[Event "Fall Classic 2022"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/Dw5ZyWDz/3KuvJtpH"] [Round "3"] [White "Burkhardt"] [Black "Nicholas"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1370"] [BlackElo "1529"] [UTCDate "2022.10.16"] [UTCTime "04:18:57"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation, Main Line"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/cristoper"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/Dw5ZyWDz/3KuvJtpH"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.0] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.0] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.3] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.25] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.3] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.3] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Qb6 { [%eval 0.29] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.15] } 6... Bd7 { [%eval 0.37] } 7. b4 { [%eval 0.33] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.42] } 8. cxd4 { [%eval 0.33] } 8... Nge7?! { [%eval 1.0] } { Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } (8... Rc8 9. Bb2 Nh6 10. Nc3 Na5 11. Na4 Qc6 12. Nc5 Nc4 13. Bc1 Bxc5 14. dxc5 Nf5 15. Bd3) 9. Nc3 { [%eval 1.09] } 9... Nf5 { [%eval 0.76] } 10. Na4 { [%eval 0.81] } 10... Qc7 { [%eval 0.79] } 11. Bb2 { [%eval 0.85] } 11... Nxb4? { [%eval 2.02] } { Mistake. b5 was best. } { This took me by surprise. At first I was scared he had a point with his bishops and queen coming in at my king, but I eventually calculated that after axb4 Bxb4+ Nd2 I didn't see any way for black to continue. } (11... b5 12. Nc5) 12. axb4 { [%eval 2.37] } 12... Bxb4+ { [%eval 2.22] } 13. Nd2 { [%eval 2.41] } 13... b5?! { [%eval 3.36] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { I think he must have missed 13.Nd2 when he sac'd his knight. } (13... O-O 14. Bd3 Rfc8 15. O-O a5 16. Qe2 Bxa4 17. Rxa4 b5 18. Ra2 Bxd2 19. Qxd2 b4 20. g4) 14. Rc1 { [%eval 2.89] } 14... Qa5? { [%eval 4.58] } { Mistake. Qb7 was best. } (14... Qb7 15. Nc5) 15. Nc5 { [%eval 4.34] } 15... Rc8 { [%eval 5.31] } 16. Ra1? { [%eval 3.19] } { Mistake. Bd3 was best. } (16. Bd3 Nh4 17. Ra1 Qd8 18. g3 Ng6 19. Na6 Bc3 20. Bxc3 Rxc3 21. Nb3 O-O 22. O-O Ne7) 16... Qb6 { [%eval 3.08] } 17. Bd3 { [%eval 2.63] } (17. Ra6 Qc7 18. Bd3 Nxd4 19. Nxd7 Bc3 20. Bxc3 Qxc3 21. O-O Qxd3 22. Rxa7) 17... Bxc5? { [%eval 4.91] } { Mistake. Nxd4 was best. } (17... Nxd4 18. Nxd7 Kxd7 19. Ra2 Bc3 20. O-O a5 21. Nf3 Ke7 22. Nxd4 Qxd4 23. Bxc3 Qxc3 24. Bxb5) 18. dxc5 { [%eval 4.7] } 18... Qxc5 { [%eval 4.77] } 19. Bxf5 { [%eval 4.94] } 19... exf5 { [%eval 4.6] } 20. O-O { [%eval 4.91] } 20... O-O { [%eval 5.11] [%csl Rf8,Rc5][%cal Rb2a3,Gb5b4,Ra3f8] } 21. Nb3 { [%eval 4.56] } (21. Ba3 b4) 21... Qc7 { [%eval 4.66] } 22. Qd4! { [%eval 4.13] } 22... Ra8? { [%eval 8.86] } { Mistake. Be6 was best. } (22... Qc4) (22... Be6 23. Ba3 Rfd8 24. Bc5 Ra8 25. Ra6 Rdc8 26. Rfa1 h6 27. h4 Qd8 28. Rxa7 Rxa7 29. Rxa7) 23. e6 { [%eval 8.31] } 23... f6 { [%eval 8.68] } 24. exd7 { [%eval 8.38] } 24... Qxd7 { [%eval 8.4] } 25. Rfd1 { [%eval 8.39] } 25... Rfd8 { [%eval 8.88] } 26. Nc5 { [%eval 8.2] } 26... Qc6 { [%eval 8.66] } (26... Qd6) 27. Ra6 { [%eval 9.24] } 27... Qe8 { [%eval 10.25] } 28. Re6 { [%eval 8.02] } 28... Qh5 { [%eval 9.8] } 29. Rde1 { [%eval 8.5] } 29... Rac8 { [%eval 10.59] } 30. Re7 { [%eval 9.99] } 30... a5? { [%eval #5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg4 was best. } (30... Qg4 31. Nb7 Qxd4 32. Nxd8 Rxd8 33. Bxd4 Rc8 34. h4 Rc4 35. Rxa7 h6 36. Bxf6 Re4 37. Rxe4) 31. Nd7?! { [%eval 10.71] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxg7+ was best. } (31. Rxg7+ Kxg7 (31... Kh8 32. Qxf6 Qxh2+ 33. Kxh2 Rg8 34. Rxg8+ Kxg8 35. Qg7#) 32. Qxf6+ Kg8 33. Qg7#) 31... Re8?! { [%eval #5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg6 was best. } (31... Qg6 32. h4 h5 33. Qxd5+ Kh8 34. Qe6 Rc7 35. Nxf6 Rxe7 36. Qxe7 Ra8 37. Re6 f4 38. Ne4) 32. Qxd5+?! { [%eval 11.8] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nxf6+ was best. } (32. Nxf6+ gxf6 (32... Kh8 33. Nxh5 Rxe7 34. Rxe7 Rg8 35. Qxg7+ Rxg7 36. Re8#) 33. Qxf6 Rxe7 34. Qh8+ Kf7 35. Qg7+ Ke8 36. Qxe7#) 32... Kh8 { [%eval 20.12] } 33. Qxb5 { [%eval 8.1] } 33... Rxe7 { [%eval 8.14] } 34. Rxe7 { [%eval 8.34] } 34... h6 { [%eval 8.61] } 35. f3 { [%eval 8.75] } 35... Rc2? { [%eval #5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg6 was best. } (35... Qg6 36. Qb7) 36. Qb8+ { [%eval #4] } 36... Kh7 { [%eval #3] } 37. Nxf6+ { [%eval #2] } 37... Kg6 { [%eval #2] } 38. Nxh5 { [%eval #4] } (38. Rxg7+) 38... Kxh5 { [%eval #4] } 39. Qf4 { [%eval #4] } { From here on I think I forgot that I had a bishop on b2 and kept missing mates. My opponent finally resigned rather than wait for me to figure out how to check mate. } 39... g5 { [%eval #3] } 40. g4+ { [%eval #2] } 40... fxg4 { [%eval #2] } 41. Qxg4+ { [%eval #1] } (41. fxg4+ Kg6 42. Rg7#) 41... Kg6 { [%eval #1] } 42. Qe4+ { [%eval #2] } 42... Kh5 { [%eval #2] } 43. Qxc2 { [%eval #3] } 43... a4 { [%eval #3] } 1-0