E07 Closed Catalan: Main Line (5.Nf3 0-0 6.0-0 Nbd7) (1.c4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nbd2 e6 5.g3 Be7 6.Bg2 Nbd7 7.O-O O-O 8.b3 a5)

I guess as I still managed to find a "new" opening, I am still continuing the same path I started in July this year. Despite August being a bit off in all accounts as I had some technical problems, I still have been able to post more than one post per day on average. If I do not fell in to a coma or worse or something major wrong with the computer I will keep a daily update schedule running. I hope I lost the game below on time because if I resigned in an even position, I would be really ashamed of myself... Or rather I would be if I were younger and cared about that more. I have also added more puzzles in the mate in one, two and three puzzle pages.

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1.c4 1.d4 Nf6 1...d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 1/2-1/2 (15) Marza Vendrell,C (1966)-Buxade Roca,G (2052) Vila Seca 2016 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 d5 4.g3 c6 4...Be7 5.Bg2 Nbd7 6.0-0 c6 1/2-1/2 (15) Marza Vendrell,C (1966)-Buxade Roca,G (2052) Vila Seca 2016 5.Bg2 Be7 6.0-0 0-0 7.b3 a5 8.Nbd2 1-0 (38) Perhacs,G (1957)-Pollak,R (1873) Slovakia 2007 1...c6 1...Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 Be7 4.Bg2 c6 5.d4 1/2-1/2 (61) Rodgaard,J (2370)-Lanc,A (2495) Copenhagen 1987 2.d4 d5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nbd2 D11 Slav Defense: Breyer Variation e6 5.g3 Be7 6.Bg2 Nbd7 7.0-0 0-0 8.b3 a5 E07 Closed Catalan: Main Line (5.Nf3 0-0 6.0-0 Nbd7) 9.Bb2 9.Qc2 a4 10.Rb1 axb3 11.axb3 Re8 12.Bb2 h6 13.Ra1 Rxa1 14.Rxa1 Nb8 15.c5 Na6 16.Bc3 Bd7 17.e3 Nc7 18.Ne5 Rf8 19.f4 Be8 20.b4 Nd7 21.Ndf3 f5 22.Nxd7 Bxd7 23.Ne5 Be8 24.Qe2 Rodgaard,J (2370)-Lanc,A (2495) Copenhagen 1987 1/2-1/2 (61) 9...b5 9...Ne4= keeps the balance. 9...a4 10.Qc2 Qa5 11.e4 dxe4 12.Nxe4 Nxe4 13.Qxe4 Qh5 14.Rad1 Bf6 15.b4 Nb6 1/2-1/2 (15) Marza Vendrell,C (1966)-Buxade Roca,G (2052) Vila Seca 2016 10.Rc1N 10.c5!± 10.Qc2 bxc4 11.bxc4 Ba6 12.Rfe1 Rb8 13.Rab1 h6 14.e4 Bb4 15.a3 Be7 16.e5 Nh7 17.c5 Qc7 18.Bc3 Rxb1 19.Rxb1 Rb8 20.Rxb8+ Nxb8 21.Qb3 Nf8 22.Bxa5 Qxa5 23.Qxb8 Qxa3 24.Qa7 Bg5 Perhacs,G (1957)-Pollak,R (1873) Slovakia 2007 1-0 (38) 10...Ba6 10...Bb7= 11.Re1 11.Qc2 11...Qb6 11...bxc4 12.bxc4 Rb8 12.Rb1 12.c5 Qc7 13.e4 12...Rfb8 12...Ne4= 13.Qc2 13.c5± Qb7 14.e4 13...Ra7 13...c5= 14.e4 14.c5± Qc7 15.e4 14...dxe4 14...Nxe4= 15.c5 15.Nxe4 dxe4 16.Nd2 bxc4 15...Qc7 15.Ng5 15.Nxe4?! Nxe4 16.Rxe4 bxc4= 15.c5± Qc7 16.Nxe4 15...Bb4 15...c5= 16.Bc3 16.c5± Qd8 17.Ngxe4 16...Bxc3= 17.Qxc3 c5 18.dxc5 Nxc5 19.Ngxe4 Nfxe4 19...Ncxe4 20.Bxe4 20.Nxe4 Nxe4 21.Bxe4 Rc8= 20...Nxe4 21.Nxe4 21.Rxe4 Rd8 21...bxc4 20.Bxe4 Better is 20.Nxe4= Nxe4 21.Bxe4 21.Rxe4 bxc4 22.Rd4 Rf8= 20...Nxe4 20...Rd7 21.Rxe4 21.Nxe4= remains equal. bxc4 22.bxc4 Qxb1 23.Rxb1 Rxb1+ 24.Kg2 21...Rc7 Black should try 21...Rd8 22.c5 Qc6 22.Rc1 22.Rg4= f5 23.Rd4 22...Rbc8 Black should play 22...Rd8 23.c5 Qc6 24.Qxa5 Bb7 23.Qd3 23.Rg4= f5 24.Rd4 23...Bb7 24.Rd4!

Rd8+ would kill now. 24...Re7 24...h6! 25.Re1 25.c5± Qc6 26.f3 25...bxc4 26.Nxc4 Qc6 Accuracy: White = 3%, Black = 13%. . Loss on time!? 0–1

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