Lichess Game of the Month November - Contest

Pawn sacrifice in the opening, then abused the weak dark squares combined with an attack on the h-file

i fought back from a losing position

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[Event "Rook Arena"]
[Site "lichess.org/v3a7nvfv"]
[Date "2024.11.28"]
[White "Sid_907"]
[Black "wccplaying"]
[Result "1-0"]
[UTCDate "2024.11.28"]
[UTCTime "00:50:05"]
[WhiteElo "2027"]
[BlackElo "2009"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+6"]
[BlackRatingDiff "-16"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]
[ECO "C40"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. e4 { [%clk 0:03:00] } 1... e5 { [%clk 0:03:00] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 0:03:01] } 2... Qe7 { [%clk 0:02:59] } { C40 Gunderam Defense } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 0:03:00] } 3... d6 { [%clk 0:03:00] } 4. Bc4 { [%clk 0:03:01] } 4... c6 { [%clk 0:02:58] } 5. d4 { [%clk 0:03:00] } 5... f6 { [%clk 0:02:57] } 6. d5 { [%clk 0:02:53] } 6... c5 { [%clk 0:02:56] } 7. O-O { [%clk 0:02:47] } 7... a6 { [%clk 0:02:53] } 8. a4 { [%clk 0:02:48] } 8... Bd7 { [%clk 0:02:54] } 9. a5 { [%clk 0:02:48] } 9... g6 { [%clk 0:02:51] } 10. Na4 { [%clk 0:02:47] } 10... Bxa4 { [%clk 0:02:47] } 11. Rxa4 { [%clk 0:02:47] } 11... Nd7 { [%clk 0:02:48] } 12. Ra1 { [%clk 0:02:42] } 12... Bh6 { [%clk 0:02:49] } 13. Bxh6 { [%clk 0:02:42] } 13... Nxh6 { [%clk 0:02:51] } 14. Qd2 { [%clk 0:02:43] } 14... Nf7 { [%clk 0:02:50] } 15. b4 { [%clk 0:02:39] } 15... Kf8 { [%clk 0:02:49] } 16. b5 { [%clk 0:02:36] } 16... Kg7 { [%clk 0:02:47] } 17. Rfb1 { [%clk 0:02:31] } 17... h6 { [%clk 0:02:33] } 18. bxa6 { [%clk 0:02:29] } 18... bxa6 { [%clk 0:02:35] } 19. Rb7 { [%clk 0:02:26] } 19... Rhb8 { [%clk 0:02:34] } 20. Rab1 { [%clk 0:02:25] } 20... Rxb7 { [%clk 0:02:32] } 21. Rxb7 { [%clk 0:02:27] } 21... Nd8 { [%clk 0:02:32] } 22. Rb1 { [%clk 0:02:23] } 22... Rb8 { [%clk 0:02:30] } 23. Rxb8 { [%clk 0:02:17] } 23... Nxb8 { [%clk 0:02:30] } 24. Qd3 { [%clk 0:02:15] } 24... Qb7 { [%clk 0:02:27] } 25. c3 { [%clk 0:02:05] } 25... Nf7 { [%clk 0:02:24] } 26. h3 { [%clk 0:01:57] } 26... Ng5 { [%clk 0:02:24] } 27. Nxg5 { [%clk 0:01:57] } 27... hxg5 { [%clk 0:02:26] } 28. Qc2 { [%clk 0:01:45] } 28... Nd7 { [%clk 0:02:21] } 29. Qa4 { [%clk 0:01:36] } 29... Nb8 { [%clk 0:02:17] } 30. Qb3 { [%clk 0:01:21] } 30... Qxb3 { [%clk 0:02:15] } 31. Bxb3 { [%clk 0:01:23] } 31... f5 { [%clk 0:02:16] } 32. f3 { [%clk 0:01:19] } 32... Kf6 { [%clk 0:02:16] } 33. Ba4 { [%clk 0:01:19] } 33... g4 { [%clk 0:02:11] } 34. hxg4 { [%clk 0:01:09] } 34... fxe4 { [%clk 0:02:06] } 35. fxe4 { [%clk 0:01:08] } 35... Kg5 { [%clk 0:02:07] } 36. Be8 { [%clk 0:01:03] } 36... Kxg4 { [%clk 0:01:55] } 37. Bxg6 { [%clk 0:01:04] } 37... Nd7 { [%clk 0:01:55] } 38. Bf5+ { [%clk 0:01:02] } 38... Kf4 { [%clk 0:01:56] } 39. Bxd7 { [%clk 0:01:03] } 39... Kxe4 { [%clk 0:01:57] } 40. Be6 { [%clk 0:00:48] } 40... Kf4 { [%clk 0:01:55] } 41. g4 { [%clk 0:00:48] } 41... e4 { [%clk 0:01:55] } 42. Kf2 { [%clk 0:00:46] } 42... c4 { [%clk 0:01:53] } 43. Bc8 { [%clk 0:00:41] } 43... Ke5 { [%clk 0:01:52] } 44. g5 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 44... Kxd5 { [%clk 0:01:50] } 45. Bxa6 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 45... Ke5 { [%clk 0:01:43] } 46. Bxc4 { [%clk 0:00:35] } { Black resigns. } 1-0

Congrats @joddle on winning the Lichess Game of the Month November 2024! Thank you for all your countless submissions!

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