[Event "08/2018 R2"]
[Site "b"]
[Date "2018.08.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Novag Constellation, 3.6 Mhz"]
[Black "Timmermans Stefan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D60"]
[WhiteElo "1750"]
[BlackElo "1837"]
[Annotator ",T"]
[PlyCount "144"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 (5. Bf4
O-O 6. e3 Nbd7) 5... O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 {Classic Queensgambit} b6 {Lasker is w
ith 8. Ne4 but nowadays and since the 2 K's met, the Tartakower Defence became
fameous since Kasparov began to use it, new novelties were added to the
repertoire. The Tartakower became very fashionable since then !} 8. Bd3 Nbd7 (
8... Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qe2 c5 {The Mainline}) 9. cxd5 Nxd5 {Uncommon in this
position, could potentially flatten the game with 2 minor piece exchanges.
Still playing black this is not too bad} (9... exd5 10. O-O Bb7 11. Rc1 c5) 10.
Bxe7 (10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. O-O {With equal chances}) (10. e4 $4 Nxc3
11. Bxe7 Nxd1 12. Bxd8 Nxb2 $19) 10... Qxe7 11. O-O c5 {Puts pressure on d4
and initiate a pawn majority attack on the queenside with a pushback of the
Knight on c3} 12. Qc2 $2 Bb7 (12... Nb4 13. Qb1 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nc5
$15 {and black stands better}) 13. Qe2 {
Corrects his error , but now e4 with the possible Nf4 is not particulary good}
Rfc8 14. Rfc1 a6 {a bit slow but white is going nowhere} 15. h3 b5 {
Blacks plan is quit obvious, either c4 or b4 and mobilise all on the queenside.
} 16. e4 {
The Conny decides to strike back in the centre on the vulnerable Knight} Nf4
17. Qe3 Nxd3 (17... cxd4 18. Nxd4 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 Nc5 $17 {
and white is already into some problems}) 18. Qxd3 c4 {
Always hard to assess , push pawn c or pawn b} (18... Rd8 $1) (18... b4 19. Ne2
c4 20. Qe3 Nb6 $15) 19. Qe2 Nf6 {Lacks sharpness , the chessengine estimates
that the small edge is given back to a more equalised position} (19... b4 20.
Nd1 a5 $11) 20. a3 Rab8 21. Ne5 {A bit too optimistic} Qd8 {Sets pressure on
d4 now that the Knight moved to e5, black has a small edge again = +} 22. Qe3
a5 (22... Qb6 {Would have been better}) 23. f3 {
Securing e4 to free up his options} (23. Nxb5 Bxe4 24. a4 $11) 23... Ba8 {
Bc6 or Ba6 would have been better, now white has a strong reply (a4) that
demolishes what black has built sofar} 24. Rc2 $2 (24. a4 $1 b4 (24... bxa4 25.
Nxa4 Rb4 $14) 25. Nb5 {and c4 falls}) 24... Nd7 {
The Knight on e5 controls c4 and refrains black b4 reply.} 25. Qf4 {
Threatens Qxf7} Nxe5 26. Qxe5 Qc7 $6 (26... Bc6 27. Ne2 Qb6 $15) 27. Qxc7 Rxc7
28. Rac1 $6 (28. a4 $16) 28... Rd7 $11 {The game is superflat now.} 29. a4 bxa4
(29... b4 $2 30. Nb5 f5 31. exf5 Bd5 32. fxe6 Bxe6 33. Re2 $14) 30. Nxa4 Bc6
31. Rxc4 Bxa4 32. Rxa4 Rxb2 33. Rc8+ Kh7 34. Ra8 $2 {
A critical mistake , black now had R7c7} Rd2 $2 (34... Rc7 $1 $19 35. R8xa5
Rcc2 36. d5 Rxg2+ 37. Kh1 Rh2+ 38. Kg1 Rhg2+ $19 {I don't see how it wins, but
for the engine clearly favours black , claim it is actually winning.}) 35.
R8xa5 R2xd4 36. Rxd4 Rxd4 37. Ra2 g5 38. Kf2 Kg6 39. Rc2 f6 40. Ke3 (40. Rc6
Rd2+ 41. Ke3 Rxg2 42. Rxe6 Kf7 43. Rb6 $11) 40... Rd6 41. Rc8 Ra6 42. Rc2 f5
43. Kd4 Kf6 44. e5+ Kg6 {The critical mistake} 45. Kc5 $2 (45. g3) (45. g4)
45... f4 $1 $17 {Gives way to Kf5 with attack on the pushed pawn on e5 , black
only needs to construct the attack on e3 , as to eliminate the defense of
whites rook on e2} 46. Kb5 Ra3 47. Re2 {Does not help anymore} Re3 48. Rd2
Rxe5+ 49. Kc4 h5 (49... Kh5 $19 {and black has an easy win}) 50. Rc2 Kf5 51.
Kd3 g4 52. fxg4+ hxg4 53. hxg4+ (53. h4 g3 $19) 53... Kxg4 54. Kd4 Re3 55. Rc7
e5+ 56. Kd5 Kg3 57. Rg7+ Kf2 58. Rg5 e4 (58... Rg3 {wins immediately !}) 59.
Rg7 Re1 (59... Rg3 {wins immediately !} 60. Rxg3 $2 fxg3 61. Kxe4 Kxg2 $19) 60.
Ke5 Ke3 (60... f3 {wins immediately !}) 61. Re7 f3 62. gxf3 exf3 63. Kd5+ Kf2
64. Rf7 Kg2 65. Rg7+ Kf1 66. Kd4 f2 67. Kd3 Re8 68. Kd2 Rh8 69. Kd3 Rh2 70. Kd2
Rg2 71. Rf7 Kg1 72. Ke3 f1=Q 0-1