This first-round tournament saw a very drawish-looking position appear already as of move 13, the result of a somewhat unexpected equalizing line that I took in the Caro-Kann Classical; by my opponent's reaction, he hadn't seen the 12...Qa6 idea before. However, it's been a weakness of mine in the past to evaluate a position as "equal" or "drawish" or "quiet" and then lose interest in it. If your opponent doesn't agree and wants to continue, that kind of attitude can lead to significant problems, since they will undoubtedly put more effort into the game than you will.
It's better, I think, to treat each position as a puzzle to be solved, a truth to be discovered, or whatever metaphor of your choice, so you can invest real concentration in divining its most important characteristics. This leads to better play, as you more deeply understand the needs of the position, rather than just playing decent-looking moves without real interest. Analysis of move 14 already shows the benefits of this type of approach, as the only database game (14...Nb4) and Komodo's recommendation (14...c5) are both more dynamic responses to White's knight sortie.
The endgame is actually rather instructive, as White's 3-2 pawn majority could have proven a more significant advantage, but at the same time I could have followed better paths to neutralizing it. Particular attention should be paid to the rook's role on the 5th rank as a defender.
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1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nf6 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 e6 11.Bf4 Qa5+ 12.Bd2 Qa6 13.Qxa6 13.c4 Nbd7 14.a4 c5 15.0-0 cxd4 16.b4 Rd8 17.Qxd4 Nb6 18.Qxd8+ Kxd8 19.b5 Qxa4 20.Rxa4 Nxa4 21.Ra1 Nb6 22.Ne5 Kc8 23.Rxa7 Bc5 24.Nxf7 Rf8 25.Ne5 Nxh5 26.Ne4 Kb8 27.Ra2 Bd4 28.Be3 Bxe3 29.fxe3 Nf6 30.Nc5 Rd8 31.Kf2 Rc8 32.Nxe6 Re8 33.Nxg7 Rxe5 34.Rc2 Rc5 35.Kf3 Nxc4 36.Kf4 Nd5+ 37.Kg3 Ndxe3 38.Rf2 Rg5+ 39.Kh4 Rxg7 40.b6 Nxb6 41.Kh5 Rxg2 42.Rf3 Nec4 43.Rf4 Ka7 44.Kxh6 Ka6 13...Nxa6 14.Ne5 Be7 14...Nb4 15.Bxb4 Bxb4+ 16.c3 Bd6 17.f4 c5 18.dxc5 Bxc5 19.Ke2 Ke7 20.Kf3 Rhd8 21.Rad1 Bd6 22.Ng4 Nxg4 23.Kxg4 f5+ 24.Kf3 Rac8 25.Ne2 Kf6 26.Rhe1 Bc5 27.Nc1 Bb6 28.Nd3 Rd5 29.Ne5 14...c5!? 15.0-0-0 0-0 16.c4 Rac8 17.Kb1 Rfd8 18.Be3 c5 19.dxc5 Bxc5 20.Rxd8+ Rxd8 21.Bxc5 Nxc5 22.Kc2 Nce4 23.Nxe4 Nxe4 24.Rh4 Nf6 24...Rd2+!? 25.Kc1 Re2 25.f3 Kf8 26.Nd3 Rc8 27.b3 Ke7 28.Kc3 b6 29.a3 a5 30.Rh1 Nd7 30...b5!? 31.c5 Nd5+= 31.g4 Nc5 32.Nxc5 Rxc5 32...bxc5= 33.b4 axb4+ 34.axb4 cxb4+ 35.Kxb4 Rb8+ 36.Kc3 Ra8= 33.Re1 g6 33...Rg5 34.hxg6 fxg6 35.b4 axb4+ 36.axb4 Rg5?! 36...Rc8= 37.Kd4?! 37.Ra1!?± 37...h5= 38.gxh5 38.Rg1 hxg4 39.Rxg4 Rf5= 38...gxh5 39.Rh1 Kd6 40.Ke4 Rf5 41.f4 Ke7 42.Rh4 Kf6 43.Rh1 e5 44.fxe5+ Rxe5+ 45.Kf4 ½–½
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nice chess
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