To quickly pleased with draw

Jognery, Lionel - Verduyckt, Johan 1/2-1/2

Nationale Interclub 2013-2014, Westerlo 2014.01.26

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.Qb3 Qxb3

Diagram #1

Was not sure if I had to take or let him take. Guess taking is better since it spoils his pawn structure.

( cxd4 7.Qxb6 axb6 8.cxd4 Bb4+ ( Nb4 9.Na3 Bd7 ( Rxa3 10.bxa3 Nc2+ 11.Kd2 Nxa1 12.Bb2) 10.Be2 Ne7 ( Rxa3) 11.O-O Nec6) 9.Bd2 Nge7 10.Bb5 Bd7 11.O-O Bxd2 12.Bxc6 ( 12.Nbxd2 Nxe5)12... Nxc6 13.Nbxd2 Ke7)

7.axb3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bd7

Diagram #2

Thought long and hard about this move. Didn't know where to put Bf8 so I postponed playing with that piece.

( Nb4 ( f6 9.Bb5 Bd7 10.Bxc6 Bxc6 11.Nc3 Kf7) 9.Na3 ( 9.Bb5+ Bd7 10.Bxd7+ Kxd7 11.Na3 Ne7)9... Bd7)

9.Bd2 Be7

Losing time with this move.

( f6 ( Nge7) 10.exf6 ( 10.Bf4 ( 10.Nc3 (10... fxe5 (10... Rc8 11.Be2 ( 11.Bd3 Nb4 12.Bb1 a6 13.Ne2 Bb5 ( Nc2+ 14.Bxc2 Rxc2 15.Bc3 Bb5) 14.Bc3 Nd3+ 15.Bxd3 Bxd3 16.Nf4 Bf5 17.Nh4 g5 18.Nxf5 gxf4 19.Nh4 Bg7)11... fxe5 12.dxe5 Nge7 13.Nb5 Ng6 14.Bc3 a6 15.Nd6+ Bxd6 16.exd6 e5 17.O-O O-O ( d4 18.Bd2 Bf5)))10... g5 11.Bg3 ( 11.Be3 g4)11... g4)10... gxf6 (10... Nxf6 11.Bc3 ( 11.Nc3 Rc8)11... Bd6 12.Na3 O-O 13.Bd3 a6 14.Nc2 Nh5 15.Ne3 ( 15.Bf1)15... Nf4 16.Kd2 Nxg2))

10.Nc3 f6 11.Nb5 (11... Rc8 12.Bf4

( 12.Nxa7 ( 12.Nd6+ Bxd6 13.exd6 a6)12... Ra8 13.Nxc6 Rxa1+)

12... a6 13.exf6 Nxf6 14.Nd6+ Bxd6 15.Bxd6 Ne4

Diagram #3

16.Ba3

Diagram #4

16... b5

(16... Na5 17.b4 Nb3 18.Rd1 Nd6 19.Rd3 Rc1+)

17.Bc5 Nxc5 18.dxc5 Nb4

Diagram #5

( Nb4 ( e5 19.Rxa6 e4 20.Nd2 Nb4 21.Rb6 Rxc5 22.Rb8+ Bc8 23.Bxb5+ Kd8 24.Be2 Nd3+ 25.Bxd3 Rc1+ 26.Ke2 exd3+ 27.Kxd3 Rxh1) 19.Rc1 Ke7 20.Be2 Rc7)