[Event "Casual Blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/NzZ4TbMy"] [Date "2020.11.02"] [White "Achilles1974"] [Black "Locke79"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1568"] [BlackElo "1596"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [Termination "Normal"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "E50"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Locke79"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/jcerU9AT/CNrxs30R"] [Orientation "black"] 1. d4 { [%clk 0:03:00] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 0:03:00] } 2. c4 { [%clk 0:02:58] } 2... e6 { [%clk 0:02:59] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 0:02:56] } 3... Bb4 { [%clk 0:02:58] } 4. e3 { [%clk 0:02:56] } 4... O-O { [%clk 0:02:57] } 5. Nf3 { This is main line stuff until my next move, d5 is the main line an dc5 the next most popular, b6 which I play is the 3rd most common but scores the best for Black. } { [%clk 0:02:54] } 5... b6 { [%clk 0:02:56] } (5... d5 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 { I prefer to not have this tension in the center of the board, the b6 line looks to push e5 and keeps it simple. } { [%csl Gd4,Gc4,Gc5,Gd5] } 8. cxd5 exd5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 { I really would rather avoid an IQP. }) (5... c5 { I played this for a little while and also enjoy the position I get, this is my 2nd choice in the opening. } 6. Bd3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. Na4 cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 { Here I avoid the IQP and still have b6 and Bb7. }) 6. Be2 { [%clk 0:02:53] } 6... Bb7 { [%clk 0:02:55] } 7. O-O { [%clk 0:02:52] } 7... d6 { [%clk 0:02:55] } (7... Bxc3 8. bxc3 d6 { Very similar to the line I played but I don't allow White to play Qc2. }) 8. a3 { [%clk 0:02:51] } 8... Bxc3 { [%clk 0:02:53] } 9. bxc3 { [%clk 0:02:51] } 9... Nbd7 { [%clk 0:02:53] } 10. Bb2?! { White makes the first sizable inaccuracy, while the bishop tends to be good on the long diagonal there is too much cluttering the path right now. } { [%cal Gb2g7] [%clk 0:02:50] } (10. Nd2 { White preps the f pawn push and a knight coming to e4. }) 10... Re8 { I still want to push the e pawn through which is my reasoning for not playing Ne4. } { [%cal Ge8e3] [%clk 0:02:52] } (10... Ne4 { Immediately is better than waiting. I take the opportunity away from White to play Nd2. }) 11. Qc2 { [%clk 0:02:46] } 11... e5 { [%clk 0:02:52] } 12. d5?! { Pushing d5 allows my knight to jump into c5 unhindered. } { [%clk 0:02:45] } (12. Rfe1 e4) 12... e4 { [%clk 0:02:51] } (12... a5 { The computer gives a half pawn more for a 5, maybe allowing me to eventually play Ba6 attacking the weak c pawn b and stopping White's Queen side expansion. } { [%cal Gb7a6,Ga6e2] }) 13. Nd2 { [%clk 0:02:44] } 13... Nc5 { [%clk 0:02:45] } 14. a4 { [%clk 0:02:39] } 14... a5 { [%clk 0:02:38] } 15. Nb3 { [%clk 0:02:38] } 15... c6?! { My first inaccuracy, } { [%clk 0:02:32] } (15... Nxb3 16. Qxb3 Nd7 17. Qc2 { In hindsight it makes complete sense, swap off White's decent minor piece and eventually replaces my knight on c5 to blockade the pawn while starting to pressure c4 with Ba6. } { [%cal Gb7a6,Gd7c5] } 