[Event "Garden State Chess League 2014-15"]
[Site "Kenilworth, NJ"]
[Date "2015.02.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Adelson, Serge"]
[Black "Moldovan, John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "1928"]
[BlackElo "1774"]
[Annotator "Moldovan, John"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2015.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[Source "John Moldovan"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.12"]
[WhiteTeam "Roselle"]
[BlackTeam "Kenilworth"]

{Board 3  G/75+5 (delay)  E11 Bogo-Indian Defense  Bronstein Variation} 1. d4
e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ (3... b6 {was considered but with my Q's Indian
gathering dust for over a year, repeating the Bogo was a wiser choice.}) ({I
also toyed with doing The Tango (} 3... Nc6 $5 {) but this was no place to try
a new opening.}) 4. Bd2 {I expected my foe to vary here or on the next turn
but he leaves that up to me.} a5 5. Qc2 Bxd2+ $5 {Sacking a tempo to trade-off
the dark-squared B right after protecting it is strange but that is what the
most trustworthy engines recommend.} ({In the October G/90 at Chess Mates, I
opted for more logical} 5... d6 {but that is actually slightly inferior.}) 6.
Nbxd2 ({Returning the tempo with} 6. Qxd2 {doesn't make sense, unless you are
Critter 1.6.}) 6... d6 7. e4 Nbd7 $146 (7... Nc6 $142 {, which there have been
3 games with:} 8. e5 (8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Qe7 10. b3 e5 11. d5 Nd8 12. Rfe1 Bg4
13. a3 b6 14. Qc3 Nb7 15. Qe3 Nd7 16. b4 Ra7 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Rfa8 19. Rab1
axb4 20. axb4 Nf6 $11 {Gu. Garcia - Lebredo : Bayamo 1984}) (8. Qc3 O-O 9. e5
Nd7 10. O-O-O (10. exd6 $142 cxd6 11. Be2) 10... f6 11. exf6 Qxf6 $11 {
Sukhareva - Shibaev : Armavir 2011}) 8... dxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7 10. Qc3 Qe7 11. a3
a4 12. Bd3 Nc5 (12... Qc5 $142 $146) 13. Bc2 f5 14. exf6 Qxf6 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16.
Bxe4 Qxc3+ 17. bxc3 Na5 18. Ne5 Nb3 19. Rd1 Ra5 20. f4 Nc5 21. Bf3 Nd7 22. Nxd7
Bxd7 23. Kf2 Ke7 $11 {Kortschnoj - Larsen : Las Palmas 1981}) ({&} 7... Nfd7 $5
$146) 8. Bd3 (8. e5 dxe5 9. dxe5 Ng4 10. Qe4 {was best although, as it turns
out, with} Nh6 {(I had gotten this far in my preparation & thought it probably
was +/=.)} 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Qe7 13. Rad1 Nc5 {(This position is similar to
the Ruy's Berlin Defense.)} 14. Qf4 b6 $1 (14... Bd7 $143 15. h3 (15. Ne4 Nxe4
16. Qxe4 Bc6 $11) 15... Rad8 16. g4 $14) 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Rb8 17. Bd3 $140
Nf5 18. g4 Bb7 19. Qf4 Nh4 {Black is able to maintain the balance.}) 8... e5 9.
O-O O-O 10. a4 {This weakens the b4 square &, IMHO, doesn't fit the position.}
(10. dxe5 $142 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 {(as expected)} 12. c5) 10... Qe7 (10... exd4
$142 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12. N2b3 Nfd7 13. Nxc5 Nxc5 14. Nb3 Nxb3 15. Qxb3 b6 {>= ...
exd4 was also preferable at turns 11 & 12.}) 11. Rfe1 {This R should probably
remain on the f-file, to discourage me from taking on d4, which I can now do
without worrying about f2-f4.} (11. c5 $142 $5 dxc5 12. d5 b6 13. Qc3 $44)
11... Re8 $6 12. Nb3 {c5! followed by d5 was even better here.} b6 13. Rac1 $2
{This makes the threat of c4-c5 strong but helps me make the right decision.} (
13. c5 $142 {right away} bxc5 14. dxc5 Ba6 15. cxd6 cxd6 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. Nfd2
$11) 13... exd4 $1 {Now I will control the e5 & c5 squares.} 14. Nbxd4 Ne5 15.
