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1e4+0.2e5+0.22Nf3+0.2Nc6+0.23Bc4+0.1Nf6+0.24d3+0.1Be7+0.35O-O+0.2O-O+0.26Re1+0.3d6+0.37a4+0.2Na5+0.38Ba2+0.2c5+0.29Nbd20.0Nc6+0.110c3+0.1Be6+0.111Bxe6+0.1fxe6+0.212Qb3−0.1Qd7−0.213a5−0.2Rab8−0.114Qc2−0.3b5?!+0.3Inaccuracy. Rf7 was best.14...Rf715axb6+0.2axb6+0.316Nf1+0.3b5+0.217h3+0.2Nh5+0.318Be3+0.3b4+0.519c4?−0.7...Mistake. Ra6 was best.19.Ra6Ra819...Nf4?!0.0Inaccuracy. Rxf3 was best.19...Rxf320.gxf320N1h20.0d5?!+0.7Inaccuracy. h6 was best.20...h621.Reb121Bxf4+0.8Rxf4+0.722Ng4?!−0.3...Inaccuracy. exd5 was best.22.exd5exd523.Nxe5[...]22...Nd4??+1.9Blunder. Rxf3 was best.22...Rxf323.gxf3Nd4[...]23Nxd4+1.9exd4+1.924exd5+1.9exd5+1.925cxd5+1.5Bf8?!+2.5Inaccuracy. Rf5 was best.25...Rf526Qc4+2.9b3?!+4.3Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best.26...Rd827.d6+27d6++4.4Kh8+4.328Qxc5?+2.5...Mistake. Ne5 was best.28.Ne5Qxd629.g3[...]28...Rb5??+5.1Blunder. Bxd6 was best.28...Bxd629.Ra7Bxc5[...]29Qc4?!+3.8...Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best.29.Ne5Rxc530.Nxd7[...]29...Bxd6+3.730g3?+2.2...Mistake. Ra8+ was best.30.Ra8+Rb831.Rxb8+[...]30...Rb4??+5.0Blunder. Rf8 was best.30...Rf831.Ra6Bb8[...]31Ra8+?!+3.8...Inaccuracy. Qe6 was best.31.Qe6Qxe632.Rxe6[...]31...Rf8+3.932Rxf8++3.9Bxf8+3.933Qe6?!+2.9...Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best.33.Ne5Rxc434.Nxd7[...]33...Qc7?+4.8Mistake. Qxe6 was best.33...Qxe634.Rxe6g5[...]34Ra1+4.2Rb8+4.135Qd5?!+2.8...Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best.35.Ne5g636.Nd7[...]35...Qc2??+5.7Blunder. Bd6 was best.35...Bd636.Kg236Qxd4??+2.5...Blunder. Nh6 was best.36.Nh6gxh637.Qe5+[...]36...Rb4??#12Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bc5 was best.36...Bc537.Qe537Qd8??+6.2...Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ra8 was best.37.Ra8Qc1+38.Kh2[...]37...Qc5+6.138Ra8+5.3Kg8+5.339Rc8+5.3Rd4+5.040Rxc5?!+3.6...Inaccuracy. Qe8 was best.40.Qe8Qf541.Ne5[...]40...Rxd8+3.741Rc3+3.5Rb8+3.442d4??−0.1...Blunder. Ne5 was best.42.Ne5g543.d4[...]42...Kf7??+3.4Blunder. Ba3 was best.42...Ba343.Rxb3Rxb3[...]43d5+2.9Bd6+3.044Ne3??−1.3...Blunder. Re3 was best.44.Re3Kf845.Ne5[...]44...Be5−1.245Rd3?!−2.2...Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best.45.Rc145...Bxb2−2.146d6−2.5Bf6−2.547Nd1−2.6b2−2.548Nxb2−2.5Bxb2−2.549d7−2.6Rd8−2.550Rb3−2.6Bd4−2.651Rf3+−2.5Ke6−2.552Rf4−2.6Rxd7−2.553Re4+−2.6Kf5−2.554Rf4+−2.5Ke6−2.555Re4+−2.8Kf7−2.656Kg2−2.3Bf6−2.357g4−2.9Rd4−2.958Re2−3.0g6−2.559Re3−2.6Bh4−2.660Rf3+−2.3Kg7−2.561Ra3−2.4Rd2−2.462Kf3?