[Event "Rated Classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/9iZ2tLfF"] [Date "2022.05.03"] [White "Mozamo155"] [Black "selunto"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1292"] [BlackElo "1183"] [TimeControl "1800+20"] [Termination "Normal"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A10"] [Opening "English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/selunto"] [StudyName "Selunto's Game Analysis"] [ChapterName "Mozamo155 (1292) - selunto (1183)"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/sEM499c9/n3MAAghG"] [Orientation "black"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:30:00] } 1... f5 { [%eval 0.66] } { Opponent opens with the English. I responded with the Dutch defense. I chose this opening because I normally would choose it or 1.d6 but I didn't want to trade my center pawn for the c pawn since it would be a bad trade flank for center. } { [%clk 0:30:00] } 2. d3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:30:10] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.45] } { My opponent continues with a move I don't really understand. It seems to deviate from the typical English plans such as 2.nc3 or 2.g3 which are what I normally would continue with if I were playing the English. I chose 2.nf6 because it continues development and follows the opening plan for the Dutch defense. } { [%clk 0:30:12] } (2... e5) 3. e4?! { [%eval -0.41] } { Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { My opponent pushes his e pawn to the center which I am willing trade a flank pawn for. } { [%clk 0:30:18] } (3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 g6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Ne4) 3... fxe4 { [%eval -0.09] } { I take the central pawn. } { [%clk 0:30:24] } 4. dxe4 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:30:32] } 4... e5 { [%eval -0.44] } { Here I made a mistake. I should have taken the free pawn with 4.nxe4 however I didn't spend enough time looking at the options and missed it. I saw it immediately after my move. I should definitely slow down before making moves, and think. } { [%clk 0:30:44] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:30:38] } 5... Be7?! $10 { [%eval 0.1] } { Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { My opponent protects his pawns with this move. I continue with my development and support my night on f4. Computer says I should have moved the bishop to c5. } { [%csl Bc5][%cal Be7c5] [%clk 0:30:29] } (5... Bc5 $15 6. Nf3 d6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. h3 Nc6 9. O-O Nd4 10. Nxd4) 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.05] } { This seems a reasonable continuation for white, he develops his knight and prepares to castle kingside. } { [%clk 0:30:49] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.07] } { I continue with development. Perhaps better is O-O. The computer says 6.nc3 was best so I guess I made the right move here. } { [%csl Bh8,Be8][%cal Be8g8,Bh8f8] [%clk 0:30:31] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:52] } 7... O-O { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:30:09] } 8. b4?? { [%eval -2.73] } { Blunder. Nc3 was best. } { It appeared to me that white hung this pawn. After using the computer analysis this appears to be the critical moment in the game where white lost. } { [%clk 0:30:58] } (8. Nc3) 8... Nxb4? $40 { [%eval -1.12] } { Mistake. Bxb4 was best. } { I took the pawn and attacked the bishop at d3. Better was 8...Bxb4 } { [%clk 0:30:07] } (8... Bxb4 $19 { [%csl Ge5] } 9. Nxe5 (9. Nfd2 a5 10. a3 Bc5 11. Nb3 Ba7 12. Nc3 d6 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3 Be6 15. Rb1)) 9. Nxe5 { [%eval -1.26] } { White recaptures a pawn and defends his bishop at c3. I think black is better in this position due to the rook on f1 aiming down the half open file. } { [%csl Gd3,Bf8][%cal Ge5d3,Rb4d3,Bf8f2] [%clk 0:31:08] } 9... d6 { [%eval -1.0] } { A dual purpose move. It attacks the knight and opens my light squared bishops ability to develop. } { [%csl Ge6,Rd6,Rg4][%cal Gc8g4,Rd6e5] [%clk 0:29:51] } (9... Bd6 10. Bb2 Qe8 11. Nf3 Nxd3 