[Event "Primary State Finals 2017"] [Site "?"] [Date "2017-10-25"] [White "Ryley Dang"] [Black "Jake Frka"] [WhiteElo "766"] [BlackElo "629"] [Result "0-1"] {C62: Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defence} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 {last book move. White threatens to win material: d4xe5} Nf6 ( 6... exd4 7. Qxd4 Nf6 8. O-O $14) 7. Be3 (7. dxe5 Ng4 8. Bf4 Be6 $16) 7... Be7 (7... exd4 8. Qxd4 Be7 9. O-O $11) 8. O-O (8. dxe5 Ng4 $16) 8... O-O (8... exd4 $142 9. Nxd4 Bd7 $14) 9. d5 $4 {hands over the advantage to the opponent} (9. dxe5 $142 Nd7 10. exd6 Bxd6 11. Qe2 $16) 9... cxd5 $17 10. exd5 {Black has a cramped position} e4 {Black threatens to win material: e4xf3} (10... Bb7 $142 $5 $17) 11. Nd4 $11 c5 $2 (11... Bd7 $5 $11 {is interesting}) 12. Nc6 (12. dxc6 d5 $16) 12... Qd7 13. a3 (13. Bg5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Bxg5 $16) 13... Bb7 (13... Re8 $142 $11) 14. b4 $4 {throwing away the advantage} (14. Nxe7+ $142 $5 Qxe7 15. Bg5 $16) 14... Nxd5 (14... Bxc6 $142 $5 15. dxc6 Qxc6 16. bxc5 d5 $17) 15. Nxd5 $11 Bxc6 16. Nb6 {White threatens to win material: Nb6xd7} Qb7 (16... Qe6 17. Nxa8 Rxa8 18. bxc5 dxc5 19. Qd2 $11) 17. Nxa8 Rxa8 18. c4 (18. bxc5 $5 dxc5 19. Rb1 $14) 18... cxb4 $11 19. Rb1 (19. axb4 $142 $5 {looks like a viable alternative} Qxb4 20. Qc2 $11) 19... a5 $17 20. Re1 d5 21. cxd5 (21. c5 Qb5 $17 ) 21... Bxd5 22. Bd2 (22. axb4 $142 axb4 23. Ra1 $17) 22... Rd8 $4 {not a good decision, because now the opponent is right back in the game} (22... b3 23. a4 $19) 23. Qg4 $4 {White lets it slip away} (23. axb4 $142 {and White can hope to survive} Ba2 24. Rb2 $11) 23... Be6 24. Qe2 Bd5 25. Rbc1 $4 {there were better ways to keep up the pressure} (25. Qg4 Rd6 26. g3 Be6 $17) 25... e3 $4 { forfeits the advantage} (25... bxa3 $142 $5 26. Bxa5 Rd7 $19) 26. Bxe3 (26. Qxe3 $5 Bf8 27. axb4 axb4 28. Qd4 $11) 26... Bxg2 $17 (26... bxa3 $6 27. Bb6 Rd7 28. Bc5 Bxc5 29. Rxc5 $11) 27. Bd2 $2 (27. Bc5 $142 $5 Bh3 28. f3 $17) 27... Bh3 28. Qe4 (28. f3 $142 Bf8 29. axb4 axb4 30. Red1 $19) 28... Qd7 $4 { Black threatens to win material: Qd7xd2. letting the wind out of his own sails} (28... Qxe4 29. Rxe4 Be6 $19 (29... Rxd2 $6 30. Rxe7 Kf8 31. Re3 $15) (29... bxa3 $2 {doesn't solve anything} 30. Rxe7 a2 31. Bxa5 $18)) 29. Qxe7 $4 (29. axb4 $142 {would bring relief} Be6 30. Bc3 axb4 31. Bxb4 $15) 29... Qg4+ (29... Qxd2 $4 {is refuted with the following mate in 2} 30. Qe8+ {Clearance: e7} Rxe8 31. Rxe8#) 30. Kh1 Qg2#