[Event "Rated Rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/lC4Jh0Wu"] [Date "2022.12.02"] [White "mbodek"] [Black "ubiq"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2719"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackElo "2499"] [BlackTitle "FM"] [TimeControl "900+5"] [Termination "Normal"] [UTCDate "2022.12.04"] [UTCTime "02:56:21"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A20"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/kyrongriffith"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/ct98m5et/A9VSfI5K"] [Orientation "white"] { This round 7 game features IM Michael Bodek of Lyft playing white against FM Andrey Krasnov of Jump Trading } 1. c4 { [%clk 0:15:00] } 1... e5 { [%clk 0:15:00] } 2. g3 { [%clk 0:15:00] } 2... Nf6 { [%clk 0:15:04] } 3. Bg2 { [%clk 0:15:03] } 3... d5 { Black meets white's English opening with a principled response. This is actually a reverse accelerated dragon sicilian but white is a move up. } { [%clk 0:15:08] } 4. cxd5 { [%clk 0:15:05] } 4... Nxd5 { [%clk 0:15:12] } 5. Nc3 { [%clk 0:15:06] } 5... Nb6 { [%clk 0:15:16] } 6. Nf3 { [%clk 0:15:08] } 6... Nc6 { [%clk 0:15:20] } 7. O-O { [%clk 0:15:04] } 7... Be7 { [%clk 0:15:24] } 8. d3 { [%clk 0:14:58] } 8... Be6 { [%clk 0:15:27] } 9. Be3 { [%clk 0:14:50] } 9... Nd5 { Black returns the knight to d5 now threatening to take white's bishop on e3 which means that the knights are traded on black's terms } { [%clk 0:14:56] } 10. Nxd5 { [%clk 0:14:15] } 10... Bxd5 { [%clk 0:14:52] } 11. Qa4 { [%clk 0:14:03] } 11... O-O { [%clk 0:14:51] } 12. Rfc1 { [%clk 0:13:16] } 12... a6 { [%clk 0:13:55] } 13. Rc3 { An interesting move. White may want to double the rooks on the c-file combined with a pawn storm on the queenside } { [%clk 0:11:10] } 13... Bd6 { [%clk 0:09:29] } 14. Ng5 { Black is more than happy to trade off white's powerful g2 bishop } { [%clk 0:09:21] } 14... Bxg2 { [%clk 0:08:49] } 15. Kxg2 { [%clk 0:09:23] } 15... Nd4 { [%clk 0:08:39] } 16. Nf3 { [%clk 0:07:19] } 16... Nxe2 { [%clk 0:07:29] } 17. Rc2 { [%clk 0:07:17] } 17... Nd4 { [%clk 0:07:12] } 18. Nxd4 { [%clk 0:06:59] } 18... exd4 { [%clk 0:07:15] } 19. Qxd4 { Material is equal but the position is a bit imbalanced. White's pieces are more actively placed but in return, the d3 pawn is a bit weak. Overall the position is balanced. } { [%clk 0:07:01] } 19... Re8 { [%clk 0:06:15] } 20. Qc4 { [%clk 0:06:13] } 20... Qe7 { [%clk 0:05:35] } 21. Qb3 { [%cal Gb3b7] [%clk 0:05:41] } 21... b6 { [%clk 0:05:26] } 22. Rac1 { [%clk 0:05:28] } 22... h6 { [%clk 0:05:25] } 23. Rc6 { [%clk 0:05:24] } 23... a5 { [%clk 0:04:52] } 24. Qc4 { [%clk 0:05:20] } 24... Qf6 { [%clk 0:04:06] } 25. Rc2 { White has tripled on the c-file but it's not so clear what the plan is. Black is still doing fine. } { [%clk 0:05:06] } 25... Re6 { [%clk 0:04:01] } 26. Qg4 { [%clk 0:03:48] } 26... Qe7 { [%clk 0:02:58] } 27. R2c4 { [%clk 