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offtherook(2328) vs. tuturutu(2313) 1/2-1/2

1.e4 (0:00) c5 (0:00)
offtherook(2328) whispers: I had no luck with Catalan vs Tuturutu last game, so we have to play more aggressively this time 2.Nf3 (0:25) Nc6 (0:08) 3.d4 (0:03) cxd4 (0:06) 4.c3 (0:04) dxc3 (0:11) 5.Nxc3 (0:15) d6 (0:04) 6.Bc4 (0:09) e6 (0:22)
offtherook(2328) whispers: didn't feel in the mood for a Sveshnikov or whatever he plans in the ...Nc6 lines of Open Sicilian, I choose violence 7.O-O (0:25) Nf6 (0:16) 8.Qe2 (0:26) Be7 (0:25) 9.Rd1 (0:37) e5 (1:54) 10.Be3 (1:31) Be6 (1:33) 11.Bb5 (1:42) O-O (0:52)
offtherook(2328) whispers: well there's my pawn back, although giving up bishop pair does make me sad 12.Bxc6 (0:44) bxc6 (2:12) 13.Nxe5 (0:05) Qc7 (0:20) 14.Nd3 (0:18) Rfe8 (3:43) 15.Rac1 (0:11) Ng4 (0:22)
offtherook(2328) whispers: finish development, got both my rooks on half open files and the slightly better pawn structure 16.Bf4 (0:17) Qb7 (1:05)
offtherook(2328) whispers: I assume I just kick the horse
offtherook(2328) whispers: seems reasonable enough 17.h3 (1:11) Nf6 (1:16) 18.e5 (1:21)
offtherook(2328) whispers: give black an isolated pawn...
offtherook(2328) whispers: I'll have to relocate my queen soon though, don't like facing off against the rook 18...dxe5 (1:25) 19.Bxe5 (0:00) Nd5 (0:21) 20.Nxd5 (1:36) Bxd5 (0:15) 21.Qg4 (0:04) f6 (0:17) 22.Bc3 (1:36) Qc8 (0:34) 23.Qxc8 (0:23)
lambertdw(1669) whispers: queen relocation solved
offtherook(2328) whispers: Rxc8 b3 followed by Bb4 and we transition down to what will probably be a very equal endgame 23...Raxc8 (1:37) 24.b3 (0:17)
offtherook(2328) whispers: if Ba3 Bb2 and no trouble 24...Bd6 (0:54) 25.Bb4 (0:19) Bc7 (0:27)
offtherook(2328) whispers: even better here, trade off the bishop pair and we go to knight vs bishop ending with better pawn structure, probably still equal 26.Bc5 (0:32) a5 (0:40) 27.Be3 (1:51) g5 (0:16) 28.Nc5 (0:35) Rcd8 (2:18) 29.Na4 (2:47) Be6 (2:44) 30.Rxd8 (1:10) Rxd8 (0:42) 31.Bb6 (0:34)
offtherook(2328) whispers: trading down a bit more 31...Bxb6 (1:55) 32.Nxb6 (0:00) Rd2 (0:06) 33.Rxc6 (0:21) Kf7 (0:05) 34.Rc7+ (0:19) Kg6 (0:41) 35.Rc6 (0:33) Kf7 (1:17) 36.Rc7+ (0:38) Kg6 (1:12) 37.Rc6 (0:03) Kf7 (0:01) 38.Rc7+ (0:03) Game drawn by repetition 1/2-1/2

1.e4 {(0:00)} c5 {(0:00)

offtherook(2328) whispers: I had no luck with Catalan vs Tuturutu last game, so we have to play more aggressively this time}
2.Nf3 {(0:25)} Nc6 {(0:08)} 3.d4 {(0:03)} cxd4 {(0:06)} 4.c3 {(0:04)} dxc3 {(0:11)} 5.Nxc3 {(0:15)} d6 {(0:04)} 6.Bc4 {(0:09)} e6 {(0:22)

offtherook(2328) whispers: didn't feel in the mood for a Sveshnikov or whatever he plans in the ...Nc6 lines of Open Sicilian, I choose violence}
7.O-O {(0:25)} Nf6 {(0:16)} 8.Qe2 {(0:26)} Be7 {(0:25)} 9.Rd1 {(0:37)} e5 {(1:54)} 10.Be3 {(1:31)} Be6 {(1:33)} 11.Bb5 {(1:42)} O-O {(0:52)

offtherook(2328) whispers: well there's my pawn back, although giving up bishop pair does make me sad}
12.Bxc6 {(0:44)} bxc6 {(2:12)} 13.Nxe5 {(0:05)} Qc7 {(0:20)} 14.Nd3 {(0:18)} Rfe8 {(3:43)} 15.Rac1 {(0:11)} Ng4 {(0:22)

offtherook(2328) whispers: finish development, got both my rooks on half open files and the slightly better pawn structure}
16.Bf4 {(0:17)} Qb7 {(1:05)

offtherook(2328) whispers: I assume I just kick the horse

offtherook(2328) whispers: seems reasonable enough}
17.h3 {(1:11)} Nf6 {(1:16)} 18.e5 {(1:21)

offtherook(2328) whispers: give black an isolated pawn...

offtherook(2328) whispers: I'll have to relocate my queen soon though, don't like facing off against the rook}
18...dxe5 {(1:25)} 19.Bxe5 {(0:00)} Nd5 {(0:21)} 20.Nxd5 {(1:36)} Bxd5 {(0:15)} 21.Qg4 {(0:04)} f6 {(0:17)} 22.Bc3 {(1:36)} Qc8 {(0:34)} 23.Qxc8 {(0:23)

lambertdw(1669) whispers: queen relocation solved

offtherook(2328) whispers: Rxc8 b3 followed by Bb4 and we transition down to what will probably be a very equal endgame}
23...Raxc8 {(1:37)} 24.b3 {(0:17)

offtherook(2328) whispers: if Ba3 Bb2 and no trouble}
24...Bd6 {(0:54)} 25.Bb4 {(0:19)} Bc7 {(0:27)

offtherook(2328) whispers: even better here, trade off the bishop pair and we go to knight vs bishop ending with better pawn structure, probably still equal}
26.Bc5 {(0:32)} a5 {(0:40)} 27.Be3 {(1:51)} g5 {(0:16)} 28.Nc5 {(0:35)} Rcd8 {(2:18)} 29.Na4 {(2:47)} Be6 {(2:44)} 30.Rxd8 {(1:10)} Rxd8 {(0:42)} 31.Bb6 {(0:34)

offtherook(2328) whispers: trading down a bit more}
31...Bxb6 {(1:55)} 32.Nxb6 {(0:00)} Rd2 {(0:06)} 33.Rxc6 {(0:21)} Kf7 {(0:05)} 34.Rc7+ {(0:19)} Kg6 {(0:41)} 35.Rc6 {(0:33)} Kf7 {(1:17)} 36.Rc7+ {(0:38)} Kg6 {(1:12)} 37.Rc6 {(0:03)} Kf7 {(0:01)} 38.Rc7+ {(0:03)}
{Game drawn by repetition} 1/2-1/2

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