{"id":3987,"date":"2020-01-12T01:31:37","date_gmt":"2020-01-12T01:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chessentials.com\/Croatia_Bulldogs\/?p=3987"},"modified":"2020-01-12T01:31:37","modified_gmt":"2020-01-12T01:31:37","slug":"croatia-bulldogs-india-yogis-pro-chess-league-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chessentials.com\/Croatia_Bulldogs\/2020\/01\/12\/croatia-bulldogs-india-yogis-pro-chess-league-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Croatia Bulldogs &#8211; India Yogis, Pro Chess League 2020, Round 1 &#8211; Report and Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chessentials.com\/Croatia_Bulldogs\/event\/croatia-bulldogs-india-yogis-pro-chess-league-2020\/\">Croatia Bulldogs &#8211; India Yogis<\/a><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chessentials.com\/Croatia_Bulldogs\/2019\/12\/23\/pro-chess-league-qualifier-2020-report\/\">winning the Pro Chess League Qualifier<\/a> and qualifying for the 2020 season, on January 8th, 2020, at 17:15 CET (8:15 Pacific Time), Croatia Bulldogs had their debut in the Pro Chess League 2020. Our opponents were the members of the great chess nation and one of the favourites of the Eastern Division &#8211; India Yogis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Round report with highlights follows.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Team lineups<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following the success at the qualifier, the team manager Vjekoslav Nemec decided to stick to the winning strategy and to reward the team that showed up at the qualifier by lining them up in the PCL debut. Croatia Bulldogs rooster, therefore, consisted of:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chessentials.com\/Croatia_Bulldogs\/player\/tuan-minh-le\/\">IM Tuan Minh Le<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chessentials.com\/Croatia_Bulldogs\/player\/leon-livaic\/\">IM Leon Livai\u0107<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chessentials.com\/Croatia_Bulldogs\/player\/jadranko-plenca\/\">IM Jadranko Plen\u010da<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chessentials.com\/Croatia_Bulldogs\/player\/sven-tica\/\">IM Sven Tica<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the other hand, despite having two &gt;2700 players in their lineup (Pentala Harikrishna and Vidit Santos Gujrathi), India Yogis didn&#8217;t include them in the mix. Yet, their lineup, consisting of:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chessentials.com\/Croatia_Bulldogs\/player\/adhiban-baskaran\/\">GM Adhiban Baskaran<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chessentials.com\/Croatia_Bulldogs\/player\/s-p-sethuraman\/\">GM S.P. Sethuraman<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chessentials.com\/Croatia_Bulldogs\/player\/aravindh-chithambaram\/\">GM Aravind Chithambaram<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chessentials.com\/Croatia_Bulldogs\/player\/rameshbabu-praggnanandhaa\/\">GM Rameshbabu Pragnanandhaa<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">still consisted of 4 Grandmasters with average rating ~2600, so there was no doubt about the role of the favourite in this match.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Round 1<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Even so, the match initially started favourably for us. The first game to finish in round 1 was the following attacking masterpiece by IM Jadranko Plen\u010da:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class='chessboard-wrapper'><pre style='display:none;'><textarea id='pgn4web_d6dc382a' style='display:none;' cols='40' rows='8'>   [Event \"Round 1 - 3.1\"]  [Site \"Chess.com\"]  [Date \"2020.01.08\"]  [Round \"?\"]  [White \"Jadro9\"]  [Black \"Sethu0025\"]  [Result \"1-0\"]  [ECO \"B31\"]  [WhiteElo \"2458\"]  [BlackElo \"2634\"]  [PlyCount \"81\"]  [EventDate \"2020.??.??\"]  [TimeControl \"600+2\"]   1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. b4 Nxb4 7. Bb2 Qc7 8. c3  Nc6 9. d4 a6 10. Bxc6 dxc6 11. Nxe5 Ne7 12. Nd2 O-O 13. Nef3 cxd4 14. cxd4 Rd8  15. Qc2 Be6 16. a4 Rac8 17. a5 h6 18. Nc4 Bxc4 19. Qxc4 c5 20. Ne5 Bxe5 21.  dxe5 Qd7 22. e6 Qxe6 23. Qc3 Rd4 24. Rac1 f6 25. Qe3 Rb4 26. Bc3 Rb3 27. Qxh6  Qf7 28. Re3 c4 29. Rf3 Rc6 30. e5 Nf5 31. Qf4 b5 32. exf6 b4 33. Qb8+ Kh7 34.  