[Event "Denver Open 2023"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/d4KvBiRa/u0loJvRB"] [Date "7/22/23"] [Round "1"] [White "BURKHARDT"] [Black "GAINULLINA"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1501p"] [BlackElo "971"] [TimeControl "90+30"] [Board "61"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation, Wade Variation"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/cristoper"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/d4KvBiRa/u0loJvRB"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.0] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.3] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.4] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.2] } 4... Qb6 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Bd7 { [%eval 0.45] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.28] } 6... cxd4?! { [%eval 0.93] } { Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } (6... Nc6 7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4 Rc8 9. Be3 Nh6 10. Bd3 Ng4 11. O-O) 7. cxd4 { [%eval 0.71] } 7... Bb5 { [%eval 0.55] } 8. Bxb5+ { [%eval 0.81] } 8... Qxb5 { [%eval 0.75] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 0.81] } 9... Qa6 { [%eval 0.94] } { She leaves her queen on the a6-f1 diagonal making it difficult for me to castle. The most common move for white here is Ne2 to shelter the king for castling. But I didn't know, and that move seemed passive to me. } { [%cal Ga6f1] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 0.52] } 10... Nd7 { [%eval 0.87] } { Again the move is Ne2 so that white can castle. But the plan I came up with was to get my knight to b5 which blocks the queen and threatens forks. I thought playing aggressively made sense while black still has to spend time developing their king side. } 11. Qb3?! { [%eval 0.17] } 11... Ne7?? { [%eval 4.07] } { Blunder. Rc8 was best. } (11... Rc8 12. Nb5 Qb6 13. O-O a6 14. Rfc1 Rc6 15. Rxc6 bxc6 16. Nd6+ Bxd6 17. Qxb6 Nxb6 18. exd6) 12. Nb5 { [%eval 4.11] } 12... Kd8?! { [%eval 5.35] } { Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } (12... O-O-O 13. Ng5 Nc6 14. O-O Be7 15. Nxf7 Nb6 16. Nxh8 Rxh8 17. a4 Nc4 18. Qd1 Qb6 19. Qg4) 13. Nd6? { [%eval 3.32] } { Mistake. Ng5 was best. } (13. Ng5 Nb6 14. Nxf7+ Kd7 15. Nxh8 Nf5 16. O-O Nc4 17. a4 Qb6 18. Qd3 a6 19. Nc3 Qb3) 13... Kc7 { [%eval 3.77] } 14. Rc1+?! { [%eval 2.92] } { Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } (14. Ng5 Nc6 15. Ngxf7 Be7 16. Nb5+ Kb6 17. Nc3+ Kc7 18. Nxh8 Rxh8 19. Qd1 Nb6 20. b3 Kb8) 14... Nc6 { [%eval 3.31] } 15. Nxf7 { [%eval 3.38] } 15... Rg8 { [%eval 2.96] } 16. N3g5 { [%eval 3.9] } 16... Re8 { [%eval 3.68] } 17. Nxh7 { [%eval 3.01] } (17. Nxe6+ Rxe6 18. Qxd5 Re7 19. e6) 17... Be7 { [%eval 3.15] } 18. Nhg5 { [%eval 3.18] } 18... Bxg5 { [%eval 3.1] } 19. Bxg5 { [%eval 3.26] } 19... Kb8 { [%eval 3.5] } 20. Qc3 { [%eval 3.4] } 20... Rc8 { [%eval 3.71] } 21. Nd6 { [%eval 3.79] } 21... Rc7 { [%eval 3.92] } 22. b4 { [%eval 3.16] } 22... Qb6 { [%eval 2.84] } 23. Be3 { [%eval 2.63] } { black has a tactic that wins the e pawn with Ncxe5 here, but we both missed it (for at least two moves) } 23... a5? { [%eval 4.6] } { Mistake. Ncxe5 was best. } (23... Ncxe5 24. Qxc7+ Qxc7 25. Rxc7 Nd3+ 26. Kd2 Kxc7 27. Kxd3 Kxd6 28. Bf4+ Ke7 29. Rc1 g5 30. Bg3) 24. b5? { [%eval 2.35] } { Mistake. O-O was best. } { I decide to trade down and play the endgame 2 pawns up. I missed Ncxe4, but luckily she did too. } (24. O-O Ncxe5 25. Qxc7+ Qxc7 26. Rxc7 Kxc7 27. dxe5 Nxe5 28. Nb5+ Kd7 29. f4 Nc4 30. Bf2 Ra8) 24... Na7? { [%eval 4.13] } { Mistake. Ncxe5 was best. } (24... Ncxe5 25. Qxc7+ Qxc7 26. Rxc7 Nd3+ 27. Ke2 Kxc7 28. Kxd3 