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White resigned • Black is victorious
FEN
[Event "Rated classical game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/iUPpPVJ4"]
[Date "2024.02.02"]
[White "bgluzman"]
[Black "fulmarsky"]
[Result "0-1"]
[GameId "iUPpPVJ4"]
[UTCDate "2024.02.02"]
[UTCTime "20:02:16"]
[WhiteElo "1445"]
[BlackElo "1357"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "-15"]
[BlackRatingDiff "+35"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "2700+45"]
[ECO "C10"]
[Opening "French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne Defense"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 { C10 French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne Defense } 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Bd3 Be7 7. Qe2 O-O 8. O-O b6 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. c3 Qd5 12. f3 Qd8 13. Bd2 c6 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Qe4 g6 16. Bh6 Re8 17. f4 Qd7 18. Kh1? { (-0.14 → -1.61) Mistake. Qe2 was best. } (18. Qe2 Qe7) 18... c5 19. Qe2 cxd4 20. Bb5 d3? { (-1.68 → -0.43) Mistake. Bc6 was best. } (20... Bc6 21. Bxc6 Qxc6 22. cxd4 Red8 23. Rac1 Qb7 24. Rc2 Rxd4 25. Rfc1 Rad8 26. h3 R4d7 27. b3) 21. Bxd3 Qc6?? { (-0.47 → 1.66) Blunder. Qe7 was best. } (21... Qe7 22. Bb5) 22. Rf3?? { (1.66 → -0.54) Blunder. Bb5 was best. } (22. Bb5 Qc5 23. Bxe8 Rxe8 24. Rac1 Bd5 25. c4 Bc6 26. Rcd1 b5 27. b3 bxc4 28. Qxc4 Qxc4) 22... Qc7 23. Be4 Rad8 24. Bxb7 Qxb7 25. Bg5 Be7 26. Bxe7 Rxe7 27. Re1 Red7 28. Rff1?? { (-0.96 → -4.24) Blunder. Rf2 was best. } (28. Rf2 Rd3 29. Kg1 h5 30. h3 Qc7 31. Qf1 R8d5 32. Re5 Rd1 33. Re1 R1d2 34. Rfe2 Qd6) 28... Rd2 29. Qe4 Qxe4 30. Rxe4 Rxb2 31. Ra4 Rdd2 32. Rg1 Rxa2 33. Rxa2 Rxa2 34. Rd1 Kg7 35. h4 h5 36. Kh2 Kf6 37. Kh3 a5 38. Rb1 Ra3 39. Rc1 b5 40. g3 a4 41. Kg2 Kf5 42. Kf3 b4 43. g4+ hxg4+ 44. Ke3?? { (-7.00 → Mate in 18) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke2 was best. } (44. Ke2 Rxc3 45. Ra1 a3 46. Ra2 Kxf4 47. Ra1 Ke5 48. Kd2 g3 49. Re1+ Kf4 50. Rb1 g2) 44... Rxc3+ 45. Kd2 Rxc1 46. Kxc1 g3 47. h5 gxh5 { White resigns. } 0-1
Spectator room
- Silkthewanderer
Go Fulmarsky - fulmarsky
(5.Nf3) hi team! i'm still in opening prep for next few moves - fulmarsky
(6...Be7) now Ne5 is the move that concerns me - fulmarsky
(7.Qe2) at some stage - fulmarsky
(7.Qe2) i see no reason not castle now, as usual...... as per my opening prep - Silkthewanderer
I play this occassionally but with an earlier c5 - Silkthewanderer
This is probably also okay. I assume a quicker b6 Bb7 is the idea then? - fulmarsky
(7...O-O) i want to try and get in my ...b6 and ..Bb7 moves quick if white allows it - fulmarsky
(7...O-O) Ne5 does complicate things.... - fulmarsky
(7...O-O) Nxf6 may well happen, and i wonder between ...Bxf6 and ...Nxf6 i did early check analysis and there isn't much in it - Silkthewanderer
Well after Ne5 you can still go back to the c5 option - fulmarsky
(8.O-O) i usually go for ...Nxf6 in such a situation as that - Silkthewanderer
Nxf6 is the more thematic move, yes - fulmarsky
(8.O-O) that's good, now i can get in the moves ...b6 and ...Bb7 i think - Silkthewanderer
Engine usually claims either equalizes but the path is easier to understand if you go Nxd7 - alex11star
i'm trying to remember what traps there are in lines like this, i think not many, just don't fall for b6 Nf6 Bf6 Qe4 - fulmarsky
(8...b6) i think it's ok, i was just thinking through that Nxf6 line - fulmarsky
(8...b6) Nxf6 ...Bxf6?? Qe4 double threat, watch out..... - fulmarsky
(8...b6) so take back on f6 with the knight to cover that e4 square! not to self - fulmarsky
(8...b6) self - fulmarsky
(8...b6) white may try Ba6, but i'm not overly concerned about that - fulmarsky
