[Event "Rated Rapid game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/cOExsAhS"]
[Date "2021.05.13"]
[White "CHD520"]
[Black "ubiq"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2269"]
[BlackElo "2398"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[TimeControl "900+5"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Opening "Trompowsky Attack: Raptor Variation"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Giannatos"]
[Source "https://lichess.org/study/1FsgEta5/C0tBIDqE"]
[Orientation "white"]
1. d4 { Round 3 - Colin Diamond (Airbnb) vs FM Andrey Krasnov (Jump Trading) } { [%clk 0:15:00] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 0:15:00] } 2. Bg5 { [%clk 0:15:02] } 2... Ne4 { [%clk 0:15:02] } 3. h4 { An aggressive variation of the Trompowsky opening. } { [%clk 0:15:04] } 3... c5 { [%clk 0:14:42] } 4. d5 { [%clk 0:15:07] } 4... Qb6 { [%clk 0:14:30] } 5. Nd2 { [%clk 0:15:10] } 5... Nxd2 { [%clk 0:14:20] } 6. Bxd2 { [%clk 0:15:12] } 6... e5 { [%clk 0:13:54] } (6... Qxb2 7. e4 { is an interesting line. White has a lot of compensation for the pawn. In my opinion, if Black goes ...Qb6 and White does not defend their b-pawn, Black should capture it. }) 7. Bc3 { [%clk 0:13:43] } 7... d6 { [%clk 0:12:53] } 8. e4 { [%clk 0:12:58] } 8... Nd7 { [%clk 0:12:35] } 9. Nf3 { [%clk 0:12:23] } 9... Nf6 { [%clk 0:12:36] } 10. Nd2 { [%clk 0:12:25] } 10... Qc7 { [%clk 0:12:27] } 11. Bb5+ { [%clk 0:11:58] } 11... Bd7 { [%clk 0:12:29] } 12. Bxd7+ { [%clk 0:12:00] } 12... Qxd7 { [%clk 0:12:24] } 13. a4 { White has played very well and has a decent advantage out of the opening despite being outrated by 300+ points. } { [%clk 0:11:58] } 13... Be7 { [%clk 0:12:06] } 14. Qe2 { [%clk 0:11:50] } 14... O-O { [%clk 0:12:06] } 15. Nc4 { [%clk 0:11:42] } 15... b6 { [%clk 0:12:03] } 16. h5!? { White makes his intentions clear - to go for a kingside attack. It will be hard to Black to achieve any meaningful pawn breaks (...b5 or ...f5), so the attack makes sense. } { [%clk 0:09:52] } 16... Rab8 { [%clk 0:11:44] } 17. f3 { [%clk 0:08:26] } 17... a6 { [%clk 0:11:32] } 18. g4 { [%clk 0:07:20] } 18... h6 { [%clk 0:09:35] } 19. Ne3 { [%clk 0:06:29] } 19... Nh7 { [%clk 0:08:59] } 20. Nf5 { [%clk 0:04:40] } (20. Qxa6 { White should grab this pawn, not only because Black's compensation is unclear, but it will slow down any queenside counterplay after ...b5 happens. }) 20... b5 { [%clk 0:08:33] } 21. a5 { [%clk 0:03:54] } 21... Bg5 { [%clk 0:07:46] } 22. Bd2 { [%clk 0:03:36] } 22... Bxd2+ { [%clk 0:07:01] } 23. Qxd2 { [%clk 0:03:37] } 23... Ng5 { White's attack has pretty much stalled out. Black's Knight on g5 is a good defensive piece which is hard to remove. } { [%clk 0:07:05] } 24. Qe3 { [%clk 0:03:33] } 24... Rfe8 { [%clk 0:05:39] } 25. Kf2 { [%clk 0:03:22] } 25... b4 { [%clk 0:05:09] } 26. Qd3 { [%clk 0:02:44] } 26... Rb5 { [%clk 0:05:08] } 27. b3 { [%clk 0:02:10] } 27... Qc7 { [%clk 0:04:54] } 28. Ra4 { [%clk 0:01:41] } 28... Rd8 { [%clk 0:04:32] } (28... Rxa5? 29. Rxa5 Qxa5 30. Nxd6 { the trade of White's a5 pawn for Black's d6 pawn was not good for Black. White will move the Knight back to c4 and have a strong protected passed d-pawn as a major asset. }) 29. Kg3 { [%clk 0:01:27] } 29... Kh7 { [%clk 0:03:54] } 30. Rha1 { [%clk 0:01:28] } 30... g6 { A critical moment. In this semi-closed position, both sides must tread carefully not to allow any counterplay by the opponent. } { [%clk 0:03:04] } 31. hxg6+? { A big mistake which was likely an "automatic" capture. When you have the opportunity to trade, you should always consider whether it's actually forced or not. } { [%clk 0:00:27] } (31. Ne3 { There is a big difference in whether White trades on g6 before retreating the Knight. In this position, White is definitely not worse. The Knight will come to c4 to free up one of White's Rooks, and the game should objectively be equal. }) 31... fxg6 { [%clk 0:03:07] } 32. Ne3 { [%clk 0:00:30] } 32... Rf8 { By trading pawns on g6, White has opened the f-file for Black's pieces. White does not have equal access to that file, and the f3-pawn will prove critically weak. } { [%clk 0:03:09] } 33. Rf1 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 33... Rf6 { [%clk 0:01:24] } 34. Nc4 { [%clk 0:00:22] } 34... Qf7 { [%clk 0:01:18] } 35. Nxd6? { An unfortunately blunder in time pressure. } { [%clk 0:00:18] } (35. Nd2 { Black would likely win in the long run with a slow buildup of forces, followed by the pawn break ...h5. White's pieces are stuck defending important pawns on a5 and f3. The game could continue: } 35... Rf4 36. Kg2 Kg7 37. Kg3 Qf6 38. Kg2 h5 39. Qe2 hxg4 40. fxg4 Rb8 41. Raa1 Nh3!! 42. Kxh3 Rh8+ 43. Kg2 Qh4 44. Rxf4 Qh2+ 45. Kf1 Qh1+ 46. Kf2 Rh2+ $19) 35... Rxd6 { 0-1 White resigns. } { [%clk 0:01:21] } 0-1