A01 Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening (1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 d5 4.Nf3 Bd6)

[Event "Rated Blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/2lUGMaSL"] [Date "2019.12.06"] [Round "?"] [White "matt0550"] [Black "Vierjoki, Timo"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A01"] [WhiteElo "1879"] [BlackElo "1989"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis 2.10, TV"] [PlyCount "45"] [EventDate "2019.??.??"] [EventType "blitz"] [TimeControl "180+2"] 1. b3 e5 {A01 Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation} (1... d5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 {1/2-1/2 (43) Da Rosa,H-Assad,O (1444) Sao Paulo 2016}) 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 d5 4. Nf3 Bd6 {A01 Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening} 5. d4 e4 $1 6. Nfd2 {-1.05/18} (6. Ne5 $11 {0.06/20} Nce7 7. c4 c6 8. c5 Bc7 9. f3 Nf6 10. f4 Nf5 11. Kf2 h5 12. Be2 g6 13. g3 Bxe5 14. dxe5 Ng4+ 15. Bxg4 hxg4 16. e6 Rh7 17. exf7+ Kxf7 18. Na3 Qa5 19. Rc1 Be6 20. Qe1 Qa6 21. Qe2 {Gonzalez Rodriguez,J (2353)-Antic,D (2448) Dos Hermanas 2003 1-0 (48)}) 6... Nf6 {-0.23/22} (6... Qg5 $17 {-1.05/18}) 7. c4 $146 (7. Be2 Be6 (7... Ne7 8. c4 c6 9. Nc3 Be6 10. cxd5 Bxd5 11. Nxd5 Nexd5 12. O-O Qc7 13. h3 Qe7 14. Nc4 Nd7 15. Nxd6+ Qxd6 16. Qc2 f5 17. Rfc1 O-O 18. Bc4 N7f6 19. a4 Rfe8 20. Ba3 Qd7 21. Qd2 Kh8 22. Ra2 {Talts,V-Fomina,T (2278) Parnu/Tallinn 2001 0-1}) 8. O-O Qd7 9. c4 dxc4 10. bxc4 Bg4 11. Bxg4 Nxg4 12. h3 Nf6 13. Nc3 Qf5 14. Nb5 Qd7 15. d5 Ne7 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Nxe4 Ng8 18. Qa4 Kf8 19. Rac1 f5 20. Nexd6 cxd6 21. Qa3 Rd8 {Da Rosa,H-Assad,O (1444) Sao Paulo 2016 1/2-1/2 (43)}) (7. h3 O-O 8. c4 Ne7 9. Nc3 c6 10. a3 a6 11. Be2 b5 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. b4 Bb7 14. Rc1 Rc8 15. O-O Qb6 16. f3 exf3 17. Nxf3 Rfe8 18. Bd3 Ng6 19. Re1 Ne4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Nd2 Bg3 {Leeb,J (1421)-Bashylin,S (1665) playchess.com INT 2011 0-1 (77)}) 7... dxc4 {0.54/19} (7... Bg4 $15 {-0.62/22} 8. Qc1 Nb4) 8. bxc4 $14 {White is slightly better.} O-O $1 9. Nc3 {-0.16/19} ( 9. Be2 $16 {0.72/19}) 9... Bf5 {0.82/19} (9... Re8 $11 {-0.16/19}) 10. c5 { 0.07/21} (10. Be2 $16 {0.82/19}) 10... Be7 $11 11. Bb5 {0.06/21} (11. Be2 $14 { 0.50/17 feels stronger.}) 11... Nb4 12. a3 {-0.47/22} (12. Qb3 $14 {0.41/20} Nd3+ 13. Bxd3 exd3 14. e4) 12... Nbd5 {0.31/22} (12... Nd3+ $15 {-0.47/22} 13. Bxd3 exd3) 13. Bc4 {-0.58/18} (13. Qc2 $14 {0.31/22}) 13... c6 {0.15/20} (13... Nxc3 $15 {-0.58/18} 14. Bxc3 b6) 14. Rb1 {-0.74/18} (14. O-O $11 {0.15/20}) 14... b6 {-0.05/19} (14... Qd7 $17 {-0.74/18}) 15. Bxd5 {-0.87/18} (15. Ne2 $11 {-0.05/19}) 15... cxd5 $17 16. Nb3 $1 Rc8 {-0.40/20} ({Black should play} 16... Qe8 $17 {-1.13/19}) 17. cxb6 {-1.80/18} (17. O-O $15 {-0.40/20}) 17... Qxb6 { -0.56/20} ({But not} 17... axb6 18. Nd2 $17) (17... Bg4 $19 {-1.80/18} 18. Qd2 axb6) 18. Ne2 {-1.39/19} ({Better is} 18. Nc5 $1 $15 {-0.56/20}) 18... Rb8 { -0.82/21} ({Black should try} 18... Nd7 {-1.39/19} 19. h3 Rb8) 19. Nd2 $2 { -2.99/23 [#]} (19. Nc5 $1 $17 {-0.82/21}) 19... Qa6 20. a4 {-3.19/21} (20. O-O $142 {-2.24/23}) 20... Rb7 21. Ng3 $2 {-4.64/21} (21. Ba1 {-2.43/23 is a better defense.}) 21... Bg6 {-1.96/25} (21... Bd7 $142 {-4.64/21 ...Rfb8 is the strong threat.} 22. Bc3 Rxb1 23. Nxb1 Rb8) 22. Qe2 $19 Rfb8 $4 {9.84/20 [#] } ({Much less strong is} 22... Qxa4 23. O-O) (22... Qa5 $19 {-2.44/24} 23. O-O Rfb8) 23. Qxa6 {Normal. Accuracy: White = 16%, Black = 16%.} 1-0