0:02:49] } 27... Re8 { [%clk 0:02:51] } 28. Qf3 { [%clk 0:02:28] } 28... Rf6 { [%clk 0:02:34] } 29. Qe4 { [%clk 0:02:29] } 29... Re6 { [%clk 0:02:33] } 30. Qd5 { [%clk 0:02:24] } 30... Re5 { [%clk 0:02:19] } 31. Qf3 { [%clk 0:02:27] } 31... Re6 { [%clk 0:02:22] } 32. Bd4 { White decides to reposition the bishop to the a1-h8 diagonal which may be useful in creating threats against the black king later on. } { [%clk 0:02:15] } 32... Qg5 { [%clk 0:02:12] } 33. Bc3 { [%clk 0:02:12] } 33... Rg6 { [%clk 0:01:01] } 34. a4 { [%clk 0:01:19] } 34... Qe7 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 35. Rg4 { [%clk 0:00:50] } 35... Rxg4 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 36. Qxg4 { [%cal Gg4g7] [%clk 0:00:53] } 36... f6 { [%clk 0:00:28] } 37. Rc4 { [%clk 0:00:43] } 37... Qf7 { [%clk 0:00:30] } 38. Re4 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 38... Rxe4 { [%clk 0:00:25] } 39. dxe4 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 39... Kh7 { [%clk 0:00:15] } 40. Qf5+ { [%clk 0:00:38] } 40... Kh8 { [%clk 0:00:19] } 41. Qc8+ { [%clk 0:00:40] } 41... Qg8 { [%clk 0:00:20] } 42. Qxg8+ { [%clk 0:00:36] } 42... Kxg8 { [%clk 0:00:24] } 43. Kf3 { The dust has settled. White has fixed his pawn structure and black is symbolically worse in this endgame because he has more pawns fixed on dark squares which will be targets for white's dark squared bishop. Objectively the endgame is drawn, but black is the one trying to prove it. } { [%clk 0:00:41] } 43... Kf7 { [%clk 0:00:27] } 44. Kg4 { [%clk 0:00:45] } 44... g6 { [%clk 0:00:29] } 45. f4 { [%clk 0:00:47] } 45... c6 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 46. f5 { White fixes another weakness on f6, a dark square. } { [%clk 0:00:27] } 46... Bc5 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 47. Kf3 { [%clk 0:00:27] } 47... Bg1 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 48. h3 { [%clk 0:00:30] } 48... Bc5 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 49. g4 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 49... Bd6 { [%clk 0:00:16] } 50. Ke2 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 50... Bc7 { [%clk 0:00:16] } 51. Kd3 { [%clk 0:00:38] } (51. fxg6+! Kxg6 52. h4 Bd6 53. h5+ { is a nice win that was missed }) 51... Bf4 { [%clk 0:00:19] } 52. Kc4 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 52... Bc7 { [%clk 0:00:23] } 53. Bd4 { [%clk 0:00:43] } 53... Kg7 { [%clk 0:00:25] } 54. Be3 { [%clk 0:00:46] } 54... Kf7 { [%clk 0:00:29] } 55. Bf2 { [%clk 0:00:40] } (55. Bxh6 g5 { is not advisable. White is lucky not to be losing here }) 55... Kg7 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 56. Bd4 { [%clk 0:00:36] } 56... Kf7 { [%clk 0:00:36] } 57. Kd3 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 57... Kg7 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 58. Bc3 { [%clk 0:00:44] } 58... Kf7 { [%clk 0:00:43] } 59. Ke3 { [%clk 