−4.3...Mistake. Rf3 was best.62.Rf3Kg863.Kg1[...]62...Rxf2+−4.263Ke3−4.5Rg2−4.264Ra7+?!−5.3...Inaccuracy. Kf4 was best.64.Kf4Rf2+65.Ke4[...]64...Kh6−5.365Kf3−5.3Rg3+−5.366Kf4−5.2Bg5+??+5.5Blunder. Rxh3 was best.66...Rxh367.Ra5Rb3[...]67Kxg3+5.1Be3+5.168Rb7+5.0Bd2+5.669Rb5?+3.1...Mistake. h4 was best.69.h4Be1+70.Kh3[...]69...Be1++2.870Kf3+3.2Bh4?!+4.7Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best.70...Kg771.Rb7+Kh8[...]71Ke4??+0.7...Blunder. Rb7 was best.71.Rb7Be172.Kf4[...]71...Bf6??+4.2Blunder. Kg7 was best.71...Kg772.g5h5[...]72Kd5?+2.5...Mistake. Rb7 was best.72.Rb7Bc373.Rd7[...]72...Bg5??+5.1Blunder. Kg7 was best.72...Kg773.Ke673Ke6+5.8Bh4+6.174Kf7+6.2Bg5+5.675Kg8+5.4Bf6+5.676Rb7+5.4g5??#5Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bh4 was best.76...Bh477.Rxh7+Kg5[...]77Rxh7+#4Kg6#478Rb7?+7.5...Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rc7 was best.78.Rc7Be779.Rxe7[...]78...Bd4+7.079Kf8+6.8Kf6+6.780Ke8+5.3Ke6+6.181Kd8+5.5Bf6++5.482Kc7+5.6Be5++5.483Kc6+6.0Bf6+5.984Kc5+5.8Ke5+5.385Kc4+5.5Ke4+5.586Rb3+5.4Be7+5.487Rb7+5.4Bf6+5.388Rh7+5.5Kf4?!+8.9Inaccuracy. Bd8 was best.88...Bd889.Rf7Bb6[...]89Kd5?!+5.6...Inaccuracy. Rf7 was best.89.Rf789...Kg3+5.690Ke4+5.8Bb2+7.391Kf5+7.2Bc1+6.992Rh5+5.9Kh2+5.893Rxg5+6.9Kxh3+7.194Rg8+6.6Bb2+6.795g5+5.4Kh4?+69.6Mistake. Kg2 was best.95...Kg296.Rd8Bg7[...]96g6?+5.8...Mistake. Rb8 was best.96.Rb896...Kh5??#10Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg3 was best.96...Kg397.Rb8Ba1[...]97Rh8+??−0.3...Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rb8 was best.97.Rb8Bd498.Rb7[...]97...Bxh8−0.4Black offers draw
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[Event "Rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/SZHKWv7I"] [Date "2024.09.25"] [White "reviewer_2"] [Black "em-as-in-emily"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "SZHKWv7I"] [UTCDate "2024.09.25"] [UTCTime "18:59:09"] [WhiteElo "1750"] [BlackElo "1873"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+9"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+30"] [ECO "C55"] [Opening "Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 { C55 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening } 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 d6 7. a4 Na5 8. Ba2 c5 9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. c3 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Qb3 Qd7 13. a5 Rab8 14. Qc2 b5?! { (-0.32 → 0.25) Inaccuracy. Rf7 was best. } (14... Rf7) 15. axb6 axb6 16. Nf1 b5 17. h3 