Rh3+ Nh6 35. Qf4 g5 36. Qxg5 Qg6 37. Rxh6+ Qxh6 38. Qf5+ Qg6 39. Qd7+ Kh6 40.  Bd2+ Kh5 41. Qd5+ 1-0   <\/textarea><\/pre><iframe src='https:\/\/www.chessentials.com\/Croatia_Bulldogs\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-chessboard\/pgn4web\/board.html?am=none&amp;d=3000&amp;ig=f&amp;iv=0&amp;ih=s&amp;ss=26&amp;ps=d&amp;pf=d&amp;lch=FFFFFF&amp;dch=7FA6CF&amp;bbch=545454&amp;hm=b&amp;hch=545454&amp;bd=c&amp;cbch=FFFFFF&amp;ctch=545454&amp;hd=j&amp;md=f&amp;tm=13&amp;fhch=FFFFFF&amp;fhs=14&amp;fmch=FFFFFF&amp;fcch=808080&amp;hmch=E0E0E0&amp;fms=14&amp;fcs=m&amp;cd=i&amp;bch=12212F&amp;fp=13&amp;hl=f&amp;fh=700&amp;fw=p&amp;pi=pgn4web_d6dc382a&amp;pfr=%2Fpgn4web&amp;ss=50&amp;delay=500' frameborder='0' width='100%' height='700' scrolling='no' marginheight='0' marginwidth='0'>your web browser and\/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard; alternatively your wordpress theme might suppress the html iframe tag from articles or excerpts<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Unfortunately, it turned out this will be our only points in this round, although, with hindsight and bias, it can be said that it wasn&#8217;t fully deserved, considering the positions we had.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">First of all, in his game against the Indian strongest player (former member of 2700 club) Adhiban Baskaran, Sven Tica obtained a fantastic position out of the opening. After missplaying it slightly, he still had several opportunities to maintain the balance and missed at least one direct opportunity to draw the game:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class='chessboard-wrapper'><pre style='display:none;'><textarea id='pgn4web_a830f4f6' style='display:none;' cols='40' rows='8'>   [Event \"Round 1 - 4.1\"]  [Site \"Chess.com\"]  [Date \"2020.01.08\"]  [Round \"?\"]  [White \"Sven_Tica\"]  [Black \"fireheart92\"]  [Result \"0-1\"]  [ECO \"E10\"]  [WhiteElo \"2396\"]  [BlackElo \"2654\"]  [PlyCount \"92\"]  [EventDate \"2020.??.??\"]  [TimeControl \"600+2\"]   1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. a3 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4  a6 9. O-O b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. b4 Bd6 12. Bb2 e5 13. Ne4 exd4 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15.  Nxd4 Ne5 16. Be2 Rad8 17. Nf3 (17. Rc1 {Preserving more pieces on the board  and targeting the weakness on c7, was maybe better.}) 17... Qe6 18. Bd4 Nxf3+  19. Bxf3 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Ne4 21. Rfd1 f6 22. Rac1 (22. a4 {Is worth considering})  22... Rd7 23. Qe2 (23. h3 {Followed by doubling on the c-file, was the  simplest way to play without any risk.}) 23... Rfd8 24. f3 Ng5 25. Bc5 {Rxd4  was threatened, but this is not optimal} (25. Qc2 {Aiming for Qc6, is much  better}) 25... h5 (25... Qb3 {Was slightly uncomfortable for White}) 26. Rxd7  Rxd7 27. Rd1 Rd5 28. Kf2 Rxd1 29. Qxd1 Qa2+ 30. Kf1 Qxa3 31. Qd5+ Nf7 (31...  Kh7 {Even loses after} 32. h4) 32. Qxh5 $2 {Sven misses an opportunity to draw}  (32. Qa8+ {Would end in a perpetual check} Kh7 33. Qe4+ Kh6 34. Qf4+ Kh7 35.  Qe4+ Kg8 36. Qa8+ {And Black has to agree to a draw.}) 32... Qc1+ 33. Kf2 Qc2+  34. Kf1 Qc4+ 35. Kf2 a5 36. bxa5 Qa2+ 37. Kg3 Qxa5 38. Qd5 Qe1+ 39. Kh3 Qb1 40.  Qe6 $2 {But this is a losing mistake - White misses a small tactical detail  and is forced to exchange queens} (40. e4 {Would maintain the balance,  although there is no direct draw.}) (40. Bd4 {Removing the bishop form the  fatal square, was also good}) 40... Qh7+ 41. Kg3 Qg6+ 42. Qg4 {Forced} (42. Kf2  Qc2+ 43. Kg3 Qxc5 44. Qe8+ Qf8 {Very important - after taking the bishop, the  queen is able to return to f8 and White can resign}) (42. Kh3 Qh5+ {Also loses  the bishop} 43. Kg3 Qxc5) 42... Qxg4+ 43. Kxg4 Ne5+ 44. Kf5 Nd3 45. Bd4 (45.  Ba7 {Was slightly more resistant}) 45... c5 46. Ke4 $2 {A blunder in a very  difficult, probably losing position} Nf2+ {The king is unable to approach the  knight and White loses a piece. Sven decided to resign.