C77 Spanish Game: 3...a6 4.Ba4 Nf6, unusual lines (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.d3 Bd6)

This game was played in the first round of the 2014 October Glacial Super Casual Banded I 1650+ tournament that is still in progress at Red Hot Pawn. For me this game did not mean all that much anymore as far as the tournament is concerned because I have not been fighting for the win of the group in a long time, but the result of this game did have an affect on the struggle for the win because with this win takinitez007 (1856) made sure that he will advance to the second round. There is also one other player, caissad4 (1914), who can share the win of the group and also advance to the second round, but in order to do so, caissad4 needs to win all of his remaining games and takinitez007 can't gain any more points in his remaining two games. I am currently in shared fifth place and it is still uncertain where I will be in the final standings. In theory I still can fight for a second place finish, but it does require the help of other players.

[Event "Glacial Super Casual Banded"] [Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"] [Date "2014.11.03"] [Round "1"] [White "takinitez007"] [Black "Vierjoki, Timo"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C77"] [WhiteElo "1813"] [BlackElo "1836"] [Annotator "Stockfish 6 64 BMI2 (30s), TV"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Bxc6 {Spanish Game: Morphy Defense, Bayreuth Variation} (5. d3 {Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Anderssen Variation}) (5. d4 {Spanish Game: Morphy Defense, Mackenzie Variation}) (5. Qe2 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. d4 d6 8. c3 Bg4 {Spanish Game: Wormald Attack, Gruenfeld Variation}) 5... dxc6 6. d3 Bd6 {C77 Spanish Game: 3...a6 4.Ba4 Nf6, unusual lines} 7. Bg5 Bg4 (7... h6 8. Be3 (8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Qe7 10. Qe2 Nh5 11. Nbd2 Bg4 {1/2-1/2 (11) Oltean,L (2348)-Raducanu,A (2081) Olanesti 2013}) 8... Ng4 9. Bd2 f5 10. Bc3 Bc5 11. O-O fxe4 12. Nxe5 Qh4 13. Nxg4 Bxg4 14. Qe1 O-O 15. Nd2 exd3 16. cxd3 Rae8 17. Ne4 Bf5 18. Bxg7 Bxf2+ 19. Rxf2 Kxg7 20. Qc3+ Kg6 21. Raf1 Qe7 22. Qc5 {Engqvist,T (2359)-Furhoff,J (2413) Stockholm 2009 1-0 (51)}) 8. Nbd2 O-O {N} (8... h6 9. Bh4 O-O 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Be7 12. g4 Nd7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. O-O Qf6 15. Qxf6 Nxf6 16. f4 exf4 17. Rxf4 Rfe8 18. Raf1 Re7 19. Kg2 Rd8 20. Nc4 b6 21. Ne3 Red7 22. Nf5 Nh7 23. h4 {Sztaray,G (2038)-Szilagyi,T (2066) Hungary 2010 1/2-1/2 (33)}) (8... Qe7 9. Qe2 b5 10. h3 Bh5 11. g4 Bg6 12. Nh4 Qe6 13. Nf5 {1/2-1/2 (13) Sztaray,G (2147)-Mizik,Z (2035) Hungary 2008}) 9. h3 Be6 10. O-O Re8 11. Bh4 Qe7 (11... c5 {!? +/= might be a viable