[Event „Bundesliga 2 South“] [Site „?“] [Date „2019.02.23“] [Round „7“] [White „Pavlidis, Antonios“] [Black „Shevchenko, Kiril“] [Result „1-0“] [ECO „B96“] [WhiteElo „2535“] [BlackElo „2539“] [Annotator „Pavlidis Antonios“] [PlyCount „135“] [SourceDate „2019.02.25“] [SourceVersionDate „2019.02.25“] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qe2 Qc7 { Already a strange move for me.} (7… h6 {This was his main line.}) 8. O-O-O e6 9. f4 b5 10. g3 $5 {This is a very rare move. I chose it for two reasons: 1) The idea is that White wants to respond on b4 with Nd5 and there is a need for quick development in the Kingside with Bg2-Rhe1 etc. 2)My opponent didn’t have a lot of experience with this position.} b4 11. Nd5 exd5 12. Bg2 {I remember that I had seen this idea a lot of years ago (maybe in 2011). Of course Black’s position is fine but there are a lot of interesting and unexplored positions.} Be7 13. Rhe1 $1 $146 {[1:35] I just remember few lines and some evaluations.} (13. Nf5 h6 $1 (13… Nb6 14. Nxg7+ Kf8 15. Bh6 Kg8 16. Nh5 $13 {0-1 (69) Shirov,A-Gelfand,B 7th Dos Hermanas Tournament, Dos Herman 1995}) 14. Bh4 Nc5 (14… Nb6 $1 $19) 15. e5 dxe5 16. fxe5 Bxf5 $19 {1/2 (23) Kotsur,P (2568)-Peregudov,N (2402) Tomsk RUS 2008}) 13… O-O 14. e5 $1 { White is taking back the piece!} dxe5 (14… Nxe5 15. fxe5 Bg4 {Is an interesting line in order to exchange the light-squared bishops.} 16. Bf3 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 dxe5 18. Qxe5 Rfc8 $1 19. Qxc7 Rxc7 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Rxd5 $11 { Leading to an equal endgame where both sides have reasons to be happy.}) 15. fxe5 Nxe5 {[0:46]} 16. Qxe5 Bd6 17. Qe3 {[1:26] Black has an extra pawn but all White’s pieces are very active.} Ne4 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Qxe4 Rb8 {[0:37]} ( 19… Bd7 {I think this was more accurate.} 20. Be7 Rfe8 21. Qd5 $11) (19… Bb7 20. Ne6 $3 Bxe4 21. Nxc7 Bxc7 22. Rxe4 $14) 20. Qc6 {[0:48]} (20. Be7 Bb7 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. Qe7 Rfd8 {And Black looks to be holding.}) 20… Bg4 {[0:33]} (20… Bd7 21. Qxc7 Bxc7 22. Re7 Bd8 $1 {I missed this one.} 23. Rxd7 Bxg5+ 24. Kb1 Rb6 $11) 21. Be7 $3 Qxc6 (21… Qxe7 $5 22. Rxe7 Bxe7 23. Re1 Bf6 24. Qe4 $1 $14) 22. Nxc6 Bxe7 23. Nxe7+ Kh8 24. Rd4 $1 $14 (24. Rd6 $1 $16 {Was better but i really wanted to get rid of the bishop in the d1-h5 diagonal.}) 24… Bf3 25. Re3 Bg2 26. a3 $1 bxa3 27. Rxa3 Rb6 28. Nf5 g6 29. Ne3 Bh1 30. Nc4 Rc6 ( 30… Re6 31. Nd6 $1 $16) 31. Re3 $1 $14 {White now is in total control. He has consolidated his position and he is ready to come with his rooks on the 7th rank.} Rfc8 $6 32. b3 Kg7 33. Rd1 Bg2 34. Rd2 {[0:25]} Bh3 (34… Bf1 $5 { But White is anyhow better.}) 35. g4 $1 Rxc4 (35… Bxg4 36. Ne5 $1 $16) (35… Bf1 36. Nd6 Rf8 37. g5 $16) 36. bxc4 Bxg4 37. Rc3 Kf6 $2 38. c5 Ke5 39. c6 Rc7 40. Kb2 Bf5 41. Rc5+ Ke6 42. Rc4 Ke5 43. Rd8 Bh3 44. Kc3 Bg2 45. Rd7 Rxc6 46. Rxc6 Bxc6 47. Rxf7 h5 48. Ra7 g5 49. Rxa6 Be4 50. Rh6 h4 51. Kd2 Bf5 52. c3 Ke4 53. Rh5 Kf4 54. Ke1 Be6 55. Kf2 Bd5 56. Rh7 Be6 57. Ra7 Bd5 58. c4 Bc6 59. Rc7 Ba8 60. c5 Ke5 61. Rg7 Kf5 62. Ke3 g4 63. Rh7 Kg5 64. Rc7 h3 65. Kf2 Bf3 66. Rf7 Bd5 67. Rd7 Be6 68. Rd8 1-0