[Event "Rated Classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/4I5Dj6Yh"] [Date "2023.12.09"] [White "jk_182"] [Black "RaisinBranCrunch"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2037"] [BlackElo "2089"] [TimeControl "1800+30"] [Termination "Normal"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B90"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/jk_182"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/tboWm0qu/3o40ezdN"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%clk 0:30:00] } 1... c5 { [%clk 0:30:00] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 0:30:23] } 2... d6 { [%clk 0:30:27] } 3. d4 { [%clk 0:30:47] } 3... cxd4 { [%clk 0:30:57] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 0:31:16] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 0:31:25] } 5. Nc3 { [%clk 0:31:37] } 5... a6 { Usually, my opponent played the classical Sicilian, so the Najdorf came as a surprise. However, since I play it with black, I know a lot of theory and decided to play a line I faced in blitz shortly before I played this game. } { [%clk 0:31:39] } 6. Be3 { [%clk 0:30:37] } 6... e5 { [%clk 0:32:03] } 7. Nb3 { [%clk 0:31:01] } 7... Be7 { [%clk 0:32:29] } 8. f3 { [%clk 0:31:22] } 8... Be6 { [%clk 0:32:37] } 9. Qd2 { [%clk 0:31:36] } 9... h5 { [%clk 0:33:02] } 10. Nd5 { [%clk 0:31:30] } 10... Nxd5 { [%clk 0:31:19] } 11. exd5 { [%clk 0:31:50] } 11... Bf5 { [%clk 0:31:46] } 12. Na5!? { That's the move I faced in blitz and had trouble with. I analyzed it a bit after the blitz game, so I knew the theory and general ideas in this position. } { [%clk 0:29:48] } 12... b6 { [%clk 0:28:13] } 13. Nc4 { [%clk 0:30:06] } 13... Nd7 { [%clk 0:28:09] } (13... b5 14. Na5 O-O 15. Be2) 14. Be2 { [%clk 0:28:18] } 14... Qc7 { [%clk 0:23:28] } (14... Bh4+ { I thought that black would include this check } 15. g3 Be7) 15. Rc1 { [%clk 0:22:20] } 15... Bg6 { [%clk 0:18:16] } 16. O-O { [%clk 0:18:49] } 16... h4 { [%clk 0:14:05] } 17. h3 { [%clk 0:18:52] } 17... Bd8 { [%clk 0:13:54] } 18. Qb4 { [%clk 0:10:49] } 18... Nc5 { [%clk 0:12:53] } 19. Rfd1 { [%clk 0:10:59] } (19. f4! { This would have the pawn on b6 } 19... O-O (19... exf4 20. Bxf4 Be7 21. Qxb6) 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. Nxb6 Qxb6 22. Bxc5 Qxb4 23. Bxb4) 19... b5? { [%clk 0:10:57] } (19... O-O) 20. Nxd6+?! { [%clk 0:10:45] } (20. Nxe5! { This would have been more accurate but since I made the blunder on my 21st move in my calculation, I didn't see any clear difference between the moves. } 20... O-O (20... dxe5 21. Bxc5) 21. Nxg6 fxg6 22. Qd2) 20... Qxd6 { [%clk 0:11:07] } 21. Bxc5?? { [%clk 0:10:20] } (21. Qxc5 { This was best } 21... Qxc5 22. Bxc5 Bg5 { Now white should give up an exchange and has excellent compensation due to black's king in the centre and the bishop pair } 23. a4 Bxc1 24. Rxc1 bxa4 25. c4 $16 { White has more than enough compensation due to the bishop pair and the strong passed pawns in the centre. }) 21... Qd7?? { A moment of mutual blindness } { [%clk 0:11:13] } (21... Bb6! { And black simply wins a piece }) 22. c4 { [%clk 0:08:34] } 22... Bf5 { [%clk 0:10:28] } 23. cxb5 { [%clk 0:06:19] } 23... Bxh3 { This is simply too slow to cause white any trouble } { [%clk 0:10:46] } 24. bxa6 { [%clk 0:06:17] } 24... Bxg2 { 1-0 Black resigns. } { [%clk 0:10:53] } 1-0