[Event "ChessMind Game in 30"]
[Site "ChessMind"]
[Date "2026.02.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Karpov"]
[Black "Palm Hiarcs 12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Major_Chaos"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2026.??.??"]

{[%evp 10,114,8,-1,15,8,8,0,18,15,17,32,36,30,47,54,51,53,62,62,86,65,66,71,94,40,60,56,62,62,75,70,67,68,65,68,78,74,131,116,105,107,151,146,234,226,243,227,271,257,267,275,265,289,329,322,369,364,441,439,447,444,475,467,496,509,509,507,513,506,507,511,531,501,514,480,490,484,485,480,590,596,591,594,639,631,651,663,1019,4025,19985,19986,19986,29986,29990,29991,29994,29995,29995,29996,29996,29997,29997,29998,29998,27999,29999]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Qb3 Be7 6. Bg5 dxc4 7. Qxc4 b5 8. Qd3 Ba6 {The position is equal.} 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. e3 b4 11. Qa4 Qb6 12. Bxa6 {Hoping for Bd3.} bxc3 13. Bd3 cxb2 14. Rb1 Qb4+ 15. Qxb4 Bxb4+ 16. Ke2 Bc3 17. Bc4 ({Better is} 17. Bxf6 $16 gxf6 18. Bc2) 17... c5 18. Kd3 $1 cxd4 19. exd4 Ba5 {[#]} 20. Bb5+ $1 (20. Rxb2 O-O $11) 20... Ke7 $1 21. Ne5 $1 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is under pressure.} h6 22. Be3 {aiming for Bc6.} Rc8 {Inhibits Bc6.} (22... a6 $2 23. Bc6 Ra7 24. d5 (24. Rxb2 Rc7 $16) 24... Nxd5 25. Bxd5 $18) 23. Rxb2 Bb6 (23... Rc3+ $142 24. Ke2 Rc7) 24. Rc1 $16 Rxc1 25. Bxc1 {And now Rc2 would win.} Nbd7 {[#]} (25... Nd5 $142) 26. Nc6+ $1 Ke8 (26... Kf8 $16 {keeps fighting.}) 27. Ba6 $18 {Threatens to win with Bb7.} Kf8 {[%cal Oe6e5]} 28. Rc2 Kg8 29. a4 {Strongly threatening a5.} Re8 30. a5 Bc7 31. Bb5 Kh7 32. Bd2 ({Less strong is} 32. Nxa7 Bxa5 33. Rc8 Rxc8 34. Nxc8 Nb6 35. Nxb6 Bxb6 $14) 32... Ra8 33. Ba6 Ng4 34. f3 Nxh2 35. Bb7 Rf8 36. Nxa7 Bb8 37. Nc6 Bc7 38. Ke2 Re8 39. a6 e5 40. Nxe5 Nxe5 41. dxe5 Rxe5+ 42. Be4+ f5 43. Bf4 ({Don't play} 43. Rxc7 fxe4 44. f4 Re6) 43... Re6 44. Rc6 ({Weaker is} 44. Rxc7 fxe4 45. Bxh2 exf3+ 46. Kxf3 Rf6+ 47. Bf4 Rxa6 $18) 44... Bd6 45. Rxd6 Re8 46. a7 fxe4 47. Bxh2 exf3+ 48. Kxf3 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KR} Ra8 49. Bg1 Rf8+ 50. Kg4 Re8 51. Bd4 Rg8 {White mates.} 52. Rd7 Kh8 53. Kh5 Kh7 54. Bf6 Kh8 {[#]} 55. Bxg7+ $1 Rxg7 (55... Kh7 56. Bf6+) 56. Kxh6 Rg6+ 57. Kxg6 Kg8 58. a8=Q# {Weighted Error Value: White=0.02 (flawless) /Black=0.19 (very precise)} 1-0