alternative}) 12. d4 {+/-} Bd7 $2 (12... Bc8 13. Nc4 Be6 14. Ncxe5 {+/-} (14. Nfxe5 $6 Bxc4 15. Nxc4 Qxe4 16. Bxf6 gxf6 {+/=})) 13. c3 (13. dxe5 $5 Bxe5 14. Nc4 {+-}) 13... h6 14. Nc4 (14. Re1 Qe6 {+/-}) 14... Qe6 (14... g5 15. dxe5 gxh4 16. Re1 Bxe5 17. Ncxe5 {+/-} (17. Nfxe5 Be6 {+/=})) 15. Bxf6 (15. dxe5 $5 Qxc4 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. exd6 cxd6 18. Qxd6 {+-}) 15... gxf6 {+/-} 16. d5 (16. Nxd6 $5 Qxd6 17. Re1 {+/-}) 16... cxd5 {=} 17. exd5 Qf5 18. Ne3 (18. Nxd6 cxd6 19. Nd2 Qg6 {=}) 18... Qg6 {=/+} 19. Kh1 Bc5 20. b4 {White threatens to win material: b4xc5} Bd6 21. Nh2 (21. Nh4 $5 Qg5 22. Nf3 {=}) 21... Kh8 (21... f5 22. Nc4 {+/-}) 22. f3 {Prevents intrusion on g4} (22. Nc4 Bb5 23. Nxd6 Bxf1 24. Nxf7+ Qxf7 25. Nxf1 Rad8 {+/-}) 22... Rg8 23. a3 f5 24. Qc2 (24. Rf2 Be7 {+/-}) 24... Qg5 {Black threatens to win material: Qg5xe3} (24... e4 $5 25. f4 {-+}) 25. Rae1 (25. Nc4 Ba4 26. Qb2 Qf4 27. Nxd6 cxd6 {+/-}) 25... Qf4 {Black prepares e4} (25... f4 26. Nc4 {+/-}) 26. Rf2 (26. g4 a5 27. Nxf5 Bxf5 28. Qxf5 Qxf5 29. gxf5 axb4 30. axb4 Rg3 {+/-}) 26... e4 {Black has a mate threat} (26... a5 {!? +/-}) 27. Nef1 {=/+} Qh4 (27... e3 {and Black could well hope to play on} 28. Rxe3 Rae8 {=}) 28. fxe4 {+/-} fxe4 29. Rxe4 Qh5 30. c4 Bf5 $2 (30... Rg7 {+/-}) 31. Qc3+ {+-} Kh7 (31... Rg7 32. Re3 Qg6 33. Nf3 {+-}) 32. Re3 Qg6 (32... Bxh2 {does not save the day} 33. Nxh2 Qg6 {+-}) 33. g4 (33. Ref3 {makes sure everything is clear} Be4 34. Rf6 Bxg2+ 35. Kg1 Bxd5+ 36. Rxg6 Rxg6+ 37. Ng4 {+-}) 33... Be4+ {+/=} 34. Kg1 f5 (34... Rae8 35. Ng3 Be5 36. Qd2 {+/=}) 35. Nd2 (35. c5 Bf8 36. Qe5 Re8 37. Qxc7+ Bg7 {+/-}) 35... Rae8 36. Nxe4 Rxe4 (36... fxe4 $5 37. Ree2 Be5 {+/-}) 37. Rxe4 {+-} (37. Rxf5 $4 {White will not be able to digest the pawn} Rxe3 38. Qxe3 Qxf5 {-+}) 37... fxe4 38. Qf6 (38. c5 {would have given White the upper hand} Be7 39. Re2 {+/-}) 38... Qxf6 {=} 39. Rxf6 Re8 40. Rf2 ( 40. Kg2 e3 41. Re6 Rxe6 42. dxe6 Kg7 {+/=}) 40... Be5 (40... a5 {!? =}) 41. Re2 {White threatens to win material: Re2xe4} Bd4+ (41... Kg6 42. Nf1 {+/-} (42. Rxe4 Bxh2+ 43. Kxh2 Rxe4 {-+})) 42. Kg2 {+/-} Kg6 43. Nf1 Kg5 44. Ng3 e3 $2 ( 44... Kf4 45. Nf5 Bh8 46. c5 {+/-}) 45. Nf5 (45. Kf3 {+- makes it even easier for White}) 45... Ba7 $4 {an oversight. But Black was lost anyway.} (45... Re4 46. Nxd4 Rxd4 47. Rxe3 Rxc4 {+-}) 46. Kg3 (46. Kf3 {keeps an even firmer grip} h5 47. c5 b6 {+-}) 46... Re4 (46... h5 47. Kf3 Rd8 {+-}) 47. c5 {White intends d6} b6 (47... Kf6 {cannot change what is in store for White} 48. h4 {+-}) 48. d6 (48. c6 b5 49. d6 cxd6 50. h4+ Kf6 51. c7 {+-}) 48... cxd6 49. Nxd6 (49. cxd6 {and White has triumphed} Re5 50. Nd4 {+-}) 49... Bb8 $2 (49... Re6 50. h4+ Kg6 51. h5+ Kh7 {+-}) 50. Kf3 (50. Kf3 Rf4+ 51. Kxe3 bxc5 52. bxc5 {+-}) 1-0