[Event "Rated Classical game"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2021.03.10"] [White "Vlad_G92"] [Black "drchessdad"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2107"] [BlackElo "2161"] [TimeControl "2700+45"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: King's Indian Attack"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/nz7sL9TQ/mPNqdCyB"] [Orientation "white"] { lichess team league 45|45. Round 5. } 1. e4 { in every season there's always a bad game. This is definitely one of them. } 1... e6 { A bit of context before this game, I had just beaten my highest rated opponent in lichess Lone Wolf R2 so confidence was high } 2. d3!? { KIA setup } 2... d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Ngf3 Bc5?! (4... c5 5. g3 Be7 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 h6 9. c3) 5. e5 Nfd7 6. d4 Be7 (6... Bb6 7. c4 c5 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. cxd5 exd5) 7. Bd3 c5 8. c3 { we have transposed to a mainline tarrasch } 8... Nc6 (8... b6 { was the line i used to play } 9. O-O Ba6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. Qe2 Qc8) 9. O-O g5!? { this is a rather double edged line. Later after the game my opponent mentioned that he had suspected that I would go for this line and had prepared accordingly. } 10. dxc5! g4 11. Nd4 Ndxe5 12. N2b3!? { a dangerous side line which i had not prep for. Normally White tries to keep his light squared bishop alive in most French Defense positions } (12. Bb5 Bd7 13. N2b3 h5 { is the main line }) 12... h5? { too many pawn moves } (12... Nxd3! 13. Qxd3 e5 { is the critical and perhaps the only way for Black to stay in the game }) 13. Re1 Nxd3?! (13... a5 14. a4) 14. Qxd3 { Black's position is cramped. It's getting difficult to find a good move. } 14... a6? { Whilst preventing Nb5 but not really developing } 15. Bf4 Kf8 { at this point i'm trying desperately to activate my pieces } 16. Rad1 Kg7 17. Qe3?! (17. Nxc6 bxc6) 17... Qf8? (17... Bd7) 18. Nxc6? (18. c4! { blows Black's position wide open }) 18... bxc6 19. Nd4! { the final nail in the coffin } 19... Bxc5? { obviously missing White's move } (19... Kg8 20. b4) 20. Be5+! { and then i understood that ..f6 doesn't work } (20. Qe5+ { was what i was expecting }) 20... Kh7 (20... f6 21. Qg5+ $18) 21. Qg5! { And that's it. I'm just losing at least a rook in the forcing variations. A well played game by my opoponent } 1-0