[Event "Casual Rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Vq3ACYqK"] [Date "2019.05.30"] [Round "-"] [White "Despirado"] [Black "Locke79"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1579"] [BlackElo "1475"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [Termination "Normal"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D02"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Locke79"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/mFYA2gIK/zcO4itDb"] [Orientation "black"] 1. d4 { [%clk 0:10:00] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 0:10:00] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 0:09:56] } 2... d5 { [%clk 0:09:58] } 3. g3 { [%clk 0:09:53] } 3... Bg4 { [%clk 0:09:49] } 4. Bg2 { [%clk 0:09:50] } 4... e6 { Solid opening for both sides, White is looking to castle soon and Black will play c5 and Nc6 striking the center. } { [%cal Re1g1,Gc7c5,Gb8c6] [%clk 0:09:47] } 5. Bf4?! { Not the most accurate but not terrible, it doesn't accomplish much attacking or defending. The evaluation swings -0.1 from +0.4, castling was the ideal move. } { [%clk 0:09:46] } (5. O-O c5 (5... Be7 6. c4 c6 7. Nc3 O-O { This position is a little more subtle, c5 and c4 are sharp lines. }) 6. c4 { This is the main line but White scores very well and Black has some complications, I would avoid c5 if Black castles before. } 6... Nc6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Ne5 { [%cal Gc6e5] } 8... Nxe5 9. dxe5 Qd7 10. h3 Bh5 11. g4 Bg6 12. Nc3 { Black has some pressure to deal with but White has a semi weak King, Black wants to castle long here and look to initiate and King side attack. }) 5... c5 { [%clk 0:09:41] } 6. c3 { Black scores 100% of the 3 master games in this position, its very comfortable Nc6 and Qb6 are coming. } { [%cal Gb8c6,Gd8b6] [%clk 0:09:45] } (6. c4 Bxf3 7. Bxf3 cxd4 8. Qxd4 (8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bxb8 Rxb8 { c4 lines don't work as well here. })) 6... Nc6 { [%clk 0:09:38] } 7. Qc1 { There is a tactical opportunity here, White's Queen is no longer guarding d4, the Knight and pawn are protecting it. Removing the Knight will allow Black a pawn and Knight to attack with only the pawn to defend. } { [%cal Rf3d4,Rc3d4] [%clk 0:09:39] } 7... cxd4 { [%clk 0:09:27] } 8. cxd4 { [%clk 0:09:38] } 8... Bxf3 { [%clk 0:09:24] } 9. Bxf3 { [%clk 0:09:36] } 9... Nxd4 { Black is up a clean pawn. } { [%cal Gd4f3,Gf3e1,Gd8a5] [%clk 0:09:23] } 10. Bg2 { Slow but the best move. } { [%clk 0:09:35] } 10... Rc8 { Grabbing tempo on the Queen and threatening Nc2+ } { [%cal Gc8c1] [%clk 0:09:19] } 11. Qd1?? { [%clk 0:09:23] } 11... Nc2+ { [%cal Gc2e1,Gc2a1,Gc8c2] [%clk 0:09:10] } 12. Kf1 { [%clk 0:09:16] } 12... Nxa1 { [%clk 0:09:09] } 13. Na3 { White looks to cover the escape square. } { [%cal Ra3c2,Ga1c2] [%clk 0:09:11] } 13... Bxa3 { A trade of pieces in the end but the Black bishop actives. } { [%clk 0:09:04] } 14. Qxa1 { [%clk 0:08:58] } 14... Bc5 { [%clk 0:08:30] } (14... Bd6 { More active and accurate } { [%cal Gd6f4] }) 15. Bf3 { [%clk 0:08:55] } 15... O-O { [%clk 0:08:20] } 16. Kg2 { [%clk 0:08:53] } 16... Re8 { [%clk 0:08:15] } 17. Rf1 { [%clk 0:08:47] } 17... e5 { [%clk 0:08:08] } 18. Bg5 { [%clk 0:08:45] } 18... e4 { [%clk 0:07:59] } 19. Bxf6 { Intermezzo tactic here, I could recapture the Bishop first but taking the light square Bishop on f3 with check allows me to win both Bishops. } { [%cal Ge4g2,Gd8f6] [%clk 0:08:33] } 19... exf3+ { [%clk 0:07:56] } (19... Qxf6?? 20. Bg4 Rc7) 20. Kg1 { [%clk 0:08:15] } 20... Qxf6 { [%clk 0:07:53] } 21. b4 { White should have played e3 blocking the position and not allowing my pawn to capture and become a passed pawn. } { [%clk 0:08:06] } (21. e3 d4 22. b4 dxe3 23. bxc5 exf2+ 24. Kxf2 Re2+) 21... fxe2 { Supported passed pawn, very difficult to deal with. } { [%cal Ge8e2] [%clk 0:07:46] } 22. Qxf6 { [%clk 0:07:57] } 22... gxf6 { [%clk 0:07:40] } 23. Re1 { [%clk 0:07:55] } 23... Bxb4 { [%cal Gb4e1] [%clk 0:07:35] } 24. h4 { There isn't much White can do, if he moved the Rook it would have been a forced exchange and I would have been up two Rooks and a Bishop. } { [%clk 0:07:49] } (24. Rb1 e1=Q+ 25. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 26. Kg2 Rc2) 24... Bxe1 { [%clk 0:07:33] } 25. f4 { [%clk 0:07:45] } 25... Bxg3 { [%clk 0:07:31] } 26. Kg2 { [%clk 0:07:43] } 26... e1=Q { 0-1 White resigns. } { [%clk 0:07:29] } 27. a3 { [%cal Gc8c2,Gc2h2] } 27... Rc2+ 28. Kh3 h5 29. a4 Rh2# { [%cal Gh5e2,Gh2h5,Gh2e2] } 0-1