[Event "Rated Rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/RGztbz9D"] [Date "2021.05.07"] [White "axedrex3005"] [Black "ZealousPawn"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2048"] [BlackElo "2248"] [TimeControl "900+5"] [Termination "Normal"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D05"] [Opening "Rubinstein Opening"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Giannatos"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/hmerQo1m/1bBYJcuY"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e3 { Cristhian Ortiz (Deloitte) vs David Stamper (Wells Fargo) } { [%clk 0:15:00] } 1... d5 { [%clk 0:15:00] } 2. d4 { [%clk 0:15:02] } 2... Nf6 { [%clk 0:15:00] } 3. Bd3 { [%clk 0:15:01] } 3... e6 { [%clk 0:15:00] } 4. Nf3 { [%clk 0:15:01] } 4... c5 { [%clk 0:15:02] } 5. b3 { [%clk 0:15:05] } 5... Nc6 { By a strange transposition, we are in a "Colle System" opening, a solid but unambitious d-pawn opening for White. } { [%clk 0:14:52] } 6. a3 { [%clk 0:15:07] } 6... cxd4 { [%clk 0:14:42] } 7. exd4 { [%clk 0:15:09] } 7... Be7 { [%clk 0:14:33] } 8. Bb2 { [%clk 0:15:10] } 8... O-O { [%clk 0:14:33] } 9. Nbd2 { [%clk 0:15:13] } 9... Bd7 { [%clk 0:14:01] } 10. O-O { [%clk 0:15:03] } 10... Ne8 { [%clk 0:13:20] } 11. Ne5 { [%clk 0:14:31] } 11... Nd6 { [%clk 0:12:35] } 12. f4 { [%clk 0:14:24] } 12... f5 { [%clk 0:12:27] } 13. Rf3 { [%clk 0:14:08] } 13... Ne4 { Both sides have played relatively normally and have secured their Knights to central outposts. } { [%clk 0:11:41] } 14. Rh3 { [%clk 0:13:59] } 14... Be8 { [%clk 0:11:18] } 15. Qe2 { [%clk 0:13:30] } 15... Qb6 { [%clk 0:10:38] } 16. Ndf3 { [%clk 0:12:41] } 16... h6 { [%clk 0:09:36] } 17. Kh1 { [%clk 0:12:29] } 17... Rc8 { [%clk 0:08:40] } 18. Rg1 { [%clk 0:12:10] } 18... Bf6 { [%clk 0:07:59] } 19. g4 { White's intentions are clear - go for a kingside attack. Black should be fine, but it is likely easier to play White's position. } { [%clk 0:11:51] } 19... Bxe5 { [%clk 0:07:28] } 20. fxe5 { [%clk 0:10:41] } 20... fxg4 { [%clk 0:06:41] } 21. Rxg4 { [%clk 0:10:19] } 21... Rxf3? { Black likely calculated a very long variation which fails a few moves later. } { [%clk 0:05:31] } 22. Qxf3 { [%clk 0:09:47] } 22... Nxd4 { [%clk 0:04:16] } 23. Bxd4 { [%clk 0:05:42] } 23... Qxd4 { [%clk 0:04:18] } 24. Bxe4 { [%clk 0:03:38] } 24... dxe4 { Black probably saw until this point when he sacrificed the exchange on move 21, and assumed that White had to capture on e4: } { [%clk 0:04:19] } 25. Rxg7+! { This devastating blow leads to forced mate. An unfortunate oversight by Black. } { [%clk 0:03:14] } (25. Qxe4? Qxe4+ 26. Rxe4 Bc6 27. Re3 Bxe4+ 28. Rxe4 Rxc2 { Black is a pawn up, but with White's King also cut off, this should be an easily winning endgame for Black. }) (25. Rxe4 Qa1+ 26. Kg2 Rxc2+ 27. Re2 Rc1 { With Black's Bishop coming to c6 and White's attack all but over, Black has a decisive advantage. } { [%cal Ge8c6] }) 25... Kxg7 { [%clk 0:04:13] } 26. Qf6+ { [%clk 0:02:43] } 26... Kg8 { [%clk 0:04:04] } 27. Rg3+ { [%clk 0:02:42] } 27... Kh7 { [%clk 0:04:03] } 28. Qg7# { 1-0 White wins by checkmate. } { [%clk 0:02:38] } 1-0