[Event "Import"] [Site "https://lichess.org/85A6VXei"] [Date "2017.11.09"] [Round "-"] [White "Abduahi, Vaheid (1675)"] [Black "Cranston, Adam (1765)"] [Result "0-1"] [TimeControl "-"] [Termination "Normal"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D08"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Check_M88"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/Mt7pg7f7/3FiRQKh5"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 { The Albin counter-gambit. Considered somewhat dubious at Grandmaster level, but perfectly playable at club level. If White can avoid all of Black's tricks and traps, he should be comfortably better going into the middlegame. } 3. dxe5 d4 4. a3 (4. e3? { A natural looking move, but is refuted } 4... Bb4+ 5. Bd2 dxe3! 6. Bxb4? { White falls unwittingly into the Lasker trap } 6... exf2+ 7. Ke2 fxg1=N+! 8. Ke1 Qh4+ $19 { White is completely lost }) 4... Nc6 5. Nf3 f6 { Suggested by IM Andrew Martin. The move recommended by the ACG's biggest proponent, GM Alexander Morozevich, is } (5... Nge7 { in which black attempts to mop up the gambit pawn } 6. b4 Ng6 7. Bb2 a5 8. b5 Ncxe5 9. Bxd4 Nxc4 $14) 6. Bf4? { Seems playable at first glance } 6... g5!? 7. Bg3 g4 8. Nfd2 fxe5 { White has lost his material advantage and has a seriously cramped position } 9. b4 Bg7 10. Ne4 Bf5 11. Nbd2 Nf6? { Kindly allowing White's dark-square bishop to reenter the game and create big problems for Black. The position was crying out for } (11... h5 { whereupon Black needs to take immediate countermeasures to save the bishop }) 12. Bh4 Qe7 13. g3 Qf7! { Releasing the pin and in doing so challenging White's e4 knight } 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Bg2 O-O-O 17. Qa4?! { Looks dangerous, but perhaps white should be more concerned about his own defense. } 17... Rhf8?! (17... Kb8! { This quiet defensive move solves all of Black's problems } 18. b5 Ne7 19. Ne4 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 h5 $17 { and it's White who should be serious concerned for his king's safety }) (17... d3!? 18. e3 e4 { the discovered attack on the now undefended a1 rook means Black can now cement his e4 pawn and completely shut out white's light-square bishop } 19. O-O Rhe8 $15) 18. O-O { White is grateful for the free tempo needed to castle } (18. b5 { this was the fun idea behind Black's last move } 18... Bc2!! 19. Qxc2 Qxf2+ $19) 18... d3 19. e3 Rfe8? { Now the a1 rook is defended, the plan to shut out the bishop is too slow } 20. b5 Nb8 21. Qxa7 e4 22. Nb3 b6 23. c5 bxc5 24. Nxc5?! (24. Qxc5! { the winning move } 24... Nd7 25. Qa7 Qb6 26. Qa8+ Qb8 27. Qa4 { Black is horribly cramped, and white's attack will succeed without needing his light-square bishop }) 24... Qb6 25. Qxb6 cxb6 26. Nb3 Rd5 27. Nd4 Bg6 28. a4 Nd7 29. a5 Rc5 30. a6 Kb8 31. h4 h5 32. Rfc1 Bf7 33. Kf1 Rec8?? { A massive brainfart, carelessly leaving e4 undefended } 34. Nc6+ (34. a7+! { wins on the spot } 34... Ka8 35. Bxe4+ $18) 34... R8xc6 (34... Kc7 35. a7 Ra8 { just about keeps the game going }) 35. bxc6 (35. a7+! Ka8 36. Bxe4 { another way to win }) 35... Rxc1+ 36. Rxc1 Nc5 { Regains Black's one asset, the trapped white bishop, and the faintest glimmer of hope } 37. Rb1 Ka7 38. c7 Be6 39. Rc1 Kxa6 40. Bxe4 d2 (40... Nxe4 { maybe a slightly better try } 41. c8=Q+ Bxc8 42. Rxc8 d2) 41. Ra1+ Kb5 42. Bc2 Kc4 (42... Kc6 { the computer's first move, but doesn't offer any counterplay }) 43. Ke2 Kc3 44. Bd1?? { whoops } 44... Bc4# { 0-1 Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1