} 0-1   <\/textarea><\/pre><iframe src='https:\/\/www.chessentials.com\/Croatia_Bulldogs\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-chessboard\/pgn4web\/board.html?am=none&amp;d=3000&amp;ig=f&amp;iv=0&amp;ih=s&amp;ss=26&amp;ps=d&amp;pf=d&amp;lch=FFFFFF&amp;dch=7FA6CF&amp;bbch=545454&amp;hm=b&amp;hch=545454&amp;bd=c&amp;cbch=FFFFFF&amp;ctch=545454&amp;hd=j&amp;md=f&amp;tm=13&amp;fhch=FFFFFF&amp;fhs=14&amp;fmch=FFFFFF&amp;fcch=808080&amp;hmch=E0E0E0&amp;fms=14&amp;fcs=m&amp;cd=i&amp;bch=12212F&amp;fp=13&amp;hl=f&amp;fh=700&amp;fw=p&amp;pi=pgn4web_a830f4f6&amp;pfr=%2Fpgn4web&amp;ss=50&amp;delay=500' frameborder='0' width='100%' height='700' scrolling='no' marginheight='0' marginwidth='0'>your web browser and\/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard; alternatively your wordpress theme might suppress the html iframe tag from articles or excerpts<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Unfortunately, this was not the only half a point that escaped our players. Leon&#8217;s loss against Chitambaram will probably haunt him for a long time to come.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class='chessboard-wrapper'><pre style='display:none;'><textarea id='pgn4web_3feab4c7' style='display:none;' cols='40' rows='8'>   [Event \"Round 1 - 2.1\"]  [Site \"Chess.com\"]  [Date \"2020.01.08\"]  [Round \"?\"]  [White \"Aravindhchess1999\"]  [Black \"Bulldog167\"]  [Result \"1-0\"]  [ECO \"A30\"]  [WhiteElo \"2605\"]  [BlackElo \"2505\"]  [PlyCount \"205\"]  [EventDate \"2020.??.??\"]  [TimeControl \"600+2\"]   1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 g6 5. Bb2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 c5 8. d4  cxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Nc3 Ne4 11. Qd3 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Bxc3 13. Qxc3 Nd7 14. Rfd1  Nf6 15. Ne1 Bxg2 16. Nxg2 Qc7 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. Nf4 Qb7 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. Rxd5  Rc5 21. e4 Rfc8 22. a4 a6 23. Rcd1 b5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Qb4 Qc7 26. cxb5 Rb8  27. Qa4 Qb6 28. Rxc5 dxc5 29. Qc4 Kg7 30. Rd7 Qxb5 31. Qc3+ Kg8 32. Rxe7 Rd8  33. Qf3 Rf8 34. e5 c4 35. Rb7 Qc5 36. bxc4 Qxc4 37. Kg2 Rd8 38. Ra7 h5 39. h4  Qd5 40. Qxd5 Rxd5 {This is objectively a drawn endgame, although White can  continue playing, of course.} 41. f4 Rd3 42. Kf2 Rb3 43. Rd7 Kf8 44. Rc7 Rb2+  45. Kf3 Rb3+ 46. Kg2 Rb2+ 47. Kh3 Kg8 48. Rd7 Kf8 49. Rd3 Ke7 50. Ra3 Ke6 51.  g4 hxg4+ 52. Kxg4 Rg2+ 53. Kf3 Rb2 54. Ra6+ Ke7 55. Kg3 Rb1 56. Ra2 Rg1+ 57.  Rg2 Rb1 58. Rh2 Rg1+ (58... f6 {It is important to mention that pushing the  f-pawn here was perfectly possible. After} 59. Rc2 (59. exf6+ Kxf6 {And the  endgame with the h and f pawns is sometimes drawn even without the black pawn.}  ) 59... fxe5 60. fxe5 Ke6 {And the game will be drawn soon.}) 59. Kf2 Rb1 60.  Kf3 Rf1+ 61. Ke3 Re1+ 62. Kf2 Rb1 63. Kg3 Rg1+ 64. Rg2 Rb1 65. Kg4 Rh1 66. Kg5  Ke6 (66... Kf8 {It was also possible to bring the king to g7, even though it  looks scary at first. However, after} 67. Kf6 (67. Ra2 Kg7 {Is completely equal  } 68. Kg4 {Forced} (68. Ra7 Rg1#) 68... Rg1+ 69. Kf3 {And Black will draw  easily}) 67... Rxh4 68. f5 gxf5 69. Ra2 Rh6+ {White doesn't have anything}) 67.  Rg3 Rh2 68. Rg1 Rh3 69. Kg4 Rh2 70. Rb1 Rg2+ 71. Kf3 Ra2 72. Rb6+ Ke7 73. Rb8  Ra1 74. Rh8 {White manages to push h5 and obtain f4+e5 against f7 pawn endgame,  which is also drawn.} Rh1 75. Kg2 Ra1 76. h5 gxh5 77. Rxh5 Ra3 {Cutting the  king off.} 78. Rh6 Rb3 79. Kf2 Ra3 80. Ke2 Rb3 81. Rd6 Ra3 82. Rc6 Rb3 83. Ra6  Rh3 84. Rd6 Ra3 85. Rd3 Ra1 $6 (85... Rxd3 {Would lead to an easy draw but,  unfortunately, Livaic was low on time virtually the entire endgame.} 86. Kxd3  f6 87. Ke4 Kf7 {And Black draws.} ({But not} 87... fxe5 88. Kxe5 Kf7 89. Kf5 {  And White has the opposition}) 88. Kf5 fxe5 89. Kxe5 (89. fxe5 Ke7) 89... Ke7)  86. Rb3 Rh1 (86... Ra6 {Once again, playing for f6 was simpler} 87. Rb7+ Ke6  88. Kf3 f6 {And the game will be drawn soon}) 87. Rb7+ Ke6 88. Rb6+ Ke7 89. Kf3  Rf1+ 90. Ke4 Rh1 91. Rb7+ Ke8 92. Kf5 Rh6 93. Ra7 Rb6 94. Rc7 Kf8 (94... Rg6 {  It was possible to keep the king where it is and prevent the rook from  reaching d7} 95. Rc8+ Ke7 96. Ke4 Rg2 {And White is unable to make progress})  95. Kg5 Rg6+ 96. Kf5 Rb6 97. Rd7 Ke8 98. Rd6 Rb4 99. Kg5 {Now White has  managed to improve his position and threaten f5, with Kf6\/f6 ideas. Black has  to be careful here.