Nh5 18. Be3 b4 19. c4? { (0.52 → -0.66) Mistake. Ra6 was best. } (19. Ra6 Ra8) 19... Nf4?! { (-0.66 → 0.01) Inaccuracy. Rxf3 was best. } (19... Rxf3 20. gxf3) 20. N1h2 d5?! { (-0.03 → 0.67) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } (20... h6 21. Reb1) 21. Bxf4 Rxf4 22. Ng4?! { (0.65 → -0.31) Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } (22. exd5 exd5 23. Nxe5 Nxe5 24. Rxe5 dxc4 25. dxc4 Bf6 26. Rh5 g6 27. Rd5 Qe7) 22... Nd4?? { (-0.31 → 1.91) Blunder. Rxf3 was best. } (22... Rxf3 23. gxf3 Nd4 24. Qd1 dxc4 25. dxc4 Rf8 26. f4 exf4 27. Ne5 Qb7 28. Nf3) 23. Nxd4 exd4 24. exd5 exd5 25. cxd5 Bf8?! { (1.53 → 2.49) Inaccuracy. Rf5 was best. } (25... Rf5) 26. Qc4 b3?! { (2.89 → 4.32) Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } (26... Rd8 27. d6+) 27. d6+ Kh8 28. Qxc5? { (4.34 → 2.47) Mistake. Ne5 was best. } (28. Ne5 Qxd6 29. g3 Rf6 30. Nf7+ Rxf7 31. Qxf7 Qf6 32. Qc7 Qd6 33. Qxd6 Bxd6) 28... Rb5?? { (2.47 → 5.06) Blunder. Bxd6 was best. } (28... Bxd6 29. Ra7 Bxc5 30. Rxd7 Rff8 31. Ne5 Bb4 32. Re2 Bc3 33. g3 Kg8 34. Kg2) 29. Qc4?! { (5.06 → 3.75) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } (29. Ne5 Rxc5 30. Nxd7 Rc8 31. Nxf8 Rfxf8 32. d7 Rb8 33. Ra4 Kg8 34. Rxd4 h5) 29... Bxd6 30. g3? { (3.74 → 2.18) Mistake. Ra8+ was best. } (30. Ra8+ Rb8 31. Rxb8+ Bxb8 32. Qxb3 Rf8 33. Ne5 Bxe5 34. Rxe5 h6 35. Qb6 Kh7) 30... Rb4?? { (2.18 → 5.01) Blunder. Rf8 was best. } (30... Rf8 31. Ra6 Bb8 32. Rae6 h6 33. R1e2 Rc8 34. Re7 Rxc4 35. Rxd7 Rc8 36. Rxd4) 31. Ra8+?! { (5.01 → 3.84) Inaccuracy. Qe6 was best. } (31. Qe6 Qxe6 32. Rxe6 Rf5 33. Rxd6 h5 34. Nh2 Kg8 35. Rd8+ Kf7 36. h4 Ke7) 31... Rf8 32. Rxf8+ Bxf8 33. Qe6?! { (3.86 → 2.90) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } (33. Ne5 Rxc4 34. Nxd7 Rc8 35. Nxf8 Rxf8 36. Re5 Rc8 37. Rb5 g5 38. Rxb3 Rc2) 33... Qc7? { (2.90 → 4.76) Mistake. Qxe6 was best. } (33... Qxe6 34. Rxe6 g5 35. Ne5 Rb5 36. Nc4 Bb4 37. Kg2 Kg7 38. f4 gxf4 39. gxf4) 34. Ra1 Rb8 35. Qd5?! { (4.10 → 2.75) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } (35. Ne5 g6 36. Nd7 Rc8 37. Nf6 Bh6 38. Ra7 Qxa7 39. Qxc8+ Kg7 40. Nd7 Kf7) 35... Qc2?? { (2.75 → 5.73) Blunder. Bd6 was best. } (35... Bd6 36. Kg2) 36. Qxd4?? { (5.73 → 2.54) Blunder. Nh6 was best. } (36. Nh6 gxh6 37. Qe5+ Kg8 38. Qxb8 h5 39. Ra8 Qc5 40. Qxb3+ Kg7 41. Ra1 Be7) 36... Rb4?? { (2.54 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bc5 was best. } (36... Bc5 37. Qe5) 37. Qd8?? { (Mate in 12 → 6.19) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ra8 was