A01 Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening (1.b3 Nf6 2.Bb2 e6)

[Event "ICC tourney 2287 (3 0)"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2019.02.02"] [Round "8"] [White "gioachino"] [Black "Vierjoki, Timo"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A01"] [WhiteElo "1490"] [BlackElo "1441"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis 2.10 (30s), TV"] [PlyCount "128"] [EventDate "2019.??.??"] 1. b3 Nf6 {A01 Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Indian Variation} 2. Bb2 e6 {A01 Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening} 3. d3 (3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Nf3 Be7 6. O-O O-O { 1/2-1/2 (6) Kontic,D (2400)-Vukovic,Z (2475) Nis 1996}) 3... Be7 (3... d5 4. e3 c5 5. Nd2 Nc6 6. Be2 Be7 7. Ngf3 Qc7 8. O-O Bd7 9. c4 O-O-O 10. Qc2 Rhg8 11. cxd5 exd5 12. d4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Qxc7+ Kxc7 15. Bxd4 Kb8 16. Nf3 Rc8 17. Rac1 Ba3 18. Rxc8+ {Glotov,S-Breskanu,N (1636) Uljanovsk 2014 1-0 (46)}) 4. e4 $146 (4. c4 c6 5. Nc3 d5 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 c5 8. O-O-O Nc6 9. d4 cxd4 10. exd4 Bd7 11. Nf3 a6 12. h4 Qa5 13. Kb1 Ba3 14. Bxa3 Qxa3 15. Qb2 Qa5 16. a3 b5 17. b4 Qb6 18. c5 Qc7 {Velasco Palmero,R-Gomez Castilla,F Valladolid 1980 0-1 (36)} ) 4... d6 5. f4 O-O {0.00/25} (5... e5 $15 {-0.68/21}) 6. Nf3 {-0.54/22} (6. g4 $11 {0.00/25}) 6... Nc6 {0.00/27} (6... d5 $15 {-0.54/22}) 7. Nc3 e5 8. f5 { -1.24/22} (8. Qd2 $11 {0.00/25 remains equal.}) 8... d5 $17 9. Be2 {-2.12/23 [#]} (9. a3 $17 {-1.10/24}) 9... dxe4 $2 {0.20/24} (9... d4 $1 $19 {-2.12/23 aiming for ...Bb4.} 10. Nb1 Ng4 11. Nxd4 Ne3 12. Nxc6 bxc6) 10. Nxe4 $2 { -1.78/24} (10. dxe4 $11 {0.20/24} b6 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Bd3) 10... Nxe4 $2 { 0.55/24} (10... Bxf5 $19 {-1.78/24} 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6) 11. dxe4 $14 Bb4+ {0.80/22} (11... Bc5 $11 {0.04/25 keeps the balance.}) 12. c3 Bd6 {1.52/23} (12... Qxd1+ $1 $14 {0.42/25} 13. Rxd1 Bd6) 13. O-O {0.32/26} ({Better is} 13. h4 $16 { 1.52/23}) 13... Bd7 $2 {1.87/22} (13... Bc5+ $14 {0.32/26} 14. Kh1 a5) 14. Qd2 {0.40/25} (14. Qe1 $18 {1.87/22}) 14... Qf6 {1.88/22} (14... Nb8 $14 {0.40/25}) 15. Rad1 {1.15/26} (15. g4 $18 {1.88/22}) 15... Rad8 {1.59/23} (15... Rfd8 $142 {1.15/26}) 16. Qe1 $16 Ne7 $2 {3.15/23} (16... Be8 $16 {1.43/26 is a better defense.}) 17. g4 $2 {1.12/26} (17. Bc1 $18 {3.15/23 is more deadly.}) 17... h6 $2 {2.79/22} (17... Bc5+ $16 {1.12/26 was necessary.} 18. Kh1 Be3) 18. Qg3 $2 { -0.65/25} ({White should try} 18. Bc1 $18 {2.79/22}) 18... Nc6 $2 {5.13/23} ( 18... Bc6 $15 {-0.65/25 keeps the upper hand.} 19. c4 Bxe4 20. Bxe5 Bc5+ 21. Kh1 Qc6) 19. h4 {2.39/25} (19. g5 $142 {5.13/23} hxg5 20. Bc1 (20. Qxg5 Qxg5+ 21. Nxg5 Nb8 $11) (20. Nxg5 Be7 $18)) 19... Kh7 $2 {5.62/21} (19... Qe7 { 2.39/25 is a better chance.} 20. g5 Kh8) 20. Kg2 {2.63/26} (20. g5 $142 { 5.62/21} Qe7 {[#]} 21. f6 $1 gxf6 22. gxf6) 20... Rh8 $2 {8.25/24} (20... Qe7 { 2.63/26} 21. Nd2 Qe8) 21. g5 $18 hxg5 22. hxg5 Qe7 23. Rh1+ Kg8 24. g6 { 15.52/28} (24. Rxh8+ $142 {#14/26} Kxh8 25. Qh3+ Kg8 26. Rh1 Qxg5+ 27. Nxg5 Kf8 28. Qh8+ Ke7 29. Qxg7) 24... fxg6 25. fxg6 {13.78/26} (25. Rxh8+ $142 {#9/40} Kxh8 26. Bc4 Be6 27. fxe6 Rf8 28. Rh1+ Kg8 29. Qxg6 Qg5+ 30. Qxg5 Be7 31. Qh5 Bh4 32. e7+ Rf7 33. Bxf7#) 25... Qf6 26. Rxh8+ Kxh8 27. Rh1+ Kg8 28. Rf1 { 5.86/26} (28. Ng5 $142 {14.16/25} Qf4 29. Bc4+ Kf8 30. Rf1 Qxf1+ 31. Kxf1) 28... Ne7 29. Nh4 Qe6 30. Bg4 $4 {-6.64/25} (30. Bc4 $18 {13.02/26}) 30... Qxg4 $19 31. Qxg4 Bxg4 32. Nf5 Nxg6 33. c4 Nf4+ 34. Kg3 Be2 35. Rg1 Kf7 36. Kf2 g6 37. Ne3 Nd3+ 38. Kxe2 Nxb2 39. Nd5 c6 40. Ne3 Bc5 41. Ng4 Bxg1 42. Nxe5+ Kg7 43. Nf3 Bb6 44. e5 Re8 45. a4 Bc7 46. Kd2 Bxe5 47. Nxe5 Rxe5 {Black mates.