021.11.25"]
[Round "7.10"]
[White "Butolo, Alexandru-Mircea"]
[Black "Botea, David-Alexandru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "1768"]
[BlackElo "2013"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2021.11.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,111,11,18,29,18,37,37,41,33,87,88,82,96,103,103,104,104,93,95,98,55,51,40,47,34,65,51,69,53,45,58,17,22,222,229,227,196,240,8,8,8,8,8,10,8,8,4,14,14,15,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-66,-8,-8,-8,-45,-47,-46,-45,-72,-30,-81,-46,-47,-41,-54,-28,-46,-8,-8,-8,-29,-14,-14,-8,-31,-33,-80,-80,-175,-156,-366,-332,-327,-312,-244,0,0,0,0,0,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8]} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. a3 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 {B09: Pirc Defence: Austrian Attack.} 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 {White is slightly better.} 9. e5 Ng4 (9... Nd5 $14) 10. h3 $16 Nh6 {[#]} 11. g4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11. Be3 b6 12. Bc4 Bb7 13. O-O Nf5 14. Rae1 Nc6 15. Ng5 e6 16. Bc1 Na5 17. Bd3 {½-½ (46) Jahn,C (2130)-Schoene,M (2190) Germany 2012}) 11... Nc6 12. Be3 b6 13. Bc4 Bb7 14. O-O Na5 15. Be2 f6 $1 16. b4 cxb4 17. axb4 Rac8 18. Nb5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White has good play.} Nc4 19. Bxc4+ Rxc4 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 20. Rxa7 Bxf3 21. Rxf3 Rd1+ $2 (21... Rxb4 $11 {and Black stays safe.} 22. Nc7 fxe5) 22. Rf1 $18 Rxf1+ 23. Kxf1 Rxb4 24. Na3 (24. Nc7 $1 $18 fxe5 25. fxe5) 24... fxe5 $11 25. fxe5 {Threatens to win with e6.} Kf7 26. Ke2 Ng8 27. Kd3 {Strongly threatening Bd2.} Bxe5 28. Nc4 Bg3 29. Nxb6 Rb1 30. g5 h6 31. Nd5 hxg5 32. Bxg5 Rd1+ 33. Kc4 {[%cal Rd5e7]} Bf2 34. Be3 {[#]} ({White should play} 34. Ra5 $11) 34... Bxe3 (34... Rxd5 $1 $15 35. Bxf2 Rd2) 35. Nxe3 $15 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} Rh1 36. Kb5 Rxh3 37. Nd5 g5 38. Ra1 g4 (38... Nf6 $5 {[%cal Rf6d5]} 39. Kc4 Rh4+ 40. Kc5 g4 $17) 39. Rg1 (39. Kc4 $11 {remains equal.}) 39... Rh5 40. Kc4 Rg5 41. Kd4 e6 42. Ne3 Nh6 43. Ke4 e5 44. Nf1 Ke6 45. Ng3 Nf7 46. Ke3 Nd6 47. c3 Rg8 48. Rf1 (48. Rh1 $17 {might work better.}) 48... Rh8 49. Rg1 $2 (49. Rb1 $17) 49... Rh2 $19 50. Nf1 {[#]} Nf5+ $1 51. Kd3 g3 ({Better is} 51... Rh3+ $19 52. Kd2 Rf3) 52. Nxh2 $11 {The position is equal.} gxh2 53. Rh1 {[%cal Rh1h2]} e4+ $1 {[%mdl 64] Decoy} 54. Kxe4 Ng3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 55. Kf3 Nxh1 56. Kg2 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack. Quite a comeback for White.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.26/Black=0.26} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Romanian Open 2021"]
[Site "Alba Iulia"]
[Date "2021.11.25"]
[Round "7.11"]
[White "Jiros, Doru"]
[Black "Sava, Robert-Gabriel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2020"]
