[Event "Casual Blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ucq1seOq"] [Date "2020.03.10"] [Round "-"] [White "Locke79"] [Black "deep-wolverine"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1550"] [BlackElo "1601"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [Termination "Normal"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D41"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Locke79"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/jcerU9AT/rpD7FucY"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 { [%clk 0:03:00] } 1... d5 { [%clk 0:03:00] } 2. c4 { [%clk 0:02:59] } 2... e6 { [%clk 0:02:57] } 3. Nf3 { [%clk 0:02:58] } 3... Nf6 { [%clk 0:02:55] } 4. Nc3 { [%clk 0:02:56] } 4... c5 { I've faced an increasing number of Semi-Tarrasch defenses lately. I haven't given the opening much theoretical time but I may have to in the future. For now I stick with my general plan of ensure Black has an isolated pawn after the exchanges. } { [%clk 0:02:52] } 5. cxd5 { [%clk 0:02:54] } (5. e3 Nc6 6. a3 a6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. b4 Ba7) (5. Bg5 cxd4 6. Nxd4 e5 7. Nf3 d4 8. Bxf6 gxf6) (5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. e3 O-O 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2) 5... exd5 { [%clk 0:02:52] } (5... Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2) 6. dxc5 { [%clk 0:02:53] } 6... Bxc5 { In this position I tended to play Bg5 to pin the knight but the previous game I realized how much of an issues d4 could cause and wanted to blunt it immediately. } { [%clk 0:02:50] } 7. e3 { [%clk 0:02:47] } 7... O-O { [%clk 0:02:49] } 8. a3 { [%clk 0:02:43] } 8... a6 { [%clk 0:02:48] } 9. b4 { [%clk 0:02:42] } 9... Ba7 { [%clk 0:02:46] } 10. Bb2 { [%clk 0:02:41] } 10... Nc6 $10 { After 10 moves we are still within the GM book which is impressive to me considering I don't know any theory and am playing reasonable moves. I'm sure my opponent plays this often so my ability to keep up without study speaks to fundemental knowledge. } { [%clk 0:02:44] } 11. Rc1?! { I made an innacurracy here, Be2 and castling was the right way to go instead of Rc1. The rook doesn't do anything immediately and castling is much better considering there is a pawn getting ready to push into the 4 rank. } { [%clk 0:02:39] } (11. Be2 Re8 12. O-O d4 { d4 has lost its bite now that the King is safe. }) 11... Bf5?! { Luckily for me my opponent doesn't go for d4. Probably following basic principles of not over extending and developing before an attack. } { [%clk 0:02:41] } 12. Bd3 { [%clk 0:02:34] } 12... Bxd3 { [%clk 0:02:37] } 13. Qxd3 { [%clk 0:02:34] } 13... Re8 { [%clk 0:02:36] } 14. O-O { My position feels pretty good now. I'll be be able to start pressuring the pawn and my stucture as a whole is decent. } { [%clk 0:02:33] } 14... d4 { [%clk 0:02:24] } 15. exd4 { [%clk 0:02:26] } 15... Ne5 { [%clk 0:02:15] } 16. Nxe5 { [%clk 0:02:24] } 16... Rxe5?! { Black sees a tactic but it's not a good tactic. I can't recapture the rook because my Queen is hanging behind the d4 pawn. Black has still given up a pawn for no compensation at the moment. } { [%cal Gd8d3] [%clk 0:02:14] } 17. Rcd1 { Ensuring that Bxd4 isn't a thing by adding a defending indirectly to d4. } { [%cal Gd3d4,Gd1d4] [%clk 0:02:19] } 17... Rh5!? { It's intersting to point out that in the middle game is where most people lose their sense of composure. The rook on h5 isn't going to do anything any time soon and would have been better staying on the open file. } { [%clk 0:02:06] } 18. Ne4 { I'm up a pawn and want to open the bishop to defend d4 so my Queen can move elsewhere. Swapping off a knight who is defending the King would be nice. } { [%cal Ge4f6,Gf6g8] [%clk 0:02:11] } 18... Qc7?! { Makes a substantial weakness in Black's structure of Nxf6+ } { [%cal Rc7h2,Rh5h2] [%clk 0:02:04] } 19. Nxf6+! { [%clk 0:02:08] } 19... gxf6 { Black has tunnel vision of mate on h2 but in the process allowed me an intermezzo move to destroy his King's safety. } { [%cal Rh5h2,Rc7h2] [%clk 0:02:03] } 20. Qg3+ { I could have opted for h3 and kept the Queen's on but I have a center passed pawn and f6 is weak after the recapture. In addition, once I play d5 the bishop diagonal will open towards the King. } { [%csl Gf6][%cal Gd4d8,Gf1f6] [%clk 0:02:04] } 20... Qxg3 { [%clk 0:01:57] } 21. fxg3 { [%cal Gf1f6,Gb2h8,Gd4d5] [%clk 0:02:04] } 21... Rd5?! { [%clk 0:01:49] } 22. Kh1?! { [%clk 0:02:00] } (22. Rxf6 Re8 23. Kf1 Rc8 24. Rd2 Rcd8 25. Rf4 { Better line where I would have taken immediately instead of placing the King on h1. }) 22... Re8 { [%clk 0:01:43] } 23. Rxf6 { [%clk 0:01:56] } 23... Re2 { [%clk 0:01:41] } 24. Ba1 { [%clk 0:01:46] } 24... Re3 { [%clk 0:01:39] } (24... Ra2 25. Rf3 h5 26. h4 Kg7 27. Kh2) 25. Rf3 { Black can't afford to trade and fix my structure. } { [%clk 0:01:44] } 25... Re4 { [%clk 0:01:35] } 26. Rfd3 { Both of Black's rooks will be tied down to stopping the d pawn from advancing. } { [%clk 0:01:35] } 26... Bxd4?? { I believe Black miscalculated my recaptures and assumed I would capture with my rooks first which would have been losing. In reality I have no reason to capture a lesser piece with a major peice. } { [%clk 0:01:32] } 27. Bxd4 { [%clk 0:01:17] } (27. Rxd4 Rdxd4 28. Rxd4 Re1#) 27... Rdxd4 { [%clk 0:01:31] } 28. Rxd4 { 1-0 Black resigns. } { Black gives in as the two rooks vs one isn't winnable in any sense. } { [%clk 0:01:16] } 1-0