[Event "Denver Open 2023"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/d4KvBiRa/EKBjItvt"] [Date "7/22/23"] [Round "3"] [White "SEALANDER"] [Black "BURKHARDT"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1731"] [BlackElo "1501"] [TimeControl "90+30"] [Board "51"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D78"] [Opening "Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Original Defense"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/cristoper"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/d4KvBiRa/EKBjItvt"] [Orientation "black"] 1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.36] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.34] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.12] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.33] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.32] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.39] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.12] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.14] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.14] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.07] } 6. c4 { [%eval 0.11] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.11] } 7. Re1?! { [%eval -0.54] } { Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } (7. b3 dxc4 8. bxc4 c5 9. Bb2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qb6 11. Qc2 Nc6) 7... Nbd7? { [%eval 0.61] } { Mistake. dxc4 was best. } (7... dxc4 8. e4 Na6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nc2 Nc7 11. b3 cxb3 12. axb3) 8. cxd5 { [%eval 0.41] } 8... cxd5 { [%eval 0.37] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 0.27] } 9... Re8?! { [%eval 0.9] } { Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best. } (9... Nb6 10. Bf4 Nh5 11. Be3 Nf6 12. Ne5 Ng4 13. Bf4 Nxe5 14. dxe5 e6 15. e4 d4 16. Nb5) 10. Bf4 { [%eval 0.82] } 10... Qb6 { [%eval 1.19] } 11. Na4 { [%eval 0.87] } 11... Qb5 { [%eval 0.67] } 12. Rc1 { [%eval 0.19] } 12... b6? { [%eval 1.56] } { Mistake. Nb6 was best. } (12... Nb6) 13. b3?! { [%eval 0.58] } { Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } (13. Nc3 Qxb2) 13... Ne4 { [%eval 0.56] } 14. Nd2 { [%eval 0.39] } 14... Bb7? { [%eval 1.92] } { I didn't think Rc7 was a threat... but I missed Nc3. } 15. Nxe4 { [%eval 2.04] } 15... dxe4 { [%eval 2.58] } 16. Rc7 { [%eval 2.08] } { Now I saw his idea of Nc3 which chases my queen away from guarding the knight. Qf5 defends, but then they have Bxe4 chasing my queen away. I thought for a long time here and finally saw that I had Qa5 hitting their knight in time to not go down a piece. } 16... Rab8 { [%eval 2.02] } 17. Nc3 { [%eval 2.55] } 17... Qf5 { [%eval 2.44] } 18. Rxb7 { [%eval 2.11] } 18... Rxb7 { [%eval 1.97] } 19. Bxe4 { [%eval 1.99] } 19... Qa5 { [%eval 2.12] } 20. Bxb7 { [%eval 2.23] } 20... Qxc3 { [%eval 2.13] } 21. Be3 { [%eval 1.73] } { I was proud of coming out of that without losing a piece, but I underestimated how bad (and tactically dangerous) this position is for black. } 21... Rd8 { [%eval 1.94] } 22. Qc1 { [%eval 1.95] } 22... Bxd4?? { [%eval 4.39] } { Blunder. Qb4 was best. } { I thought I was winning this pawn and equalizing. I didn't realize how loose my knight and rook are. } (22... Qb4 23. Rd1 Nf8 24. d5 h5 25. Kg2 Be5 26. Bc6 Nh7 27. Qd2 Qxd2 28. Bxd2 Nf6 29. Bg5) 23. Bxd4 { [%eval 4.54] } 23... Qxd4 { [%eval 4.46] } 24. Rd1 { [%eval 4.45] } 24... Qg4 { [%eval 4.59] } 25. Qc7 { [%eval 4.99] } 1-0