Win against SIM Jędrzejowski, Maciej of Poland: http://www.iccf-webchess.com/EventCrossTable.aspx?id=20623. Maciej is 46 years old, working in his own small trade firm. The game:
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.g4 dxc4 8.Bxc4 e5 9.g5 Nd5 10.Bd2 exd4 11.Qe4+ Ne7 12.Qxd4 Nf5 13.Qe4+ Ne7 14.Qc2 Nb6 15.Be2 Bf5 16.Ne4 Bc7 17.O-O-O
The ChessOK opening tree only considers 17. Nh4, 17. Nd4 and 17. Bd3.
17... O-O
17...Qd5 18.Nc3 Bxc2 19.Nxd5 Nexd5 20.Kxc2 O-O-O 1/2-1/2(54) Nylander, Eric (2458) - Mannermaa, Dr. Jari (2502) / II Nordic Club Team Championship (?.1), ICCF 2007
18.Bd3
18...Qd5
I was wishing for 18...Bg4 19.Nf6+ !
19.b3 Ng6 20.Nd4 Bh3 21.Rhg1 Rfe8 22.Kb1 a5?
22...Bxh2+ 23.Rh1 Bg2 24.Nc3 Qe5 25.f4 Bxf4 26.exf4 Qxd4 27.Bc1 Nd5 28.Nxd5 Qxd5 29.Bxg6 hxg6 30.Rxd5 Bxd5 31.Qh2 Be4 32.Ka1 Bxh1 33.Qxh1 leads to forced simplification where it is not clear whether White's advantage is sufficient for a win.
22...Be5 seems OK for Black.
23.Nc5 a4 24.b4 Be5 25.Bc3 Nc4 26.Ka1 b6 27.Be4 Qd6 28.Nxc6 Na3 29.Qb2!
Now, once again we have a forcing sequence at the end of which White wins a pawn.
Bxc3 30.Qxc3 Nb5 31.Qc4 bxc5 32.Qxb5 Qf8 33.Bxg6 fxg6 34.Qxc5 Qxf2 35.Qd5+ Kh8 36.Qd2 Qf5 37.Rc1 Re4 38.Rc5 Qf8 39.Rc3 Bf1 40.Nd4 Re5 41.h4 Rae8 42.Rh1 Kg8 43.Rh2 Qd6 44.a3 Qd5 45.Qc2 h6 46.Qxa4 Rxe3 47.Qb3 Qxb3 48.Rxb3 R3e4
After this, White's connected passed pawns assure the victory.
49.Nf3 Be2 50.Rc3 Rd8 51.Kb2 Rd5 52.Kc1 Re7 53.Rg2 Kh7 54.Nd2 Rd4 55.Rh2 h5 56.Rc5 Bd3 57.Nb3 Rg4 58.Kb2 Bf1 59.Rc8 Bg2 60.b5!
All engines were against this move, but I realized that the position after 65...Rxh4 is won for White.
60...Rb7 61.a4 Rxa4 62.Rxg2 Rxb5 63.Rc5 Rbb4 64.Rh2 Rxh4 65.Rxh4 Rxh4
The position whose evaluation was critical.
66.Nd2 Rh3 67.Rc3 Rh2 68.Kc2 Rg2 69.Rc5 Rg3 70.Ne4 Ra3 71.Rc7 Kg8 72.Nd6 Kf8 73.Rf7+ Kg8 74.Re7 Ra8 75.Kd3 h4
Now, this pawn will be lost. Rest is a matter of time.
76.Kd4 Rd8 77.Kd5 Rf8 78.Re3 Rf1 79.Ke5 Rg1 80.Kf4 Rd1 81.Ne4 Rg1 82.Rh3 Rf1+ 83.Ke5 Rf5+ 84.Ke6 Rf4 85.Nd6 Ra4 86.Rc3 Ra8 87.Rc4 h3 88.Nc8 h2 89.Ne7+ Kf8 90.Nxg6+ Kg8 91.Rh4 Ra6+ 92.Kf5 Ra5+ 93.Ne5 Ra2 94.Nf3 Ra5+ 95.Kg6 Ra3 96.Nxh2 Ra6+ 97.Kh5 Kh7 98.Rb4 g6+ 99.Kg4
1-0
With this win, I win the championship, irrespective of the result in the remaining game. The crosstable:
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.g4 dxc4 8.Bxc4 e5 9.g5 Nd5 10.Bd2 exd4 11.Qe4+ Ne7 12.Qxd4 Nf5 13.Qe4+ Ne7 14.Qc2 Nb6 15.Be2 Bf5 16.Ne4 Bc7 17.O-O-O
The ChessOK opening tree only considers 17. Nh4, 17. Nd4 and 17. Bd3.