} Ke7 100. Ra6 Rc4 $2 {The losing mistake with seconds on  the clock. This allows White to obtain the ideal position with the pawn on f5  and the king on f6.} (100... Rb5 {Was the only move here, attacking e5 and  preventing f5. White can still try} 101. Ra7+ {And now only the retreat to f8  is sufficient} Kf8 (101... Ke8 {Loses because after} 102. f5 Rxe5 103. Kf6 Rb5  104. Ra8+ Kd7 105. Rf8 {The king is on the long side of the pawn. This endgame  is a theoretical win for White.}) 102. f5 Rxe5 103. Kf6 Re1 104. Rxf7+ Kg8 {  And this endgame is drawn because the king is on the short side of the pawn,  with sufficient defensive resources.}) 101. f5 {Now either f6 or Kf6 follow  and Black is helpless} Rc1 (101... Rc7 {Runs into} 102. f6+ Kd7 103. Kh6 {And  the king reaches g6. f7 will soon fall}) 102. Ra7+ Ke8 103. Kf6 {And here Leon  lost on time in a lost position. A painful and costly loss, but a very  instructive rook endgame.} 1-0   <\/textarea><\/pre><iframe src='https:\/\/www.chessentials.com\/Croatia_Bulldogs\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-chessboard\/pgn4web\/board.html?am=none&amp;d=3000&amp;ig=f&amp;iv=0&amp;ih=s&amp;ss=26&amp;ps=d&amp;pf=d&amp;lch=FFFFFF&amp;dch=7FA6CF&amp;bbch=545454&amp;hm=b&amp;hch=545454&amp;bd=c&amp;cbch=FFFFFF&amp;ctch=545454&amp;hd=j&amp;md=f&amp;tm=13&amp;fhch=FFFFFF&amp;fhs=14&amp;fmch=FFFFFF&amp;fcch=808080&amp;hmch=E0E0E0&amp;fms=14&amp;fcs=m&amp;cd=i&amp;bch=12212F&amp;fp=13&amp;hl=f&amp;fh=700&amp;fw=p&amp;pi=pgn4web_3feab4c7&amp;pfr=%2Fpgn4web&amp;ss=50&amp;delay=500' frameborder='0' width='100%' height='700' scrolling='no' marginheight='0' marginwidth='0'>your web browser and\/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard; alternatively your wordpress theme might suppress the html iframe tag from articles or excerpts<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since Tuan Minh Le also lost his game against Pragnanandhaa, the Yogis took a commanding 3:1 lead.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Round 2<\/h2>\n<p>After a bad start to the match, Croatia Bulldogs didn&#8217;t plan on giving up the fight completely and turned the situation around in round 2, which they won with the 2.5-1.5 score.<\/p>\n<p>Plen\u010da, Tica and Leon all drew their games, while Tuan Minh Le scored a very attractive victory:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class='chessboard-wrapper'><pre style='display:none;'><textarea id='pgn4web_9130c0d1' style='display:none;' cols='40' rows='8'>   [Event \"Round 1 - 1.2\"]  [Site \"Chess.com\"]  [Date \"2020.01.08\"]  [Round \"?\"]  [White \"wonderfultime\"]  [Black \"Aravindhchess1999\"]  [Result \"1-0\"]  [ECO \"D03\"]  [WhiteElo \"2515\"]  [BlackElo \"2605\"]  [PlyCount \"71\"]  [EventDate \"2020.??.??\"]  [TimeControl \"600+2\"]   1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d5 5. c3 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 Re8 8.  O-O e5 9. e4 exd4 10. cxd4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 h6 12. Qb3 {Played instantly by Tuan  Minh Le.} b5 {After a couple of minutes thought. But this is just a bad move  as the pawn will be a target} (12... hxg5 {The point of White's last move is  revealed if Black takes the bishop. After} 13. Nexg5 {White threatens both f7  and g6.} Re7 14. Bxg6 {And White wins}) (12... Re6 {Is the theoretical  continuation}) (12... Re7 {Was also played}) 13. Rae1 (13. Bxh6 {White also  had a tactical solution:} Bxh6 14. Neg5 Re7 15. Bxg6 {And even though this is  the less favourable version of the piece sacrifice than on the previous note,  it is still excellent for White}) 13... Bb7 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. Rxe8+ Qxe8 16.  Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Re1 Qd8 18. Bxb5 {So, White has won a pawn, but Black has  compensation in form of the two bishops.} Bd5 19. Qd3 c6 20. Bc4 Rb8 21. b3 Kg7  22. h3 Bxf3 {The computer points out the play of both players can be improved  on the previous moves, but we shouldn't be too harsh when it comes to 10+2  games.} 23. Qxf3 Qxd4 {It was probably wiser to refrain from taking this pawn  and allowing the rook to d7.} 24. Rd1 Qb2 25. Rd7 {Now Black will be tied by  his f7 weakness forever} Rf8 26. g3 {Most precise} (26. Rxa7 Qd4 27. Rb7 Qa1+  28. Kh2 Qxa2 29. g3 {And White is slower in creating threats.