best. } (37. Ra8 Qc1+ 38. Kh2 h5 39. Qxb4 Kh7 40. Qxf8 Qc6 41. Qg8+ Kg6 42. Ne5+ Kf6) 37... Qc5 38. Ra8 Kg8 39. Rc8 Rd4 40. Rxc5?! { (4.97 → 3.59) Inaccuracy. Qe8 was best. } (40. Qe8 Qf5 41. Ne5 Rd5 42. g4 Qxc8 43. Qxc8 Rxe5 44. Qc4+ Kh8 45. Qf7 Re1+) 40... Rxd8 41. Rc3 Rb8 42. d4?? { (3.38 → -0.14) Blunder. Ne5 was best. } (42. Ne5 g5 43. d4 Ba3 44. Nc4 Bf8 45. Nd2 Rb4 46. Nxb3 h5 47. Kf1 Bd6) 42... Kf7?? { (-0.14 → 3.44) Blunder. Ba3 was best. } (42... Ba3 43. Rxb3 Rxb3 44. bxa3 Rd3 45. Ne5 Rxd4 46. h4 Ra4 47. Nd3 g6 48. Nf4) 43. d5 Bd6 44. Ne3?? { (3.01 → -1.32) Blunder. Re3 was best. } (44. Re3 Kf8 45. Ne5 Rb5 46. Kg2 Rxd5 47. Nc4 Be7 48. Rxb3 Bf6 49. Kf3 Rd1) 44... Be5 45. Rd3?! { (-1.16 → -2.18) Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } (45. Rc1) 45... Bxb2 46. d6 Bf6 47. Nd1 b2 48. Nxb2 Bxb2 49. d7 Rd8 50. Rb3 Bd4 51. Rf3+ Ke6 52. Rf4 Rxd7 53. Re4+ Kf5 54. Rf4+ Ke6 55. Re4+ Kf7 56. Kg2 Bf6 57. g4 Rd4 58. Re2 g6 59. Re3 Bh4 60. Rf3+ Kg7 61. Ra3 Rd2 62. Kf3? { (-2.39 → -4.26) Mistake. Rf3 was best. } (62. Rf3 Kg8 63. Kg1 Rb2 64. Kg2 Rc2 65. Kf1 Rc1+ 66. Kg2 Rc7 67. Rb3 Rc2) 62... Rxf2+ 63. Ke3 Rg2 64. Ra7+?! { (-4.20 → -5.32) Inaccuracy. Kf4 was best. } (64. Kf4 Rf2+ 65. Ke4 Be7 66. Rd3 Kf6 67. h4 Rh2 68. Kf4 Rxh4 69. Kg3 g5) 64... Kh6 65. Kf3 Rg3+ 66. Kf4 Bg5+?? { (-5.18 → 5.48) Blunder. Rxh3 was best. } (66... Rxh3 67. Ra5 Rb3 68. Ra7 Bg5+ 69. Ke4 Rg3 70. Rb7 Rxg4+ 71. Kf3 Rd4 72. Ke2) 67. Kxg3 Be3 68. Rb7 Bd2 69. Rb5? { (5.57 → 3.08) Mistake. h4 was best. } (69. h4 Be1+ 70. Kh3 Bd2 71. g5+ Bxg5 72. hxg5+ Kxg5 73. Rxh7 Kf5 74. Kg3 Ke6) 69... Be1+ 70. Kf3 Bh4?! { (3.21 → 4.65) Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } (70... Kg7 71. Rb7+ Kh8 72. g5 Kg8 73. Rb1 Bc3 74. Rb8+ Kg7 75. Rb7+ Kg8 76. h4) 71. Ke4?? { (4.65 → 0.73) Blunder. Rb7 was best. } (71. Rb7 Be1 72. Kf4 Bd2+ 73. Kg3 Be1+ 74. Kf3 Bh4 75. Kf4 Bf6 76. Rd7 Bh4) 71... Bf6?? { (0.73 → 4.23) Blunder. Kg7 was best. } (71... Kg7 72. g5 h5 73. Rc5 Kg8 74. Kf4 Kg7 75. Rc8 Kh7 76. Rc7+ Kg8 77. Re7) 72. Kd5? { (4.23 → 2.49) Mistake. Rb7 was best. } (72. Rb7 Bc3 73. Rd7 Kg5 74. Rxh7 Be1 75. Kf3 Bh4 76. Rf7 Be1 77. Re7 Bh4) 72... Bg5?? { (2.49 → 5.10) Blunder. Kg7 was best. } (72... Kg7 73. Ke6) 73. Ke6 Bh4 74. Kf7 Bg5 75. Kg8 Bf6 76. Rb7 g5?? { (5.36 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bh4 was best. } (76... Bh4 77. Rxh7+ Kg5 78. Kf7 Bf2 79. Rg7 Kh4 80. Kxg6 Kxh3 81. Kf5 Bd4 82. Re7) 77. Rxh7+ Kg6 78. Rb7? { (Mate in 4 → 7.51) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rc7 