This week, I chose to analyse one of Adam Dorrance's game from the recently concluded WYCC. Adam put in a strong performance and is gaining around 150 fide rating points. I decided to annotate his last round game against a higher rated player. Adam played quite solid, and even outplayed his opponent with the Black pieces and gained some winning chances. Enjoy!
[Event "WYCC Open U18"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2015.11.05"]
[Round "11.18"]
[White "Garriga Cazorla, Pere"]
[Black "Dorrance, Adam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2422"]
[BlackElo "2131"]
[Annotator "Kleinman"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.06"]
[WhiteClock "1:23:52"]
[BlackClock "0:16:25"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 {White usually chooses this move order if they want
to avoid the Sveshnikov.} e5 {This is probably the most principled response.
At first, it looks a bit weakening to create the hole on d5, but whenever
White tries placing a Knight there, it will be exchanged.} 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6
6. Nd2 {White is trying to bring his other Knight to e3 to plop a Knight on e5.
If he is able to do this he will stand clearly better.} Nf6 7. Nf1 Bg4 8. f3
Be6 9. Ne3 O-O 10. O-O {White may be slightly better here, but the position is
very close to equal.} Nd4 (10... Rb8 {is how many previous games continued.
Adam's decision of activating the Knight to d4 was extremely logical as well.}
11. a4 Nb4 12. Ncd5 Nbxd5 13. exd5 Bd7 14. f4 e4 15. Bd2) 11. a4 (11. f4 {
seems logical to me} exf4 12. Rxf4 Bxc4 13. dxc4 $14 (13. Nxc4 d5 $11)) 11...
Rb8 12. Ncd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bg5 {Getting rid of Black's bad bishop.} 14. c3 Bxc1
15. Rxc1 Nc6 16. Ne3 a6 17. g3 (17. Bd5 Ne7 18. Qb3 $14 (18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. d4
cxd4 20. cxd4 Qb6 $1)) 17... b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Bd5 Ne7 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21. f4
exf4 22. gxf4 {Black has played very logically, and now stands better.} Ng6 (
22... d5 $15) 23. Qg4 Qf6 24. Ng2 b4 25. f5 Ne5 26. Qg3 exf5 27. Rxf5 Qh6 28.
Rcf1 Rxf5 29. exf5 bxc3 30. bxc3 {Here Black could have played the
enterprising Qd2!} Qf6 {This is the safer choice} (30... Qd2 {was possible to
attack the d3 pawn. It does look a bit dangerous to abandon the Black king
though.} 31. f6 g6 32. Qh3 Qxc3 33. Qe6+ Nf7 34. Re1 Qd4+ 35. Kh1 h5 $15) 31.
Ne3 Nf7 32. Nd5 Qg5 $11 33. f6 Qxg3+ 34. hxg3 gxf6 35. Nxf6+ Kg7 36. Nh5+ Kg8
37. d4 cxd4 38. cxd4 Ng5 39. Rf5 Ne6 40. d5 Nd4 41. Rf6 Rb1+ 42. Kg2 Nb5 43.
Kh3 Rd1 44. Nf4 Kg7 45. Nh5+ Kg8 46. Re6 Rxd5 47. Kg4 Re5 48. Nf6+ Kg7 49. Rxe5
dxe5 50. Nxh7 Kxh7 51. Kf5 Kh6 1/2-1/2
