[Event "Casual Crazyhouse game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/A5wOtnSi"] [Date "2018.05.25"] [Round "-"] [White "FeegLood"] [Black "Mugwort"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2652"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2471"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [Termination "Normal"] [Variant "Crazyhouse"] [ECO "C47"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Seirawan-Student"] [FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR/ w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/YPU5HAKd/oeKpdwsB"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%clk 0:03:00] } 1... e5 { [%clk 0:03:00] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 0:03:01] } 2... Nc6 { [%clk 0:03:01] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 0:03:03] } 3... Nf6 { [%clk 0:03:01] } 4. d4 { Four knight Scotch } { [%clk 0:03:05] } 4... exd4 { [%clk 0:03:01] } 5. Nxd4 { [%clk 0:03:07] } 5... Bb4 { White has to decide how to continue. There are several options: } { [%clk 0:03:01] } 6. Nf5 { [%cal Gf5g7] [%clk 0:03:02] } (6. P@h6 { Probably the most critical continuation in this line. } 6... Rg8 7. hxg7 Rxg7 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bh6) (6. Nxc6 bxc6 (6... dxc6 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Bg5 Q@e5) 7. N@f5) 6... O-O { Engine rates this as equal or even slightly better for black, which is hard to believe as an human. The play becomes very sharp quickly. } { [%clk 0:02:45] } 7. Bg5 { Bg5 was played very quickly (within a second) given that white have moves as @h6 and Nxg7 as option. } { [%clk 0:03:02] } (7. P@h6 g6 8. Ng3 (8. Bc4 gxf5 9. exf5 Re8+) 8... d5) (7. Nxg7 { A sac that really shouldn't be accepted. Black has to play precisly to survive. } 7... Nxe4 (7... Kxg7 8. Bb5 { [%csl Gh6,Gg5,Gf6,Gg7][%cal Gb5c6,Gd1d4,Gh5g7,Gh5f6] }) 8. Nh5) 7... P@a3 { [%clk 0:02:36] } (7... d5 { Another idea is to open up the position. } { [%cal Gc8f5] } 8. Nxg7 (8. P@e7 Nxe7 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Qxd5 Nxf5) 8... Nxe4 9. Bxd8 P@e3) 8. bxa3 { [%clk 0:02:09] } 8... Bxc3+ { [%clk 0:02:36] } 9. P@d2 { [%clk 0:02:11] } 9... Nxe4 { [%clk 0:02:17] } (9... d5 { [%cal Gc8f5] } 10. dxc3 Bxf5 11. exf5 N@e4 { [%cal Ge4c3,Ge4d2,Ge4f2,Ge4g5,Ge4f6] }) 10. P@e7 { [%clk 0:01:59] } (10. Bxd8 Nxd2 11. Nh6+ gxh6 12. Q@g3+ { [%cal Gg3g8,Gg3c3] }) 10... Nxe7 { [%clk 0:01:47] } 11. Nxe7+ { [%clk 0:02:00] } 11... Qxe7 { [%clk 0:01:48] } 12. Bxe7 { [%clk 0:02:02] } 12... Nxd2 { [%clk 0:01:49] } (12... P@e3 { This would have been a nice touch, but it's extremely hard to calculate in a blitz game. Maybe intuition could have guided Mugwort. } 13. Bxf8 (13. fxe3 P@f2+ 14. Ke2 N@g1+ 15. Kd3 N@b2+ 16. Kxe4 d5+ 17. Kxd5 Be6+ 18. Kc5 Na4+ 19. Kb5 a6+ 20. Kxa4 b5+ 21. Bxb5 axb5+ 22. Kxb5 B@d7+ 23. Kc5 Ra5+ 24. P@b5 Rxb5#) (13. N@h6+ gxh6 14. Bd3) 13... Bxd2+ 14. Ke2 N@c3+ 15. Kd3 N@b2+ 16. Kd4 P@e5+ 17. Kxe5 d6+ 18. Bxd6 cxd6+ 19. Kf4 P@g5+ 20. Kf3 B@g4#) 13. N@h6+ { Nice defensive resource found by FeegLood. The knight has to be taken and then Q@g3+ hits both the king and the bishop. } { [%clk 0:02:02] } 13... gxh6 { [%clk 0:01:50] } (13... Kh8 14. Q@g8+) 14. Q@g3+ { [%clk 0:02:04] } 14... P@g7 { [%clk 0:01:09] } 15. Qxc3 { [%clk 0:02:05] } 15... Ne4 { [%clk 0:01:06] } 16. Qxg7+ { White starts to attack as well. } { [%clk 0:01:28] } 16... Kxg7 { [%clk 0:01:08] } 17. Qd4+ { [%clk 0:01:30] } (17. Qg4+ N@g6 18. B@d4+ { This was an important combination to cover c3. } { [%csl Gc3][%cal Rc3e1,Rc3a1,Gd4c3] }) 17... Kg8 { [%clk 0:01:01] } 18. Qxe4 { [%cal Gc3e1,Gc3a1] [%clk 0:01:30] } 18... Q@c3+ { c3 is open for fork and Mugwort sees it. } { [%clk 0:00:55] } 19. Ke2 { [%clk 0:01:00] } 19... N@d4+ { [%clk 0:00:55] } (19... P@f3+ { Post-game analysis shows that there was a sneaky mate in 9 in the position. } 20. gxf3 (20. Qxf3 N@d4+) (20. Kd1 N@b2+ 21. Kc1 P@d2+) 20... N@f4+ 21. Qxf4 Qxc2+ 22. P@d2 N@c3+ 23. Ke3 Nd5+ 24. Kd4 N@c6+ 25. Kxd5 P@e6#) 20. Qxd4 { [%clk 0:01:01] } 20... Qxd4 { [%clk 0:00:56] } 21. N@f6+ { [%clk 0:01:03] } 21... Qxf6 { [%clk 0:00:55] } 22. Bxf6 { [%clk 0:01:05] } 22... Re8+ { [%clk 0:00:24] } 23. P@e3 { [%clk 0:01:06] } 23... Q@a6+ { Similar defensive resource as Q@g3+ by FeegLood. Forking the king and bishop, aftter Qxf6 black is quite safe. } { [%cal Ga6e2,Ga6f6] [%clk 0:00:11] } 24. B@d3 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 24... Qxf6 { [%cal Gf6a1] [%clk 0:00:12] } 25. N@g4 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 25... Qxa1 { [%clk 0:00:04] } (25... N@f4+ 26. Kd2 B@a5+ { Only queen in hand, white needs to use it to block and gets mated. } { [%csl Rb4,Rc3] }) 26. Nxh6+ { [%clk 0:00:10] } 26... Kh8 { The queen defences nicely and black is totally safe, even though it might look a bit sketchy. } { [%cal Ga1h8] [%clk 0:00:05] } 27. Nxf7+ { [%clk 0:00:11] } 27... Kg7 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 28. Q@h6+ { [%clk 0:00:06] } 28... Kxf7 { [%clk 0:00:06] } 29. Qxh7+ { [%clk 0:00:08] } 29... P@g7 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 30. Qg6+ { [%clk 0:00:04] } 30... Ke7 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 31. Qxe8+ { [%clk 0:00:03] } 31... Kxe8 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 32. Bg6+ { [%clk 0:00:05] } 32... P@f7 { 0-1 White resigns. } { [%clk 0:00:09] } 0-1