[BlackElo "1735"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2021.11.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,116,-17,5,-19,0,0,0,-15,0,0,22,21,19,18,35,10,29,10,8,4,11,10,5,20,16,0,0,-26,-26,-25,-18,-14,78,-3,0,-47,-48,-47,-36,-138,-122,-209,-139,-330,-203,-217,-96,-82,-62,-210,-193,-358,-131,-147,-131,-258,-163,-181,8,8,12,13,15,-164,-139,-179,-53,-68,-63,-86,-78,-78,-66,-81,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,14,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-8,-8,-8,-8,-431,-350,-666,-592,-560,-471,-1777,-1458,-29987,-29988,-29988,-29989]} 1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. c4 Nf6 4. e3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. a3 Be7 7. d3 {A01: Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening.} O-O 8. Nf3 f6 9. Qc2 {The position is equal.} Be6 10. Be2 Qd7 11. O-O {[#]} Kh8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11... Rfd8 12. Nbd2 a5 13. Rfd1 Qe8 14. d4 exd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 c5 17. Bb2 a4 {½-½ (30) Andreasson,I-Lederman,L (2410) Manchester 1980}) 12. Nbd2 Rfd8 13. Kh1 Rac8 14. Rg1 Nb6 15. Rgd1 Bf5 {[%cal Rf5d3]} 16. Nc4 Nxc4 17. bxc4 h6 18. Qc3 Qe6 19. Rd2 e4 20. Nd4 Nxd4 21. exd4 e3 {[#]} (21... Bd6 $11 {remains equal.}) 22. fxe3 (22. d5 $1 $16 {[%cal Rd5e6]} Qb6 (22... Qd7 23. fxe3) 23. d4 $1) 22... Qxe3 $11 23. Rf1 (23. Bf3 $5 {[%cal Rd2e2]} Qg5 24. Re1 $11 (24. Bxb7 Rb8 $11)) 23... Qg5 24. g3 Bh3 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is more active.} 25. Rg1 {[#]} (25. Rf2 $15) 25... Rxd4 $3 $17 {[%mdl 512]} 26. Rdd1 (26. Qc2 $17 Bc5 27. Bf3) 26... Bc5 27. Qe1 $2 (27. Qd2 $17 {was called for.}) 27... Rd7 28. d4 {[#]} Qe3 29. Bh5 Qb3 30. Rd2 ({Better is} 30. Qc3 $1 $15 Qxc3 31. Bxc3) 30... Bxa3 31. Re2 (31. Bxa3 Qxa3 32. Qd1) 31... Rdd8 $2 ({Avoid the trap} 31... Bxb2 $2 32. Re8+ Kh7 33. Qe4+ f5 34. Qe6 $18) (31... Qxc4 $19 32. Re8+ Bf8) 32. Bxa3 Qxa3 33. Re7 (33. Re3 $17 Qa4 34. g4 Rxd4 35. g5) 33... Qd6 34. Qe3 {intending g4.} Qxd4 (34... c5 $19 35. d5 b5) 35. g4 $11 {aiming for Re8+.} Qxe3 36. Rxe3 Kh7 {And now ...Rd4 would win.} 37. Rge1 $2 {[#]} (37. Bf7 $1 $11 {and White has nothing to worry.}) 37... Rg8 $1 38. Re7 (38. Bf7 Bxg4) 38... f5 (38... Kh8 $19 {Threatens to win with ...g6.} 39. R1e3 {[#]} g6 $1 40. Rxh3 a5) 39. Bf7 $1 $15 Bxg4 {Strongly threatening ...Rgd8.} 40. Be6 Bf3+ 41. Kg1 Be4 42. Kf2 Rge8 (42... Rcd8 $17 {White must now prevent ...Rgf8.} 43. Rg1 h5 44. Bxg8+ Rxg8 45. Rxc7 h4) 43. Bxf5+ $11 Bxf5 44. Rxe8 Rxe8 45. Rxe8 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KR-KB} Bd3 46. c5 a5 47. Re7 a4 {...a3 is the strong threat.} 48. Rxc7 Be4 49. Re7 Bc6 50. Re3 Kg6 51. Ke2 Kf5 52. Kd3 h5 {With the idea ...g5.} 53. Kc4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (53. Rh3 $1 $11) 53... g5 $19 54. Kb4 $2 (54. Kd3 h4 55. Ke2) 54... Kf4 55. Re6 h4 56. Ka5 (56. Re7 $142 Kf3 57. h3) 56... g4 57. Rxc6 bxc6 58. Kb6 a3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.73/Black=0.33} 0-1