17... O-O
17...Qd5 18.Nc3 Bxc2 19.Nxd5 Nexd5 20.Kxc2 O-O-O 1/2-1/2(54) Nylander, Eric (2458) - Mannermaa, Dr. Jari (2502) / II Nordic Club Team Championship (?.1), ICCF 2007
18.Bd3
18...Qd5
I was wishing for 18...Bg4 19.Nf6+ !
19.b3 Ng6 20.Nd4 Bh3 21.Rhg1 Rfe8 22.Kb1 a5?
22...Bxh2+ 23.Rh1 Bg2 24.Nc3 Qe5 25.f4 Bxf4 26.exf4 Qxd4 27.Bc1 Nd5 28.Nxd5 Qxd5 29.Bxg6 hxg6 30.Rxd5 Bxd5 31.Qh2 Be4 32.Ka1 Bxh1 33.Qxh1 leads to forced simplification where it is not clear whether White's advantage is sufficient for a win.
22...Be5 seems OK for Black.
23.Nc5 a4 24.b4 Be5 25.Bc3 Nc4 26.Ka1 b6 27.Be4 Qd6 28.Nxc6 Na3 29.Qb2!
Now, once again we have a forcing sequence at the end of which White wins a pawn.
Bxc3 30.Qxc3 Nb5 31.Qc4 bxc5 32.Qxb5 Qf8 33.Bxg6 fxg6 34.Qxc5 Qxf2 35.Qd5+ Kh8 36.Qd2 Qf5 37.Rc1 Re4 38.Rc5 Qf8 39.Rc3 Bf1 40.Nd4 Re5 41.h4 Rae8 42.Rh1 Kg8 43.Rh2 Qd6 44.a3 Qd5 45.Qc2 h6 46.Qxa4 Rxe3 47.Qb3 Qxb3 48.Rxb3 R3e4
After this, White's connected passed pawns assure the victory.
49.Nf3 Be2 50.Rc3 Rd8 51.Kb2 Rd5 52.Kc1 Re7 53.Rg2 Kh7 54.Nd2 Rd4 55.Rh2 h5 56.Rc5 Bd3 57.Nb3 Rg4 58.Kb2 Bf1 59.Rc8 Bg2 60.b5!
All engines were against this move, but I realized that the position after 65...Rxh4 is won for White.
60...Rb7 61.a4 Rxa4 62.Rxg2 Rxb5 63.Rc5 Rbb4 64.Rh2 Rxh4 65.Rxh4 Rxh4
66.Nd2 Rh3 67.Rc3 Rh2 68.Kc2 Rg2 69.Rc5 Rg3 70.Ne4 Ra3 71.Rc7 Kg8 72.Nd6 Kf8 73.Rf7+ Kg8 74.Re7 Ra8 75.Kd3 h4
Now, this pawn will be lost. Rest is a matter of time.
76.Kd4 Rd8 77.Kd5 Rf8 78.Re3 Rf1 79.Ke5 Rg1 80.Kf4 Rd1 81.Ne4 Rg1 82.Rh3 Rf1+ 83.Ke5 Rf5+ 84.Ke6 Rf4 85.Nd6 Ra4 86.Rc3 Ra8 87.Rc4 h3 88.Nc8 h2 89.Ne7+ Kf8 90.Nxg6+ Kg8 91.Rh4 Ra6+ 92.Kf5 Ra5+ 93.Ne5 Ra2 94.Nf3 Ra5+ 95.Kg6 Ra3 96.Nxh2 Ra6+ 97.Kh5 Kh7 98.Rb4 g6+ 99.Kg4
1-0
With this win, I win the championship, irrespective of the result in the remaining game. The crosstable:
