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xandor(2507) vs. offtherook(2339) 1/2-1/2

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1.e4 (0:00) e5 (0:00) 2.Nf3 (0:11) Nc6 (0:21) 3.d4 (0:58) exd4 (0:00) 4.Bc4 (0:42) Nf6 (0:08) 5.e5 (0:28) d5 (0:07)
offtherook(2339) whispers: it is completely impossible to prepare against xandor, but luckily enough this is a line I have often played from both sides
LJMon(1848) whispers: why 6.Bb5 (1:15)
LJMon(1848) whispers: Bd3 6...Ne4 (0:12) 7.Nxd4 (0:39)
offtherook(2339) whispers: also luckily enough, my teammates did well so far and a draw wins the match for us 7...Bd7 (0:28) 8.Bxc6 (1:45) bxc6 (0:00) 9.O-O (0:45) Bc5 (0:06) 10.f3 (1:17) Ng5 (0:08) 11.Be3 (1:12)
LJMon(1848) whispers: black will lose at least one tempo 11...Bb6 (1:23) 12.a4 (0:09) Ne6 (0:57) 13.f4 (0:40) O-O (1:34) 14.a5 (0:25) Bxd4 (0:48) 15.Bxd4 (0:06) c5 (2:03) 16.Bf2 (0:52) Bb5 (2:51) 17.Re1 (0:27)
offtherook(2339) whispers: Re1 Nxf4 Bxc5 Re8 and I think my position is at least = 17...Nxf4 (0:06) 18.Bxc5 (0:18) Re8 (0:04) 19.Nc3 (0:42)
LJMon(1848) whispers: maybe slightly better because of isolated e pawn 19...Bc6 (1:13) 20.Bd4 (0:56) Ne6 (0:39)
LJMon(1848) whispers: e6 is very good sq for the N
LJMon(1848) whispers: can stay forever 21.Ne2 (1:44) Bb5 (1:00)
LJMon(1848) whispers: when the N get tired of e6 a R can take over 22.b4 (0:57) Bxe2 (1:03) 23.Rxe2 (0:08) Nxd4 (0:00) 24.Qxd4 (0:14) c6 (0:05)
offtherook(2339) whispers: all the minors gone, nothing much happening in pawn structure 25.Rd1 (1:39)
offtherook(2339) whispers: trying to keep this as calm and uneventful as possible 25...Qc7 (0:34) 26.Qc5 (0:35)
offtherook(2339) whispers: white's the one who needs to mix it up and force a win, so the more complications I can avoid the better my odds
LJMon(1848) whispers: doe skinda look like a draw 26...Rad8 (1:09) 27.a6 (0:24) h6 (0:37)
offtherook(2339) whispers: let's avoid even the possibility of backrank 28.h3 (0:17) Rb8 (0:42) 29.c4 (0:40) dxc4 (0:50)
LJMon(1848) whispers: gmae getting good now 30.e6 (3:36) Rxe6 (0:55) 31.Rxe6 (0:10) fxe6 (0:00) 32.Qxc4 (0:16)
LJMon(1848) whispers: even 32...Qb6+ (0:21) 33.Kh2 (0:25) Qc7+ (0:02) 34.Kh1 (0:15) Qe7 (0:34) 35.Rd4 (0:29) Qf6 (0:35) 36.Re4 (0:32)
LJMon(1848) whispers: I liked Rf4 36...Qf8 (1:21) 37.Qxe6+ (0:29) Kh7 (0:27) 38.Qc4 (0:40)
LJMon(1848) whispers: center stacking 38...Rd8 (0:59) 39.Qc2 (1:27) Kh8 (0:36)
offtherook(2339) whispers: my split pawns are loose but there are perpetuals in some lines 40.Qe2 (1:11)
LJMon(1848) whispers: whites backward pawn is about as weak as the isolated pawn 40...Kh7 (1:03) 41.Qe1 (0:39) Qf5 (0:26) 42.Rg4 (0:41) Rd7 (0:19) 43.Kh2 (0:37) Qf8 (0:40)
LJMon(1848) whispers: Qe4+ 44.Qe4+ (2:09) Kh8 (0:15) offtherook offers a draw. xandor accepts the draw request. Game drawn by mutual agreement 1/2-1/2

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