[Event "Rated Classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/nFB0t3rh"] [Date "2019.02.07"] [Round "-"] [White "Locke79"] [Black "Carlos547"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1667"] [BlackElo "1562"] [TimeControl "900+15"] [Termination "Normal"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Mikenas Defense"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Locke79"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/mFYA2gIK/AgSlGbgM"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.08] } { My standard opening, slower and more controlled than e4. } { [%clk 0:15:00] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.7] } { The 8th most common reply to 1.d4, I wasn't prepared for this but it doesn't seem too dangerous. The Queen has d4 for the time being. } { [%clk 0:15:00] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:15:09] } 2... e6?! { [%eval 0.9] } { Inaccuracy. Best move was e5. } { I anticipated Black wants to transpose into something like the QGD by playing d5, this move order allowed me to be more aggressive so I push. } { [%cal Gd7d5] [%clk 0:15:10] } (2... e5 3. d5 Bb4+ 4. Nd2 Nce7 5. Qa4 a5 6. Nf3 e4 7. a3) 3. d5?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Best move was a3. } { d4 still being defended twice with the ability for Nc3 to add another defender. If exd5, cxd5 with temp on the Knight } { [%csl Gd5][%cal Gc4d5,Gd1d5] [%clk 0:15:19] } (3. a3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. e4 Na5 6. Bxc4 Nxc4 7. Qa4+ c6) 3... Ne5 { [%eval 0.28] } { Logical, hitting the c pawn. } { [%cal Ge5c4] [%clk 0:15:19] } (3... exd5 4. cxd5 { [%csl Gc6] } 4... Bb4+ 5. Nc3 Nce7 6. e4 { This is an awesome start to any game, White has total control. }) 4. e4 { [%eval 0.09] } { Agression, instead of Nc3 like the computer wanted I take the center and defend the pawn with the reveal on the Bishop on f1. } { [%cal Gf1c4] [%clk 0:15:24] } (4. Nc3 { The computer recommends this line, it seems like a horizon problem. At the end of the line Black is fine and White is meh. } 4... Nxc4 5. dxe6 fxe6 6. e3 (6. e4 Ne5 7. Nf3)) 4... Be7?! { [%eval 1.07] } { Inaccuracy. Best move was Nf6. } { Too slow. } { [%clk 0:15:32] } (4... Nf6 5. Nc3 (5. Nf3 Neg4 6. Bd3 Bc5 7. Rf1 d6 8. h3 Ne5 9. Nxe5)) 5. Nf3?! { [%eval 0.43] } { Inaccuracy. Best move was f4. } { The Knight is hanging, its Black's only offensive pieces and I develope with the attack. If NxN then Qxf3 } { [%clk 0:15:35] } (5. f4 Ng6 6. Nc3 Nh6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Bd3 f5 9. O-O fxe4) 5... Ng6?! { [%eval 1.08] } { Inaccuracy. Best move was d6. } { Moving the same piece again. } { [%clk 0:15:34] } (5... Nxf3+ 6. Qxf3) (5... d6 6. Nxe5 dxe5 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O exd5 10. exd5) 6. Nc3 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:15:31] } 6... Nh6?! { [%eval 1.58] } { Inaccuracy. Best move was d6. } { [%clk 0:15:36] } (6... d6 7. Be2) 7. Bxh6 { [%eval 1.38] } { Not recommended usually but stacking the pawns on the side I'm going to attack on is never a bad idea. } { [%clk 0:15:39] } 7... gxh6 { [%eval 1.57] [%clk 0:15:47] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 1.3] } { I deliberated here for a little while, Be2 or Bd3 } { [%clk 0:15:35] } (8. Bd3) 8... Bb4 { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 0:15:53] } 9. Qc2?! { [%eval 1.17] } { Inaccuracy. Best move was Rc1. } { A normal move in the QGD, also helps connect the rooks, develops the Queen and lines up on the weak h pawns. } { [%cal Gc2h7] [%clk 0:15:38] } (9. Rc1) 9... Nf4 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:15:46] } 10. O-O { [%eval 1.06] } { I