#1283 Kenilworth Championship - 4th Round Annotations

Here is my win over Tomkovich:

[Event "27th Kenilworth Club Championship"] [Site "Kenilworth, NJ"] [Date "2018.02.01"] [Round "4"] [White "Moldovan, John"] [Black "Tomkovich, Greg"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "1802"] [BlackElo "1618"] [Annotator "Moldovan,John"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2018.01.11"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "USA"] [Source "The Chess Coroner #1283"] [SourceDate "2018.02.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2018.02.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] {Board 2. G/75+5 (delay). D35 Queen's Gambit, Exchange Variation.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 ({For} 4... Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Rb1 {see Anand's Tata Steel win over Hou Yifan.}) 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Qc2 (6. e3 Bf5 $140 $2 7. Bxf6 $1 Bxf6 8. Qb3 $16 {(Ghitescu - Benites : Reykjavik 1957) was a good alternative.}) 6... O-O (6... Nc6 $143 {Attacking the unprotected d4P.} 7. e3 Nb4 $2 {Sakharov - Lutikov : Kiev 1960} 8. Qb3 $16) 7. e3 {[#]} Be6 {This looks a bit suspect as the B can become subject to Ne2-f4.} ({For} 7... Re8) ({&} 7... h6 8. Bh4 b6 $1 {see my archives.}) 8. Bd3 h6 9. Bh4 Nbd7 10. Nge2 $1 (10. Nf3 {would have transposed into my 2012 USATE draw vs. P. Balakrishnan.}) 10... Rc8 11. O-O c5 12. Rac1 (12. Nf4 $142 $1 c4 $140 { Jolowicz - Hoefer : Langenwang 1993} (12... Qb6 13. Rad1 cxd4 14. exd4 Bg4 15. Be2 $14 {Kanko - Vayrynen : Naantali 1997}) (12... cxd4 13. exd4 $14 Bd6 $2 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Qe2 $16 {Feliciano - Dias : Osasco 2012}) (12... a6 13. Rad1 c4 { Vrolijk - Vuckovic : Prague 2016} 14. Bg6 $1 $14) 13. Bg6 $1 $14) 12... cxd4 ( 12... c4 13. Bf5 Bd6 {would have equalized.}) 13. Nxd4 Nc5 {[#]} 14. Nxe6 $146 {Grabbing the B pair.} (14. Qb1 Nfd7 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Bf5 {was played in Banusz - Ladanyi : Budapest 2001}) ({but} 14. Bf5 {was best of all.}) 14... fxe6 {This reinforces d5 but weakens his e6 & g6 squares.} ({I expected} 14... Nxe6 {looking to dissolve the isolonus with ...d4.}) 15. Bg6 Nce4 16. Qd3 Nc5 ( 16... Nxc3 $142 17. Rxc3 Rxc3 18. Qxc3 Qc8) 17. Qb1 (17. Qd4 $142 $14) ({or} 17. Qe2 $14) 17... Ncd7 (17... Ng4 $142 $11) 18. Rcd1 $2 (18. Bg3 $142 $14) 18... Ne5 19. Bc2 {Stubbornly holding onto the 2 Bs.} (19. Bg3 $142 Nxg6 20. Qxg6) 19... Nc4 20. Ne2 ({Moving the steed avoids threats such as} 20. a3 $2 Nxa3 21. bxa3 Rxc3 $17) 20... Qb6 {[#]} 21. Nd4 $6 (21. Nf4 $142 $1 g5 $140 22. Ng6 Rf7 23. Nxe7+ Rxe7 24. Bb3) (21. Bb3 $143 $4 Nxe3 $1 $19) 21... Nxb2 (21... Ng4 $142 22. Bxe7 Qc7 23. g3 Qxe7) ({Not} 21... Qxb2 $2 22. Nxe6 $16) 22. Nxe6 Qxe6 $2 (22... Nxd1 $142 23. Nxf8 Nc3 (23... Nxf2 $4 24. Ng6 $18) 24. Qxb6 axb6 25. Ng6 Bd6 $11 {was right.}) 23. Qxb2 {White has a textbook setup against the isolated d-pawn: control of d4 + pressure against d5.} b6 (23... Rc4 $142 24. Bg3 Bd6) 24. Bb3 Rc5 25. Rd4 Rd8 $2 (25... g5 $142 26. Bg3 Ne4 $16) 26. Rfd1 $4 {Missed win #1.} (26. e4 $142 $18 Nxe4 $140 27. Re1 Bxh4 28. Rexe4 Bxf2+ 29. Kxf2 $8) 26... Kh8 $2 (26... g5 $142 27. Bg3 Ne4 $14) 27. Qb1 (27. h3 $142 $16) 27... Qc6 $4 (27... g5 $142 28. Bg3 Ne4 $14) 28. Qf5 $2 {Missed win #2.} (28. e4 $142 $18 {taking advantage of the pins against the Nf6 & Pd) 5, + the weaknesses at e7 (loose B) & d8 (insufficiently protected R).}) 28... Rc1 29. h3 $1 Rxd1+ 30. Rxd1 Qc5 $2 (30... Qd7 $142 $16) {Now I trade 1 advantage (the B pair) for another & pick-up the d5P.} 31. Bxf6 Bxf6 32. Rxd5 Rxd5 33. Bxd5 $1 $18 {/\ 34.Qe6 + 35.Qg8#.} ({Not} 33. Qxd5 Qxd5 34. Bxd5 {& an opposite Bs ending.}) 33... Qc1+ 34. Kh2 Qc7+ 35. g3 Qe5 $2 {[#]} (35... Qd6 $142 {&, although the light squares around Black's K are very weak, White still has work ahead.}) 36. Qc8+ Kh7 37. Bg8+ {This wins the enemy's Q} ({but even} 37. Qg8+ $142 Kg6 $8 38. Bf7+ Kg5 (38... Kf5 39. Qh7+ g6 (39... Kg5 40. Qg6#) 40. Qxg6#) 39. Qh7 {which forces mate in 2.}) 37... Kg6 38. Qc2+ Qf5 (38... Kh5 39. Bf7+ g6 (39... Kg5 40. Qg6#) 40. Qxg6#) 39. Bh7+ {Black resigns. Time left - Moldovan 19:34, Tomovich 44:38. Estimated time used - Moldovan 50:02 (not including 8:39 in-transit), Tomovich 33:37. Longest thinks: White - 4:17 for 14.Nxe6. Black - 6 minutes for 21...Nxb2. Not my best game but it was good enough to give me a chance to tie for 1st next week.} (39. Bh7+ Kxh7 (39... Kh5 40. Qxf5+ Bg5 (40... g5 41. Qg6# (41. Qg4#)) 41. Qg6# (41. Qg4#)) (39... Kg5 40. Qxf5#) 40. Qxf5+) 1-0

No photos this week, due to my late arrival.