}) (26. Qxc6 Qc1+  27. Kh2 Qf4+ {Ends up in perpetual}) 26... Qxa2 27. Qxc6 Qb1+ 28. Kg2 Qf5 {  White is winning, but it is not so easy to find the knockout blow} 29. Qb7 (29.  Be6 {The engine points out this beautiful solution} Qe5 30. Qc4 {And f7 falls})  29... Be5 30. Qd5 (30. Qxa7 {Was probably better, taking the pawn. However, it  is logical that a human player doesn't want to allow} Qe4+ 31. f3 Qc2+ 32. Qf2  Qxf2+ 33. Kxf2 {When Black has significant drawing chances}) 30... Qf6 31. Qe4  {It is not so easy to see how to improve.} a5 32. Rd5 Bc3 33. Rd3 Be5 34. Qb7 {  Creating a deadly threat of Rf3} Bd4 $2 {With little time on clock,  Chitambaram misses it.} (34... Bd6 {With the idea of Qe7, was sufficient.  White has only a slight advantage}) 35. Rf3 Qb6 36. Rxf7+ {And Black is mated.  You can say Tuan Minh Le was lucky, but I think the result of this game is  deserved, considering the position he obtained out of the opening.} 1-0   <\/textarea><\/pre><iframe src='https:\/\/www.chessentials.com\/Croatia_Bulldogs\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-chessboard\/pgn4web\/board.html?am=none&amp;d=3000&amp;ig=f&amp;iv=0&amp;ih=s&amp;ss=26&amp;ps=d&amp;pf=d&amp;lch=FFFFFF&amp;dch=7FA6CF&amp;bbch=545454&amp;hm=b&amp;hch=545454&amp;bd=c&amp;cbch=FFFFFF&amp;ctch=545454&amp;hd=j&amp;md=f&amp;tm=13&amp;fhch=FFFFFF&amp;fhs=14&amp;fmch=FFFFFF&amp;fcch=808080&amp;hmch=E0E0E0&amp;fms=14&amp;fcs=m&amp;cd=i&amp;bch=12212F&amp;fp=13&amp;hl=f&amp;fh=700&amp;fw=p&amp;pi=pgn4web_9130c0d1&amp;pfr=%2Fpgn4web&amp;ss=50&amp;delay=500' frameborder='0' width='100%' height='700' scrolling='no' marginheight='0' marginwidth='0'>your web browser and\/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard; alternatively your wordpress theme might suppress the html iframe tag from articles or excerpts<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>After this win, the gap in the score was reduced to just one point &#8211; 3.5:4.5.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Round 3<\/h2>\n<p>In round 3, a good trend continued for our team. Plen\u010da and Tica drew their games against Pragnanandhaa and Chithambaram, respectively, while Tuan Minh Le built upon his previous success with this beautiful game:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class='chessboard-wrapper'><pre style='display:none;'><textarea id='pgn4web_23250113' style='display:none;' cols='40' rows='8'>   [Event \"Round 1 - 1.3\"]  [Site \"Chess.com\"]  [Date \"2020.01.08\"]  [Round \"?\"]  [White \"Sethu0025\"]  [Black \"wonderfultime\"]  [Result \"0-1\"]  [ECO \"B77\"]  [WhiteElo \"2634\"]  [BlackElo \"2515\"]  [PlyCount \"116\"]  [EventDate \"2020.??.??\"]  [TimeControl \"600+2\"]   1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2  O-O 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. g4 Ne5 11. Be2 Rc8 12. O-O-O Qa5 {Probably suspicious} (  12... Nc4 {Is the theoretical continuation}) 13. Kb1 Rxc3 $6 {A typical dragon  sacrifice, however, Black usually does it when White is unable to recapture  with the queen} 14. Qxc3 Qxc3 {This exchange greatly reduces Black's attacking  potential} 15. bxc3 Rc8 16. Nb3 {Intending to meet Rc3 with Bd4} Nexg4 $5 {  Played after a long thought. It is highly imaginative, but not fully correct  rook sacrifice} (16... Rxc3 17. Bd4 Rc7 18. Bxe5 dxe5 19. g5 Nh5 20. Nc5 {And  Black is in trouble}) 17. fxg4 Nxe4 {The idea behind Black's play. He  threatens Nc3 and Nf2 at the same time.} 18. Bd4 $2 {A big mistake} (18. Kc1 {  During the live stream, I considered this king retreat, but it is not the best.  After} Nxc3 19. Rde1 Nxa2+ 20. Kd1 Nc3+ 21. Kc1 Nxe2+ 22. Rxe2 Bxg4 {Black has  five pawns for the rook and the engine claims he is even better}) (18. Bd2 {  This \"reverse\" move would refute Black's idea. Black's best is to get some of  the material back with} Nf2 {but after} 19. Kb2 Nxh1 20. Rxh1 h6 {His two  pawns don't provide the sufficient compensation for the piece.}) 18... Bxd4 19.  cxd4 Nc3+ 20. Kb2 Nxe2 {Now Black obtains typical Dragon compensation for the  piece and Tuan shows his excellent technique to bring the full point home.} 21.  Rhe1 Nc3 22. Rd3 Na4+ 23. Kc1 Kf8 24. h3 Nb6 25. Rf3 Bc6 26. Rf2 Bd5 27. Re3 f6  28. Nd2 Rc7 29. a3 Kf7 30. Rfe2 Na4 31. Rf2 b5 32. Ne4 Bxe4 33. Rxe4 Nc3 34.  