(8...b6) i need to think if Ne5 is played - fulmarsky
(8...b6) if Nxf6 ...Nxf6 is safeest move - fulmarsky
(8...b6) if Ne5, i need to think i have ...Bb7 or ...Nxe5 i think they are my main moves - fulmarsky
(9.Ne5) ok yes!! i'm not surprised..... think think..... - alex11star
i think you want to keep the tension anyway and Nxe5 opens the d-file for the rook with an x-ray and removes the knight from protection of h - alex11star
h7 - fulmarsky
(9...Bb7) slightly complex, i considered ...Nxe5 dxe5 ...Nxd7 but, i didn't like Rd1, with that white rook having the d-file - alex11star
is Ng5 a move in this line? - fulmarsky
(9...Bb7) ok white would have to guard the e5-pawn first but, nevertheless, i didnt like giving white that d-file - alex11star
Ng5 Nexf7 and then Rxf7 Qxe6 first - fulmarsky
(9...Bb7) various considerations now, white has two possible knight captures. - fulmarsky
(9...Bb7) in the event of Nxf6 i need to consider ...Bxf6 versus ...Nxf6 - fulmarsky
(9...Bb7) being proactive ...c5 is a move i usually try to get in, at a safe moment - fulmarsky
(9...Bb7) of course that would also open the d-file - Silkthewanderer
Ng5 h6 Nexf7 Rxf7 Qxe6 Bd5 - Silkthewanderer
I think Ng5 is not winning anything quickly. And when Black consolidates, they will ve better - fulmarsky
(9...Bb7) Nxf6 that is what i'm wondfering about ...Bxf6 versus ...Nxf6 - alex11star
the thematic move is probably Bf4 with a normal game - alex11star
okay, Nxd7 is just a concession - Silkthewanderer
Qxd7 and I will already prefer Black - fulmarsky
(10...Qxd7) concerned now about ...Bg5 - fulmarsky
(10...Qxd7) is ...Qxd4 safe - alex11star
um good question actually - fulmarsky
(10...Qxd7) this is problematic Bg5 combined with Qf3 hitting Nf6 - alex11star
Bg5 Qxd4 Rd1 still should be fine for black, just don't play Qe5? - alex11star
and the threat would be Nxf6+ Bxh7+ - alex11star
wait Qe5 still may work - fulmarsky
(10...Qxd7) what's white thinking..... - fulmarsky
(10...Qxd7) im nervous - fulmarsky
(11.c3) ok a nice conservative defensive move, understandable - fulmarsky
(11.c3) ...Qd5 is very tempting - fulmarsky
(11.c3) it's a move i've been thinking about, but Bg5 is concerning - fulmarsky
(11.c3) ...Qd5 Bg5 is what i've been thinking on - Silkthewanderer
Qd5 Bg5 leads to mass liquidation and a very equal endgame - fulmarsky
(11.c3) ...Qd5 Bg5 ...Nxe4 Bxe7 ...Rfe8 then what.... - fulmarsky
(11.c3) i think its good , i win material - Silkthewanderer
Qd5 Bg5 Nxe4 Bxe4 Qxe4 Qxe4 Bxe4 Bxe7 - alex11star
yeah it seems equal, Nd5 would be the move i'd be considering - fulmarsky
(11.c3) its not losing anyway - alex11star
try to develop some pull - fulmarsky
(11.c3) any white may blunder, so i'm playing it - Silkthewanderer
Nd5 feels like playing with fire. White knights on e4 are dangerous - fulmarsky
(11...Qd5) it's not pasive, it creates tension on g2 - fulmarsky
(12.f3) that was a bad move before Be4 skewer is annoying - fulmarsky
(12...Qd8) time management, hurry up, whisper less from now on... precious minutes... onwards"! - fulmarsky
(12...Qd8) onwards! - fulmarsky
(12...Qd8) i'm unplugging keyboard, i won't be able to help myself from whispering, over and out for now chat, i will try my best - fulmarsky
(12...Qd8) its out - mkubecek
(13.Bd2) Oh the joy of zen mode... :-) - mkubecek
(13...c6) White might play Bf4 now just to make movement of black pieces a bit harder. - alex11star
yeah and stop Qc7 - alex11star
but white does have Nh5 for now - mkubecek
(14...Bxf6) I wonder if there is some smart kingside attack I'm missing... - mkubecek
(19.Qe2) cxd4 cxd4 Bxd4 doesn't look good - mkubecek
(21.Bxd3) Bc6 might have been more of a problem. - mkubecek
(21...Qc6) Bb5? - mkubecek
(27...Red7) Rf2 Rd2 Qxd2 Rxd2 Rxd2 might be interesting - Silkthewanderer
