[Event "Rated Classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/xJLRKUgp"] [Date "2018.05.10"] [Round "-"] [White "Ceedee"] [Black "maxivgc"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1658"] [BlackElo "1711"] [TimeControl "2700+45"] [Termination "Normal"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D60"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Botvinnik Variation"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/maxivgc"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/UKNDtdY2/KXuDn8J2"] [Orientation "black"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:45:00] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.13] } { I dont really have an opening im always going for when playing against d4. As I didnt want to deley the game i just decided to put my knight out and then think about what to play } { [%clk 0:45:00] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:45:14] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:45:13] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:45:44] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:45:20] } 4. Bg5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:46:20] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:46:00] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:18] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:46:15] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:45:57] } 6... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:44:44] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:43:49] } 7... b6?! { [%eval 0.5] } { Originally i just wanted to take on c4 followed by c5 and takes if he castles because playing IQP positions is something i feel comfortable at. However I got a bit scared because i didnt see a clear way to quickly develop my bishop afterwards so i decided to first solve that problem } { [%clk 0:39:35] } (7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 (8... h6 9. Bf4 c5 10. O-O Nh5 11. Be5 Nhf6 12. Bg3) 9. O-O cxd4 10. exd4) 8. O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:40:23] } (8. cxd5 exd5) 8... Bb7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:40:04] } 9. Rc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:37] } 9... c5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:38:40] } 10. cxd5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:34:41] } 10... cxd4 { [%eval 0.26] } { I decided to first take on d4 because i was hoping for him to recapture with his pawn to get an IQP structure where i could quickly exchange off a lot of pieces and thus reduce his offensive posibilities } { [%clk 0:34:14] } 11. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:31:53] } 11... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:34:38] } 12. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:30:18] } 12... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.39] } { Here I went into a long think if i should take back with my queen or with my knight. Him taking on d5 and then sacreficing his a pawn to get controal over the open file scared me so I hesitated to play queen takes. If knight takes I cant see a clear way for white to continue but I didnt like it simply because e2 looked like an akward square for my knight. If he sacs a pawn there are a lot of tactics because queen c2 also attacks my h pawn but after 5 minutes i decided to go for it } { [%clk 0:29:05] } (12... Nxe7) 13. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:27:14] } 13... Bxd5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:29:41] } 14. a3 { [%eval -0.1] } { I was really relieved that he decided to defend his pawn and I thought that i certianly wasnt worse here } { [%clk 0:22:19] } (14. Rc7 Rfc8 (14... Qd8 15. Qc2 h6 16. Rc1 Nc5 { of course he shouldnt play rock c1 but just seing that it doesnt work ultimately gave me the courage to play queen takes on move 12 }) 15. Bxh7+ (15. Qc2 h6) 15... Kxh7 16. Qc2+ Kg8 17. Rxc8+ Rxc8 18. Qxc8+ { Just one variation that shows how dangerous this position can be for black }) 14... Nc5 { [%eval 0.2] } { Of course I can just go rock c8 and try to gain controal over the open c file where my position would be pleasent and not sharp. However after he didnt sac the pawn i thought that I might be better and knight c5 could give me serious attacking chances as it prepares queen g5 by preventing e4 } { [%clk 0:28:20] } (14... Rac8) 15. b4 { [%eval -0.25] } { This is the move i wanted to see. After queen g5 he has to weaken his light squares while also giving up his light square bishop } { [%clk 0:21:53] } 15... Qg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:14] } 16. g3 $7 { [%eval 0.0] } { Only move as knight f3 simply fails to bishop takes } { [%clk 0:20:10] } 16... Nxd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:07] } 17. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:46] } 17... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.12] } { Here I wasnt sure about how to continue. I calculated e5 followed by an attempt to sneak in with my queen immediately but i couldnt make it work. I also thought about rock e8 followed by e5 and a rock lift or f5 and a rock lift. Rock c8 looked natural but I didnt know how to proceed afterwards. In the end I played rock d8 without too much thought } { [%clk 0:22:13] } (17... e5 18. Nc6 Bf3 19. e4) (17... Rfc8 18. Rxc8+ Rxc8) 18. Qe2 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:16:34] } 18... e5 { [%eval 0.18] } { I was so fixated on the rock lift but afterwards I regretted this move because of how much his knight on b5 did } { [%clk 0:21:36] } 19. Nb5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:17:06] } 19... Qf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:26] } 20. Nc7? { [%eval -1.66] } { Mistake. Best move was f3. } { [%clk 0:15:39] } (20. f3 Bb3 21. Qb2 Rd3 22. Qb1 Rad8 23. Rc3 Qd7 24. Qxd3 Qxd3 25. Rxd3 Rxd3 26. Rc1 Be6) 20... Bf3 { [%eval -1.42] [%clk 0:20:27] } 21. e4 { [%eval -1.58] } { Only move. I thought taking his queen would lead to a drawn rock ending so I didnt go for it but I overlooked the possibility of retreating the bishop and winning a pawn } { [%clk 0:14:49] } 21... Qg4? { [%eval -0.1] } { Mistake. Best move was Bxe2. } { [%clk 0:18:19] } (21... Bxe2 22. exf5 Bxf1 23. Nxa8 Bh3 24. Nc7 Bxf5 $16 (24... Rc8 25. Ne6 (25. f4)) 25. Nb5 a6 26. Nc3 Kf8 27. Rd1 Rc8 28. Nd5) 22. Qe3 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:15:24] } 22... Rac8 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:18:16] } 23. Rfe1 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:13:14] } 23... Rd6? { [%eval 1.21] } { Mistake. Best move was Rd7. } { Here i paniced because i thought he could just trap my bishop with h3 g4 not seing that my queen is definding it from h3 after i take that pawn. After 10 minutes I went for the suspicious rock f 6 because i wanted to defend my bishop from f6. I knew that Knight d5 was annoying but I didnt fear it as much as the engine } { [%clk 0:09:25] } 24. h3 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:12:14] } (24. Nb5) 24... Qh5 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 0:09:24] } 25. g4?? { [%eval -12.32] } { Blunder. Best move was Nd5. } { My opponent overlooked what I had overlooked a couple of moves earlier. Now its just over } { [%clk 0:12:16] } (25. Kh2 Rf6 26. Nd5) 25... Qxh3 { [%eval -12.15] [%clk 0:09:59] } 26. Qxf3 { [%eval -11.97] [%clk 0:11:31] } 26... Qxf3 { [%eval -11.52] [%clk 0:10:35] } 27. Re3?! { [%eval #-9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was Nd5. } { [%clk 0:12:14] } 27... Qxg4+ { [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:10:55] } 28. Kf1 { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:12:52] } 28... Rd1+ { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:11:13] } 29. Rxd1 { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:13:26] } 29... Qxd1+ { [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:11:55] } 30. Kg2 { [%eval #-7] } { 0-1 White resigns. } { [%clk 0:14:10] } 0-1