Re3 Nd5 35. Rd3 a6 36. Kd2 Rc4 37. Kc1 Nc3 38. Kb2 Ne4 39. Re2 d5 40. c3 Ke6  41. Rde3 Kd6 42. Rf3 Rc8 43. Rfe3 e6 44. Rf3 f5 45. gxf5 exf5 46. h4 Ke6 47.  Rg2 Kf6 48. Rh3 h6 49. Re2 f4 50. Rg2 Kf5 51. Rc2 Kg4 52. Rh1 Rf8 53. Rg1+ Ng3  54. Re2 Rf6 55. Rf2 Kxh4 56. Kc2 Kg4 57. Kd3 h5 58. Re2 h4 0-1   <\/textarea><\/pre><iframe src='https:\/\/www.chessentials.com\/Croatia_Bulldogs\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-chessboard\/pgn4web\/board.html?am=none&amp;d=3000&amp;ig=f&amp;iv=0&amp;ih=s&amp;ss=26&amp;ps=d&amp;pf=d&amp;lch=FFFFFF&amp;dch=7FA6CF&amp;bbch=545454&amp;hm=b&amp;hch=545454&amp;bd=c&amp;cbch=FFFFFF&amp;ctch=545454&amp;hd=j&amp;md=f&amp;tm=13&amp;fhch=FFFFFF&amp;fhs=14&amp;fmch=FFFFFF&amp;fcch=808080&amp;hmch=E0E0E0&amp;fms=14&amp;fcs=m&amp;cd=i&amp;bch=12212F&amp;fp=13&amp;hl=f&amp;fh=700&amp;fw=p&amp;pi=pgn4web_23250113&amp;pfr=%2Fpgn4web&amp;ss=50&amp;delay=500' frameborder='0' width='100%' height='700' scrolling='no' marginheight='0' marginwidth='0'>your web browser and\/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard; alternatively your wordpress theme might suppress the html iframe tag from articles or excerpts<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Unfortunately, the Yogis managed to keep the 1 point lead. In yet another double fianchetto, after being significantly worse, Livai\u0107 managed to obtain a better position, but , being short on time, he fell under a strong attack. In mutual time trouble, Adhiban missed a simple victory, but Leon made the last blunder in a dead drawn position&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class='chessboard-wrapper'><pre style='display:none;'><textarea id='pgn4web_354fcfdd' style='display:none;' cols='40' rows='8'>   [Event \"Round 1 - 3.3\"]  [Site \"Chess.com\"]  [Date \"2020.01.08\"]  [Round \"?\"]  [White \"fireheart92\"]  [Black \"Bulldog167\"]  [Result \"*\"]  [ECO \"A30\"]  [WhiteElo \"2654\"]  [BlackElo \"2505\"]  [PlyCount \"123\"]  [EventDate \"2020.??.??\"]  [TimeControl \"600+2\"]   1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O g6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Bg7 8. Nc3  d6 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Rfd1 Ne4 12. Qe3 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Nf6  15. Rd4 Rc8 16. Qe3 Rc5 17. Rad1 Qd7 18. Rh4 Rh5 19. Rxh5 Nxh5 20. Nd4 Bxg2 21.  Kxg2 Nf6 {White has some advantage in this type of structure due to his space  advantage.} 22. Qf3 Rc8 23. a4 a6 24. e4 Rc5 25. Ne2 Kg7 (25... b5 {Is now met  with} 26. cxb5 axb5 27. a5 b4 28. Ra1 {And White has some advantage}) 26. Nc3  e6 {It was probably better to do without this move, but Black lacks an active  plan} 27. Qd3 Ne8 28. h4 (28. Qd4+ {Was strong because it forces e5} e5 (28...  Kg8 {Fails to} 29. a5 Rxa5 30. Qxb6 {And White is winning}) 29. Qd3 {With  clear advantage}) 28... h5 29. Kg1 Qb7 30. Qd4+ Kg8 31. Qe3 Kg7 32. Rd4 Qc7 33.  Qd2 Qb7 34. Qd3 Rc8 35. Qe3 Qc7 36. Rd3 Qc5 37. Qf4 Qb4 {Risky} (37... Rc6 {  Was important. Here e5 doesn't work} 38. Rf3 (38. e5 dxe5) 38... Rc7 {And  Black is OK}) 38. Rf3 (38. e5 {Was very strong. If} dxe5 39. Qxe5+ Kg8 40. Ne4  {White is close to winning}) 38... Rc7 39. e5 Rd7 $2 {The losing move} (39...  Qc5 {Was the way to maintain the balance, attacking e5}) 40. Ne4 dxe5 41. Qxe5+  Kg8 42. Kg2 (42. Qb8 {The commentators pointed out this queen invasion which  would be decisive.}) 42... Qe7 43. b4 Qd8 (43... Qxb4 {Is too dangerous} 44.  Qb8 Re7 45. Nf6+ Kf8 46. Qc8 {And Black is completely tied up}) 44. c5 Rd5 45.  Qc3 bxc5 46. Nxc5 $2 {Losing all advantage} (46. bxc5 {And Black would have  trouble dealing with his king and the passed pawn.}) 46... Qa8 47. Ne4 Rf5 {  For the first time in the game, Black raises his head and has threats of his  own.} 48. Qe3 Qb7 49. Kh2 $2 {And this provides Leon with an opportunity to  take over. But alas, he was once again very short on time and played the  automatic rook exchange.} Rxf3 $2 {Allowing some attacking chances by the  notorious queen and knight duo.} (49... Qxb4 {Would simply win a pawn. After}  50. Rxf5 exf5 51. Ng5 Nf6 52. Qa7 Ng4+ 53. Kg2 Qc4 {And Black defends  everything.}) 50. Qxf3 Qxb4 51. Ng5 Qe7 52. Qc6 Nf6 $2 (52... Nc7 {Would  defend the a6 pawn and the game would probably end in a draw.