Lichess Game of the Month August - Contest

Why you don't play into the Muzio Gambit if you don't have something prepared against it.

@jerwin03 said in #92:

carro kan defence is my favorote opening

Ideal sämisch attack

I just think this was an interesting game I played.

submitting this purely for that knight - the true MVP <3

@Lichess said in #1:

Share your best Lichess game of August 2024 (only from August 2024 - only standard games (no variant games) and only one game per player - additional games will be ignored!) until September 5th by a comment of this post! The winner will be mentioned here in this forum post on September 14th, followed by a Lichess blog post with a Lichess commentary of the game at a later point in September. Good luck!

Although variant games aren't allowed here, some of our official variant teams are hosting their own Game of the Month competitions. Check them out below!

Lichess Antichess:lichess.org/forum/team-lichess-antichess/lichess-antichess-game-of-the-month-august--contest

Lichess Racing Kings:lichess.org/forum/team-lichess-racing-kings/lichess-racing-kings-game-of-the-month-august

Lichess Crazyhouse:lichess.org/forum/team-lichess-crazyhouse/lichess-crazyhouse-game-of-the-month-august-2024

[Event "Rated rapid game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/FzZyXNyd"]
[Date "2024.08.27"]
[White "chesschesslove"]
[Black "jacquemate1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1909"]
[BlackElo "1958"]
[TimeControl "420+2"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "B01"]
[Opening "Scandinavian Defense: Valencian Variation"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/chesschesslove"]

