D10 Slav Defence: 3.cxd5 (without early Nf3) and 3.Nc3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.e3 d5 3.c4 c6)

This game was played at Red Hot Pawn and is the last one from 2008. Well, the last game I played in that site that year anyway. This game featured many mistakes but luckily for me, my opponent made worse mistakes than I did. I have shared this game before, but not with the tactical analysis. To be honest, the most interesting thing I personally look after the analysis is done, is the precision percentages. It varies quite a lot in my games and it may be a good way to know whether or not the game was well played. According to the percentages in this game, both players had a lot of room to improve their game.

[Event "Corr game 19.8.2008-25.11.2008"] [Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"] [Date "2008.08.19"] [Round "?"] [White "dddavor"] [Black "Vierjoki, Timo"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D10"] [WhiteElo "1628"] [BlackElo "1831"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis 2.10 (30s)"] [PlyCount "88"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. e3 d5 3. c4 c6 {D10 Slav Defence: 3.cxd5 (without early Nf3) and 3.Nc3} 4. c5 Bf5 5. Nc3 (5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 Nbd7 7. b4 e6 8. Nf3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. h3 a5 12. Ba3 b6 13. Rfe1 axb4 14. Bxb4 bxc5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Qb1 Nce4 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Ne5 Qd6 19. Nef3 h6 {Pham,M (1921) -Ly,D (1952) Ho Chi Minh City 2014 0-1 (41)}) 5... Nbd7 6. Nf3 h6 $146 (6... Ne4 7. Bd2 Ndf6 8. h3 Nd7 9. Be2 Nxd2 10. Qxd2 e5 11. O-O e4 12. Ne1 Qg5 13. g4 h5 14. f4 Qg6 15. Qd1 hxg4 16. hxg4 Bxg4 17. Bxg4 Nf6 18. f5 Qxg4+ 19. Qxg4 Nxg4 20. Ng2 Be7 21. Ne2 {Cherifi,S-Bouhadi,A (1422) Sidi Bel Abbes 2013 0-1}) (6... e6 7. Be2 b6 8. cxb6 axb6 9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. f3 Bf5 13. g4 Bg6 14. h4 h6 15. h5 Bh7 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Bb4+ 18. Bd2 Bxd2+ 19. Qxd2 c5 20. e4 dxe4 21. Qxd8+ {Crnov,A-Kakuk,T Rabat 2011 0-1 (55)}) 7. b4 Qc7 8. Bd3 { The position is equal.} Ne4 {0.86/23} (8... Bxd3 $11 {0.00/27 remains equal.} 9. Qxd3 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Qxe5) 9. Bb2 {0.16/27} ({White should try} 9. Qc2 $16 {0.86/23}) 9... e5 {1.51/27} (9... Nxc3 $11 {0.16/27} 10. Bxc3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 e6) 10. b5 $2 {-2.47/26} (10. Qc2 $16 {1.51/27}) 10... Be7 $2 {0.50/25} ( 10... Nxc3 $19 {-2.47/26} 11. Bxc3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 e4) 11. Ne2 {-0.49/22} (11. Qc2 $14 {0.50/25}) 11... Bf6 {0.48/24} (11... exd4 $15 {-0.49/22} 12. Nfxd4 Qa5+ 13. Kf1 Nd2+ 14. Ke1 Nf3+ 15. Kf1 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Nfe5) 12. O-O $14 O-O 13. a4 {-0.14/26} (13. Nxe5 $14 {0.54/25} Nxe5 14. dxe5 Bxe5 15. Bxe5 Qxe5 16. Nd4) 13... Nxf2 $11 14. Rxf2 ({Of course not} 14. Kxf2 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 e4 $17) 14... e4 15. Bxe4 {-0.41/26} (15. Ng3 $11 {0.13/26} Bg6 16. Bb1) 15... Bxe4 $15 16. Nc3 Bg6 17. a5 Rfe8 18. b6 {-0.87/26} ({White should play} 18. Ra3 $15 { -0.33/26}) 18... Qd8 $17 19. Qd2 Re6 20. Re1 Nf8 21. Rfe2 {-1.00/28} (21. Ne2 $15 {-0.56/26 might be stronger.}) 21... Qe7 22. Nd1 {-1.35/25} (22. Bc1 $142 { -0.92/30}) 22... Nh7 {-0.84/27} (22... axb6 $142 {-1.35/25} 23. cxb6 Nh7) 23. Rf1 {-1.41/28} (23. Nf2 $142 {-0.84/27}) 23... a6 {-0.90/29} ({Better is} 23... Bh5 {-1.41/28} 24. Bc1 axb6 25. axb6 Ng5 26. Nxg5 Bxg5) 24. Bc1 Re8 25. g4 $2 { -2.72/29} (25. Nf2 $17 {-0.93/28 was called for.