[Event "Casual Blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/jhpNhwBO"] [Date "2023.01.12"] [White "Player77598"] [Black "Viksun7"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1515"] [BlackElo "1100"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Englund Gambit Complex: Englund Gambit"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Player77598"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/mogmvM4F/Pc4wy8EV"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 { [%clk 0:03:00] } 1... e5 { [%clk 0:03:00] } 2. dxe5 { [%clk 0:02:58] } 2... Nc6 { [%clk 0:02:59] } 3. Nf3 { [%clk 0:02:54] } 3... Qe7 { [%clk 0:02:56] } 4. Bf4 { [%clk 0:02:53] } 4... Qb4+ { [%clk 0:02:52] } 5. Bd2 { [%clk 0:02:53] } 5... Qxb2 { [%clk 0:02:45] } 6. Nc3 { [%clk 0:02:52] } 6... Bb4 { [%clk 0:02:21] } 7. Rb1 { [%clk 0:02:51] } (7. Ne4?? { If one were to try to avoid the double attack on the knight it would lead to complications. } 7... Bxd2+ 8. Nexd2 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 Qxe5 10. e3 { Black ends up gaining a pawn and White is left with a ruined Queen side and no development. }) (7. Nd5?! { A better try than Ne4, the main difference is the threat to the c7 pawn. } 7... Bxd2+ 8. Nxd2 Nb4 9. Nxc7+ Kd8 10. Rc1 Nxa2 11. Rb1 Nc3 12. Rxb2 Nxd1 13. Kxd1 Kxc7 14. Ne4 { An ugly position but one that White is slightly better in, however, this is worse in every way compared to the best play. }) 7... Qa3 { [%clk 0:02:11] } 8. Rb3 { There are two options here, what I played and also Nd5 with the immediate threat of Nxc7+. I opt for this line because it's a little less known and someone going into this opening knows the theory to some extent. } { [%clk 0:02:50] } (8. Nd5 Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 Kd8 10. e4 Nge7 11. Bc4 Qa4 12. Ne3) 8... Qa5 { [%clk 0:02:02] } 9. a3 { [%clk 0:02:49] } (9. e4 Nge7 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Qc5 12. Bd3 Ng6 13. O-O { The advantage isn't huge but around 1.5 here, White has a lot more space and development. }) 9... Bxa3?? { This is the primary reason to play this line, it seems as though White is losing another pawn by mistake and someone unfamiliar with the theory tends to take it. } { [%clk 0:01:50] } (9... Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Qc5 11. e4 { Even with proper play the game feels okay for White but not as good as the mainline because Black is still able to castle and stabilize. } 11... Nge7 12. Bd3 O-O 13. O-O Ng6) 10. Rb5 { [%clk 0:02:49] } 10... Qa6 { [%clk 0:01:42] } 11. Nd5 { [%clk 0:02:37] } 11... Kd8 { [%clk 0:01:12] } 12. e4 { [%clk 0:02:36] } 12... Qxb5 { [%clk 0:01:08] } 13. Bxb5 { [%clk 0:02:34] } 13... a6 { [%clk 0:01:05] } 14. Bxc6 { [%clk 0:02:25] } 14... bxc6 { [%clk 0:01:00] } 15. Nc3 { [%clk 0:02:21] } (15. Nxc7 { The best continuation but unnecessary when already winning by so much. } 15... Kxc7 16. Ba5+ Kb8 17. Qb1+ Bb7 18. Qb6) 15... Bb4 { [%clk 0:00:57] } 16. O-O { [%clk 0:02:20] } 16... Ne7 { [%clk 0:00:51] } 17. Ng5 { [%clk 0:02:18] } 17... Ke8 { [%clk 0:00:47] } 18. Ne2 { [%clk 0:02:11] } 18... Bxd2 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 19. Qxd2 { [%clk 0:02:11] } 19... f6 { [%clk 0:00:36] } 20. exf6 { [%clk 0:02:10] } 20... gxf6 { [%clk 0:00:36] } 21. Nf3 { [%clk 0:02:07] } 21... Rg8 { [%clk 0:00:36] } 22. Qh6 { [%clk 0:02:04] } 22... Rf8 { [%clk 0:00:27] } 23. Qxh7 { [%clk 0:02:00] } 23... Rf7 { [%clk 0:00:26] } 24. Qh8+ { [%clk 0:01:57] } 24... Rf8 { [%clk 0:00:25] } 25. Qh5+ { [%clk 0:01:49] } 25... Rf7 { [%clk 0:00:23] } 26. Nf4 { [%clk 0:01:41] } 26... d6 { [%clk 0:00:19] } 27. Nd4 { [%clk 0:01:36] } 27... Kd7 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 28. Qxf7 { [%clk 0:01:33] } 28... Bb7 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 29. Qe6+ { [%clk 0:01:31] } 29... Ke8 { [%clk 0:00:04] } 30. Ng6 { [%clk 0:01:30] } 30... Kd8 { [%clk 0:00:01] } 31. Qxe7+ { 1-0 White wins on time. } { [%clk 0:01:29] } 1-0