[Event "Denver Open Simul"] [Site "Centenniel, CO"] [Date "4/26/2019"] [Round "1 board #8"] [White "Daniel Rensch"] [Black "Chris Burkhardt"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2489"] [WhiteTitle "International Master"] [BlackElo "Unrated"] [TimeControl "simul"] [Termination "Resignation"] [Annotator "Chris"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C18"] [Opening "French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/KAAIKOCV/8EfEly6f"] [Orientation "black"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.0] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.0] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.3] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.25] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.16] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.13] } 4... c5 { [%eval 0.77] } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.28] } 5... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.5] } 6. bxc3 { [%eval 0.05] } 6... Nc6?! { [%eval 0.75] } { Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } (6... Ne7 7. dxc5 (7. a4 b6 8. Nf3 a5 9. Bd3 Ba6 10. O-O Qc7 11. Rb1) 7... Nbc6 (7... Nd7 8. Nf3)) 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.34] } (7. dxc5) 7... c4 { [%eval 0.84] } { When I shared this game on reddit the most common comment was that I should not have pushed c4 which gives up my ability to break up white's pawn chain. I liked the idea of blocking the doubled c pawns and closing the light-square bishop's diagonal. I thought if I hesitated, then white would play 8.c4 themselves. But now I see that Qa5 (the book move) pins that pawn, so it provides the benefits of c4 without releasing the tension. } (7... Qa5) 8. a4 { [%eval 0.94] } 8... Nge7 { [%eval 0.97] } 9. Ba3 { [%eval 0.95] } 9... Qa5 { [%eval 1.06] } { Hitting both a4 and c3 } { [%cal Ga5a4,Ga5c3] } 10. Qd2 { [%eval 0.54] } { I expected 10.Bb2 to defend both pawns, but I guess he doesn't mind if I open the a file for his rook. } 10... Bd7?! { [%eval 1.51] } { Inaccuracy. Qxa4 was best. } (10... Qxa4) 11. h4 { [%eval 1.43] } { I expected 11.Be2, but he begins the pawn storm immediately. I didn't know if he should be attacking me with his kingside pawns since his queenside structure is already broken... where will he castle? } (11. Bb2) 11... Qxa4 { [%eval 1.43] } { I'm a passed pawn up against an IM! I also like that for the moment the dark-square bishop is pinned to the rook. But both Danny and Stockfish think if anything white has increased its starting advantage... I guess the kingside pawns are coming at me quick and once white gets his rooks connected my queen will have to find somewhere to go. } 12. h5 { [%eval 1.46] } 12... h6 { [%eval 1.54] } { I thought if I let the white pawn get to h6 my dark squares would be too weak. } 13. g4 { [%eval 1.94] } { Now I need a way to extricate my queen. I also thought I'd like to get my knight to b5 where it would be hitting both the bishop and the c3 pawn. I came up with the plan to move my a pawn to allow my knight to pivot on a7 while also making a space for my queen on c6. } { [%cal Gc6a7,Ga7b5,Ga4c6] } 13... a5 { [%eval 1.48] } (13... Na5 14. Qc1 Nec6) 14. Bh3?! { [%eval 0.57] } { Inaccuracy. Qc1 was best. } (14. Qc1 Qb5) 14... Na7? { [%eval 2.31] } { Mistake. Nb4 was best. } (14... Nb4 15. cxb4 (15. Kd1) 15... axb4 16. Bb2 Qxa1+ 17. Bxa1 Rxa1+ 18. Ke2 Rxh1) 15. Ke2?? { [%eval 0.4] } { Blunder. g5 was best. } { Ah, that answers the "where is he going to castle" question. Now I like the idea of castling myself (which way?) and getting a rook on the e-file. } (15. g5 Qc6 