[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

[Event "Home August 2018"]
[Site "b"]
[Date "2018.08.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Turbostar 432 KSO, NB3."]
[Black "Timmermans, Stefan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "1775"]
[BlackElo "1837"]
[Annotator ",T"]
[PlyCount "166"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6.
Nf3 h6 7. Bh4 b6 8. Be2 Nbd7 {More often Bb7 is played} 9. cxd5 Nxd5 {
Always had a preference to recapture with the Knight, despite the potential e4
push, as now the diagonal a8-h1 is better.} (9... exd5 10. O-O Bb7 11. Rc1 c5)
10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Rc1 Qb4+ (12... Nf6 13. Qc2 c6 14. Qxc6 $4 Bd7
15. Qc2 Rfc8 16. Qd1 Qb4+ $1 $19) 13. Qd2 Qxd2+ 14. Nxd2 c5 15. O-O (15. Bb5
Rb8 $14) 15... a6 16. dxc5 bxc5 $6 (16... Nxc5 {The best}) 17. e4 {
This move made me worry a lot} (17. Rfd1 $16 Rb8) 17... Re8 18. Bf3 {I'm having
difficulties in maintaining the stretched pawns and to develop my bishop} d4 (
18... Rb8 19. exd5 (19. b3 d4 20. Bg4 Nf6 21. Bxc8 Rexc8 $14) 19... Rxb2 20.
Ne4 Rxa2 {Almost equal}) 19. Nc4 {I liked this move of the Turbostar !} Rb8 20.
Nd6 Rd8 21. Bg4 Kf8 22. b4 $1 {A beautifull move if you ask me. I'm impressed.}
Nf6 (22... Ne5 {Was a good option.} 23. Nxc8 Nxg4 24. Na7 Rb7 25. Nc6 Rc8 26.
Rxc5 $11 Rxb4) (22... cxb4 $4 23. Nxc8 $18) 23. Bxc8 (23. Nxc8 Nxg4 24. Na7 Rb7
25. Nc6 Rc8 26. Rxc5 Rxb4 $11) 23... Rxd6 24. bxc5 (24. e5 Rc6 25. Bf5 g6 $11)
24... Rc6 25. Bf5 g6 26. e5 gxf5 27. exf6 Rxf6 28. Rcd1 (28. Rfd1 Rd8 $11)
28... Rc8 29. Rxd4 Rxc5 30. Rd7 Re6 31. Rd2 Rce5 32. g3 f4 $1 33. gxf4 Re4 34.
f5 Rf6 35. Rd8+ Kg7 36. Rd5 Rf4 37. Re1 R4xf5 38. Rxf5 Rxf5 39. Kg2 {
Position is nearly symmectrical} Ra5 40. Re2 Ra3 41. f3 Kg6 42. Kg3 Kg5 43. Rc2
Ra4 44. Rb2 h5 45. Rg2 Kf5 46. h4 Ra3 47. Rd2 Re3 48. a4 Ra3 $2 {What an error}
49. Rd5+ Kg6 50. Ra5 Ra1 51. Rxa6+ f6 52. Ra7 Rg1+ 53. Kh3 Rh1+ 54. Kg3 Rg1+
55. Kh2 Ra1 56. Ra6 Ra2+ 57. Kh3 Ra1 58. Ra5 Rh1+ 59. Kg3 Rg1+ 60. Kh2 Ra1 61.
Kg2 Ra2+ 62. Kg3 Ra1 63. Ra6 Rg1+ 64. Kh2 Ra1 65. Ra5 Ra2+ 66. Kg3 Ra1 67. Ra8
Kf5 68. Rh8 Kg6 69. Rg8+ Kh7 70. Ra8 Rg1+ 71. Kf4 Rh1 72. Kf5 $14 {
White has something ?} Rxh4 73. Kxf6 Rf4+ 74. Kg5 Rxf3 75. Ra7+ Kg8 76. Kxh5
Kf8 77. Kg6 Ke8 78. a5 Kd8 79. a6 Kc8 80. Rg7 Rg3+ 81. Kf6 Rxg7 82. Kxg7 Kb8
83. Kf7 Ka7 1/2-1/2