}) 53. Qxa6 Ng4+  54. Kg2 Qc5 55. Qa8+ Kg7 56. Qf3 Qa7 57. a5 {Now White is winning} Kg8 58. a6  $4 {An amazing mistake by Adhiban Baskaran.} (58. Qxf7+ {Would force a winning  simplification} Qxf7 59. Nxf7 Kxf7 60. a6 {And the a-pawn decides.}) 58... f6 {  This allows Black to draw the game... in ideal world.} 59. Nxe6 Qxa6 60. Qd5 {  The battery looks threatening, but Black has several ways of dealing with this.  Unfortunately, Leon, extremely short of time, blundered checkmate.} Kh8 $4 {  Such moves only happen in online Internet chess with a couple of seconds on  the clock..} (60... Qa7 {Would draw, since White doesn't have good discoveries.  }) (60... Qc8 {Was also good.}) 61. Qd8+ Kh7 62. Qe7+ {And Leon resigned. A  nervy, impulsive game with a tragic conclusion. This is a best demonstration  of the pressure players have to deal with when playing in the Pro Chess League.  } *   <\/textarea><\/pre><iframe src='https:\/\/www.chessentials.com\/Croatia_Bulldogs\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-chessboard\/pgn4web\/board.html?am=none&amp;d=3000&amp;ig=f&amp;iv=0&amp;ih=s&amp;ss=26&amp;ps=d&amp;pf=d&amp;lch=FFFFFF&amp;dch=7FA6CF&amp;bbch=545454&amp;hm=b&amp;hch=545454&amp;bd=c&amp;cbch=FFFFFF&amp;ctch=545454&amp;hd=j&amp;md=f&amp;tm=13&amp;fhch=FFFFFF&amp;fhs=14&amp;fmch=FFFFFF&amp;fcch=808080&amp;hmch=E0E0E0&amp;fms=14&amp;fcs=m&amp;cd=i&amp;bch=12212F&amp;fp=13&amp;hl=f&amp;fh=700&amp;fw=p&amp;pi=pgn4web_354fcfdd&amp;pfr=%2Fpgn4web&amp;ss=50&amp;delay=500' frameborder='0' width='100%' height='700' scrolling='no' marginheight='0' marginwidth='0'>your web browser and\/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard; alternatively your wordpress theme might suppress the html iframe tag from articles or excerpts<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The score, therefore, after 3 rounds, was 6.5-5.5 in Yogis favour.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Round 4<\/h2>\n<p>Before the last round, there was still chance of drawing, and even winning the match.<\/p>\n<p>Alas, our hopes were quickly dashed by Rameshbabu Pragnandhaa, who never allowed Sven Tica to get out of the opening:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class='chessboard-wrapper'><pre style='display:none;'><textarea id='pgn4web_cdf6c304' style='display:none;' cols='40' rows='8'>   [Event \"Round 1 - 4.4\"]  [Site \"Chess.com\"]  [Date \"2020.01.08\"]  [Round \"?\"]  [White \"rpragchess\"]  [Black \"Sven_Tica\"]  [Result \"1-0\"]  [ECO \"E06\"]  [WhiteElo \"2586\"]  [BlackElo \"2396\"]  [PlyCount \"73\"]  [EventDate \"2020.??.??\"]  [TimeControl \"600+2\"]   1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. Ne5 {Very creative} c6 {  It is better to go for c5 here, but Sven said he decided to for the familiar  structure.} 7. d4 b6 (7... Nbd7 {Was probably more normal, although things  aren't easy at all after} 8. f4) 8. Nc3 Bb7 (8... Ba6 {Was more enterprising.})  9. e4 dxc4 10. Nxc4 b5 11. Ne3 b4 12. Na4 Nbd7 13. b3 Rc8 (13... c5 {Was  called for, but Sven probably feared d5}) 14. Bb2 Qc7 {Black hasn't played c5  on time and his position is highly suspect.} 15. Rc1 Qb8 16. Qe2 Rfd8 17. Rfd1  a5 18. d5 $2 {But this is too early as it allows exchanges beneficial for  Black who is struggling with space and with passive pieces.} (18. f4 {Followed  by Qf3, with more patient play, was probably better.}) 18... cxd5 19. Rxc8 Qxc8  20. exd5 Nc5 $2 {But this is a losing, self-pinning move.} (20... exd5 {Looked  scary because of the potential discoveries on the bishop, but White doesn't  have anything here.} 21. Rc1 Qa8 22. Nb6 Ba6 {And Black has equalized}) 21.  Bxf6 gxf6 22. Rc1 {It is all over now.} Ba6 23. Qg4+ Kf8 24. Qh4 Kg7 25. Qg4+  Kf8 26. Qh5 Bd3 27. Nxc5 Bg6 28. Nxe6+ fxe6 29. Qh6+ Kg8 30. Rxc8 Rxc8 31. Nc4  a4 32. d6 axb3 33. axb3 Bd8 34. Qd2 Rb8 35. h4 Kf7 36. Qd4 Bc2 37. Qa7+ 1-0   <\/textarea><\/pre><iframe src='https:\/\/www.chessentials.com\/Croatia_Bulldogs\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-chessboard\/pgn4web\/board.html?am=none&amp;d=3000&amp;ig=f&amp;iv=0&amp;ih=s&amp;ss=26&amp;ps=d&amp;pf=d&amp;lch=FFFFFF&amp;dch=7FA6CF&amp;bbch=545454&amp;hm=b&amp;hch=545454&amp;bd=c&amp;cbch=FFFFFF&amp;ctch=545454&amp;hd=j&amp;md=f&amp;tm=13&amp;fhch=FFFFFF&amp;fhs=14&amp;fmch=FFFFFF&amp;fcch=808080&amp;hmch=E0E0E0&amp;fms=14&amp;fcs=m&amp;cd=i&amp;bch=12212F&amp;fp=13&amp;hl=f&amp;fh=700&amp;fw=p&amp;pi=pgn4web_cdf6c304&amp;pfr=%2Fpgn4web&amp;ss=50&amp;delay=500' frameborder='0' width='100%' height='700' scrolling='no' marginheight='0' marginwidth='0'>your