[Event "Round 7: Mardov, Dimitar - Kavutskiy, Konstantin"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/zZnbAQx2/uTfIye3u"] [White "Mardov, Dimitar"] [Black "Kavutskiy, Konstantin"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2457"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [WhiteFideId "30919495"] [BlackElo "2379"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [BlackFideId "2026384"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ralphptorres"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A49"] [Opening "Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation"] [UTCDate "2024.04.25"] [UTCTime "04:42:29"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/n8kS32as/plgtxwde"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:27:16] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... g6 { [%clk 1:27:40] } 3. g3 { [%clk 1:31:49] } 3... Bg7 { [%clk 1:27:23] } 4. Bg2 { [%clk 1:32:13] } 4... O-O { [%clk 1:27:45] } 5. O-O { [%clk 1:32:37] } 5... d6 { [%clk 1:26:53] } 6. Nc3 { [%clk 1:32:53] } 6... Nbd7 { [%clk 1:26:34] } 7. e4 { [%clk 1:30:16] } 7... e5 { [%clk 1:26:50] } 8. a4 { [%clk 1:29:19] } 8... a5 { [%clk 1:26:54] } 9. Re1 { [%clk 1:26:48] } 9... Re8 { [%clk 1:24:06] } 10. h3 { [%clk 1:22:47] } 10... b6 { [%clk 1:11:22] } 11. d5 { There was no need to close the center this early and allow him to take the c5 outpost for his knight. } { [%clk 1:18:50] } (11. Be3 { was a solid alternative, keeping the pressure in the center. }) 11... Nc5 { [%clk 1:09:17] } 12. b3 { [%clk 1:13:53] } 12... h6 { [%clk 1:06:09] } 13. Nd2 { [%clk 1:06:36] } 13... Nh7 { My opponent is preparing a breakthrough with f5 on the kingside and unfortunately, there's not much I can do to stop it. } { [%clk 1:05:28] } 14. Nc4 { [%clk 0:55:13] } 14... f5 { [%clk 1:04:12] } 15. exf5 { [%clk 0:54:57] } 15... gxf5 { [%clk 1:04:35] } 16. Nb5 { [%clk 0:52:46] } 16... Ng5? { [%clk 0:57:26] } (16... Bd7 $15 { My opponent would have kept his slight advantage with a calm move like this. There was no need to rush with a move like Ng5. }) 17. f4! { I'm not sure if he missed f4 or just underestimated it. All of my pieces are coming to life now. } { [%clk 0:46:50] } 17... e4?? { A careless move by my opponent, completely overlooking his weakened king. } { [%clk 0:52:53] } (17... Nge4 { was his best alternative. } 18. fxe5 Bd7 $14 { Not an easy move to find. }) (17... exf4 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8 19. Nxc7 Qe7 20. Nxa8 Bxa1 21. Bxf4 $18) 18. fxg5! { [%clk 0:35:36] } 18... Bxa1 { [%clk 0:53:16] } 19. Qh5 { [%clk 0:35:14] } 19... Rf8 { [%clk 0:44:43] } 20. Qg6+ { [%clk 0:22:37] } 20... Kh8 { [%clk 0:44:52] } 21. c3! { An important move, blocking an important defender from accessing the diagonal. } { [%clk 0:20:15] } 21... Nxb3 { [%clk 0:42:37] } 22. Qxh6+ { [%clk 0:19:09] } 22... Kg8 { [%clk 0:43:01] } 23. Qg6+ { [%clk 0:19:17] } 23... Kh8 { [%clk 0:43:26] } 24. Be3 { [%clk 0:18:45] } 24... Bb7 { [%clk 0:40:21] } 25. Qh6+ { [%clk 0:18:19] } 25... Kg8 { [%clk 0:40:45] } 26. Qg6+ { [%clk 0:18:46] } 26... Kh8 { [%clk 0:41:11] } 27. Rxa1 { From here on out, the conversion was pretty simple. } { [%clk 0:18:45] } 27... Bxd5 { [%clk 0:41:28] } (27... Nxa1 28. Bd4+ $18) 28. Qh6+ { [%clk 0:19:11] } 28... Kg8 { [%clk 0:41:51] } 29. Qg6+ { [%clk 0:19:38] } 29... Kh8 { [%clk 0:42:16] } 30. Nd2 { [%clk 0:19:38] } 30... c5 { [%clk 0:42:23] } 31. Nxb3 { [%clk 0:19:32] } 31... Bxb3 { [%clk 0:42:44] } 32. Qh6+ { [%clk 0:19:59] } 32... Kg8 { [%clk 0:43:07] } 33. Qg6+ { [%clk 0:19:11] } 33... Kh8 { [%clk 0:43:31] } 34. c4 { [%clk 0:13:54] } 34... d5 { [%clk 0:42:49] } 35. Qh6+ { [%clk 0:14:13] } 35... Kg8 { [%clk 0:43:14] } 36. Qg6+ { [%clk 0:14:40] } 36... Kh8 { [%clk 0:43:40] } 37. cxd5 { [%clk 0:14:31] } 37... Qxd5 { [%clk 0:43:40] } 38. Qh6+ { [%clk 0:13:15] } 38... Kg8 { [%clk 0:44:05] } 39. Qg6+ { [%clk 0:13:43] } 39... Kh8 { [%clk 0:44:29] } 40. Bc1 { A beautiful backwards move with the bishop, and black is simply defensiveless. } { [%clk 0:12:54] } 1-0