[Event "Denver Open 2023 U1800"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/d4KvBiRa/7lBfGgCk"] [Date "7/22/23"] [Round "2"] [White "BAGSTAD"] [Black "BURKHARDT"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1716"] [BlackElo "1501"] [Board "60"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: King's Indian Attack"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/cristoper"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/d4KvBiRa/7lBfGgCk"] [Orientation "black"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.0] } 2. d3 { [%eval 0.0] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.0] } 3. Nd2 { [%eval -0.13] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 4. g3 { [%eval -0.13] } { dxe4 is the move here, but I don't know how to play against the KIA so I decided to just mimic white and fianchetto my bishop. } 4... g6?! { [%eval 0.48] } { Inaccuracy. dxe4 was best. } (4... dxe4 5. dxe4 e5 6. Ngf3 Bc5 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. O-O O-O $10) 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.32] } 5... Bg7 { [%eval 0.43] } 6. Ne2?! { [%eval -0.24] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (6. e5 Nfd7 7. d4 c5 8. c3 Nc6 9. Ne2 cxd4 10. cxd4 f6) 6... O-O?! { [%eval 0.71] } { Inaccuracy. dxe4 was best. } (6... dxe4 7. dxe4 e5 8. O-O Nc6 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. f3 Be6 11. Nb3) 7. e5 { [%eval 0.57] } 7... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.66] } 8. d4 { [%eval 0.64] } 8... c5 { [%eval 0.42] } 9. c3 { [%eval 0.45] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval 0.6] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.64] } 10... b5 { [%eval 0.33] } 11. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 11... Rb8?! { [%eval 0.81] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } (11... b4 12. h4) 12. a3 { [%eval 0.86] } 12... a5 { [%eval 0.87] } 13. Bg5 { [%eval 0.33] } 13... Qb6 { [%eval 0.39] } 14. Qd2 { [%eval 0.22] } 14... a4 { [%eval 0.24] } 15. h4 { [%eval 0.2] } 15... Na5 { [%eval 0.17] } 16. Rab1 { [%eval 0.16] } 16... Nc4 { [%eval 0.25] } 17. Qf4 { [%eval -0.2] } 17... f6 { [%eval -0.15] } 18. exf6 { [%eval -0.3] } 18... Bxf6? { [%eval 1.04] } { Mistake. Nxf6 was best. } 19. dxc5?? { [%eval -0.73] } { Blunder. h5 was best. } (19. h5) 19... Qxc5 { [%eval -0.87] } 20. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.68] } 20... Rxf6 { [%eval -0.72] } 21. Qg5 { [%eval -1.25] } 21... Qf8 { [%eval -0.73] } 22. Nfd4?! { [%eval -1.61] } { This opens up the lightsquare bishop which I didn't even notice. } { [%cal Gg2a8] } 22... e5?! { [%eval -0.63] } { Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } (22... Nc5 23. b3) 23. Bxd5+ { [%eval -0.68] } { this move surprised me since I forgot that the lightsquare bishop was even threatening the d pawn. I thought I was in bad shape here: down a pawn and white's queen, bishop, and knight all closing in on my king. But there are actually no immediate tactics for white (and in fact the computer thinks black is better here!) } 23... Kh8 { [%eval -0.71] } 24. Nc6?! { [%eval -1.46] } { Inaccuracy. Ne6 was best. } { Ne6 looked much scarier to me } (24. Ne6 Qe7 25. Nc7 Qc5 26. Bxc4 bxc4 27. Rbd1 Qc6 28. Nd5 Bb7 29. f3 Rd6 30. Ne3 Rd3) 24... Rb6 { [%eval -1.42] } 25. Nb4 { [%eval -1.37] } 25... Rf5 { [%eval -1.51] } 26. Qc1 { [%eval -1.37] } 26... Bb7 { [%eval -1.23] } { h } 27. Bxc4? { [%eval -2.89] } { my opponent thought for a long time trying to decide whether to take my bishop or my knight. I think they decided on my knight because it also weakens my pawns, but I was happy with their choice as it left their light squares very weak. } 27... bxc4 { [%eval -3.22] } 28. Qe3?! { [%eval -4.3] } { Inaccuracy. Nc2 was best. } { I did not understand this move. During the game I thought they were trying to get Qa7 if my rook moves and attack my loose bishop and knight. But probably they wanted f4. In any case I saw that I could just chase the queen away. } (28. Nc2 g5) 28... Rf3 { [%eval -3.83] } 29. Qd2? { [%eval -6.55] } { Mistake. Qg5 was best. } (29. Qg5 Rbf6 30. Rbd1 Qc5 31. Nd4 exd4 32. Qxc5 Nxc5 33. Rxd4 Rf7 34. Rd8+ Kg7 35. Nc2 Nd3) 29... Nc5? { [%eval -3.44] } { Mistake. Rd3 was best. } (29... Rd3 30. Qe3 Rxe3 31. fxe3 Qc5 32. Nd4 exd4 33. exd4 Qd6 34. Kh2 Nf6 35. Rbe1 Ng4+ 36. Kh3) 30. Rbd1?! { [%eval -4.89] } { Inaccuracy. Qg5 was best. } (30. Qg5 Re6) 30... Nd3 { [%eval -4.74] } 31. Nxd3 { [%eval -4.89] } 31... Rxd3 { [%eval -5.24] [%csl Gh1,Gg2][%cal Gb7h1] } 32. Qc2?? { [%eval #-2] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe3 was best. } { I think they forgot about my bishop pointing at their king } (32. Qe3 Rxe3 33. fxe3 Qe7 34. Rd2 Rd6 35. Rfd1 Rd3 36. Rxd3 cxd3 37. Rxd3 Ba6 38. Rd8+ Qxd8) 32... Qf3 { [%eval #-1] } 0-1