}) 25... Ng5 $19 26. Nxg5 Bxg5 27. Rf3 {-3.85/28} (27. Rg2 $142 {-2.35/29}) 27... h5 28. Nf2 hxg4 29. Nxg4 f5 {-1.85/31} (29... Be4 $142 {-4.14/27} 30. Rg3 Bh4) 30. Ne5 Bh5 31. Rxf5 { [#] Hoping for Rg2.} Bxe2 32. Qxe2 Rf8 33. Rxf8+ Qxf8 34. Bd2 Qf5 $36 {White is under strong pressure.} 35. Ng4 $2 {-4.97/29} (35. Qf2 {-1.87/31 was the crucial defense.} Qb1+ 36. Qf1 Qxf1+ 37. Kxf1) 35... Re4 36. h3 Re8 37. Kg2 Bh4 38. Qf3 {-15.16/34} (38. Ne5 $142 {-4.79/34} Rf8 39. Be1 Qe4+ 40. Kg1) 38... Qd3 39. Qd1 Rf8 40. Kg1 Qe4 41. Qe2 Rf3 42. Kh2 Bg3+ 43. Kg1 Bb8 {[#] ( -> ... Rg3+)} 44. Qe1 Rg3+ {Precision: White = 25%, Black = 27%.} 0-1

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[Event "CZE-chT 1617"] [Site "Czech Republic"] [Date "2017.01.29"] [Round "6.3"] [White "Socko, Bartosz"] [Black "Landa, Konstantin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D94"] [WhiteElo "2604"] [BlackElo "2601"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2016.10.08"] [EventType "team-tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "CZE"] [SourceTitle "Mega2017 Update 15"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2017.02.04"] [WhiteTeam "Jicin"] [BlackTeam "Lysa nad Labem"] [WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"] [BlackTeamCountry "CZE"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O a6 8. a4 a5 9. b3 Bg4 10. Ba3 Re8 11. Rc1 e6 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Na6 14. Rfd1 Bf8 15. Bxf8 Rxf8 16. e4 Nb4 17. e5 Nh5 18. Bb1 f6 19. exf6 Rxf6 20. Qe3 Qc7 21. Rd2 Raf8 22. Na2 Nxa2 23. Bxa2 Qf7 24. Bb1 Nf4 25. Re1 Nh5 26. Bd3 Ng7 27. Bc2 Rf4 28. Ree2 Qe7 29. Qc3 Qc7 30. c5 R4f6 31. Re3 Qf7 32. Ree2 Nh5 33. Qe3 Ng7 34. Qc3 Nh5 35. Qe3 Ng7 1/2-1/2 [Event "PRO League KO Stage"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2017.03.01"] [Round "1"] [White "Belous, Vladimir"] [Black "Dreev, Alexey"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D15"] [WhiteElo "2581"] [BlackElo "2651"] [PlyCount "72"] [EventDate "2017.03.01"] [EventType "team-k.o."] [EventRounds "5"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "Mega2017 Update 20"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2017.03.10"] [WhiteTeam "Rio Grande Ospreys"] [BlackTeam "San Diego Surfers"] [WhiteTeamCountry "USA"] [BlackTeamCountry "UAE"] 1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bf5 5. Nc3 a6 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Qb3 Ra7 8. Bd2 e6 9. Rc1 Nc6 10. Nh4 Be4 11. Na4 Nd7 12. Nf3 Bd6 13. Nc3 Bg6 14. h4 Nf6 15. Na4 O-O 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17. Rxc5 Ne4 18. Rc1 Bh5 19. Be2 Re8 20. Bc3 b5 21. a4 b4 22. Bd2 Rc7 23. Bxa6 Qf6 24. Be2 Rec8 25. Rd1 Rb8 26. Qc2 b3 27. Qc1 Rbc8 28. Qa1 e5 29. Qa3 exd4 30. Qxb3 Nxd2 31. Rxd2 dxe3 32. Qxe3 Re7 33. Qg5 Nd4 34. Kd1 Qc6 35. Bc4 Bxf3+ 36. gxf3 Qxc4 0-1 [Event "WchT 11th"] [Site "Khanty Mansiysk"] [Date "2017.06.18"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Onischuk, Alexander"] [Black "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D05"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2697"] [PlyCount "45"] [EventDate "2017.06.17"] [EventType "team-tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "Mega2017 Update 36"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2017.07.01"] [WhiteTeam "United States"] [BlackTeam "Poland"] [WhiteTeamCountry "USA"] [BlackTeamCountry "POL"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. e4 e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Re1 h6 11. exd5 exd4 12. Nc4 Nb6 