A Tough Middlegame August 1, 2020August 1, 2020 by MAAKASU [Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2020.08.01"] [Round "?"] [White "uriuk"] [Black "MAAKASU"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B44"] [WhiteElo "1629"] [BlackElo "1724"] [TimeControl "1800"] [EndTime "11:01:05 PDT"] [Termination "MAAKASU won by resignation"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Be3 Nf6 6. f3 Be7 7. Be2 O-O 8. c4 Bb4+ 9. Nd2 Re8 10. a3 Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 d5 12. e5 Nd7 13. f4 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Nb6 15. Ba2 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bd7 17. Bxb6 axb6 18. O-O-O Bc6 19. Qf2 Qc7 20. Kb1 Red8 21. Rhe1 Rac8 22. Ka1 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. Bb1 Qd1 26. Qc2 Qxc2 27. Bxc2 Bxg2 28. b4 b5 29. Bd3 Bc6 30. Kb2 g6 31. Kc3 Kf8 32. Kd4 b6 33. h4 h5 34. Be4 Bxe4 35. Kxe4 Ke7 36. Kd4 Kd7 37. Ke4 Ke8 38. Kd4 Ke7 39. Ke4 f6 40. exf6+ Kxf6 41. Kd4 Kf5 42. Ke3 Kg4 43. Ke4 Kxh4 44. Ke5 Kg4 45. Kxe6 Kxf4 46. Kd6 h4 47. Kc6 h3 48. Kxb6 h2 49. Kxb5 h1=Q 50. a4 Qb7+ 51. Kc5 g5 52. a5 g4 53. b5 g3 54. a6 Qa7+ 0-1 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. After move 24… Qxd8, Black goes for 25… Qd1. Now, Be4 is a real threat. There is nothing better than giving up the g2 pawn