Kxd6 29. Bd2 e5 30. Bxa5 Rc8 31. Bb4+) 25. Qxc7+ { [%eval 4.17] } 25... Qxc7 { [%eval 4.1] } 26. Rxc7 { [%eval 4.21] } 26... Kxc7 { [%eval 4.13] } 27. a4 { [%eval 3.6] } 27... Nb6 { [%eval 3.62] } { I actually didn't see this move, and it rattles me because I know I'm capable of dropping pawns and drawing (or losing!) this endgame. The computer says it is +6 here, but I am not confident. } 28. Ke2 { [%eval 4.02] } 28... Nxa4 { [%eval 4.34] } 29. Ra1?? { [%eval 1.78] } { Blunder. Bd2 was best. } (29. Bd2 Kb8 30. Bxa5 Nb2 31. h4 Nc4 32. Bb4 Rh8 33. g3 b6 34. Rb1 Nxd6 35. Bxd6+ Kc8) 29... Nc3+ { [%eval 1.75] } 30. Kd3 { [%eval 1.77] } 30... Ncxb5 { [%eval 1.9] } 31. Rxa5 { [%eval 1.32] } 31... Kb6 { [%eval 1.53] } 32. Ra1 { [%eval 1.14] } 32... Nxd6 { [%eval 1.15] } 33. exd6 { [%eval 1.29] } 33... Nc8?? { [%eval 4.89] } { Blunder. Nb5 was best. } (33... Nb5 34. Bf4 Kc6 35. Rc1+ Kd7) 34. Bf4?! { [%eval 3.69] } { Inaccuracy. d7 was best. } (34. d7 Ne7 35. Bg5 Nc6 36. Rc1 Kc7 37. d8=R Rxd8 38. Bxd8+ Kxd8 39. Rb1 Kc7 40. h4 e5) 34... Rd8?! { [%eval 4.71] } { Inaccuracy. Na7 was best. } (34... Na7 35. Rb1+ Ka6 36. h4 Nc6 37. Re1 Rf8 38. g3 Rf7 39. Rxe6 Rd7 40. h5 b5 41. Be5) 35. Re1 { [%eval 3.78] } 35... Nxd6?! { [%eval 5.53] } { Inaccuracy. Rd7 was best. } (35... Rd7 36. Rxe6) 36. Rxe6 { [%eval 6.09] } 36... Kc6 { [%eval 5.49] } 37. Rg6 { [%eval 5.58] } 37... Rd7 { [%eval 5.61] } 38. Be5 { [%eval 5.72] } 38... b5 { [%eval 5.9] } 39. Rxg7?! { [%eval 4.38] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } (39. h4 Kc7 40. Kc3 Rf7 41. Rxd6 Kc8 42. Rxd5 Rxf2 43. Rxb5 g6 44. g4 Rf3+ 45. Kd2) 39... Rxg7 { [%eval 4.78] } 40. Bxg7 { [%eval 4.78] } 40... b4 { [%eval 5.56] } 41. Bf8 { [%eval 5.75] } { if black moves their knight they lose their b pawn. but if they don't move their night I can trade it, stop their b pawn with my king and push my other pawns. It wasn't until this position that I actually felt confident in a win. } 41... b3?! { [%eval 8.81] } { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } (41... Ne4 42. Bxb4 Nxf2+ 43. Ke2 Ne4 44. h4 Kd7 45. Kf3 Ke6 46. g4 Kf6 47. Be1 Nd6 48. Kf4) 42. Bxd6 { [%eval 11.32] } 42... Kxd6 { [%eval 34.12] } 43. Kc3 { [%eval 36.44] } 43... b2 { [%eval 12.09] } 44. Kxb2 { [%eval 37.05] } 44... Ke6 { [%eval 36.49] } 45. h4 { [%eval 36.65] } 45... Kf5 { [%eval 10.95] } 46. f3 { [%eval 37.06] } 46... Kf4 { [%eval 42.67] } 47. h5 { [%eval 43.04] } 47... Kg5 { [%eval 96.05] } 48. g4 { [%eval #28] } 48... Kh6 { [%eval #14] } 49. f4 { [%eval #13] } 49... Kg7 { [%eval #13] } 50. g5 { [%eval #12] } 50... Kh7 { [%eval #13] } 51. h6 { [%eval #11] } 51... Kg6 { [%eval #11] } 52. f5+ { [%eval #13] } 52... Kf7 { [%eval #9] } 53. g6+ { [%eval #8] } 53... Kg8 { [%eval #8] } 54. f6 { [%eval #7] } 54... Kh8 { [%eval #7] } 55. g7+ { [%eval #6] } 55... Kg8 { [%eval #6] } 56. h7+? { [%eval #13] } { haha oops! I was moving too fast. Luckily I have some extra pawns. } 56... Kxh7 { [%eval #13] } 57. Kc3 { [%eval #11] } 57... Kg8 { [%eval #12] } 58. Kb4 { [%eval #10] } 58... Kh7 { [%eval #10] } 59. Kc5 { [%eval #8] } 59... Kg8 { [%eval #7] } 60. Kxd5 { [%eval #6] } 60... Kf7 { [%eval #6] } 61. Kd6 { [%eval #8] } 61... Kg8 { [%eval #5] } 62. Ke7 { [%eval #4] } 62... Kh7 { [%eval #4] } 63. f7 { [%eval #5] } 63... Kxg7 { [%eval #5] } 64. f8=Q+ { [%eval #4] } 64... Kh7 { [%eval #4] } 65. Qf1 { [%eval #4] } 65... Kh6?? { [%eval #3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg6 was best. } (65... Kg6 66. Qf4 Kg7 67. Qg4+ Kh8 68. Kf6 Kh7 69. Qg7#) 66. Qg2 { [%eval #3] } 66... Kh5 { [%eval #3] } 67. Kf6 { [%eval #2] } 67... Kh4 { [%eval #2] } 68. Kf5 { [%eval #1] } 68... Kh5 { [%eval #1] } 69. Qh3# 1-0