[Event "Piermont Open 2/26/2022"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/a4SmMLw2/B7oScmdd"] [Date "2022.02.26"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Courtwright, Seth"] [Black "Aleksenko, Artem"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1778"] [BlackElo "1512"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "E42"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Hübner Variation, Rubinstein Variation"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ArtemAleksenko"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/a4SmMLw2/B7oScmdd"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.3] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.27] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.23] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.05] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.25] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 5. Ne2 { [%eval 0.2] } { Complicating matters is the way to go here for black: d5 } { [%cal Gd7d5] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.29] } (5... d5 6. cxd5 (6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Nxc3 cxd4 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4) 6... exd5 7. dxc5 Nc6) 6. a3 { [%eval 0.59] } 6... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.63] } 7. Nxc3 { [%eval 0.42] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.48] } 8. exd4 { [%eval 0.45] } 8... d5 { [%eval 0.59] } { This move order allows White to play c5, and subsequently Black gets a weakness--a future backward pawn created due to this c5 push } { [%cal Gc4c5,Gb2b4] } 9. Bg5?! { [%eval -0.03] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } (9. c5 Ne4 (9... b6 10. b4) (9... Nc6 10. Bb5 e5 11. dxe5)) 9... h6 { [%eval 0.08] } 10. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.12] } 10... Qxf6 { [%eval 0.33] } 11. cxd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 11... Rd8?! { [%eval 0.52] } { Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } (11... exd5 12. Nxd5 Qh4 13. Ne3 Nc6 14. g3 Qxd4 15. Qxd4 Nxd4 16. Rd1 Rd8 17. Bc4 Nf3+ 18. Ke2) 12. Bd3?! { [%eval -0.41] } { Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } (12. Rc1) 12... exd5 { [%eval -0.64] } 13. O-O { [%eval -0.52] } 13... Nc6 { [%eval -0.49] } 14. Ne2 { [%eval -0.57] } 14... Bg4 { [%eval -0.46] } { Forcing a weakness } 15. f3 { [%eval -0.45] } 15... Be6 { [%eval -0.45] } 16. Bc2 { [%eval -0.44] } 16... Qg5?! { [%eval 0.27] } { Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best. } (16... Bf5 17. Bxf5 Qxf5 18. Qd2 Rd7 19. Rfe1 Rad8 20. Nf4 Qf6 21. Rad1 Re7 22. Re2 Qd6 23. Rxe7) 17. Qd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 17... g6 { [%eval -0.05] } 18. Ng3 { [%eval -0.4] } 18... Rac8 { [%eval -0.28] } 19. f4?! { [%eval -0.96] } { Inaccuracy. Rf2 was best. } (19. Rf2) 19... Qh4?! { [%eval 0.05] } { Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } (19... Qf6 20. f5) 20. Rad1? { [%eval -1.09] } { Mistake. Rac1 was best. } (20. Rac1 Bd7 21. Rf2 Qf6 22. f5 Qxd4 23. fxg6 Qxd3 24. gxf7+ Kf8 25. Bxd3 Ne5 26. Rxc8 Rxc8) 20... Nxd4 { [%eval -1.18] } 21. Bb1 { [%eval -1.43] } 21... Nf5 { [%eval -1.11] } 22. Qf3 { [%eval -1.63] } 22... Nxg3 { [%eval -1.63] } 23. hxg3 { [%eval -1.58] } 23... Qf6 { [%eval -1.71] } 24. g4 { [%eval -1.97] } { Black managed to dodge several bullets and has a pleasant position with a supported passed pawn. Maybe the passed pawn should run! } 24... Qxb2?? { [%eval 1.28] } { Blunder. d4 was best. } { This move underestimates White's Kingside attack. White is not bluffing here. } (24... d4 25. Bd3) 25. f5 { [%eval 1.44] } 25... Rc3 { [%eval 0.88] } 26. Qf4?! { [%eval 0.15] } { Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } (26. Bd3 Qb6+) 26... Qb6+ { [%eval 0.07] } 27. Kh1 { [%eval 0.0] } { Last chance for Black to address the looming threats. Taking on f5 was not properly analyzed in time pressure, but there is really no other option. } 27... Bc8?? { [%eval 7.9] } { Blunder. gxf5 was best. } { White's attack has arrived, and now the Queen+Rook will beat everyone up on the f-file and take their lunch money. } (27... gxf5 28. Qxh6 Bc8 29. Qg5+ Kh7 30. Bxf5+ Bxf5 31. Qxf5+ Qg6 32. Rxd5 Rxd5 33. Qxd5 Qh6+ 34. Kg1) 28. fxg6 { [%eval 6.88] } 28... Rf8?? { [%eval #3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. f6 was best. } { Black decided to help White achieve mate faster. } (28... f6 29. Qxh6) 29. gxf7+ { [%eval #2] } 29... Kg7 { [%eval #2] } 30. Qe5+ { [%eval #1] } { By Checkmate } 1-0