[Event "My OTB Games!: Nathan Ballance vs Ed Knesevitch"]
[Site "
lichess.org/study/jESaUXzC"]
[Date "2016.12.20"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "A15"]
[Opening "English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense"]
[Annotator "JohnFearDoe @
lichess.org"]
{ Nathan Ballance (2205) vs Ed Knesevitch (1939) } { Nathan Ballance (220 }
1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e3 e6 6. Nge2 O-O 7. d4 cxd4 8. exd4 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 (9... Nxd5 10. O-O) 10. Qb3 Nc6 11. Be3? (11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Qxd5 13. Bxd5 Nxd4 { What I saw in the game...Computer shows better line } (13... Nb4 14. Bb3 Nd3+ 15. Kd2 Nxf2 16. Rf1 Ne4+)) (11. O-O { Get out of pins! I wasn't concerned about king safety this game }) 11... Re8 12. Nxd5 Ng4 (12... Bg4 { I was planning f3 in this position...would have looked at it more if it were played } 13. Nxf6+ (13. Ndc3) 13... Qxf6 14. f3) 13. h3? (13. O-O { Time and time again we saw this in our post-analysis....Kb1 and O-O were moves I neglected often }) 13... Nxe3 14. fxe3 (14. Nxe3 { I was planning on Rd1 in some positions, pinning the queen...after time I realized ... } 14... Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Qxd4) 14... Bxd4 (14... Be6 15. Nef4 Nxd4!! { Here's a move I missed. Didn't look deep enough down the Be6 road }) 15. O-O-O (15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Qa4 Nc6 17. O-O { Fluid position for white }) 15... Bg7 16. Rhf1 Bf5 17. g4 Rc8 (17... Na5 18. Qb5 Rc8+ 19. Ndc3 Qg5 { Improved version of what occurred in the game, slightly }) 18. Nec3 (18. Ndc3 { Way to consolidate while having an immediate threat }) 18... Qg5 19. gxf5 Qxg2 20. fxg6 (20. Rg1 Qxh3 21. fxg6 hxg6 22. Rxg6 { Thought black could hang on here } 22... Ne7 { I didn't consider this move. Nice eye computer ;) }) 20... Qxg6 21. Rg1 Qh6 (21... Nd4 { Saw the combination after queen moved to h6 } 22. Nf6+ Kh8 23. Rxg6 Nxb3+ 24. axb3 hxg6 25. Nxe8 Rxe8 { Should be able to manage this endgame... } 26. Rd7 Rxe3 27. Rxb7 Bxc3 28. bxc3 Rxc3+ 29. Kb2 Rxh3 30. Rxf7) 22. Rdf1 { So far, all my moves pack a threat, while my knights on d5 and c3 are solid } 22... Nd4 { Too late, now I can retreat to d1 } 23. Qd1 Rxe3 { Kb1 simplifies matters greatly...but where's the fun in that? } (23... Kh8 { move I was expecting, Planning on playing this } 24. Rxf7) 24. Rxg7+ Kh8 (24... Qxg7 25. Rg1 Rg3) (24... Kxg7) 25. Nxe3 (25. Rxh7+ Kxh7 (25... Qxh7 26. Qxd4+) 26. Rxf7+ Kg8 { I tried to make something work along this line, but realized there wasn't anything solid from here (went with liens I knew would work) }) 25... Qxe3+ (25... Qxg7 26. Qg4 { Planned on this move, forcing exchanges }) 26. Kb1 Kxg7 { Black Resigns............ Great game, and a kind player! } 27. Qg4+ Kh8 (27... Kh6 28. Rf6#) 28. Qxc8+