[Event "Rated game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/HPcJCYI5"] [Date "2016.06.09"] [White "gambitmont"] [Black "seanysean"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1843"] [BlackElo "1938"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [Termination "Normal"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D01"] [Opening "Rapport-Jobava System"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/seanysean"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/tEAweWC5/UoIrAe5E"] [Orientation "black"] { In this game I was playing as black against a 1850 ~ player on lichess.org. Let's see how this game went! } 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e3 { Interesting move, it lets the f1 bishop out, but, prevents the f4 bishop from helping to unpin the knight to the king. Still, it's not a a bad move, since you can do Ne2. } { [%csl Ye3,Ge2,Gc3][%cal Gf8b4,Rb4e1,Bf4d2,Gg1e2] } 4... Bb4 5. Ne2 { Ne2 is a little early, perhaps Bd3 and then Ne2? } { [%csl Gf1,Re2,Rg2][%cal Gf1e2,Gf1g2] } 5... Nh5?! { I have to say this move is bad. This not only achieves nothing, but... I made the move... } 6. Bg3 O-O (6... Nxg3 { Taking the bishop gets rid of my bad piece, but also opens the "H" file. } { [%cal Gf1d3] } 7. hxg3 (7. fxg3 { This move weakens the e6 pawn, and captures away from the center. } { [%csl Re3] }) (7. Nxg3)) 7. a3 Ba5 { Keeping the pin. } { [%cal Ra5e1] } 8. b4 Bb6 9. a4?! { This move is very weakening for white, as the next move shows... } 9... a5! 10. bxa5 { And that super annoying pin is back! } 10... Bxa5 { [%csl Rc3][%cal Ra5e1] } 11. f4?! { This weakens the pawn structure even more! Notice the backward e3 pawn, which is very weak. It can't be protected by pawns, only pieces, and has to defend two pawns. } { [%csl Yd4,Yf4,Re3][%cal Ye3d4,Ye3f4] } 11... Nxg3! 12. hxg3 { The weak pawns are highlighted in red. The weak but hard to get to pawns are in yellow. Pawns that are protected by weak pawns is in blue. That's a lot of weak pawns! } { [%csl Rg3,Bd4,Bf4,Rg2,Re3,Yc2,Ya4] } (12. Nxg3?? Bxc3+ 13. Kf2 Bxa1 { And this would be a terrible disaster! }) 12... b6 13. Qd3 g6 (13... f5) 14. Kf2 Ba6 15. Nb5 { Walking straight into a pin. } { [%csl Yb5,Rd3][%cal Ra6d3] } 15... c6 16. Kg1 Qd7 17. Qb3 cxb5 18. axb5 Bxb5 19. Nc3 Bxf1 20. Kxf1 Qb7 21. Kf2 Bxc3 22. Qxc3 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 Nc6 24. Rh1 Ra8 25. g4 Na5 26. f5 Rc8 27. Qd3 Qc6 28. Rc1 exf5 29. gxf5 Qf6 30. g4 Qh4+ 31. Kf3 Nc4 32. fxg6 fxg6 33. Qb3 Rf8+ 34. Ke2 Qf2+ 35. Kd1 Qd2# 0-1