Strategic game

Jiganchine - Trotchanovich [C80]

2007

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Nxe4 7. d4 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 Nxb3 black now has 3 main moves 10... Bg4 11. Bc2 Be7 (11... Nxe5 12. Qe1) 12. Re1 Qd7 (12... O-O 13. Nb3 (13. Nf1 Re8 14. h3 Bh5) 13... Ne6 14. Qd3 g6 15. Bh6 Re8 16. Qe3) 10... Be7 11. Bc2 Bg4 12. Re1 transposing into 10...Bg4 10... d4 11. Nxb3 Be7 12. Nfd4 Nxd4 13. cxd4 O-O 14. Be3 Rc8 14... f6 this seemed more active 15. Rc1 c6 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17. Rxc5 a5 18. Qc2 Bd7 19. f4 f5 19... g6 20. Qd2 (20. f5 Bxf5 21. Rxf5 gxf5 22. Bh6 Re8 23. Rc3 Re6 24. Rg3+ Rg6 25. Qxf5 Qe8) 20... f6 21. Bf2 20. Rf3 Qe7 21. Bd2 a4 22. Bb4 Qf7 23. Rcc3 Rfe8 24. Rh3 Re6 black manages to trade off one pair of rooks, which is probably to his advantage 25. Rcg3 Rg6 26. Rxg6 Qxg6 now my main risk is that black will trade off the second rook the same way, so I tried to go back and forth, trying to make sure black rook is busy either guarding e6 or the a file 27. Rg3 Qf7 28. Ra3 Qe8 29. Re3 Qe6 30. Qe2 Re8 31. Ra3 Ra8 32. h3 Qe8 33. Kh2 Be6 34. Rg3 Kh8 this will enable to play e6 and Be5 with pressure on g7 at the right time 35. Bd6 Qf7 36. Rc3 Qe8 37. Qf2 Ra7 38. Qh4 Ra8 39. Rg3 Qf7 40. Rc3 Bd7 41. Qg5 Qg6 42. Qe7 42. Qxg6 hxg6 now opposite colour bishop endgame has some promise if white brings king on b6 and takes on g7 with bishop, and creates passed pawn on kingside - but that's all very remote 42... Qe8 43. Qh4 43. Qxe8+ Rxe8 44. g4 fxg4 45. hxg4 Bxg4 46. Rxc6 43... Rc8 44. Rg3 Qf7 45. Qg5 Re8 46. b3 46. Ra3 Re6 47. b3 axb3 48. axb3 Qe8 49. Ra7 Kg8 50. Rc7 Rg6 51. Qe7 Qxe7 52. Bxe7 Be8 53. g4 fxg4 54. f5 Rh6 55. h4 Rh5 56. e6 Rxf5 57. Rc8 Rf8 58. Bd6! g6 59. e7! Rf2+ 60. Kg3 Rf3+ 61. Kxg4 46... axb3 47. axb3 Diagram # 47... Kg8 logical would be for black to take over the a file, but then I was hoping to generate enough pressure on kingside 47... Ra8 but then fritz finds a brilliant (but predictable) sac: 48. e6!! Bxe6 49. Be5 Rg8 (49... Ra7 50. Bxg7+ Qxg7 51. Qd8+ Bg8 52. Rxg7 Rxg7 53. Qf6) 50. h4!! and black is completely helpless against h4-h5-h6 50... Qg6 (50... Bd7 and Qg6 is no longer an option 51. h5) 51. Qxg6 hxg6 52. Rxg6 with double threat Rxe6 and Rh6 mate! 52... Kh7 53. Rxe6 47... h6! 48. Qh4 Ra8 48. b4 Kh8 48... Ra8! 49. Ra3 Qe6 50. Ra7 Kg8 51. h4 h6 52. Qg3 h5 53. Qg5 Qf7 54. Kh3 Kh7 55. Bc5 Re6 56. Kh2 56. Bf8! Qxf8 57. Rxd7 Rh6 58. g3 zugzwang!!! 56. Qd8 Qg6 57. Qxd7 Qg4+ 58. Kh2 Qxf4+ 56... Re8 Diagram # 57. e6 Qxe6 58. Qxh5+ Kg8 59. Qg5 Kh7 60. h5 Kh8 61. Rc7 Rc8 62. Ra7 Rg8 63. Qg6 Rc8 63... Qe1 64. Qg3 Qe6 64. Qxe6 Bxe6 65. Re7 Bg8 66. h6 Rd8 67. Rxg7 Bh7 68. Rc7 Rg8 69. Rxc6 Rg6

70. Rc8+ Bg8 71. Bf8 Re6 72. Rb8 Re4 73. Bg7+ Kh7 74. Be5 74. Bf6 Rxf4 75. Bg5 Rg4 76. Rb7+ Kh8 77. Bf6+ 74... Be6 75. Rb6 75. Rh8+ Kg6 76. Re8 Bf7 77. Rf8! threatening h7 1-0

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