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1e4+0.2Nc6+0.42Nc3+0.1Nf6?!+0.6Inaccuracy. e5 was best.2...e53.Nf3Nf6[...]3Bc4?!−0.3...Inaccuracy. d4 was best.3.d4e64.a3[...]3...e6−0.24d3−0.2d5−0.25exd5−0.5exd5−0.46Bb3−0.5Bb4−0.57Bd2−0.6Nd4−0.28Nge2−0.3Nxb3−0.39axb3−0.3a6−0.110O-O−0.2O-O−0.211h3−0.2c6+0.112Nd4−0.2Ba5+0.113Nce2−0.2Bc7+0.114Nf3−0.2Ng4??+2.9Blunder. Nh5 was best.14...Nh515.Ra415hxg4+2.9Bxg4+2.816Nh2+2.7Qh4?!+4.1Inaccuracy. Bh5 was best.16...Bh517.g3f5[...]17g3+4.0Qh3+4.018Nxg4+4.0Qxg4+3.919Nf4+4.2Qf5+3.920Qh5+3.9Qf6+4.221Bc3+4.4Qd6+4.322Bd4+4.2Rae8+4.323Qg5+4.3f6+4.324Qh5+4.0c5+4.225Be3+4.0d4+4.126Bd2+4.3Re5+4.427Qh3+4.1g6+4.428Kg2+3.6f5+4.029Qh6+4.0Qc6++3.730f3+3.5Rf6+4.331Rh1+3.8Re7+4.032Rae1+4.0Rxe1??#23Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rff7 was best.32...Rff733.Qh4Be5[...]33Qxh7++11.1Kf8+13.134Rxe1+10.9Bd6?!#5Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe4 was best.34...Qe435.dxe4Bxf4[...]35Nxg6+#11Rxg6#1136Qxg6#8Qd7#237Bh6+#1Qg7#138Qxg7#
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[Event "Rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/9nCd9OWz"] [Date "2024.12.07"] [White "MatthewKCanada"] [Black "dama_x_rey"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "9nCd9OWz"] [UTCDate "2024.12.07"] [UTCTime "13:00:50"] [WhiteElo "1623"] [BlackElo "1444"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+15"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2700+45"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 Nc6 { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense } 2. Nc3 Nf6?! { (0.09 → 0.64) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (2... e5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3) 3. Bc4?! { (0.64 → -0.34) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (3. d4 e6 4. a3 a6 5. Nf3 d6 6. Be3 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O) 3... e6 4. d3 d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bb3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nd4 8. Nge2 Nxb3 9. axb3 a6 10. O-O O-O 11. h3 c6 12. Nd4 Ba5 13. Nce2 Bc7 14. Nf3 Ng4?? { (-0.19 → 2.88) Blunder. Nh5 was best. } (14... Nh5 15. Ra4) 15. hxg4 Bxg4 16. Nh2 Qh4?! { (2.65 → 4.05) Inaccuracy. Bh5 was best. } (16... Bh5 17. g3 f5 18. f3 Qf6 19. Kh1 d4 20. Bf4 Bb6 21. Qd2 Rae8 22. Rae1) 17. g3 Qh3 18. Nxg4 Qxg4 19. Nf4 Qf5 20. Qh5 Qf6 21. Bc3 Qd6 22. Bd4 Rae8 23. Qg5 f6 24. Qh5 c5 25. Be3 d4 26. Bd2 Re5 27. Qh3 g6 28. Kg2 f5 29. Qh6 Qc6+ 30. f3 Rf6 31. Rh1 Re7 32. Rae1 Rxe1?? { (3.96 → Mate in 23) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rff7 was best. } (32... Rff7 33. Qh4 Be5 34. Nh3 Re8 35. Bf4 Bf6 36. Bg5 h6 37. Qxh6) 33. Qxh7+ Kf8 34. Rxe1 Bd6?! { (10.87 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe4 was best. } (34... Qe4 35. dxe4 Bxf4 36. Bxf4 Re6 37. Bh6+ Ke8 38. Qg8+ Kd7 39. Bg5 fxe4 40. Qf7+) 35. Nxg6+ Rxg6 36. Qxg6 Qd7 37. Bh6+ Qg7 38. Qxg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
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MatthewKCanadadama_x_rey
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MatthewKCanada +15
1 Inaccuracy
0 Mistakes
0 Blunders
15 Average centipawn loss
96%Accuracy
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dama_x_rey −6
3 Inaccuracies
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2 Blunders
42 Average centipawn loss
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Other variations
  1. susiedent goooo MatthewKCanada !
  2. jg777 Let's go let's go!
  3. susiedent maybe castling was made too quick by black. looks like white has 11. Nxd5 here !
  4. susiedent 11. Nxd5 Bxd2 Nxf6+ Qxf6 Qxd2 Qxb2 d4! closing the cage on the queen
  5. susiedent wait no Nxd5 Nxd5 defends the bishop
  6. susiedent i really just be yapping moves when it's not my own game
  7. jg777 The bonus of a spectator is that you can be wrong and it doesn't matter.
  8. susiedent i'm still paranoid using lichess chat after i accidentally chatted my thoughts directly to my opponent yesterday :0
  9. jg777 Oops! Yeah if you are using a browser it should turn green for whispers.
  10. susiedent yeah it does turn green but i fired off the message too quick to notice haha
  11. jg777 I'm pretty sure I've done that multiple times over the years, especially since I mostly play on my phone (except this season).
  12. jg777 I want white to get more active, maybe Bg5 to start with here. I really want Ra4 to be a thing, but a5 then b5 seems good for black.
