A01 Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening (1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 d5 4.Bb5 Bd6)

[Event "Rated game, 2m + 0s"] [Site "Main Playing Hall"] [Date "2008.03.01"] [Round "?"] [White "Máximo"] [Black "Vierjoki, Timo"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A01"] [WhiteElo "1460"] [BlackElo "1592"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis 2.10 (30s), TV"] [PlyCount "115"] [EventDate "2008.03.04"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] 1. b3 e5 {A01 Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation} 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 d5 4. Bb5 Bd6 {A01 Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening} 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d3 {-0.74/21} (6. Nf3 $14 {0.39/25}) 6... Qg5 $146 {0.00/26} (6... Ne7 $17 {-0.74/21} 7. Nd2 O-O 8. Ngf3 Ng6 9. Qe2 f5 10. O-O-O a5 11. a4 Ba6 12. h4 e4 13. Ng5 Qe8 14. Qh5 h6 15. dxe4 fxe4 16. Nh3 Ne5 17. Qxe8 Raxe8 18. Bc3 Ng4 19. Bxa5 Nxf2 20. Nxf2 Rxf2 21. g4 c5 {Solaja,B-Tomaic,G (2030) Porec 1998 0-1 (44)}) (6... Nf6 7. Nd2 O-O 8. Ne2 (8. e4 Re8 9. Ngf3 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. g4 Bg6 12. Qe2 Nd7 13. Nf1 Qe7 14. Ng3 Ba3 15. Bxa3 Qxa3 16. O-O Nf8 17. Nh4 Ne6 18. f3 Nf4 19. Qh2 Qe7 20. Nhf5 Bxf5 21. Nxf5 Qf8 22. Ng3 Qe7 {Goodhue,N (1966)-Eade,D (1831) Auckland 2017 1-0 (52) }) 8... Ba6 (8... Bg4 9. f3 Be6 10. e4 Nh5 11. O-O Qg5 12. Kh1 Nf4 13. Nxf4 Qxf4 14. Qe2 Rae8 15. Rfe1 Bc8 16. Bc1 Qh4 17. g3 Qe7 18. g4 h5 19. gxh5 Qh4 20. Rg1 Qxh5 21. Qg2 Qh7 22. a4 Bc5 23. Ba3 {Steffen,G (1847)-Hilburt,L (2106) Naumburg 2002 0-1 (50)}) 9. c4 Rb8 10. Qc1 Re8 11. Ng3 Qc8 12. h3 Nd7 13. O-O Nc5 14. Qc2 Qb7 15. Rfc1 Na4 16. Rab1 Nxb2 17. Qxb2 Qb6 18. a3 Bc8 19. b4 Qb7 20. c5 Bf8 21. e4 {Kilb,P (1615)-Hetterich,T Kaiserslautern 2005 0-1 (58)}) 7. Nd2 $2 {-1.87/24} (7. Nf3 $1 $11 {0.00/26} Qf5 8. O-O) 7... Qxg2 $19 8. Qf3 { Black is clearly better.} Qxf3 9. Ngxf3 f6 10. Rg1 {-2.32/20} (10. d4 {-1.65/ 27 was called for.} e4 11. Ng1) 10... g6 11. O-O-O {-1.95/23} (11. e4 $17 { -1.47/26}) 11... Ne7 {-1.38/26} (11... Nh6 $19 {-1.95/23} 12. Kb1 O-O) 12. a4 { -2.29/23} (12. h4 $17 {-1.38/26}) 12... O-O 13. c4 {-2.52/22} (13. e4 $17 { -1.55/26 is a better defense.}) 13... Kf7 14. cxd5 {-3.14/21} (14. Kb1 { -2.18/28 was necessary.}) 14... cxd5 15. Nh4 c5 16. Ba3 Be6 17. d4 exd4 18. exd4 Rfc8 ({Don't do} 18... Bxh2 19. Rh1 $17) 19. dxc5 Bxc5 ({But not} 19... Bxh2 20. Rh1 $19) 20. Bxc5 Rxc5+ 21. Kb2 Rb8 22. Ndf3 Nf5 $2 {-0.99/31} (22... Rc4 $19 {-2.60/25 and Black stays clearly on top.