13. Nxd6 Qxd6 14. Nxd4 Nbxd5 15. Bf1 Rd8 16. Nb5 Qb6 17. Qf3 Bd7 18. Nc3 Bc6 19. Nxd5 Rxd5 20. b3 Re5 21. Qc3 Ng4 22. Be3 Nxe3 23. Qxe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "ESP-chT CECLUB Honor"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "2017.08.14"] [Round "1.4"] [White "Kuzubov, Yuriy"] [Black "Laznicka, Viktor"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D10"] [WhiteElo "2652"] [BlackElo "2664"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "2017.08.14"] [EventType "team"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [SourceTitle "Mega2017 Update 44"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2017.08.26"] [WhiteTeam "Monzon Jaime Casas"] [BlackTeam "Merida Patrimonio Humanidad"] [WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"] [BlackTeamCountry "ESP"] 1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. b3 Bf5 6. Nge2 e6 7. Ng3 Bg6 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. O-O Be7 10. Bb2 Qc7 11. Rc1 O-O 12. f4 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Rad8 14. c5 h5 15. Kh1 h4 16. Nge2 Ng4 17. Ng1 Nh6 18. Nf3 Nf5 19. Rg1 Nf6 20. Ne5 Nd7 21. Ne2 Nxe5 22. dxe5 f6 23. g4 hxg3 24. Nxg3 Nxg3+ 25. Rxg3 f5 26. Qe2 g5 27. Qh5 Kg7 28. Rcg1 Rf7 29. Rh3 1-0 [Event "ISR-chT"] [Site "Israel"] [Date "2018.01.05"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Kuzubov, Yuriy"] [Black "Alterman, Boris"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D10"] [WhiteElo "2691"] [BlackElo "2603"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2018.01.05"] [EventType "team-tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "ISR"] [SourceTitle "Mega2018 Update 15"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2018.02.02"] [WhiteTeam "Tsafrir Rehovot"] [BlackTeam "Rishon Letzion Feldklein"] [WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"] [BlackTeamCountry "ISR"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bd3 e5 5. dxe5 dxc4 6. exf6 cxd3 7. fxg7 Bxg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O c5 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Ne4 Qd5 12. Ng3 c4 13. e4 Qb5 14. Ng5 Nc6 15. Nh5 Nd4 16. Nxg7 Ne2+ 17. Kh1 Kxg7 18. Qd2 Rfe8 19. f4 f6 20. f5 Bd7 21. Nxh7 Nxc1 22. Rf4 Rg8 23. Rh4 Qe5 24. Rxc1 b5 25. Rh6 Rh8 26. Rg6+ Kf7 27. Rxf6+ Ke8 28. Rh6 Kd8 29. Ng5 Rf8 30. Ne6+ Bxe6 31. Rxe6 Qc7 32. Qh6 Qc5 33. Rc6 Qe7 34. f6 Qf7 35. Qf4 Rh8 36. Rd6+ Ke8 37. e5 Qh5 38. e6 Qh6 39. f7+ Ke7 40. Rd7+ 1-0 [Event "Kolomna rapid op"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "2018.02.17"] [Round "10"] [White "Volkov, Sergey"] [Black "Kryakvin, Dmitry"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D10"] [WhiteElo "2612"] [BlackElo "2567"] [PlyCount "122"] [EventDate "2018.02.16"] [EventType "swiss (rapid)"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "Mega2018 Update 19"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2018.03.03"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Qb3 Nc6 7. Qxb7 Bd7 8. Qb3 Rb8 9. Qd1 e5 10. Nf3 Bd6 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nd4 O-O 13. Be2 Qe7 14. O-O Rfc8 15. a4 Bb4 16. Ba6 Rd8 17. Bb5 h5 18. h3 Rdc8 19. Ba6 Rd8 20. Qe2 Bxc3 21. bxc3 Ne4 22. Ba3 Qf6 23. Bb4 Qg6 24. Kh2 Nc4 25. Bxc4 dxc4 26. a5 Re8 27. Qxc4 Nd2 28. Qc7 Nxf1+ 29. Rxf1 Qd3 30. Kg1 Bb5 31. Nxb5 Rxb5 32. Qxa7 Rg5 33. Qb7 Re6 34. Qb8+ Kh7 35. g3 Rxe3 36. Qf4 Ree5 37. h4 Rgf5 38. Qd4 Qf3 39. Qd1 Qc6 40. Qd3 Rd5 41. Qe4 Qg6 42. c4 Rde5 43. Qd3 Re6 44. c5 Rf4 45. Qxg6+ Rxg6 46. Rb1 Rc4 47. Rb2 Re6 48. Kg2 Kg6 49. Kf3 Kf5 50. 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