web browser and\/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard; alternatively your wordpress theme might suppress the html iframe tag from articles or excerpts<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Leon and Jadro drew their games (not without adventures), while Tuan, after first offering a draw and then refusing a draw, blundered in a promising position, but, alas, the fate of the match was decided as it was:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class='chessboard-wrapper'><pre style='display:none;'><textarea id='pgn4web_778021d6' style='display:none;' cols='40' rows='8'>   [Event \"Round 1 - 1.4\"]  [Site \"Chess.com\"]  [Date \"2020.01.08\"]  [Round \"?\"]  [White \"wonderfultime\"]  [Black \"fireheart92\"]  [Result \"0-1\"]  [ECO \"E68\"]  [WhiteElo \"2515\"]  [BlackElo \"2654\"]  [PlyCount \"76\"]  [EventDate \"2020.??.??\"]  [TimeControl \"600+2\"]   1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. c4 d6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4  exd4 9. Nxd4 Nc5 10. h3 Re8 11. Re1 Bd7 12. Bf4 a5 13. Qd2 a4 14. Rad1 Qc8 15.  Kh2 Ne6 16. Nxe6 Bxe6 17. e5 Nh5 18. exd6 Nxf4 19. Qxf4 cxd6 20. Nd5 Qc5 21.  Rd2 h6 22. h4 Kh7 23. Rde2 Rac8 24. Nf6+ Bxf6 25. Qxf6 Qf5 26. Qd4 Rxc4 27.  Qxd6 Qc5 28. Qd3 Qd4 29. Qf3 Rc7 30. Qa3 Rd8 31. b3 axb3 32. axb3 Qb6 33. Re3  Rd2 34. Kg1 Rcc2 35. h5 Rxf2 36. hxg6+ Kg7 37. Be4 Rfe2 38. Qa1+ f6 0-1   <\/textarea><\/pre><iframe src='https:\/\/www.chessentials.com\/Croatia_Bulldogs\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-chessboard\/pgn4web\/board.html?am=none&amp;d=3000&amp;ig=f&amp;iv=0&amp;ih=s&amp;ss=26&amp;ps=d&amp;pf=d&amp;lch=FFFFFF&amp;dch=7FA6CF&amp;bbch=545454&amp;hm=b&amp;hch=545454&amp;bd=c&amp;cbch=FFFFFF&amp;ctch=545454&amp;hd=j&amp;md=f&amp;tm=13&amp;fhch=FFFFFF&amp;fhs=14&amp;fmch=FFFFFF&amp;fcch=808080&amp;hmch=E0E0E0&amp;fms=14&amp;fcs=m&amp;cd=i&amp;bch=12212F&amp;fp=13&amp;hl=f&amp;fh=700&amp;fw=p&amp;pi=pgn4web_778021d6&amp;pfr=%2Fpgn4web&amp;ss=50&amp;delay=500' frameborder='0' width='100%' height='700' scrolling='no' marginheight='0' marginwidth='0'>your web browser and\/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard; alternatively your wordpress theme might suppress the html iframe tag from articles or excerpts<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The Indian Yogis, therefore, won the match convincingly 9.5:6.5. I think that the final result doesn&#8217;t show how tense and close the match was and that it doesn&#8217;t reflect the true events happening on the boards. I may be biased, but I believe that with some slight luck, we might have not only drawn the match, but even win it. With point and a half from two Livai\u0107 losses and Sven&#8217;s game against Adhiban, we would have 8 points. Moreover, Yogis would enter the final round trailing, which would probably affect their performance.<\/p>\n<p>Even so, there is no other way but to congratulate them on their performance. We can only hope we will do better in our next match, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chessentials.com\/Croatia_Bulldogs\/event\/croatia-bulldogs-hungary-hunters-pro-chess-league-2020\/\">against Hungary Hunters<\/a>, next Wednesday.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Video recap<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Croatia Bulldogs - India Yogis || Pro Chess League 2020 - Eastern Division - Week 1 - Highlights\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2-eI8_D_0ZE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Full stream<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Croatia Bulldogs vs. India Yogis, Pro Chess League 2020 || Full match with commentary\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oxR8nIpGyuA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Croatia Bulldogs &#8211; India Yogis After winning the Pro Chess League Qualifier and qualifying for the 2020 season, on January 8th, 2020, at 17:15 CET (8:15 Pacific Time), Croatia Bulldogs had their debut in the Pro Chess League 2020. 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