17... Ba6 18. f4 Nc5 { Again this bishop has no part in the game. } { [%csl Gb2][%cal Gb2g7] }) 16. Nxc5 { [%clk 0:02:35] } 16... dxc5 { [%clk 0:02:31] } 17. dxc6? { A mistake, keeping the pawn and supporting it with Rd1 would have been better. } { [%clk 0:02:35] } (17. Rad1 Qc7 18. d6 Qd7 { The position starts to get very complicated and I'm less comfortable than I was. I have a clear target on d6 however. }) 17... Bxc6 { [%clk 0:02:29] } 18. Rfd1 { [%clk 0:02:34] } 18... Qc7 { [%clk 0:02:25] } 19. h3 { [%clk 0:02:29] } 19... Rad8 { [%clk 0:02:24] } 20. Rxd8 { [%clk 0:02:26] } 20... Rxd8 { [%clk 0:02:24] } 21. Rd1 { [%clk 0:02:26] } 21... Rd6 { I want to swap rooks on my terms and keep the file. I notice that a Queen swap would be beneficial to me as White has a couple weak pawns that need attention. } { [%csl Gc3,Gc4,Ga4] [%clk 0:02:16] } 22. Rxd6 { [%clk 0:02:22] } 22... Qxd6 { [%clk 0:02:16] } 23. Qd1 { [%clk 0:02:20] } 23... Qxd1+ { [%clk 0:02:15] } 24. Bxd1 { The plan from here is fairly simple. Support the e pawn, get the knight to a square to put pressure on a the c or a pawn and get the King up. } { [%cal Gf6d7,Gd7e5,Ge5c4,Gf7f5,Gc6a4] [%clk 0:02:20] } 24... Nd7 { [%clk 0:02:11] } 25. Kf1 { [%clk 0:02:06] } 25... Ne5 { White is seriously tied down here and has no obvious way to counter attack to force my pieces elsewhere. This is a perfect demonstration of 2 bishops vs knight and bishop. } { [%clk 0:02:10] } 26. Bc2 { [%clk 0:02:02] } 26... Nxc4 { [%clk 0:02:07] } 27. Bc1 { [%clk 0:02:00] } 27... f5?! { This would have allowed White to trade off my good knight for their bad bishop. The King should have started to move up before f5 since the e pawn was perfectly fine. } { [%cal Gc2b3,Gb3g8] [%clk 0:01:57] } 28. Ke2 { [%clk 0:01:57] } (28. Bb3 Bd5 29. Bxc4 Bxc4+) 28... g5 { [%clk 0:01:55] } 29. f3 { [%clk 0:01:57] } 29... Nd6 { Now that the pin isn't an issues the position is winning again instead of just an advantage. } { [%clk 0:01:49] } 30. Bb3+ { I considered c4 here but I didn't want to separate the pawns if there was no dire reason to. I wanted to move the King up anyway. } { [%cal Gc5c4] [%clk 0:01:50] } 30... Kg7 { [%clk 0:01:47] } 31. Bb2 { [%clk 0:01:49] } 31... Kg6 { [%clk 0:01:43] } (31... exf3+ 32. gxf3 Kf6) 32. fxe4 { [%clk 0:01:24] } 32... Nxe4 { [%clk 0:01:41] } (32... Bxe4 33. g4 c4) 33. g4 { [%clk 0:01:18] } (33. c4 { Now White can free up the other bishop to do something productive like get to the back row and attack b6. } { [%cal Gb3c4,Gb3a4,Gb2e5,Ge5c7] }) 33... fxg4 { [%clk 0:01:37] } 34. hxg4 { [%clk 0:01:18] } 34... h5 { [%clk 0:01:34] } 35. gxh5+ { [%clk 0:01:16] } 35... Kxh5 { [%clk 0:01:34] } 36. Bf7+ { [%clk 0:01:08] } 36... Kg4 { [%clk 0:01:31] } 37. Be6+ { [%clk 0:01:04] } 37... Kg3 { [%clk 0:01:28] } 38. Bb3 { [%clk 0:00:44] } 38... g4 { [%clk 0:01:26] } 39. Bc1 { [%clk 0:00:41] } 39... Kg2 { [%clk 0:01:22] } 40. Kd3 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 40... g3 { 0-1 White resigns. } { While the bishops are strong together they didn't have the mobility they needed to shine. Having to be tied down protecting two pawns allowed me to play up two minors for a large portion of the game. } { [%clk 0:01:20] } 0-1