needed to make sure no method of capture would be forcing after I removed the King as a defender of e2. The Knight is unpinned and now defends e2. } { [%clk 0:15:36] } 10... Rg8 { [%eval 1.18] [%cal Gc2h7] [%clk 0:15:06] } 11. g3 { [%eval 1.3] [%cal Gf4e2,Gc3e2] [%clk 0:15:31] } 11... Nxe2+?! { [%eval 1.98] } { Inaccuracy. Best move was Bxc3. } { [%clk 0:14:21] } (11... Bxc3 12. bxc3) 12. Nxe2 { [%eval 2.01] } { The two Knight as power houses here, they are going to infiltrate and lock down Black's pieces. } { [%cal Gd8h4,Gf3h4,Ge2f4,Gh6h4,Gf4d5] [%clk 0:15:40] } 12... h5? { [%eval 4.54] } { Mistake. Best move was Qf6. } { I pointed out the weak pawn earlier, e5 pushes the center and forces Black to respond to the hanging pawn on h7 which will then lead to a hanging Rook that can be taken with check. } { [%cal Ge4e5] [%clk 0:13:48] } (12... Qf6) 13. e5 { [%eval 4.34] } { e5 also stops Black from opening up the light squared Bishop and the hopes of castling Queen side. } { [%csl Gf6][%cal Gc2h7,Gh7g8] [%clk 0:15:50] } 13... Rg7 { [%eval 4.64] [%clk 0:13:37] } 14. h4?! { [%eval 3.82] } { Inaccuracy. Best move was Nf4. } { Stopping all the funny business of pushing h4 from Black. } { [%cal Gd8h4,Gh5h4] [%clk 0:15:22] } (14. Nf4 b6) 14... exd5? { [%eval 5.0] } { Mistake. Best move was Bc5. } { [%clk 0:13:23] } (14... Bc5 15. Kg2) 15. cxd5 { [%eval 5.12] } { I really wanted to play Rad1 and push e6. Black cant take with d7 because it would reveal an attack on the Queen from the d1 Rook. } { [%cal Ga1d1,Gd1d8,Ge5e6] [%clk 0:15:30] } 15... Be7 { [%eval 4.89] [%clk 0:13:31] } 16. Qe4 { [%eval 4.2] } { So the basic idea here is Ng5 Qf4 or Qf5 and attempt mate on f7 while also double attacking the h7 pawn. } { [%cal Gf3g5,Gg5f7,Gg5h7,Ge4h7] [%clk 0:15:16] } 16... d6 { [%eval 3.99] [%clk 0:13:07] } 17. e6 { [%eval 4.0] } { Bishop will not be joining us. If fxe6, dxe6 and there is still a pawn there. } { [%cal Gf7e6,Gd5e6] [%clk 0:15:07] } 17... f6?? { [%eval 7.5] } { Blunder. Best move was c6. } { Black stops my initial idea, however I have another Knight with another plan. Knight f4 attacking h5 and then attacking the Rook. } { [%cal Ge2f4,Gf4h5,Gh5g7,Ge4h7,Ge6f7,Ge6d7] [%clk 0:12:36] } (17... c6 18. Nf4 cxd5 19. exf7+ Rxf7 20. Qxd5 Kf8 21. Nd4 Qb6 22. Rac1 Bf6 23. Nde6+ Bxe6 24. Qxe6) 18. Nf4 { [%eval 7.62] [%cal Ge6f7,Ge6d7] [%clk 0:15:06] } 18... Kf8 { [%eval 7.52] [%clk 0:12:35] } 19. Nxh5 { [%eval 7.3] } { If the Rook leaves, h7 falls. } { [%clk 0:15:07] } 19... Qe8? { [%eval 8.96] } { Mistake. Best move was c5. } { [%clk 0:12:35] } (19... c5 20. Nxg7) 20. Nxg7 { [%eval 8.87] [%clk 0:15:00] } 20... Kxg7 { [%eval 8.74] } { Now I notice a mate idea on g7 if I had a Knight on f5. So tempo check with the Queen lining up the g7 square and allowing the Knight to head that way. } { [%cal Ge4g4,Gf3d4,Gd4f5,Gf5g7] [%clk 0:12:47] } 21. Qg4+ { [%eval 8.2] [%clk 0:14:29] } 21... Kh8 { [%eval 8.63] [%clk 0:12:51] } 22. Nd4 { [%eval 8.38] [%clk 0:14:31] } 22... c6 { [%eval 8.8] [%clk 0:13:02] } 23. Nf5 { [%eval 8.74] [%csl Rg7][%cal Rg4g7] [%clk 0:14:43] } 23... cxd5? { [%eval #1] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was Bf8. } { Black seemed fixedated on capturing e7 then pinning the Knight and attacking it again but they were a move too slow. } { [%clk 0:13:08] } (23... Bf8 24. Rfe1 c5 25. Qf4 b5 26. e7 Bxf5 27. exf8=R+ Qxf8 28. Qxf5 Qg7 29. Re6 Rg8 30. Kg2) 24. Qg7# { 1-0 White wins by checkmate. } { This entire game was largely fixed on the attack on h7 after the capture of the Knight stacking the pawns. Black wasn't able to respond to the threats and in the end couldn't defend the mate. } { [%clk 0:14:40] } 1-0