[Event "Rated Classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/bycxaQZG"] [Date "2023.10.19"] [White "NebraskaNarwhal"] [Black "jk_182"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2224"] [BlackElo "2091"] [TimeControl "1800+30"] [Termination "Normal"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A45"] [Opening "Indian Defense"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/jk_182"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/tboWm0qu/TvHKgH57"] [Orientation "black"] 1. d4 { [%clk 0:30:00] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 0:30:00] } 2. Bf4 { [%clk 0:29:42] } 2... d5 { [%clk 0:30:26] } 3. e3 { [%clk 0:30:07] } 3... c5 { [%clk 0:30:43] } 4. Nf3 { [%clk 0:30:17] } 4... Nc6 { [%clk 0:30:51] } 5. Nbd2 { Here I made a big psychological mistake: since my opponent didn't usually play this move order, I thought that they had prepared something special against me, so I decided to deviate from my usual move Qb6. Normally I don't really care what my opponent has prepared since I don't play dubious openings and think that I can reach a somewhat playable position, even if I have to think on my own starting early on. However, during this game I felt the need to play something different and it backfired. } { [%clk 0:30:33] } 5... Bf5 { [%clk 0:30:49] } 6. dxc5 { [%clk 0:30:12] } 6... Qa5? { [%clk 0:28:58] } (6... e6! 7. Nb3 Bxc5 { I missed that this was possible } 8. Nxc5 Qa5+ 9. c3 Qxc5 $10) 7. Nd4 { I missed that my bishop is hanging after this move } { [%clk 0:29:27] } 7... Bg6?! { This takes the bishop out of the game } { [%clk 0:26:43] } (7... Bg4 8. f3 Bd7 9. Nb3 Qd8 10. Bd3 $16 { This was black's best chance even though un-developing your pieces while being a pawn down isn't too impressive }) 8. Bb5 { I missed this move as well } { [%clk 0:23:39] } 8... Rc8 { [%clk 0:25:56] } 9. O-O { [%clk 0:23:43] } 9... e6 { [%clk 0:25:41] } 10. N2b3 { [%clk 0:23:26] } 10... Qd8 { [%clk 0:25:41] } 11. Nxc6 { [%clk 0:23:24] } 11... bxc6 { [%clk 0:25:16] } 12. Ba6 $18 { I missed also from afar that my rook will be trapped. By this point, I was pretty annoyed with myself. One of my recent goals was to reduce the number of moves I miss in the opening and in this game alone I missed three different things. I managed to (somewhat) compose myself and tried to put up as much resistance as I could, but white converted the advantage without much difficulty. } { [%clk 0:23:46] } 12... Be7 { [%clk 0:25:23] } 13. Qe2 { [%clk 0:20:22] } 13... Nh5 { [%clk 0:24:11] } (13... O-O { Since I will return with the knight to f6 soon, castling would have been better }) 14. Be5 { [%clk 0:18:46] } 14... O-O { [%clk 0:21:49] } 15. Bxc8 { [%clk 0:18:53] } 15... Qxc8 { [%clk 0:22:16] } 16. c4 { [%clk 0:18:57] } 16... Nf6 { [%clk 0:21:03] } 17. cxd5 { [%clk 0:18:58] } 17... exd5 { [%clk 0:21:09] } 18. Rfc1 { [%clk 0:16:53] } 18... Qf5 { [%clk 0:18:13] } 19. Bxf6 { [%clk 0:16:06] } 19... Bxf6 { Here I at least told myself that my bishop pair could give me some meaningful counterplay } { [%clk 0:18:10] } 20. Nd4 { [%clk 0:16:25] } 20... Qc8 { [%clk 0:18:21] } 21. b4 { [%clk 0:15:45] } 21... Re8 { [%clk 0:17:39] } 22. Qd2 { [%clk 0:15:52] } 22... h5 { [%clk 0:16:30] } 23. a4 { [%clk 0:15:23] } 23... a6 { [%clk 0:16:16] } 24. b5 { [%clk 0:15:20] } 24... axb5 { [%clk 0:16:37] } 25. axb5 { [%clk 0:15:35] } 25... cxb5 { [%clk 0:17:05] } 26. Ra5 { [%clk 0:15:21] } 26... h4 { [%clk 0:16:44] } 27. h3 { [%clk 0:15:03] } 27... Bf5 { [%clk 0:15:08] } 28. Nxf5 { [%clk 0:14:35] } 28... Qxf5 { [%clk 0:15:34] } 29. c6 { [%clk 0:14:32] } 29... d4 { Trying to cause some trouble } { [%clk 0:15:35] } 30. c7 { [%clk 0:11:55] } 30... dxe3 { [%clk 0:12:28] } 31. Qxe3 { [%clk 0:12:13] } 31... Rc8 { [%clk 0:12:09] } 32. Qc5 { [%clk 0:11:44] } 32... Qf4 { [%clk 0:11:32] } 33. Qe3 { [%clk 0:06:23] } 33... Qf5 { [%clk 0:10:42] } 34. Qf3 { [%clk 0:05:35] } 34... Qg5 { [%clk 0:09:29] } 35. Rc2 { [%clk 0:05:27] } 35... Qg6 { [%clk 0:09:09] } 36. Qe2 { [%clk 0:05:17] } 36... Qf5 { [%clk 0:05:40] } 37. Rxb5 { [%clk 0:05:02] } 37... Qd7 { [%clk 0:06:04] } 38. Rb8 { [%clk 0:05:09] } 38... Kh7 { [%clk 0:06:12] } 39. Qh5+ { [%clk 0:04:56] } 39... Kg8 { [%clk 0:06:30] } 40. Rxc8+ { [%clk 0:05:20] } 40... Qxc8 { [%clk 0:06:58] } 41. Qg4 { 1-0 Black resigns. } { [%clk 0:05:41] } 1-0