} 23. Nd4 Rxa4) 23. Nxf5 $17 Bxf5 24. Nd4 Be6 {0.00/31} (24... Bd7 $17 {-1.50/28} 25. Rc1 Rbc8) 25. Nb5 { -1.42/26} (25. Rc1 $1 $11 {0.00/31} Rxc1 26. Rxc1) 25... a6 26. Nd4 Ke7 $4 { 2.03/28} (26... Bd7 $19 {-1.63/31 and all is fine.} 27. Ka3 a5) 27. Rge1 $18 { White has strong compensation.} Rb6 28. Ka3 $2 {-0.15/31} (28. Re3 $18 {1.93/26 } Kf7 29. Rde1) 28... Kd7 {0.50/28} (28... f5 $11 {-0.15/31}) 29. f4 {-0.42/29} (29. Rc1 $14 {0.50/28} Rxc1 30. Rxc1) 29... Bg4 {0.00/27} (29... a5 $15 { -0.42/29}) 30. Rb1 $2 {-2.61/27} (30. Rd3 $11 {0.00/27 and White stays safe.}) 30... f5 $4 {1.63/27} (30... Rc3 $19 {-2.61/27 avoids the disaster. ...Rd3 is the strong threat.} 31. f5 gxf5) 31. Rg1 $2 {0.00/32} (31. Re5 $18 {1.63/27}) 31... Rc3 {0.46/27} (31... a5 $11 {0.00/32} 32. Rg3 Rb8) 32. Rg3 $1 $14 Rxg3 33. hxg3 {Endgame KRB-KRN} h5 {1.47/31} (33... Rb8 $14 {0.41/32}) 34. Nc2 $2 { -1.74/27} (34. b4 $16 {1.47/31}) 34... Rc6 {-0.57/30} (34... Re6 $19 {-1.74/27} 35. Re1 d4 $1) 35. Ne3 $2 {-3.91/26} ({White should try} 35. Kb2 $15 {-0.57/30} ) 35... Kd6 {-1.88/28} (35... Rc3 $142 {-3.91/26} 36. Re1 d4) 36. Nxg4 $2 { -4.62/28} (36. Kb2 {-1.88/28}) 36... hxg4 $19 {KR-KR} 37. Rh1 $2 {-6.00/26} ( 37. b4 {-3.70/33} Rc3+ 38. Rb3 Rxb3+ 39. Kxb3) 37... Rc3 38. Rh6 Rxg3 {-2.47/32 } (38... d4 $142 {-5.05/27} 39. Rxg6+ Kd5 40. Rxa6 Rxg3) 39. Rxg6+ Kc5 40. Rxa6 Kd4 {-1.35/31} (40... Re3 $19 {-2.50/29} 41. Rf6 Re8) 41. Ra5 $2 {-8.15/26} ( 41. a5 $17 {-1.35/31}) 41... Rf3 42. Kb4 g3 43. Ra8 g2 44. Rg8 Rf2 45. a5 Ke4 46. a6 Kf3 47. a7 Ra2 48. Kc3 Kf2 {-54.05/27} (48... Rxa7 $142 {-#26/26} 49. Kb2 {[#]} Ra8 $1 50. Rxa8 g1=Q 51. Re8 Qf2+ 52. Kc3 Qc5+ 53. Kb2 d4 54. Rh8 d3 55. Rh3+ Ke4 56. Rh1 Qc2+ 57. Ka3 d2 58. Kb4 d1=Q 59. Rxd1 Qxd1 60. Kc5 Qd4+ 61. Kc6 Qb4 62. Kd7 Kd5 63. Kc7 Qxb3 64. Kd7 Qb7+ 65. Kd8 Ke6 66. Ke8 Qe7#) 49. Rg7 g1=Q 50. Rxg1 Kxg1 51. a8=Q Rxa8 {KR-KPP} 52. Kd4 Rb8 53. Kxd5 Rxb3 54. Ke5 Rf3 55. Kxf5 Kg2 56. Kg5 Kg3 $2 {-0.09/27} (56... Kf2 {-#16/48 mates} 57. Kf5 Ke3 58. Ke5 Rxf4 59. Kd6 Rd4+ 60. Ke5 Rd8 61. Kf5 Re8 62. Kg5 Re5+ 63. Kg6 Kf4 64. Kf6 Re4 65. Kg6 Re6+ 66. Kh7 Kg5 67. Kg7 Re7+ 68. Kf8 Kf6 69. Kg8 Re8+ 70. Kh7 Rd8 71. Kh6 Rh8#) 57. Kf5 $2 {-#15/43} (57. f5 $11 {-0.09/27}) 57... Rxf4+ 58. Ke6 {Accuracy: White = 12%, Black = 26%. . An unexpected result.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Pogo"] [Site "Pogo"] [Date "2007.11.15"] [Round "?"] [White "northkoreanukie"] [Black "Vierjoki, Timo"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A01"] [WhiteElo "1883"] [BlackElo "1829"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis 2.10 (30s), TV"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] 1. e3 {A00 Van't Kruijs Opening} e5 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bd6 {A01 Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening} 5. h3 Nge7 {-0.08/26} ({Black should try} 5... Qf6 $15 {-0.65/23}) 6. Nf3 {-1.21/24} (6. d4 $11 {-0.08/26}) 6... O-O {-0.63/26} ( 6... e4 $17 {-1.21/24} 7. Nd4 O-O 8. Nxc6 Nxc6) 7. Bxc6 $146 (7. d3 a6 8. Bxc6 Nxc6 9. Nbd2 Qe7 10. O-O f5 11. e4 fxe4 12. dxe4 d4 13. Nc4 Nd8 14. Ne1 b5 15. Nxd6 Qxd6 16. Nd3 c5 17. Qh5 Nc6 18. a3 b4 19. Bc1 Bd7 20. f4 Rae8 21. f5 Nd8 { Fernandez Alvarez,G-Cebrian Ramos,J (2140) Mondariz 2000 1-0 (35)}) (7. d4 e4 8. Ne5 a6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. O-O f6 11. Ng4 Ng6 12. c4 f5 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Bc5 15. Ba3 Bxa3 16. Nxa3 f4 17. Qd4 f3 18. Rad1 Bxh3 19. cxd5 Qg5 20. g3 Qh6 21. Qxe4 Bxf1 {Berg,R (1590)-Wulf,G (1786) Bad Homburg 2015 0-1 (49)}) (7. Be2 h6 8. c4 e4 9. Nd4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Nf5 11. Bb2 Qg5 12. Bg4 h5 13. Bxh5 Qxg2 14. Rf1 Ng3 15. Be2 Bxh3 {0-1 (15) Giacone,M (1731)-Molina,F (2220) Pinerolo 2009}) 7... Nxc6 8. O-O {-1.74/24} (8. d3 $17 {-0.71/27}) 8... e4 $19 9. Nd4 {-2.33/26 } (9. Nh2 $17 {-1.26/25}) 9... Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Qg5 {-1.29/25} (10... Bf5 $19 { -2.44/23} 11. Qh5 Bg6) 11. Kh1 {-2.74/24} (11. f4 $17 {-1.29/25} exf3 12. Qxf3) 11... Qh4 12. Kg1 $2 {-5.62/26} (12. f4 {-1.88/26}) 12... g5 $2 {-1.20/29} ( 12... c5 $19 {-5.62/26} 13. Bb2 Re8) 13. Nc3 $17 {[#]} c6 $1 14. d3 $2 { -2.70/25} (14. f4 $17 {-1.10/27}) 14... g4 $2 {-0.52/29} (14... f5 $19 { -2.70/25} 15. Re1 Qh6) 15. dxe4 $15 dxe4 $2 {1.76/23} (15... c5 $1 $15 { -0.52/29 keeps the upper hand.} 16. g3 (16. Nxd5 cxd4 17. g3 Qh6 $15) 16... Qh6 ) 16. Nxe4 $18 Be7 17. hxg4 Bxg4 {2.45/24} (17... f5 $16 {1.35/28 was necessary.}) 18. Qd2 $2 {0.00/30} (18. Bf6 $18 {2.45/24} Bxd1 19. Bxh4 Bxh4 20. Raxd1 (20. Rfxd1 Rfd8 $16)) 18... Rfd8 $2 {2.05/27} (18... f5 $1 $11 {0.00/30} 19. Ng3 Rad8) 19. Qc3 {Strongly threatening Bf6.} Bf5 {2.58/25} (19... Be2 $142 {1.95/29}) 20. Nf6+ Kf8 21. Bc5 Bxc5 22. Qxc5+ Kg7 23. Ne8+ Rxe8 24. Qxf5 Re6 25. g3 Qe7 26. Qg4+ Rg6 27. Qd4+ Kg8 28. Rfd1 Qg5 {2.30/24} (28... h5 $16 { 1.55/27} 29. Kh2 Re8) 29. Qd7 h5 30. Qxb7 Rf8 {2.21/26} (30... Re8 {1.65/33 might work better.}) 31. Rd4 h4 32. g4 f5 33. Qxa7 $2 {0.00/32} (33. Rf4 $18 { 2.48/26}) 33... fxg4 $2 {1.59/27 [#]} ({Black should play} 33... f4 $1 $11 { 0.00/32} 34. f3 fxe3) 34. Rad1 $1 $16 g3 35. f4 Qg4 {( -> ...Qf3)} 36. Rd8 { Threatening mate with Rxf8+.} Rgf6 {aiming for ...Qf3.} 37. Qe7 Qf3 $2 {8.65/27 } (37... h3 {1.93/33} 38. Qxf6 Qxd1+ 39. Rxd1 Rxf6) 38. Rxf8+ $18 Rxf8 39. Qg5+ Kf7 40. Rd7+ {White mates.} Ke6 41. Re7+ Kd6 42. Qe5# {Accuracy: White = 37%, Black = 27%.} 1-0