[Event "Spielvogel 2021"] [Date "2021.02.18"] [Round "2"] [White "Perrin, Kevin "] [Black "Coffey, Ruari"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1531"] [BlackElo "1701"] [ECO "E20"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defence"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.a3 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3 c5 {I was hoping to completely ruin white's pawn structure and then play against tripled, isolated pawns but am also fine with a pawn near the centre. (R.C)} 6.e3 O-O 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.Nf3 d5 9.cxd5 exd5 10.O-O {Interestingly enough, this is a mistake and allows black to take initiative on the position. White had to do something about the centre of the board first. (R.C)} c4 11.Be2 Ne4 12.Bb2 Na5 13.a4 Nb3 14.Ra2 Bf5 {Trying to discourage Qc2 as an idea and then using the bishop to destroy blacks' hold in white's camp. (R.C)} 15.Ne5 Qa5 16.Qe1 Rfc8 {I knew that Ba3 was going to be played at some point but wasn't sure if I could entice giving the exchange or if white will plant the bishop on b4. I also had the idea of playing b5 at some point to open some more lines. (R.C)} 17.f3 Ned2 18.Rf2 f6 19.e4 fxe5 20.exf5 exd4 21.cxd4 c3 {I had already decided on this move whilst walking about and completely forgot that the queen is undefended. Nxf3+ wins the queen. (R.C)} 22.Bc1 Qb4 {Perhaps Rd8 was more accurate but I was trying to focus on my passed pawn and attempting to reduce the rooks presence on f2 with a pin} 23.Bb5 Qxd4 24.Ba3 {Suddenly, white's bishops are alive and looking scary, pointing towards the black king. All for the price of a pawn as well. (R.C)} Qf6 25.Bd7 Rc5 {I figured the knights and pawns were fair enough for the exchange down but something had to be done about the bishops. (R.C)} 26.Be6+ Kh8 27.Bxc5 Nxc5 28.Rfxd2 cxd2 29.Rxd2 {The material is know even with white's position looking nicer than during the opening. The rest of the game is a matter of endgame technique. (R.C)} d4 30.a5 Re8 31.Qf2 Nxe6 32.fxe6 Qxe6 33.h3 {Creates a bit more breathing room for the king but perhaps gives black just that extra move. (R.C)} Qa6 34.Qxd4 Qxa5 35.Qd7 {White offered a draw. I figured though, if any side was to push for a win, it was black. (R.C)} Rg8 36.Rc2 Qd8 {If the queens are traded, black will definitely win. There is also the tactic of Qd1+ with an attack on the rook as well so the queen has very few safe squares that do the job. (R.C)} 37.Qa4 b5 38.Qb3 Qb6+ 39.Kh2 a5 40.Re2 Qc7+ 41.Kh1 Qc4 42.Qb2 b4 43.Re4 Qd5 44.Re5 Qd1+ 45.Kh2 Qd6 46.f4 a4 47.Re4 Rb8 48.Qe2 Qf8 {Blacks pieces are more passive but those pawns are almost rolling down the board. (R.C)} 49.f5 b3 50.f6 gxf6 {#R} 0-1