E50 Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein 4...0-0 5.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3)

This was a very difficult game for me to play and as you may see in the notation, the advantage shifted back and forth a few times. Both players played some horrible moves but as the last ones were made by my opponent, I was able to get the win. This was played in the 2014 September Grand Seven Fourteen III tournament at Red Hot Pawn. Out of the 21 players that started this tournament, only five are still in the fight for the win. I have 11 games left still from the 40 games that started on September 11th 2014. My playing speed has been quite slow in the last few months but I am hoping that will change as the game load comes down enough. I still have 214 games in progress that are divided into four different sites. The site I am currently most active based on the amount of games in progress is Chess.com. I have also added one mate in one, three mate in threes and one mate in five.

[Event "Grand Seven Fourteen"] [Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"] [Date "2014.09.11"] [Round "1"] [White "kirbythecat"] [Black "Vierjoki, Timo"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E50"] [WhiteElo "1778"] [BlackElo "1914"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis 2.10 (5s), TV"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O {E46 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation} 5. Nf3 {E50 Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein: 4...0-0 5.Nf3} Bxc3+ (5... b6 6. Bd3 Bxc3+ {1-0 (42) Jirousek,J (1595)-Volaninova,S (1768) Kouty nad Desnou 2017}) 6. bxc3 b6 {0.31/21} (6... d6 $11 {-0.13/23} 7. Bd3 Qe7 8. O-O e5 9. e4 Nc6 10. Qe1 b6 11. Qe3 Ng4 12. Qe2 Nf6 13. h3 h6 14. Rb1 Re8 15. Re1 Bd7 16. Kh2 Nh7 17. Qe3 Nf8 18. Ba3 Ng6 19. g3 Na5 20. Nd2 c5 21. Bc1 Qf8 {Xu,Y (2523) -Wang,C (2514) Xinghua 2016 1/2-1/2 (32)}) 7. Bd3 $14 Ba6 {1.05/19} (7... Bb7 $11 {-0.26/20}) 8. O-O {0.02/24} (8. e4 $1 $16 {1.05/19}) 8... Nc6 $2 {1.65/19 [#]} (8... Bb7 $11 {0.02/24 and Black stays safe.}) 9. Ba3 $146 {0.06/24} (9. e4 $1 $18 {1.65/19}) (9. Qe2 Na5 10. e4 d6 11. Bg5 Qd7 12. e5 Ne8 13. Qe4 g6 14. Qxa8 Nc6 15. Be7 Nxe7 16. Qe4 Ng7 17. Qe2 Qa4 18. exd6 cxd6 19. Nd2 Nh5 20. g3 Rc8 21. d5 e5 22. f4 f6 23. f5 Kf7 {Jirousek,J (1595)-Volaninova,S (1768) Kouty nad Desnou 2017 1-0 (42)}) 9... Re8 $1 $11 10. Qe2 $2 {-0.76/22} (10. e4 $1 $16 {0.78/23}) 10... Na5 {0.37/21} (10... e5 $17 {-0.76/22 Strongly threatening ...e4.} 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Rxe5) 11. Nd2 d5 12. cxd5 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Qxd5 {0.90/19} (13... exd5 $11 {-0.26/21 remains equal.} 14. Rfc1 Rc8) 14. e4 $36 {White is more active.} Qd7 {1.29/19} (14... Qc6 $14 {0.47/21}) 15. f4 { 0.00/23} (15. e5 $16 {1.29/19} Nd5 16. f4) 15... Qa4 {0.59/22} (15... Rad8 $11 {0.00/23}) 16. Bb2 {0.10/24} (16. e5 $14 {0.59/22}) 16... Rad8 {0.57/19} (16... Nd7 $11 {0.10/24 was preferrable.}) 17. c4 $14 c6 {1.11/18} (17... Nd7 $1 $11 { 0.00/20 keeps the balance.}) 18. e5 {0.37/22} (18. Rac1 $16 {1.11/18}) 18... Ng4 {1.50/22} (18... Nd7 $1 $14 {0.37/22}) 19. h3 $16 Nh6 20. g4 Rd7 {2.58/19} (20... c5 $16 {1.37/24 might work better.}) 21. f5 $18 exf5 $2 {4.45/17 [#]} ( 21... Kh8 {2.24/23} 22. f6 g6) 22. gxf5 Rxe5 $2 {8.96/19} (22... f6 {2.86/21} 23. e6 Rdd8) 23. Qg3 Re8 24. d5 {6.33/24} (24. Rae1 $142 {19.04/23} Ra8 25. f6) 24... f6 25. Bxf6 $2 {-0.87/22} ({White has to play} 25. Rae1 $18 {5.93/24} Ra8 26. Ne4) 25... cxd5 {0.18/24} ({Black should play} 25... Rf7 $17 {-0.87/22} 26. Bc3 cxd5 27. cxd5 Qb5) 26. cxd5 {-1.20/21} (26. Bg5 $1 $11 {0.18/24} Nf7 27. Rae1) 26... Rf7 {-0.58/24} ({Much worse is} 26... Qb5 $6 27. Rae1 $11) (26... Rf8 $1 $17 {-1.20/21} 27. Bc3 Nxf5) 27. Be5 $2 {-2.10/19} (27. Bb2 $15 { -0.58/24}) 27... Qc2 {-0.77/26} (27... Qd7 $1 $19 {-2.10/19 and Black stays clearly on top.} 28. Rae1 Nxf5) 28. Bc3 $2 {-7.08/22} (28. Qc3 $17 {-0.77/26} Qxc3 29. Bxc3) 28... Nb7 $4 {3.83/24} (28... Nxf5 $19 {-7.08/22 and life is good for Black.} 29. Rxf5 Qxf5) 29. Rac1 $2 {0.00/25} (29. Rae1 $18 {3.83/24} Ref8 30. Ne4) 29... Qa4 30. a3 $2 {-2.75/21} (30. Be5 $14 {0.35/25 stays ahead. }) 30... Qd7 $2 {-0.69/25} (30... Qxa3 $19 {-2.75/21} 31. f6 Qc5+ 32. Rf2 Nf5) 31. f6 $15 Qxd5 32. fxg7 {-1.12/21} (32. Rce1 $15 {-0.58/23} Rxe1 33. Rxe1) 32... Nf5 {-0.58/24} ({Better is} 32... Qc5+ $17 {-1.12/21} 33. Kh1 Qc6+ 34. Qg2 Qxg2+ 35. Kxg2 Nf5) 33. Qg5 $2 {-2.70/21} ({White should try} 33. Rce1 $15 {-0.58/24} Nbd6 34. Rxe8+ Nxe8 35. Qf3) 33... Nc5 {And now ...Nd3 would win.} ( {Not} 33... Qc5+ 34. Rf2 $17) 34. Rf3 $2 {-6.78/24} (34. Rfe1 {-2.47/24} Rc8 35. Ba1) 34... Ne6 35. Qg2 Nh4 {Accuracy: White = 13%, Black = 12%.} 0-1