Sometimes the opponent just plays beter then you

Van Vlaenderen, Stijn - Verduyckt, Johan 1-0

Zilveren Toren 2014 2014.02.23

1.d4 d5 ( Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.d5)

2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6

Diagram #13

( Be7)

6.e3 Be7 7.Bd3 O-O 8.Nge2 Nbd7 9.Qc2 Re8 10.O-O Nf8 ( Ne4 11.Bxe4 dxe4 12.Bf4)

11.f3 h6 ( Be6 ( c5 ( b5 ( g6 12.f4)) 12.dxc5) 12.Rad1 ( 12.Nf4 Bd7 13.Bh4 Rc8 14.Kh1 ( 14.e4 dxe4 15.fxe4 Qb6 ( Ne6 16.Nxe6 Bxe6))14... Ng6 15.Nxg6 hxg6)12... Ng6 13.e4 ( 13.Ng3 Rc8 14.Rfe1 Qc7)13... dxe4 14.fxe4 Ng4)

12.Bh4 Ne6

Diagram #14

13.Rad1 Nh5 ( Bd7 14.Bf2 ( 14.e4 dxe4 15.fxe4 Ng4)14... Rc8)

14.Bf2

Diagram #15

14... a6 (14... Bd6 (14... Bd7) 15.e4 Nhf4)

15.e4 Nef4 ( Nhf4 ( dxe4 16.fxe4))

16.e5

Diagram #16

16... Nxd3 17.Qxd3 g6 ( f5)

18.Be3

Diagram #17

18... Bf5

Diagram #18

(18... Bg5 (18... Kh7 19.g4 Ng7) 19.g4 Ng7 20.f4)

19.Qd2 Bg5 ( Ng7 20.Bxh6)

20.g4 Ng7 21.gxf5 Nxf5 22.Bxg5 Qxg5+ 23.Qxg5 hxg5 24.Rd3