was best. } (78. Rc7 Be7 79. Rxe7 Kf6 80. Re1 Kg6 81. Re6#) 78... Bd4 79. Kf8 Kf6 80. Ke8 Ke6 81. Kd8 Bf6+ 82. Kc7 Be5+ 83. Kc6 Bf6 84. Kc5 Ke5 85. Kc4 Ke4 86. Rb3 Be7 87. Rb7 Bf6 88. Rh7 Kf4?! { (5.52 → 8.86) Inaccuracy. Bd8 was best. } (88... Bd8 89. Rf7 Bb6 90. Re7+ Kf4 91. Kd5 Ba5 92. Rf7+ Kg3 93. Ke4 Kxh3 94. Kf5) 89. Kd5?! { (8.86 → 5.61) Inaccuracy. Rf7 was best. } (89. Rf7) 89... Kg3 90. Ke4 Bb2 91. Kf5 Bc1 92. Rh5 Kh2 93. Rxg5 Kxh3 94. Rg8 Bb2 95. g5 Kh4? { (5.43 → 69.57) Mistake. Kg2 was best. } (95... Kg2 96. Rd8 Bg7 97. Re8 Kf3 98. Re7 Bh8 99. g6 Kf2 100. Kg4 Ba1 101. g7) 96. g6? { (69.57 → 5.81) Mistake. Rb8 was best. } (96. Rb8) 96... Kh5?? { (5.81 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg3 was best. } (96... Kg3 97. Rb8 Ba1 98. Re8 Kf3 99. Re5 Bxe5 100. Kxe5 Ke2 101. g7 Kd1 102. Kf5) 97. Rh8+?? { (Mate in 10 → -0.27) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rb8 was best. } (97. Rb8 Bd4 98. Rb7 Kh4 99. Rb4 Kg3 100. Rxd4 Kf2 101. g7 Ke3 102. Rd7 Ke2) 97... Bxh8 { Black offers draw } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2
½½
reviewer_2em-as-in-emily
½½
reviewer_2 +9
9 Inaccuracies
8 Mistakes
6 Blunders
73 Average centipawn loss
78%Accuracy
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em-as-in-emily −5
7 Inaccuracies
2 Mistakes
11 Blunders
72 Average centipawn loss
70%Accuracy
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Italian Game: Two Knights Defense
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  1. em-as-in-emily (14.Qc2) d5 and b5 both look interesting here
  2. em-as-in-emily (20...d5) cxd5 exd5 Bxc5?? Bxc5 Qxc5 Nxd3 saves the c pawn
  3. em-as-in-emily (20...d5) I might also be threatening b3 if no xd5 here
  4. em-as-in-emily (24...exd5) Ne5 dxc4 Nc6 Qxc6 Bxe2 is a tactic to look out for
  5. reviewer_2 phew
  6. em-as-in-emily so many chances for both sides this game
  7. reviewer_2 47. Nd1 was horrible
  8. em-as-in-emily I thought I was doing quite well out of the opening but the pawn on d5 was much more trouble than I had expected
  9. reviewer_2 from then on, not the greatest game. I think the middle game was actually quite decent.
  10. em-as-in-emily yeah, you did a really good job seizing the opportunity and pushing your advantage
  11. reviewer_2 shall we start at the beginning? I think there is too much going on otherwise :D
  12. reviewer_2 how long were you in prep for?
  13. em-as-in-emily I hadn't considered 21.Bxf4 and that was a mistake, well found
  14. em-as-in-emily sure!