} 48. Kc3 Re2 49. b4 Nxa4+ 50. Kd3 Rf2 51. Kd4 Rf6 52. b5 cxb5 53. cxb5 a6 54. bxa6 bxa6 55. Kc4 g5 56. Kb4 g4 57. Kxa4 {Endgame KR-K} g3 58. Ka5 g2 59. Ka4 g1=Q 60. Ka5 Qg5+ 61. Ka4 Rf4+ 62. Ka3 Qg3+ 63. Ka2 Rf2+ 64. Ka1 Qg1# {Accuracy: White = 18%, Black = 4%.} 0-1 [Event "Rated Blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/FdA4T8Xz"] [Date "2019.07.26"] [Round "?"] [White "Kojjootti"] [Black "Vierjoki, Timo"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A01"] [WhiteElo "1831"] [BlackElo "1932"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis 2.10, TV"] [PlyCount "68"] [EventDate "2019.??.??"] [EventType "blitz"] [TimeControl "300"] 1. b3 Nf6 {A01 Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Indian Variation} 2. Bb2 e6 {A01 Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening} 3. g3 Be7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. e4 (5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. e3 d5 8. d4 cxd4 9. exd4 b6 10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. Re1 Re8 12. a3 Bf8 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd7 15. Nf3 Nc5 16. Nd4 a6 17. Qg4 g6 18. h4 Rc8 19. h5 Bg7 {Romanov, E (2614)-Kryakvin,D (2595) Sochi 2018 0-1 (44)}) 5... d6 {0.69/18} (5... d5 $15 {-0.33/22}) 6. d4 $146 {-0.45/21} (6. Ne2 $14 {0.69/18} e5 7. d4 Nbd7 8. O-O b6 9. c4 c5 10. d5 a6 11. Nbc3 Rb8 12. Qd3 Ne8 13. f4 exf4 14. gxf4 Bf6 15. Bh3 b5 16. cxb5 axb5 17. e5 dxe5 18. Ne4 c4 19. Qc3 b4 20. Qxc4 Nb6 21. Qd3 { Schuetzhold,F (2037)-Babichev,V (1766) Fürth 2002 1-0 (39)}) 6... c6 {0.88/19} (6... d5 $15 {-0.45/21}) 7. Ne2 {0.45/23} (7. Nd2 $16 {0.88/19}) 7... Nbd7 8. O-O {White is better.} Rb8 {1.43/19} (8... b5 $14 {0.45/21}) 9. f4 {0.06/21} ( 9. a4 $16 {1.43/19}) 9... Qc7 {1.02/18} (9... b5 $11 {0.06/21}) 10. e5 {0.10/22 } ({Better is} 10. Qd3 $16 {1.02/18}) 10... dxe5 {0.68/18} (10... Ng4 $11 { 0.10/22}) 11. fxe5 Nd5 {[#] aiming for ...Ne3.} 12. Qd3 {-0.33/20} (12. Qd2 $14 {0.70/20}) 12... Bg5 $2 {1.25/18} (12... b5 $15 {-0.33/20}) 13. c4 {0.17/22} ( 13. Nf4 $16 {1.25/18}) 13... Ne3 $11 14. Rf3 {-0.76/17} (14. Bc1 $1 $14 { 0.56/24 stays ahead.} Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nxf1 16. Bxg5 Qxe5 17. Be7) 14... Nxg2 $17 15. Kxg2 b6 {-0.26/21} ({Black should play} 15... c5 $17 {-0.89/20} 16. Nbc3 a6 ) 16. h4 {-0.83/20} (16. Nbc3 $11 {-0.26/21 remains equal.}) 16... Bh6 17. g4 { -0.96/17} (17. Na3 $15 {-0.51/23 deserves consideration.}) 17... g6 $1 18. g5 Bg7 19. Nd2 $2 {-2.70/22} (19. Nbc3 $17 {-1.08/22 keeps fighting.}) 19... Bb7 20. Ne4 c5 {[#] Strongly threatening ...cxd4.} 21. Rf2 $2 {-5.02/20} (21. d5 { -2.09/22 was called for.}) 21... cxd4 $19 {...Nc5 is the strong threat.} 22. Bxd4 {-7.35/20} (22. Kh3 $142 {-4.90/24} Qxe5 23. N2g3) 22... Nxe5 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 $2 {-3.41/25} (23... Qxe5 {-8.93/19} 24. N2g3 Qxa1) 24. Kh3 $2 {-9.51/19} (24. Re1 {-3.41/25}) 24... Bxa1 25. Nf6+ Bxf6 26. gxf6 Qc6 {And now ...Qh1+ would win.} 27. Qd2 Qh1+ 28. Kg4 h5+ 29. Kg3 Kh7 30. Nf4 Rfd8 31. Qc2 Qg1+ 32. Ng2 Bxg2 33. Rxg2 Qe3+ 34. Kh2 Rd4 {Normal. Accuracy: White = 5%, Black = 35%. } 0-1