0:00:46] } 59... Kg7 { [%clk 0:00:47] } 60. Kf3 { [%clk 0:00:50] } 60... Kf7 { [%clk 0:00:52] } 61. h4 { [%clk 0:00:53] } 61... g5 { [%clk 0:00:51] } 62. hxg5 { [%clk 0:00:55] } 62... hxg5 { [%clk 0:00:55] } 63. Ke3 { Probably this is still a draw, but white can poke and prod forever whereas black needs to stay alert all the time } { [%clk 0:00:59] } 63... Bf4+ { [%clk 0:00:52] } 64. Kd3 { [%clk 0:01:03] } 64... Ke7 { [%clk 0:00:56] } 65. Bd4 { [%clk 0:01:06] } 65... Bc7 { [%clk 0:00:51] } 66. Kc4 { [%clk 0:01:08] } 66... Kf7 { [%clk 0:00:55] } 67. b3 { Notice that white never needs to worry about his pawns since they are all on light squares } { [%csl Ga4,Gb3,Ge4,Gf5,Gg4] [%clk 0:01:12] } 67... Ke7 { [%clk 0:00:59] } 68. Bb2 { [%clk 0:01:16] } 68... Kf7 { [%clk 0:01:02] } 69. Ba3 { [%clk 0:01:17] } 69... Be5 { [%clk 0:01:02] } 70. Bc1 { [%clk 0:01:20] } 70... Ke7 { [%clk 0:01:04] } 71. Be3 { [%clk 0:01:24] } 71... Bc7 { [%clk 0:01:05] } 72. Kd3 { [%clk 0:01:28] } (72. e5! { was a missed chance }) 72... b5? { Black gets anxious but this move really jeopardizes him along the dark squares } { [%clk 0:00:40] } (72... c5! { is correct but a very hard move to find since it allows white's king in on the light squares. } 73. Kc4 Bf4! 74. Bf2 Kd6 75. Kb5 Kc7 { and black is holding by a thread }) 73. Bc5+ { [%clk 0:01:29] } 73... Bd6 { [%clk 0:00:43] } 74. Bb6 { [%clk 0:01:33] } (74. Bxd6+! { is actually winning but it's hard to be sure with low time. } 74... Kxd6 75. b4!! { a super-instructive breakthrough. White ensures a passed a-pawn and black cannot stop it without losing track of the kingside. } 75... axb4 76. a5 Kc7 77. e5! fxe5 78. f6 Kd7 79. a6 { and white queens first }) 74... Bb4 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 75. Bc7 { [%clk 0:01:35] } 75... Kd7 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 76. Bg3 { [%clk 0:01:33] } 76... Bd6 { [%clk 0:00:31] } 77. Bf2 { [%clk 0:01:32] } (77. Bxd6 Kxd6 78. b4!! { is still available }) 77... Bc7 { [%clk 0:00:20] } 78. Bc5 { [%clk 0:01:33] } 78... Bd6 { [%clk 0:00:24] } 79. Bd4 { [%clk 0:01:29] } 79... Ke7 { [%clk 0:00:24] } 80. Kc2 { [%clk 0:01:32] } 80... Bc7 { [%clk 0:00:20] } 81. Kd2 { [%clk 0:01:28] } 81... Bd6 { [%clk 0:00:21] } 82. Kd3 { [%clk 0:01:30] } 82... Bc7 { [%clk 0:00:25] } 83. Bc5+ { [%clk 0:01:33] } 83... Kd7 { [%clk 0:00:25] } 84. Ba3 { [%clk 0:01:26] } 84... Be5 { [%clk 0:00:25] } 85. Bc1 { [%clk 0:01:25] } 85... Kc7 { [%clk 0:00:16] } 86. Be3 { [%clk 0:01:29] } 86... Kd6?? { Black finally slips and loses the a5 pawn and with that, the game. } { [%clk 0:00:12] } 87. Bb6 { [%clk 0:01:30] } 87... bxa4 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 88. bxa4 { [%clk 0:01:33] } 88... c5 { [%clk 0:00:06] } 89. Bxa5 { [%clk 0:01:35] } 89... Ke7 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 90. Bb6 { [%clk 0:01:38] } 90... Bd4 { 1-0 Black resigns. } { [%clk 0:00:12] } 1-0