  15. em-as-in-emily I was in prep up through 12...Qd7, but sort of bluffing with my speed
  16. em-as-in-emily I wasn't confident I was playing the right moves but luckily they were theory
  17. reviewer_2 wow, nice. I knew 8 ... c5 was in my notes, but was not sure what the answer was. but by move 9 I was out.
  18. em-as-in-emily a lot of this opening is very transpositional and similar to ruy lopez lines I've studied, so I was going off of patterns rather than
  19. em-as-in-emily specific move orders
  20. em-as-in-emily well you did a good job finding good moves after that
  21. reviewer_2 I think it went well.
  22. reviewer_2 for both of us, no?
  23. em-as-in-emily I figure 18...b4 must have been a mistake on my end, I shouldn't have allowed that bind on d5
  24. em-as-in-emily yeah, it felt pretty even with ideas for both sides
  25. reviewer_2 I wonder if Ng5 would have worked for me
  26. reviewer_2 I was considering it often
  27. em-as-in-emily I wouldn't be surprised but I was checking every move to make sure you didn't have anything
  28. reviewer_2 yeah, b4 I thought was questionable.
  29. reviewer_2 what was your plan with that?
  30. reviewer_2 I figured b3 would be annoying short-term, but long term would lose the pawn
  31. em-as-in-emily honestly, it was hope chess. cxb4 Nxb4 and I'm very happy
  32. em-as-in-emily still a bad habit I'm working on getting out of
  33. reviewer_2 don't we all :D
  34. reviewer_2 then again, I think it was not that bad. you have to give your opponent chances to blunder
  35. reviewer_2 then looking for a tactic with Nxh3+ if I didn't protect the knight on f3 I suppose?
  36. em-as-in-emily ideally when it doesn't damage your own position haha
  37. em-as-in-emily that was an idea, I was more aiming for the d3 pawn with Nf4 after the queen moves if cxb4 Nxb4
  38. reviewer_2 makes sense
  39. reviewer_2 that's pretty much why I took. which I think was the right call.
  40. em-as-in-emily yeah, I think you handled it very well
  41. reviewer_2 I was expecting exf4, to be honest
  42. em-as-in-emily after the big unavoidable central liquidation when I played 26...b3, I missed 28.Qxc5+
  43. em-as-in-emily just sloppy there
  44. em-as-in-emily I calculated exf4 and saw I lost a pawn there, and Rxf4 looked like it might give me better chances at recovering the d pawn
  45. em-as-in-emily I didn't calculate Rxf4 as far though
  46. reviewer_2 ah, ok. I did not see anything particularly wrong with rook takes, except that the rook was a bit awkward, but that's at worst a tempo
  47. em-as-in-emily I think the bigger issue is how open it left my back rank in the end
  48. em-as-in-emily I couldn't make progress with all the threats there
  49. reviewer_2 I think b3 was fine, but before that, wouldn't Bd6 have made sense? Bf8 surprised me, too
  50. reviewer_2 then again, it also blocks your Q... IDK
  51. em-as-in-emily yeah, I was fishing for a way to attack the d pawn at the same time
  52. em-as-in-emily Bd6 is probably the better move since Bf8 won't win the pawn
  53. em-as-in-emily I think instead of 28.Qxc5, Ne5 first might have been stronger
  54. em-as-in-emily it's what I was afraid of
  55. reviewer_2 I was considering that, but I saw too many options and thought it was too unclear
  56. reviewer_2 where would you even have moved your queen? I don't know and felt completely unable to calculate it
  57. reviewer_2 especially since I did not have that much time
  58. reviewer_2 same with 31. Ra8+ and 32. Rxf8+, those were practical moves that I knew left me with a small advantage, but I really would have liked more
  59. reviewer_2 time
  60. em-as-in-emily Those are fair points, Qxc5 already looks better or winning anyway
  61. reviewer_2 I thought Rd4 was a nice defensive resource then, too
  62. em-as-in-emily I've been trying to think of where the queen would go and the issue is I don't see anywhere good, some combo of Nf7+, Ra7, d7 all look good
  63. reviewer_2 after Ng5 you mean?