  13. susiedent ok good to know it's not just me. i'm still new to whispering in lichess chat
  14. susiedent also, feels like this opening has worked out well for black? maybe i would take black here
  15. jg777 Nah it’s fine, I once chatted to my opponent an idea that would win a pawn if they played into it and they laughed and said “good to know“
  16. jg777 Yeah black’s pretty comfortable here, no issues to solve yet.
  17. jg777 Nd4-f3 is a neat rerouting idea but I still like Bg5 more because it puts pressure on a piece
  18. jg777 Ba5? Now Bg5 looks good.
  19. jg777 Bg5 h6? Bxc6 and black has to play gxf6.
  20. jg777 Bxf6*
  21. jg777 Although now there is a chance Ra4 can be a thing later... I'm a fan of rook lifts.
  22. susiedent i guess h6 not forced there. black could play Bb6 or another bishop move first
  23. jg777 Right but a lot of players do it automatically. Even if not h6 you threaten Bxf6 next unless they move the bishop.
  24. susiedent i do like that he's trying to trade off the bishop pair. Bc7 Bf4 seems logical
  25. jg777 Yeah he has Bf4 here if he really wants to chase the DSB.
  26. susiedent i think he should. i think long-term the bshops are strong here
  27. jg777 Yeah, often are. And there aren't any good outposts for the knights yet either.
  28. susiedent black could even just aim for a position where all the major pieces get traded down the e file and he has this nagging BP edge in the endgam
  29. susiedent if he wants to play solidly
  30. fork2020 Go MatthewKCanada!
  31. susiedent it's also a question if white should play d4 at some point. it does feel a bit cramped with the pawn on d3
  32. susiedent woah Ng4 whats happening here
  33. susiedent black does not intend to play solidly
  34. fork2020 I might be wrong, but I don't think this knight sacrifice works.
  35. jg777 I don't know the player so I've no idea if they are endgame aficionad like me. :)
  36. jg777 Whoa, yeah that changes things up.
  37. susiedent i guess 16. ...Bh5 is forced. black can still play tricky trying to mate on h2 but we always have this f4 resource to block the diagonal
  38. jg777 I hope Matthew see’s Nxg4.
  39. susiedent ok here i guess Nxg4
  40. jg777 Nxg4 f4 I think was the cleanest defense idea, but g3 is probably playable too. I just don't like pieces hanging around the king.
  41. susiedent goo matthew! great defence
  42. jg777 It’s always harder defending than attacking. Good for him defusing that.
  43. jg777 Nf4 is nice.
  44. susiedent Qh5 let's really trade the queens... or I'll play Kg2 Rh1 and sac a bishop on h6
  45. jg777 Qh5 continues to offer to trade queens and gets more activity.
  46. jg777 YES!
  47. jg777 Okay I'm on board with Mathew’s line of thinking, getting pieces into it.
  48. jg777 Having that mindset is the right way to go.
  49. jg777 I liked Qg5 knocking on g7’s door.
  50. jg777 Qg4*
  51. susiedent yeah looks good, with Nh5 next too. I don't see how black defends all that
  52. fork2020 Nxg6 simplifies, right?
  53. jg777 I don't see the follow up after Nxg6
  54. fork2020 Bf4.
  55. jg777 Rh1 is a great idea though, love that.
  56. susiedent Kg2!!! he knows what needs to be done
  57. jg777 After Rh1 if Rf7 then Nxg6! if hxg6?? Qh8#
  58. fork2020 I hope that line does play out. It would be a nice finish.
  59. susiedent knight on f4 is actually so annoying for black. no Rh5 no Re2, got to keep an eye on e6. just stops all counterplay
  60. jg777 No Rh1 yet? Lets go Matthew get the pressure on!
  61. susiedent surprised he didn't play 29 Rh1. maybe he was worried about h5 but i think we just sac a knight on h5 no calculation needed
  62. jg777 I think it’d be hard for him to sac the knight unless he clearly saw a way to checkmate there though, I can understand the hesitation.
  63. jg777 Rh1 or bail there, don't get into g5 double attacks. F3 was a nice move, no fear there!
  64. jg777 YES! There it is!
  65. jg777 Maybe Qh4 and reset a bit, put a rook on the E file after that.
  66. susiedent Probably 32. Rae1 immediately? doesn't feel good allowing Bxf4 and Re2+
  67. jg777 Although black can chomp f4 now which might be a problem
  68. jg777 Lol, I just realized g5 isn't a threat because Qxg5. Good thing I'm not playing this.
  69. susiedent Qxh7+!!
  70. susiedent goo matthew!
  71. jg777 Qxh7+! You got the breakthrough mate! Come on Matthew lets go!
  72. jg777 Qh8+ then Rxe1! He’s got momentum!
  73. jg777 Still good! Matthew is on fire.
  74. lmart (34.Rxe1) go dama
  75. fork2020 Nd5 might work here, threatening Bh6# while getting the knight active.
  76. fork2020 This is more forced though!
  77. susiedent well Nxg6 and his only legal move is Rxg6
  78. susiedent now Bh6 is mate threat
  79. susiedent gg !
  80. lmart (37.Bh6+) gg
  81. jg777 Fantastic play Matthew!
  82. susiedent @fork2020 35. Nd5 was top move!
  83. susiedent well spotted
  84. MatthewKCanada Thank you. It was hard fought.
  85. fork2020 Nice attack, that was an electrifying game!
  86. MatthewKCanada I would never have found Nd5