1. e4 { [%clk 0:07:00] } 1... d5 { [%clk 0:07:00] } 2. exd5 { [%clk 0:06:56] } 2... Qxd5 { [%clk 0:06:59] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 0:06:55] } 3... Qd8 { [%clk 0:07:00] } 4. Nf3 { [%clk 0:06:45] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 0:07:01] } 5. d4 { [%clk 0:06:35] } 5... Bf5 { [%clk 0:07:03] } 6. Bf4 { [%clk 0:06:33] } 6... e6 { [%clk 0:07:04] } 7. Qd2 { [%clk 0:06:32] } 7... a6 { [%clk 0:07:05] } 8. O-O-O { [%clk 0:06:27] } 8... Bd6 { [%clk 0:07:06] } 9. d5 { [%clk 0:06:01] } 9... exd5 { [%clk 0:07:06] } 10. Nxd5 { [%clk 0:05:59] } 10... Nxd5 { [%clk 0:07:06] } 11. Bxd6 { [%clk 0:05:53] } 11... Qxd6 { [%clk 0:07:05] } 12. Qxd5 { [%clk 0:05:36] } 12... Qxd5 { [%clk 0:07:06] } 13. Rxd5 { [%clk 0:05:35] } 13... Be6 { [%clk 0:07:08] } 14. Rd1 { [%clk 0:05:35] } 14... Nd7 { [%clk 0:07:09] } 15. Be2 { [%clk 0:05:23] } 15... O-O-O { [%clk 0:07:09] } 16. Nd4 { [%clk 0:05:00] } 16... Bd5 { [%clk 0:07:04] } 17. Bf3 { [%clk 0:04:48] } 17... Nf6 { [%clk 0:07:05] } 18. Nf5 { [%clk 0:04:25] } 18... Bxf3 { [%clk 0:07:02] } 19. gxf3 { [%clk 0:04:14] } 19... g6 { [%clk 0:07:01] } 20. Ne3 { [%clk 0:04:07] } 20... Rxd1+ { [%clk 0:06:59] } 21. Rxd1 { [%clk 0:04:02] } 21... Rd8 { [%clk 0:07:01] } 22. Ng4 { [%clk 0:03:25] } 22... Rxd1+ { [%clk 0:07:00] } 23. Kxd1 { [%clk 0:03:25] } 23... Nxg4 { [%clk 0:07:02] } 24. fxg4 { [%clk 0:03:17] } 24... Kd7 { [%clk 0:07:04] } 25. Ke2 { [%clk 0:03:17] } 25... Ke6 { [%clk 0:07:05] } 26. Ke3 { [%clk 0:03:08] } 26... Ke5 { [%clk 0:07:07] } 27. f4+ { [%clk 0:03:01] } 27... Kd5 { [%clk 0:07:08] } 28. Kd3 { [%clk 0:02:47] } 28... f6 { [%clk 0:06:28] } 29. c4+ { [%clk 0:02:20] } 29... Kd6 { [%clk 0:06:23] } 30. Kd4 { [%clk 0:02:11] } 30... c5+ { [%clk 0:06:23] } 31. Ke4 { [%clk 0:02:00] } 31... Ke6 { [%clk 0:06:23] } 32. f5+ { [%clk 0:01:58] } 32... gxf5+ { [%clk 0:06:25] } 33. gxf5+ { [%clk 0:02:00] } 33... Kd6 { [%clk 0:06:26] } 34. Kf4 { [%clk 0:01:59] } 34... Kc6 { [%clk 0:06:23] } 35. Kg4 { [%clk 0:01:57] } 35... b5 { [%clk 0:06:17] } 36. cxb5+ { [%clk 0:01:58] } 36... axb5 { [%clk 0:06:16] } 37. Kh5 { [%clk 0:02:00] } 37... Kd5 { [%clk 0:06:11] } 38. Kh6 { [%clk 0:01:59] } 38... Ke5 { [%clk 0:06:11] } 39. h4 { [%clk 0:01:34] } 39... Kxf5 { [%clk 0:06:01] } 40. Kxh7 { [%clk 0:01:28] } 40... Ke4 { [%clk 0:06:02] } 41. Kg6 { [%clk 0:01:14] } 41... f5 { [%clk 0:05:53] } 42. h5 { [%clk 0:01:14] } 42... f4 { [%clk 0:05:50] } 43. h6 { [%clk 0:00:56] } 43... f3 { [%clk 0:05:51] } 44. h7 { [%clk 0:00:53] } 44... f2 { [%clk 0:05:52] } 45. h8=Q { [%clk 0:00:51] } 45... f1=Q { [%clk 0:05:53] } 46. Qe8+ { [%clk 0:00:25] } 46... Kd4 { [%clk 0:05:41] } 47. Qh8+ { [%clk 0:00:20] } 47... Kc4 { [%clk 0:05:37] } 48. Qc3+ { [%clk 0:00:16] } 48... Kd5 { [%clk 0:05:37] } 49. Qd2+ { [%clk 0:00:15] } 49... Ke5 { [%clk 0:05:31] } 50. Qe3+ { [%clk 0:00:14] } 50... Kd6 { [%clk 0:05:31] } 51. b4 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 51... Qg2+ { [%clk 0:05:22] } 52. Kf5 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 52... Qd5+ { [%clk 0:05:19] } 53. Kf4 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 53... Qc4+ { [%clk 0:05:20] } 54. Qe4 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 54... Qxb4 { [%clk 0:05:19] } 55. Qxb4 { [%clk 0:00:04] } 55... cxb4 { [%clk 0:05:21] } 56. Ke4 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 56... Kc5 { [%clk 0:05:23] } 57. Kd3 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 57... Kd5 { [%clk 0:05:23] } 58. Kc2 { [%clk 0:00:03] } 58... Kc4 { [%clk 0:05:23] } 59. Kb2 { [%clk 0:00:04] } 59... Kd3 { [%clk 0:05:23] } 60. Kb3 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 60... Kd4 { [%clk 0:05:21] } 61. Kxb4 { [%clk 0:00:06] } 61... Kd5 { [%clk 0:05:23] } 62. Kxb5 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 62... Kd6 { [%clk 0:05:24] } 63. Kb6 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 63... Kd5 { [%clk 0:05:24] } 64. a4 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 64... Kc4 { [%clk 0:05:26] } 65. a5 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 65... Kb4 { [%clk 0:05:27] } 66. a6 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 66... Kc4 { [%clk 0:05:28] } 67. a7 { [%clk 0:00:15] } 67... Kb4 { [%clk 0:05:29] } 68. a8=Q { [%clk 0:00:17] } 68... Kc4 { [%clk 0:05:31] } 69. Qa5 { [%clk 0:00:19] } 69... Kb3 { [%clk 0:05:32] } 70. Qb5+ { [%clk 0:00:21] } 70... Kc3 { [%clk 0:05:33] } 71. Kc5 { [%clk 0:00:23] } 71... Kd2 { [%clk 0:05:34] } 72. Qb4+ { [%clk 0:00:25] } 72... Kd3 { [%clk 0:05:35] } 73. Qc4+ { [%clk 0:00:26] } 73... Ke3 { [%clk 0:05:37] } 74. Qd4+ { [%clk 0:00:27] } 74... Kf3 { [%clk 0:05:38] } 75. Kc4 { [%clk 0:00:29] } 75... Ke2 { [%clk 0:05:39] } 76. Qe5+ { [%clk 0:00:30] } 76... Kf3 { [%clk 0:05:39] } 77. Kd3 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 77... Kf2 { [%clk 0:05:41] } 78. Qe4 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 78... Kg3 { [%clk 0:05:42] } 79. Kd2 { [%clk 0:00:36] } 79... Kf2 { [%clk 0:05:42] } 80. Qe3+ { [%clk 0:00:37] } 80... Kg2 { [%clk 0:05:43] } 81. Ke1 { [%clk 0:00:39] } 81... Kh2 { [%clk 0:05:43] } 82. Qf3 { [%clk 0:00:39] } 82... Kg1 { [%clk 0:05:37] } 83. Qe2 { [%clk 0:00:41] } 83... Kh1 { [%clk 0:05:36] } 84. Kd2 { [%clk 0:00:43] } 84... Kg1 { [%clk 0:05:37] } 85. Ke3 { [%clk 0:00:44] } 85... Kh1 { [%clk 0:05:37] } 86. Kf3 { 1-0 Black resigns. } { [%clk 0:00:46] } 1-0