12. Qxd3 Nxe4 13. Qd5+ Qe6 14. Qd4 Qg6 15. Qd5+ Kh8 16. Nc3 Nf6 17. Qd1 b6 18. Nb5 Bc5 19. Ne5 Qe4 20. Re1 Qh4 21. Bd4) 10. Qb3?? { [%eval -8.99] } { Blunder. Nf3 was best. } { I think white blundered here. Black can now play 10. dxe5 } { [%clk 0:30:48] } (10. Nf3 Nd7) 10... dxe5! { [%eval -9.15] } { Black captures a free knight and still defense his knight on b4. Also this move attacks the bishop on d3 . } { [%csl Bb4,Rd3][%cal Be7b4,Rb4d3,Rd8d3] [%clk 0:29:57] } 11. c5+ { [%eval -8.84] } { I felt worried when white played this move, but after looking a moment I realized that after 11...kh1 12.Qxb4 Qxd3 black seems fine. } { [%csl Rb4,Rd3][%cal Gg8h8,Rb3b4,Rd8d3] [%clk 0:30:47] } 11... Kh8 { [%eval -8.75] [%clk 0:29:09] } 12. Bg5? { [%eval -10.7] } { This move doesn't really help white I think better would have been 12.rd1 defending the bishop on c3. } { [%csl Bd3,Bf1][%cal Bf1d1,Bd1d3] [%clk 0:29:14] } (12. Qxb4 Qxd3 13. Nc3 Ng4 14. Rd1 a5 15. Qb3 Qa6 16. Nd5) 12... Bxc5 $17 { [%eval -9.31] } { I get a pawn and defend my knight. I felt like this was the best move, and I feel at this point that black is probably better. } { [%clk 0:28:51] } (12... Nxd3) 13. Qa3? { [%eval -12.94] } { I'm not sure what white was thinking with this move. maybe better was 13. a3 attacking the knight? } { [%clk 0:28:39] } 13... Qxd3 { [%eval -11.45] } { I offered to trade Queens. I was up material and I felt this would put me in a better attacking position once 14. Qxd3 nxd3 } { [%clk 0:27:48] } (13... Nxd3) 14. Qxd3 { [%eval -11.45] [%clk 0:28:29] } 14... Nxd3 { [%eval -11.49] [%clk 0:28:04] } 15. Nc3 { [%eval -14.07] [%clk 0:28:40] } 15... Bxf2+ { [%eval -11.34] } { Better was 15...nxf2 16. } { [%clk 0:27:55] } (15... Nxf2 16. Rxf2 Ng4 17. h3 Rxf2 18. Kh1 (18. hxg4 Rxa2+ 19. Kh2 Rxa1) 18... Rc2 19. hxg4 Rxc3 20. Rb1 c6) 16. Kh1 { [%eval -12.58] [%clk 0:28:44] } 16... Bd4 { [%eval -12.93] [%clk 0:28:13] } 17. Nb5 { [%eval -13.0] [%clk 0:28:53] } 17... Bxa1 { [%eval -12.92] [%clk 0:28:29] } 18. Rxa1 { [%eval -13.0] [%clk 0:29:01] } 18... Nxe4 { [%eval -13.77] [%clk 0:28:44] } 19. Nxc7 { [%eval -15.59] [%clk 0:29:04] } 19... Ndf2+ { [%eval -11.63] [%clk 0:28:52] } (19... Nxg5) 20. Kg1 { [%eval -11.86] [%clk 0:29:11] } 20... Nh3+ { [%eval -12.19] [%clk 0:28:52] } 21. gxh3 { [%eval -11.69] [%clk 0:29:22] } 21... Nxg5 { [%eval -11.88] [%clk 0:29:03] } 22. Nxa8 { [%eval -11.95] [%clk 0:29:33] } 22... Nxh3+ { [%eval -11.07] [%clk 0:29:21] } 23. Kg2 { [%eval -11.16] [%clk 0:29:22] } 23... Nf4+ { [%eval -10.94] [%clk 0:29:33] } 24. Kg3 { [%eval -11.23] [%clk 0:29:08] } 24... Ne2+ { [%eval -11.19] [%clk 0:29:36] } 25. Kh4?! { [%eval #-4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:16] } (25. Kg2 Bd7 26. Re1 Nf4+ 27. Kg3 Nh5+ 28. Kg2 Bc6+ 29. Kh3 Rxa8 30. Rxe5 Nf6 31. Kg3 Kg8) 25... Rf4+ { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:29:34] } 26. Kg5 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:29:27] } 26... h6+ { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:29:34] } (26... Rg4+ { [%csl Gf5,Gg6][%cal Gg5h5] } 27. Kh5 Nf4#) 27. Kg6 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:29:36] } 27... Rg4+? { [%eval -9.54] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Be6 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:21] } (27... Be6 28. Kh5 (28. h4 Bf7# { [%csl Gh7,Gf6,Gf5,Gg5,Gh5] }) 28... Bf7#) 28. Kh5? { [%eval #-1] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:29] } (28. Kf7 Rc4 29. a4 Nf4 30. Ke7 Rc6 31. Nc7 Rxc7+ 32. Kd6 Rc2 33. Kxe5 Ng6+ 34. Kd6 Kh7 35. a5 Nh4 36. Kd5 Nf5 37. Ke4 Kg6 38. Ra4 Kf6 39. Kd3 Rxh2 40. Rc4 Ne7 41. Rc1 Ra2 42. Rc5 Bf5+ 43. Ke3 Be6 44. Kd3 Nf5 45. Kc3 Ra4 46. Rb5 Ra3+ 47. Kb2 Nd6 48. Rc5 Rxa5 49. Rxa5 (49. Rc7 b6 50. Rc1 Rb5+ 51. Kc3 Rc5+ 52. Kb2 Rxc1 53. Kxc1 Nc4 54. Kc2 h5 55. Kd1 a5 56. Ke2 a4 57. Kd1 a3 58. Kc1 a2 59. Kd1 a1=Q+ 60. Ke2 Qb2+ 61. Kf3 Bd5+ 62. Kg3 Qg2+ 63. Kh4 Qh2#) 49... Nc4+) 28... Kh7 { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:29:09] } (28... Nf4#) 29. Re1 { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:29:36] } 29... g6# { 0-1 Black wins by checkmate. } { [%clk 0:29:06] } 0-1