  64. em-as-in-emily after 28.Ne5, that line I had mentioned
  65. reviewer_2 ah yes, that's what I meant
  66. em-as-in-emily 35...Qc2 is a pretty bad move
  67. em-as-in-emily I think by then the time pressure was getting to me bad
  68. reviewer_2 Qf5 attacks the knight, threatens Qxf2+, protects f7.
  69. reviewer_2 ah, I can't calculate anymore. I meant Rxf2, no check
  70. em-as-in-emily sorry, Qf5 where?
  71. reviewer_2 after 28. Ne5
  72. em-as-in-emily ohh, gotcha
  73. reviewer_2 my pawn marches on, but the knight is taken care of. and you have some counter play
  74. em-as-in-emily I think after Rxf2 Nf7+ wins the exchange by force though
  75. em-as-in-emily nevermind, I am silly
  76. em-as-in-emily I also can't calculate now
  77. em-as-in-emily but Qf5 Ra7 threatens Nf7+ again
  78. reviewer_2 ah, right
  79. reviewer_2 yeah, that probably works
  80. reviewer_2 not sure I would have found that :) but I think it works
  81. em-as-in-emily I don't see a defense there for black
  82. em-as-in-emily yeah, i think I only found it because I had been looking at Ne5 for several moves in a row
  83. reviewer_2 I am tempted to check the engine... but I won't
  84. em-as-in-emily i'm sure it will say we were both +9 at some point lol
  85. reviewer_2 certainly in the end game
  86. reviewer_2 after everything was liquidated, did you see a way I could have kept the b-pawn?
  87. reviewer_2 because if I could have done that, I think that would have been decisive already
  88. em-as-in-emily I think starting with Rd3 before Ne3 would allow Rd2 and everything's defended
  89. em-as-in-emily then your knight is free to make threats or defend the passer
  90. reviewer_2 hm
  91. reviewer_2 yeah, that really was not a good move. allowed Ne5, too
  92. em-as-in-emily i was thinking of h5 to kick the knight away before you played Ne3 and did it for me
  93. reviewer_2 so Rd3 h5 Ne3... yeah, that looks super solid
  94. em-as-in-emily yeah, I think it's pretty straightforward from there, theoretically
  95. em-as-in-emily most of the endgame was "theoretically straightforward" though and look how that went for us lol
  96. reviewer_2 true
  97. reviewer_2 at least yours was just one terrible move, though
  98. em-as-in-emily I mean, I think there were plenty of terrible moves
  99. reviewer_2 I managed to miss two chances to stop your b-pawn when it was clear that it was your only chance
  100. em-as-in-emily true, but I also had given you the passed d-pawn with Qc2 as well
  101. em-as-in-emily feels like a similar level of blunder to me
  102. reviewer_2 yeah
  103. reviewer_2 so endgame practice for both of us, it seems
  104. em-as-in-emily I think the biggest lesson is to slow down in endgames honestly
  105. reviewer_2 yes
  106. reviewer_2 ...again...
  107. em-as-in-emily we both blundered the rooks with plenty of time left haha
  108. reviewer_2 (at least for me)
  109. em-as-in-emily same
  110. em-as-in-emily honestly this issue is the biggest reason I lose OTB, since my club likes 5 or 10 second increment
  111. em-as-in-emily I just can't play endgames quickly
  112. reviewer_2 same
  113. em-as-in-emily at least it wasn't a queen this time!
  114. reviewer_2 last tournament I played was without increment entirely. 2h, but even that can dwindle... ugh
  115. em-as-in-emily I did that OTB last month against a 900-rated player
  116. reviewer_2 so the good thing is: I'm playing a tournament next week, so this lesson is coming just at the right time! (I hope)
  117. em-as-in-emily oh nice, good luck!
  118. reviewer_2 thank you!
  119. em-as-in-emily and with that I ought to get going, I didn't realize we've been at this so long
  120. reviewer_2 on that note, I have to go
  121. reviewer_2 yeah
  122. em-as-in-emily that was a long game
  123. reviewer_2 almost midnight here
  124. em-as-in-emily oh man, yeah get some sleep
  125. reviewer_2 this was lots of fun. good luck in your next games!
  126. em-as-in-emily same to you, I had lots of fun as well!