Nxe5 (15. Re3 $142 Nfg4 16. Re2 g6 17. h3) 15... Qxe5 $6 {Or just plain, old
"?".} (15... dxe5 $142 16. Ne2 Nd7 $15) 16. Nf3 ({Not} 16. Nf5 $2 Bxf5 17. exf5
Qxe1+ 18. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 19. Bf1 Ne4 $17) ({nor} 16. Nc6 $4 Qc5 $19) ({However,} 
16. Nb5 $142 Re7 17. Qc3 $11) 16... Qc5 17. h3 h6 {This safeguards the h7 P &
frees my steed...} ({but} 17... Bb7 $142 $15) 18. Re3 Nh5 (18... Nd7 $142) 19.
Rce1 (19. e5 $142 Bb7 20. Bh7+ Kh8 21. Be4 Bxe4 22. Qxe4) 19... Nf4 (19... Bb7
$142) 20. e5 {White opens the game for his B while mine is still on the back
rank.} d5 21. cxd5 (21. Bh7+ $142 Kh8 22. cxd5 {, etc., as the Black monarch
would be 1 move further from the center.}) 21... Qxc2 22. Bxc2 Nxd5 23. Be4 {
This came as a surprise} ({but} 23. R3e2 Nf4 (23... Be6 $143 24. Nd4) 24. Rd2
Bb7 {was no better.}) 23... Nxe3 24. Bxa8 Nc2 25. Rc1 Bf5 {I've finally
finished my development.} 26. Bc6 {This lets me take control of the d-file.} (
26. Bd5 $142 Nb4 27. Bc4 $11) 26... Rd8 27. Nh4 $2 (27. g4 $142 Bh7 28. Kg2 $15
) 27... Bh7 (27... Nd4 $142 $1 $17 {protecting my cleric & threatening to win
an Exchange.}) 28. g4 Nb4 ({Again,} 28... Nd4 $142) 29. Bf3 $2 {A big mistake.}
(29. Nf5 Bxf5 30. gxf5 {is only slightly better for Black.}) 29... c5 30. Rd1
$2 {Keeping the Rs on offered some chances to resist.} (30. Rc3 $142 Rd2 31.
Nf5 Bxf5 32. gxf5 Rxb2 33. Kg2 $17) 30... Rxd1+ 31. Bxd1 Nd3 {[%csl Yb2,Ye5]
[%cal Gd3b2,Gd3e5] Now White is lost.} 32. e6 $2 {This only makes matters
worse.} (32. Bc2 $142 Nxb2 33. Nf5 Bxf5 34. gxf5) 32... fxe6 33. Bb3 Kf7 $2 (
33... Nxb2 34. Bxe6+ Kf8 {was best.}) 34. Nf5 $2 (34. Bc2 $142 e5 35. f3) 34...
Bxf5 35. gxf5 Nf4 $2 ({Again,} 35... Nxb2 {was much stronger.}) 36. fxe6+ Nxe6
37. Kg2 Kf6 38. Bxe6 $2 {The P ending is hopeless.} (38. Kg3 $142 Ke5 39. Bc4
Nd8 40. Bb5) 38... Kxe6 39. Kf3 Kf5 (39... Kd5 $142) 40. b3 $2 (40. Ke3 $142
Ke5 41. h4) 40... g5 41. Kg3 h5 42. h4 gxh4+ 43. Kxh4 Kf4 44. Kxh5 Kf3 45. Kg5
Kxf2 46. Kf5 Ke3 47. Ke5 Kd3 48. Kd5 Kc3 49. Kc6 Kxb3 50. Kxb6 Kb4 {White
resigns.    Time left - Adelson 29:32, Moldovan 29:53  Estimated time used -
Adelson 49:43, Moldovan 49:17    Longest think by White - 8 minutes for 23.Be4
Longest think by Black - 7 minutes for 23...Nxe3    Not a bad performance,
considering my awful play in recent weeks. The victory gave my team a 1-0 lead
& we went on to win the match 2.5-1.5, to even our record at 2-2 & keep our
playoff hopes alive.} (50... c4 51. Kxa5 c3 52. Kb5 c2 53. a5 c1=Q 54. a6 Qc7
55. a7 $8 Qxa7 56. Kc6 Kc4 {was even more convincing.}) 0-1