[Event "Rated Classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/JjlrQiXu"] [Date "2020.09.26"] [White "pawnable1"] [Black "Patrick_VH"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1607"] [BlackElo "1280"] [TimeControl "1500+10"] [Termination "Normal"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D01"] [Opening "Rapport-Jobava System"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/axel_muller"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/IzcCAbDx/AWAG3nxf"] [Orientation "black"] 1. d4 { The Russian GM Ratmir Kholmov was known for not always being sober when playing chess. At one point, according to lore the following game happened. } { [%clk 0:25:00] } (1. e4 Nc6 2. f4 b6 3. Nf3 e5 4. fxe5 Nxe5 { Kholmov couldn't believe what was happening. He had been playing the Grünfeld all his life and never got such a bad position after 4 moves ... }) 1... d5 { [%clk 0:25:00] } 2. Nc3 { [%clk 0:25:01] } 2... Nf6 { [%clk 0:24:55] } 3. Bf4 { Just as Kholmov white can wonder why black is better after move 3 in a Giuocco Piano ... But seriously, how should black react? White picked a very provocative setup. White hopes to get e4 in or to create havoc on c7. The knight on c3 , however is misplaced and black shouldn't ignore this. } { [%clk 0:24:52] } 3... c6 { This takes care of any Nb5 shenanigans. However, } { [%clk 0:24:27] } (3... e6 { is better. } 4. e3 Bb4! { Simon Williams, aka GingerGM, recommends } 5. Bd3 { but Sam Shankland points out that after } 5... c5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Qa5! { black wins a pawn. }) 4. e3 { [%clk 0:24:53] } 4... Bf5?! { [%clk 0:23:37] } 5. f3 { [%clk 0:24:40] } 5... Nh5?? { [%clk 0:22:20] } 6. Bxb8! { and white wins material. } { [%clk 0:22:51] } 6... Rxb8 { [%clk 0:22:06] } 7. g4 { [%clk 0:22:59] } 7... Bg6 { [%clk 0:21:25] } 8. gxh5 { [%clk 0:23:01] } 8... Bxh5 { [%clk 0:21:33] } 9. Be2 { [%clk 0:22:20] } 9... e6 { [%clk 0:21:28] } 10. h4 { [%clk 0:21:14] } 10... Be7 { [%clk 0:21:11] } 11. f4 { [%clk 0:20:53] } 11... Bg6 { [%clk 0:20:22] } 12. Nf3 { [%clk 0:20:52] } 12... O-O { [%clk 0:20:15] } 13. Bd3 { [%clk 0:17:48] } 13... f5 { [%clk 0:19:15] } 14. Qd2 { [%clk 0:16:53] } 14... b5 { [%clk 0:18:42] } 15. h5 { [%clk 0:13:31] } 15... Be8 { [%clk 0:17:26] } 16. Qg2 { [%clk 0:12:22] } 16... h6 { [%clk 0:15:26] } 17. O-O-O { [%clk 0:11:58] } 17... Bf6 { [%clk 0:14:55] } 18. Rdg1 { [%clk 0:11:27] } 18... Rf7 { [%clk 0:14:34] } 19. Ne5 { [%clk 0:10:25] } 19... Rc7 { [%clk 0:13:34] } 20. Ng6 { [%clk 0:08:05] } 20... a5 { [%clk 0:12:22] } 21. Ne2 { [%clk 0:07:00] } 21... a4 { [%clk 0:10:27] } 22. Ne5 { [%clk 0:07:04] } 22... a3 { [%clk 0:09:49] } 23. b3 { [%clk 0:07:11] } 23... b4 { [%clk 0:09:38] } 24. Rh3 { [%clk 0:06:25] } 24... Rbb7 { [%clk 0:09:34] } 25. Ng3 { [%clk 0:05:28] } 25... Qc8 { [%clk 0:07:41] } 26. Ba6 { [%clk 0:05:03] } 26... Qb8 { [%clk 0:05:03] } 27. Bxb7 { [%clk 0:05:10] } 27... Rxb7 { [%clk 0:05:05] } 28. Ne2 { [%clk 0:04:49] } 28... Rc7 { [%clk 0:04:57] } 29. Kb1 { [%clk 0:04:55] } 29... c5 { [%clk 0:04:57] } 30. dxc5 { [%clk 0:04:47] } 30... Rxc5 { [%clk 0:04:48] } 31. Nd4 { [%clk 0:04:52] } 31... Qa7 { [%clk 0:03:29] } 32. Nxe6 { [%clk 0:04:19] } 32... Rc8 { [%clk 0:01:49] } 33. Rg3 { [%clk 0:03:09] } 33... g5 { [%clk 0:01:23] } 34. hxg6 { [%clk 0:02:53] } 34... Bxg6 { [%clk 0:01:05] } 35. Rxg6+ { [%clk 0:02:50] } 35... Kh7 { [%clk 0:01:13] } 36. Rxf6 { [%clk 0:02:34] } 36... Qxe3 { [%clk 0:01:16] } 37. Qg6+ { [%clk 0:02:29] } 37... Kh8 { [%clk 0:01:17] } 38. Qxh6# { 1-0 White wins by checkmate. } { [%clk 0:02:25] } 1-0