A01 Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening (1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 c5 3.e3 Nc6 4.Bb5 Bd7)

[Event "Rated game, 3m + 0s"] [Site "Main Playing Hall"] [Date "2008.09.02"] [Round "?"] [White "ZZTOP3"] [Black "Vierjoki, Timo"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A01"] [WhiteElo "1653"] [BlackElo "1760"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis 2.10 (30s), TV"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "2008.02.29"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] 1. b3 d5 {A01 Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation} 2. Bb2 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bd7 {A01 Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening} 5. f4 a6 6. Bxc6 {-0.13/25} (6. Be2 $14 {0.33/23 deserves consideration.}) 6... Bxc6 $11 7. Nf3 e6 {0.36/26} (7... f6 $15 {-0.48/25}) 8. O-O {-0.38/22} (8. Ne5 $14 {0.36/26}) 8... Nf6 {0.10/26} (8... Ne7 $15 {-0.38/22 was preferrable.}) 9. Ne5 Bb5 $146 {1.03/21} (9... Qc7 $11 {-0.18/26}) (9... Rc8 10. d3 Be7 11. Nd2 (11. Rf3 d4 12. Rg3 g6 13. c4 Nh5 14. Rh3 f6 15. Rxh5 fxe5 16. Rxe5 Bf6 17. Rxe6+ Kf7 18. Qg4 Bd7 19. Rxf6+ Kxf6 20. Qg3 Kf7 21. exd4 cxd4 22. Bxd4 Bf5 23. Be5 Re8 24. Qe3 Qxd3 25. Qxd3 Bxd3 { Ladva,O (2404)-Pavlidou,E (2175) Wroclaw 2014 1/2-1/2 (82)}) 11... O-O 12. g4 ( 12. Qf3 Ne8 13. Qh3 Bf6 14. Ndf3 Qe7 15. a4 Bxe5 16. fxe5 Bd7 17. d4 b6 18. a5 b5 19. dxc5 Qxc5 20. Nd4 Nc7 21. Rf4 Rfd8 22. Rxf7 Kxf7 23. Qxh7 Rf8 24. Rf1+ Ke8 25. Qg6+ Kd8 26. Qg5+ Ke8 {Spaho,S-Muslimovic,S Neum 2002 1/2-1/2}) 12... Nd7 13. Nxc6 Rxc6 14. g5 f6 15. gxf6 Bxf6 16. Bxf6 Rxf6 17. Qe2 Rg6+ 18. Kh1 Qf6 19. c4 d4 20. e4 b5 21. cxb5 axb5 22. a4 b4 23. Nc4 Qh4 24. a5 {Balla,T (2369)-Katsarov,H (1495) Plovdiv 2012 1-0}) (9... d4 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Na3 Be7 12. Qf3 Rc8 13. Nc4 Qd5 14. Qg3 Rd8 15. d3 g6 16. e4 Qh5 17. Rae1 Qh6 18. Bc1 Qg7 19. f5 Nd7 20. Qh3 e5 21. Bh6 Qg8 22. f6 Bf8 23. Bd2 h5 24. Qh4 {Demirtas, H (1622)-Kilic,G (1469) Aksu 2017 1-0 (36)}) 10. d3 {0.43/25} (10. c4 $16 { 1.03/21} Bc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Nc3) 10... Nd7 {1.23/25} (10... Be7 $14 {0.43/25 }) 11. a4 $1 $16 Nxe5 {1.99/25} (11... Bc6 $16 {1.12/26}) 12. axb5 $18 ({ But not} 12. fxe5 Bc6 $14) 12... Nd7 13. bxa6 bxa6 {2.22/23} (13... Rxa6 $16 { 1.52/26} 14. Rxa6 bxa6) 14. Nd2 Nf6 15. Qf3 {1.00/24} (15. g4 $1 $18 {2.12/21 is more deadly.}) 15... Be7 $16 16. Bc3 {0.59/24} (16. g4 $16 {1.34/22}) 16... O-O $14 17. e4 {0.67/26} (17. Ra2 $16 {1.18/24}) 17... dxe4 {1.89/23} (17... Qb6 $14 {0.67/26}) 18. Nxe4 {0.76/28} (18. dxe4 $18 {1.89/23 has better winning chances.} Ra7 19. Nc4) 18... Nxe4 {1.43/27} ({Black should play} 18... Nd5 {0.76/28} 19. Bb2 f5) 19. dxe4 {0.09/27} (19. Qxe4 $16 {1.43/27} Bf6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Ra4) 19... Qb6 {1.19/23} (19... c4 $1 $11 {0.09/27 keeps the balance.}) 20. Kh1 {0.09/28} (20. Qe3 $16 {1.19/23}) 20... Rfd8 $2 {3.66/24} ( 20... c4 $11 {0.09/28 and Black is okay.}) 21. Rfd1 $2 {0.00/31} (21. Ba5 $18 { 3.66/24} Qb5 22. Bxd8 Rxd8 23. Rfd1) 21... Qc6 {1.20/26} (21... Rxd1+ $11 { 0.00/31} 22. Qxd1 (22. Rxd1 c4 $11) 22... c4) 22. Qe2 {-0.21/27} ({White should try} 22. Ra4 $1 $16 {1.20/26}) 22... Rdb8 $2 {1.38/24} (22... Rxd1+ $11 {-0.21/27} 23. Rxd1 a5) 23. Ba5 {0.00/30} ({Better is} 23. Ra4 $16 {1.38/24}) 23... Rc8 {1.01/28} (23... c4 $11 {0.00/30 remains equal.}) 24. Qc4 $16 Bf6 25. e5 $36 {White is really pushing.} Be7 26. Rd2 {0.64/27} (26. Ra4 $16 {1.44/26}) 26... Bd8 {1.19/30 [#]} (26... f5 $14 {0.64/27}) 27. Bxd8 {0.26/28} (27. Bc3 $1 $16 {1.19/30}) 27... Rxd8 $11 28. Rad1 {-0.09/31} (28. Rd3 $14 {0.39/29 is more appropriate.}) 28... Rd5 $2 {3.03/26} (28... Rxd2 $11 {-0.09/31} 29. Rxd2 Qb5) 29. Rxd5 $18 exd5 30. Qxd5 Qxd5 31. Rxd5 {Endgame KR-KR} Rc8 {2.46/29} ( 31... c4 {1.95/31 keeps fighting.} 32. b4 (32. bxc4 Rc8 $16) 32... f6 33. exf6 Re8) 32. Kg1 Kf8 33. Kf2 c4 {[#]} 34. b4 $1 Rb8 {4.00/25} (34... c3 $142 { 2.57/32} 35. Ke3 Rc4) 35. c3 Ke7 36. Ke3 Ke6 {5.62/23} (36... f6 {3.87/28 was called for.} 37. exf6+ Kxf6) 37. Ke4 Rb6 38. f5+ Ke7 39. h3 g6 40. g4 gxf5+ 41. gxf5 Rh6 42. Kd4 Rh4+ 43. Kc5 Rxh3 44. f6+ $2 {0.00/36} (44. Rd6 $18 {3.86/29}) 44... Ke6 $11 45. Kb6 $2 {-#14/24} (45. Rd6+ $11 {0.00/36} Kxe5 46. Rxa6 Rxc3 47. b5) 45... Kxd5 {Accuracy: White = 21%, Black = 16%.} 0-1