C42 Petroff Defence: 3.Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd moves (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Bc4)

This one is both a disappointing draw and draw I should be happy with. I should be happy with this draw because it came after I had struggled for the most part of this game in a bad position. The disappointing part coming from the fact that despite the hard fought game and getting into a position where I have a pawn more than my opponent, I could not win this game and instead had to agree to a draw by repetition of moves. This game was played in a team match called CYBERMEN ELITE vs «Classic Hits». This is a match that is played on 19 boards and I played on board 3 for «Classic Hits». In addition to this draw, I lost my other game against Jo-Mir-asol. The current score in the match is 22.5 - 14.5 in favor of CYBERMEN ELITE. This means that they will win the match officially after the last game in the match is finished. I have added two mate in one, one mate in four, one mate in six and one mate in seven puzzle.

[Event "CYBERMEN ELITE vs Classic Hits&ra"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2015.04.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Vierjoki, Timo"] [Black "Jo-Mir-asol"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "1942"] [BlackElo "1970"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis 2.10 (5s)"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 {C42 Petrov's Defense #5} 5. Bc4 { C42 Petroff Defence: 3.Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd moves} Bg4 $2 {1.48/19 [#]} ( 5... d5 $11 {-0.29/21} 6. Bb3 Nc5) 6. O-O {0.26/22} (6. Bd5 $1 $16 {1.48/19} Ng5 7. Bxb7) (6. d3 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. Be3 Nbd7 9. Nbd2 Ne5 10. d4 Nxc4 11. Nxc4 Qd7 12. c3 O-O 13. Ncd2 Nd5 14. Re1 Nxe3 15. fxe3 Rfe8 16. Qb3 Qc6 17. Rf1 Qb6 18. Qc2 Bh5 19. Nc4 Qb5 20. b3 Bg6 {Nilsson,U-Westlund,T Lund 2018 0-1}) 6... d5 7. Qe2 {-0.58/22} (7. h3 $14 {0.55/21} Be6 8. Bb3) 7... Be7 $146 (7... Nc6 8. Qe3 Nb4 9. Qd4 Nxc2 10. Qxd5 Qxd5 11. Bxd5 Nd6 12. Nc3 Nxa1 13. Re1+ Be7 14. d3 Nf5 15. Nb5 O-O 16. Re5 c6 17. Nfd4 Bf6 18. Re4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Rfe8 20. Rxg4 Re1# {0-1 (20) Chou,R-Rindler,S San Jose 1994}) 8. d3 {-0.86/19} (8. h3 $11 { 0.03/22} Bxf3 9. Qxf3) 8... Nc5 9. Bb3 $1 a5 {0.00/22} (9... O-O $17 {-0.91/19} ) 10. a3 $2 {-2.06/24 [#]} (10. Re1 $11 {0.00/22 and White has nothing to worry.}) 10... Nc6 11. Nbd2 O-O {-1.33/24} (11... Nxb3 $19 {-1.74/22} 12. Nxb3 a4) 12. Qe3 $2 {-3.05/20} (12. Ba2 $17 {-1.33/24}) 12... Qd6 $2 {-1.17/24} ( 12... Re8 $19 {-3.05/20 is more deadly. Strongly threatening ...Bd6.} 13. Qf4 h5) 13. Nd4 {-1.66/23} (13. d4 $17 {-1.17/24} Nxb3 14. Qxb3) 13... Nxd4 { -0.75/22} (13... Nxb3 $19 {-1.66/23} 14. N2xb3 a4 15. Nxc6 bxc6) 14. Qxd4 $17 Be6 15. Ba2 $1 Nd7 {-0.48/24} (15... Bf6 $17 {-1.12/20} 16. Qe3 Bd7) 16. Nf3 $15 c5 17. Qf4 Qc6 {-0.12/23} (17... h6 $17 {-0.87/19}) 18. Ne5 {-1.11/20} (18. Qg3 $11 {-0.12/23 remains equal.}) 18... Nxe5 $17 19. Qxe5 b5 {-0.60/22} (19... Rfe8 $17 {-1.34/21} 20. Qh5 Bf6) 20. c3 $15 b4 21. axb4 $2 {-2.76/19} (21. Qg3 $15 {-0.69/23}) 21... axb4 $19 22. Bd2 {-4.23/22} (22. cxb4 $142 {-2.68/22} Bf6 23. Qg3) 22... Bf6 23. Qg3 bxc3 24. bxc3 c4 25. dxc4 dxc4 26. Bg5 Bxg5 27. Qxg5 Ra3 28. Qd2 Rfa8 $2 {-0.07/26} (28... Qa4 $19 {-2.38/24 aiming for ...Qa5.} 29. f4 Bf5) 29. Rfb1 $2 {-2.82/23} (29. Rad1 $1 $11 {-0.07/26}) 29... Qa4 30. Rb2 h6 31. h3 {-2.38/20} (31. Qf4 {-1.97/25 was called for.}) 31... Rb3 $2 {0.09/27 } (31... Qa5 $19 {-2.38/20 Threatens to win with ...Bf5.} 32. f3 Bf5) 32. Rab1 Bf5 {0.87/23} (32... Rxb2 $11 {-0.12/25} 33. Rxb2 Bf5) 33. Rxb3 {0.42/29} (33. Bxb3 $16 {0.87/23} cxb3 34. Rxb3 Bxb1 35. Rxb1) 33... cxb3 {0.89/26} (33... Bxb1 $14 {0.42/29} 34. Rxb1 Qxa2 35. Qxa2 Rxa2) 34. Bxb3 $16 Qa3 35. Bc2 { 0.44/26} (35. Rb2 $1 $16 {1.19/23}) 35... Qa2 $14 36. Rc1 Qb2 37. Qd1 $1 Be6 38. Be4 Re8 39. Bf3 {0.00/38} ({White should try} 39. c4 $16 {1.04/20}) 39... Bb3 $1 $36 {The position is equal. Black is more active.} 40. Qf1 {c4 is the strong threat.} Bc4 $1 41. Qd1 Bb3 $1 42. Qf1 {And now c4 would win.} Bc4 $1 43. Qd1 {Accuracy: White = 30%, Black = 32%.} 1/2-1/2