[Event "Import"] [Site "https://lichess.org/mQNoEvgS"] [Date "2019.11.22"] [Round "-"] [White "eduardolima5 (1129)"] [Black "Jtrot79 (1082)"] [Result "0-1"] [TimeControl "-"] [Termination "Unknown"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "E30"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Locke79"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/jcerU9AT/RLisysgo"] [Orientation "black"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 { Many people, myself included play Nf3 to prevent the Nimzo. } 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bh4 d5 (5... O-O 6. Rc1 c5 { The optimal line but feels a little off, not something I would be comfortable in. }) (5... Nc6 { Now this offer something spectacular if White plats the seeming normal d5. } 6. d5?! exd5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bxd8 Nxc3 9. Qc2 Ne4+ 10. Kd1 Nxf2+ 11. Kc1 Kxd8) 6. c5!? (6. e3 { Protecting the pawn and clearing the way to castle. } { [%cal Rf1c4] }) 6... c6 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Nbd7 { Nbd7 first because Qa5 would allow for Bxf6 gxf6 and a ruined structure. } 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Ne5 { Both Qa5 and Nxe5 lead to the same position if played optimally. } 10... Qa5 (10... Nxe5 11. dxe5 Qa5 { No lines allow for Bxf6 or exf6. } 12. exf6 (12. Bxf6 Qxc3+ 13. Qd2 Qxa1+) 12... Qxc3+ 13. Qd2 Qxa1+) 11. Qc2? Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 { White not has two significant weaknesses to deal with, one of which is being doubled attacked already. } { [%cal Gd7e5,Gd7c5] } 13. Be7 { A good move, attacks the rook and defends the c5 pawn. Realistically the c5 pawn is going to fall either way. } 13... Re8 14. Bd6 Nxc5 15. e3 (15. Bxc5 Qxc5 { Taking the Knight would be ill advised since the d6 Bishop is doing a decent job of being invasive. }) 15... Na4 { [%cal Ga4c3,Ga5c3] } 16. Bd3 Qxc3+ 17. Qxc3 Nxc3 { Black has kept all their pawns, White is down 2. } 18. O-O { [%cal Gc3a4] } 18... a6 { Ideas of swapping off one Bishop. Nb5 Bxb5 axb and the a8 rook is free. } { [%cal Gc3b5,Rd3b5,Ga6b5] } 19. f4 Rd8 { At some point I would really like to sac a pawn or play f6 to remove the defender of the d6 bishop. } { [%cal Gf7f6,Re5f6,Gf6e5,Gd8d6] } 20. f5 { [%cal Ge6f5] } 20... Nb5 21. Bxb5 axb5 { Black idea of breaking up the bishop party comes to life and the center is bolster by an additional pawn. } 22. fxe6 Bxe6 { Rooks have been connected so any threats of the a8 rook hanging to the a1 rook if the a file pawn is cleared have been dealt with. } 23. Rfd1 Ra4 { [%cal Ga4e4,Ge4e3,Ge4e5] } 24. Rd4 Rda8 25. Rxa4 Rxa4 { The Black rook is more active than the White rook and has threats of e4. } 26. Rb1 d4 (26... Re4 27. Kf2 { Seemed like Black has less here than d4. }) 27. exd4 Rxd4 { Isolated pawn target. Strong passed majority. } { [%csl Ge5,Gc6,Gb5,Gb7] } 28. Kf2 Bd5 { Threats of Rd2+ xraying the g2 pawn. } { [%cal Gd4d2,Gd2h2] } 29. g3 Rd2+ 30. Kg1 Rg2+ { [%cal Gg1h1] } 31. Kf1 (31. Kh1 Rxg3# { Would have been a spectacular finish. }) 31... Rxh2 { Rh1+ picking up the b1 rook. } { [%cal Gh2h1,Gh1b1] } 32. g4?? Rh1+ { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1