16. Qf4 Nf5 17. Bxf5 exf5 18. Bd6 Nc8 19. Kd2 Be6 20. Rhg1 Kd7 21. gxh6 gxh6) 15... Qb5?? { [%eval 2.25] } { Blunder. Qc6 was best. } (15... Qc6 16. Bxe7 Kxe7 17. Rxa5 { I didn't like the looks of this, which is why I played 15.Qb5 instead, but Stockfish doesn't think it is bad. }) 16. Rab1? { [%eval 0.57] } { Mistake. g5 was best. } (16. g5 Nec6 17. gxh6 gxh6 18. Qf4 O-O-O 19. Qxf7 Qa6 20. Bxe6 Nb5 21. Kd2 Nxa3 22. Rxa3 Nxe5) 16... Qa6 { [%eval 0.0] } 17. g5 { [%eval 0.0] } (17. Bxe7 Kxe7) 17... Nb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 18. Bc5?! { [%eval -0.77] } { Inaccuracy. Rxb5 was best. } (18. Rxb5 Qxb5 19. gxh6 gxh6 20. Qf4 Qa4 21. Bxe7 Qxc2+ 22. Nd2 Qxc3 23. Qf6 Qd3+ 24. Ke1 c3) 18... Nf5?! { [%eval -0.21] } { Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } (18... b6 19. Bxe7 Kxe7 { I moved my knight to avoid this, but Stockfish says it is good for black. I guess with the dark-square bishop off the board my king is pretty safe on e7, my pawns are intact, and my rooks are connected. }) 19. Bxf5 { [%eval -0.27] } 19... exf5 { [%eval -0.21] } 20. Rhg1 { [%eval 0.0] } 20... b6 { [%eval 0.0] } 21. gxh6!? { [%eval -0.4] } { I don't know why I didn't even look at this move; I thought he was going to move his bishop and then play g6 for some reason (even though I thought it looked good for black). I spent my first pass here (everyone was allowed 3 total) because I was looking at 21...bxc5 before realizing it was no good. } 21... gxh6 { [%eval 0.0] } (21... bxc5 22. hxg7 Rg8 23. h6) 22. Bd6?! { [%eval -0.57] } { Inaccuracy. Qxh6 was best. } (22. Qxh6 Rxh6 23. Rg8#) 22... Nxd6?? { [%eval 2.03] } { Blunder. O-O-O was best. } { I wanted to get rid of the bishop posted in my territory and also open the file to his king and then castle and get a rook there. But Stockfish really dislikes this move. I guess that bishop wasn't really impeding me but the e5 pawn was contributing to my own king's safety? } (22... O-O-O 23. Kf1 (23. Be7)) 23. exd6 { [%eval 1.84] } 23... O-O-O { [%eval 2.33] } 24. Qf4?? { [%eval -0.18] } { Blunder. Ne5 was best. } (24. Ne5 Rde8 25. Kf1 b5 26. Nxf7 Rh7 27. Ne5 Re6 28. Rg6 Rxd6 29. Qf4 Kb7 30. Nxd7 Rhxd7) 24... Rde8+ { [%eval -0.17] } 25. Kd2 { [%eval -0.21] } 25... b5 { [%eval -0.53] [%cal Ga6d6] } 26. Rg7 { [%eval -0.95] } 26... Re4 { [%eval 0.0] } 27. Qg3!? { [%eval -0.29] } 27... Rg4 { [%eval 0.0] } 28. Qe5!? { [%eval 0.0] } 28... Re8 { [%eval 0.0] } 29. Qf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 29... Rxg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 30. Qxg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 30... Qxd6 { [%eval 0.0] } { I was getting excited here with open lines toward his king. } { [%cal Gd6f4,Ge8e1] } 31. Ne5!? { [%eval 0.0] } { Oh, good move, that shuts out both my rook and queen. From this point forward I got too focused on protecting my f pawns instead of trying to reach a favorable or at least draw-able endgame. } 31... Qf8 { [%eval 0.07] } 32. Qf6?? { [%eval -1.62] } { Blunder. Qxf8 was best. } { [%cal Gf6a6,Re8e6] } (32. Qxf8 Rxf8 33. Nxd7 Kxd7 34. Rxb5 Ke6 35. Rxa5 f4 36. Ke2 Rd8 37. Ra7 f6 38. Rh7 Rb8) 32... Qe7?? { [%eval 6.21] } { Blunder. Re6 was best. } { Re6 was my only holding move. I was too concerned about dropping the f5 pawn, so I dropped mate instead. } (32... Re6 33. Qxf5) 33. Qa6+!? { [%eval 5.73] } 33... Kb8? { [%eval 65.16] } { Mistake. Kc7 was best. } { I thought this was safest because my bishop is protecting b5.... } (33... Kc7) 34. Nxd7+ { [%eval 14.23] } 34... Qxd7 { [%eval 76.33] } 35. Rxb5+ { [%eval 74.61] } { I resigned. Computer finds mate in 13 after Qxb5. } 1-0