[Event "Rated Rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/pdWgSKwG"] [Date "2019.01.28"] [Round "-"] [White "Kynogin"] [Black "Locke79"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1369"] [BlackElo "1441"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [Termination "Normal"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B10"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Locke79"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/mFYA2gIK/gbfUJEsU"] [Orientation "black"] 1. e4 { [%clk 0:10:00] } 1... c6 { [%clk 0:10:00] } 2. c4 { I have no idea what this opening is, going to fly by the seat of my pants and use good judgement. } { [%clk 0:09:59] } 2... d5 { This makes sense, its defended twice. } { [%cal Gc6d5,Gd8d5] [%clk 0:09:51] } 3. cxd5 { [%clk 0:09:52] } 3... cxd5 { [%clk 0:09:48] } 4. e5 $10 { [%clk 0:09:51] } 4... Nc6 { I expected Nf3 or d4. } { [%cal Gc6e5] [%clk 0:09:43] } (4... Bf5) 5. f4?! { This I wasn't expecting, White opens their King up to some issues later on. } { [%clk 0:09:49] } 5... e6 { [%clk 0:09:31] } 6. Nf3 { [%clk 0:09:47] } 6... Bc5 { [%cal Gg8h6,Gh6f5,Ge8h8] [%clk 0:09:15] } 7. d4 { I should have considered d4 and the tempo on the Bishop. Alternatives would be d4 as recommended by the computer(I would never play that) and Nge7 which seems much better however both Bishops are looking silly. } { [%clk 0:09:43] } 7... Bb4+ { [%clk 0:09:12] } 8. Bd2 { [%clk 0:09:41] } 8... Qe7 { Not a great move, blocks Nge7 and a recap by the Queen on BxB would make her a target. } { [%clk 0:09:09] } 9. a3 { [%clk 0:09:25] } 9... Bxd2+ { [%clk 0:08:57] } 10. Qxd2 { [%clk 0:09:22] } 10... Nh6 { Looking to hangout on f5 and add pressure to d4. } { [%cal Gh6f5,Gf5d4] [%clk 0:08:45] } 11. h3 { Clearly White doesn't want my Knight there and preps g3, this is really commital however. Both sides of the board are open and the White King will be staying in the center. } { [%clk 0:09:14] } 11... O-O { [%clk 0:08:36] } 12. g4 { [%clk 0:09:10] } 12... f5 { I wanted White to lock the position down with g5. } { [%clk 0:08:31] } 13. g5 { [%clk 0:09:07] } 13... Nf7 { [%clk 0:08:27] } 14. h4 { [%cal Gf7d8,Gd8c6,Gf1b5] [%clk 0:09:06] } 14... Nfd8 { [%clk 0:08:09] } 15. h5 { [%clk 0:08:52] } 15... g6 { [%clk 0:08:03] } 16. hxg6 { [%clk 0:08:50] } 16... hxg6 { [%clk 0:08:03] } 17. Nh4 { [%clk 0:08:47] } 17... Qh7 { Pins the Knight to the Rook, I wanted to get another attacker on it but I couldn't find a way with the way the pawns were. } { [%cal Gh7h1] [%clk 0:07:42] } 18. Bb5 { [%clk 0:08:35] } 18... Bd7 { [%cal Gd7c6,Gd8c6] [%clk 0:07:09] } 19. Bxc6 { [%clk 0:08:20] } 19... Nxc6 { This trade connects my Rooks and gives my Knight some scope. Thanks White! } { [%clk 0:07:09] } 20. b4 { [%clk 0:08:18] } 20... b5 { [%clk 0:07:06] } 21. Nc3 { [%clk 0:08:16] } 21... a6 { [%clk 0:07:05] } 22. O-O-O { [%clk 0:08:14] } 22... Kf7 { [%clk 0:06:49] } 23. Rh2 { [%clk 0:08:05] } 23... Rh8 { [%clk 0:06:46] } 24. Rdh1 { [%clk 0:08:01] } 24... Qg7 { [%clk 0:06:40] } 25. Kb2 { At this point the position is pretty locked down, I wanted to stack up on the h file, find a good spot for my Knight, like c4 and then try to use my Bishop to poke the light squares. } { [%clk 0:07:36] } 25... Rh5 { [%clk 0:06:36] } 26. Nf3 { [%clk 0:07:31] } 26... Rah8 { [%clk 0:06:33] } 27. Rxh5 { [%clk 0:07:27] } 27... Rxh5 { [%clk 0:06:32] } 28. Rh2 { [%clk 0:07:26] } 28... Ne7 { The journey my Knight was about to undertake. } { [%csl Rd2,Rb2][%cal Gc6e7,Ge7c8,Gc8b6,Gb6c4,Rc4b2,Rc4d2] [%clk 0:05:58] } 29. Qg2 { [%clk 0:07:06] } 29... Nc8 { [%clk 0:05:51] } 30. Nd2 { Queen h8 is the best move here, it'll save my pawns but an outside passer seems like a good thing to have in a position where not much is moving. } { [%cal Gg7h8] [%clk 0:06:58] } 30... Nb6 { [%cal Gb6c4,Rc4d2,Rc4b2] [%clk 0:05:46] } 31. Rxh5 { [%clk 0:06:47] } 31... gxh5 { [%clk 0:05:45] } 32. Qh3 { [%clk 0:06:41] } 32... Qg6 { Long term defense from this Bishop, it'll finally have a job. } { [%cal Gd7e8,Ge8h5] [%clk 0:05:44] } 33. Kb3 { [%clk 0:06:37] } 33... Nc4 { [%clk 0:05:33] } 34. Nxc4 { [%clk 0:06:34] } 34... bxc4+ { Two Knights were better in this position, I was glad to get one off. White can't jump in immediately, the only square to enter would be c5 at the moment. } { [%cal Gc3d1,Gd1f2,Gf2d3,Gd3c5] [%clk 0:05:33] } 35. Kb2 { [%clk 0:06:32] } 35... Qh7 { [%clk 0:05:23] } 36. a4 { [%clk 0:06:24] } 36... Be8 { Looking to free my Queen up to attack the Queenside, White's Queen is tied down to the h pawn for now. } { [%clk 0:05:07] } 37. b5 { [%clk 0:06:21] } 37... axb5 { [%clk 0:05:03] } 38. axb5 { This is where White makes some big mistakes, I have a target on to work on now. } { [%csl Rb5][%cal Ra6b5,Rc6b5,Rc4b5,Ra4b5,Rb4b5,Ra5b5,Rc5b5,Rb6b5] [%clk 0:06:21] } 38... Kg8 { [%clk 0:04:59] } 39. b6 { The losing move of the game, there is no way for White to defend b6. } { [%clk 0:06:19] } 39... Qb7 { [%cal Gb7b2] [%clk 0:04:57] } 40. Ka3 { [%clk 0:06:08] } 40... Qxb6 { Threatening mate on b3 } { [%csl Rb3] [%clk 0:04:56] } 41. Qh1 { [%clk 0:06:00] } 41... Qb3# { 0-1 Black wins by checkmate. } { [%clk 0:04:55] } 0-1