[Event "Import"] [Site "https://lichess.org/mX5PIBmd"] [Date "2024.03.31"] [Result "*"] [TimeControl "-"] [Termination "Unterminated"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B13"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/alanthejudoka"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/HU5jLyS2/xrszGeYd"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bg4 6. Be3 a6 7. Bxc6+ { Here I was playing my defence against the Caro Kann I think I should have not traded on c6 and instead have played (7. Ba4 b5 8. Bb3 a5 9. Bxd5 And he is in a worse position } 7... bxc6 8. Nbd2 e6 9. O-O Bd6 10. h3 Bh5 11. Qe1 Ne7 12. Ne5 Qc7 13. Ndf3 Bxf3 { My goal here is if he plays (13... Bxe5 14. Nxe5 my Knight is a lot better than it was before. } 14. Nxf3 Nf5 15. Qc3 { Here my goal was to play } 15... f6 { 5... O-O 16. Ne5 f6 17. Nxc6 And I have obtained an extra pawn. } 16. Rae1 O-O 17. a3 e5 { Here I was acting for this move. I decided to play my plan. } 18. dxe5 fxe5 19. Bc5 Bxc5 20. Qxc5 e4 21. Nd4 Nxd4 22. Qxd4 Rad8 { I missed this move. I did not see that it was protecting the pawn. } 23. Re3 c5 24. Rc3 { After taking some time I saw Rc3 with the idea that if he took, I would take back and have a rook on the 7th rank. } 24... cxd4 25. Rxc7 d3 26. cxd3 exd3 27. Rd1 Rde8 { Here I won a free pawn } 28. Rxd3 Re1+ 29. Kh2 Rxf2 30. Rxd5 Ree2 31. Rd8+ Rf8 32. Rxf8+ Kxf8 33. Ra7 Rxb2 34. Rxa6 Kf7 35. Ra7+ { Here I wanted to play a4 to promote. My other candidate move was Ra8 but I decided to go with Ra7+. I thought it was the safe bet because it also has a check. 35. a4 Ra2 36. a5 Ke7 37. Ra8 Kd7 38. a6 Kc7 39. a7 Kb7 40. Rg8 Kxa7 41. Rxg7+ This was the line I had in my head ) (35. Ra8 Ra2 36. a4 Ke7 37. a5 Kd7 38. a6 Kc7 39. a7 Kb7 40. Rg8 Kxa7 41. Rxg7+ Kb6 42. Rxh7 This was the line I was thinking of in my head. } 35... Kf6 36. a4 Ra2 37. a5 h5 { (37... h6 This would have been a draw 38. a6 Kg6 39. Ra8 Kh7) } 38. Ra8 { I should have played Ra8 earlier because now I am just wasting a tempo. } 38... Ke6 39. a6 Kd6 40. a7 Kc6 41. Rc8+ Kb7 42. a8=Q+ Rxa8 43. Rxa8 Kxa8 44. Kg3 Kb7 45. Kh4 *