Yes. Rf2 seemed forced - Silkthewanderer
This now is a very horrible endgame for White - mkubecek
(29.Qe4) To be honest, 27. Re1 was another move I did not understand at all. - mkubecek
(31.Ra4) Backrank mate and blind swine are even possible if white isn't careful. - alex11star
gooooo fulmarsky - Silkthewanderer
35. ...h5 is the thematic move to fix the kingside - Silkthewanderer
I think 37. ...Ra3 was a tiny bit more precise - Silkthewanderer
Now White gets to trade a pair of pawns - mkubecek
(38.Rb1) Thought so... - Silkthewanderer
Still very winning. But the direction of the game and the clock is worrying - Silkthewanderer
This is the kind of position where Black should build up time on the clock, tougher decisions will come later - mkubecek
(40.g3) Rb3 and advance the a-pawn, I guess - Silkthewanderer
40. Rb3 is best - Silkthewanderer
The idea would be to set up a2 and Rb2, tie the rook forever to the a1 square... and then win on the kingside with pawn breakthroughs - mkubecek
(43.g4+) Rxc3+ and we are done - mkubecek
(46.Kxc1) g3 - mkubecek
Confirmed, 22. Bb5 was the opportunity - bgluzman
hah yeah i saw that move and i can't remember why i discarded it - mkubecek
And 28. Rff1 decided the game. - bgluzman
yeah, too bad. i was close to 28. Rf2 but thought 28...Qd5 was too scary - bgluzman
should have played 17. Bf4, that's probably the deciding point honestly - mkubecek
The trick is that Qd2 the does not really achive anything, IIUC. - mkubecek
...then... - bgluzman
18. Kh1 was bad too, should have just played a normal move like Qe2 - mkubecek
18. Kh1 was also a move I did not understand. - bgluzman
the desire is to play 19. Qe1 20. Qg3, but then 18...Qxd4+ 19. cxd4 Qxd4+ - bgluzman
and then 20...Qxd3 - bgluzman
but funnily enough, that loses for black because of 21. Qe5 (threat of mate on g7) - bgluzman
which i definitely wish i saw during the game hah - bgluzman
sorry above should be 18...Bxd4+* - fulmarsky
it was a tense endgame.... i wasn't confident. - bgluzman
hah you seemed fine to me! computer also confirms it - mkubecek
Your teammates started to worry about your clock for sure. :-) - fulmarsky
oh , i was low on time as usual! yes, and it was close. I think we played a very similar French chess game in the previous season, i went # - fulmarsky
over that game earlier, both very close - fulmarsky
(absolutely, ouch! it's a theme, playing < 1 min left on clock for me - bgluzman
yeah! i need to study the french more, i generally dislike playing it from the white side - bgluzman
means i don't have enough familiarity with it - mkubecek
My theme is worse: running out of time after spending more than one minute on that last move (which doesn't happen). - fulmarsky
this particular french variation: Rubenstein is more open that, for example the FRench Advance, noted! - fulmarsky
when i played 1.e4 i had to prep my lines against French too, i wasn't that keen either - fulmarsky
(oh ouch, forfeiting on time... yes, it's happened to me more than once) - mkubecek
It did indeed look more airy than the usual French setups. - bgluzman
yeah interesting, the move in the database is 6. Nxf6+ - bgluzman
the 7. c3 followed by 8. Ne5 - bgluzman
that seems a lot more promising hah - bgluzman
wow 8. Bg5 h6 9. h4 hxg5 10. hxg5 Nd5 11. O-O-O, that seems like it would have been fun hehe - fulmarsky
oh interesting! i was concerned about the Bg5 happening throughout, yes that sequence you suggest would be wild and interesting - bgluzman
yeah unfortunately it didn't feel like 9. Bg5 was dynamic enough - bgluzman
indeed 9. Bb7 leads to a pretty equal and slow position - mkubecek
Should start thinking about bed, I have a game tomorrow after all. - mkubecek
Or rather today, to be precise...