[Event "Rated Classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/SPeLPklN"] [Date "2023.10.11"] [White "Wrefo"] [Black "jk_182"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2214"] [BlackElo "2069"] [TimeControl "1800+30"] [Termination "Normal"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B90"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Freak Attack"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/jk_182"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/tboWm0qu/X0d8Giwh"] [Orientation "black"] 1. e4 { [%clk 0:30:00] } 1... c5 { [%clk 0:30:00] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 0:30:20] } 2... d6 { [%clk 0:30:22] } 3. d4 { [%clk 0:30:46] } 3... cxd4 { [%clk 0:30:44] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 0:31:12] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 0:31:09] } 5. Nc3 { [%clk 0:31:38] } 5... a6 { [%clk 0:31:36] } 6. Rg1 { [%clk 0:31:59] } 6... e5 { [%clk 0:31:31] } 7. Nb3 { [%clk 0:32:24] } 7... Be6 { [%clk 0:31:50] } 8. g4 { [%clk 0:32:50] } 8... d5 { [%clk 0:32:02] } 9. exd5 { [%clk 0:33:16] } 9... Nxd5 { [%clk 0:32:19] } 10. Nxd5 { [%clk 0:33:45] } 10... Qxd5 { [%clk 0:32:42] } 11. Qxd5 { [%clk 0:34:12] } 11... Bxd5 { [%clk 0:33:10] } 12. Be3 { [%clk 0:34:38] } 12... Nc6 { [%clk 0:33:03] } 13. c3 { My prep ended here } { [%clk 0:35:05] } 13... O-O-O { [%clk 0:32:14] } 14. Nd2 { [%clk 0:35:32] } 14... Be7 { [%clk 0:28:43] } 15. a4 { [%clk 0:26:11] } 15... h6 { [%clk 0:20:30] } 16. b4 { [%clk 0:24:49] } 16... e4 { I played this since I was thinking about playing Ne5 and threatening Nf3 } { [%clk 0:16:06] } (16... Bg5 { Playing Bg5 would have been more consistent and was one idea behind 15...h6 } 17. b5 Na5 18. bxa6 Bxe3 19. fxe3 Rd6 20. axb7+ Kxb7) 17. Bc4 { During the game, this felt inaccurate to me since white stops their attack on the queenside in order to trade off black's bad bishop } { [%clk 0:21:10] } (17. b5 axb5 18. axb5 Ne5 19. Bb6 Rde8 20. c4 Be6 { Something like this seems more natural to me }) 17... Ne5 { [%clk 0:14:08] } 18. Bxd5 { [%clk 0:20:56] } 18... Rxd5 { [%clk 0:14:26] } 19. O-O-O { [%clk 0:18:32] } 19... Rhd8 { [%clk 0:12:25] } 20. h3 { Here I was faced with a big choice but I couldn't find a solution that appealed to me. I thought that 20...Nd3+ 21.Kc2 (not 22.Kb1? Nxf2!) was pointless since black has to defend the e4-pawn which is very awkward. Other than that and the move played in the game, I saw no way to keep my e4-pawn. } { [%clk 0:15:34] } 20... Nf3?! { I knew that my pawn on f3 would become weak, but this seemed like the smaller evil } { [%clk 0:03:35] } (20... a5! { The engine pointed this move out and I didn't even consider it during the game. It secures a roughly even position for black. } 21. b5 (21. bxa5 Rxa5 22. Kc2 Rxa4 23. Ra1! $10) (21. Nxe4 axb4 22. Rxd5 Rxd5 23. cxb4 Bxb4 $10) 21... Bc5! { A very nice idea } 22. Nxe4 (22. Bxc5 Nd3+) 22... Bxe3+ 23. fxe3 Nc4 { And black will win back the pawn } 24. Rxd5 Rxd5 25. Re1 Re5 $10) 21. Nxf3 { [%clk 0:15:02] } 21... Rxd1+ { [%clk 0:02:25] } 22. Rxd1 { [%clk 0:15:32] } 22... Rxd1+ { [%clk 0:02:53] } 23. Kxd1 { [%clk 0:16:00] } 23... exf3 $16 { White will win the pawn on f3, the only question is if black can block white's majority on the queenside with their king. } { [%clk 0:03:22] } 24. Kd2 { [%clk 0:16:00] } 24... Kd7 { [%clk 0:03:29] } 25. Kd3 { [%clk 0:16:26] } (25. b5! { Preventing the White king from entering } 25... axb5 26. axb5 Kd6 27. Kd3) 25... Kc6 { [%clk 0:01:49] } 26. Bd4 { [%clk 0:10:37] } 26... g6! { Now black shouldn't have any problems: if white wins the f3-pawn they still won't be able to create a passed pawn on the kingside and the black king controls white's majority on the queenside } { [%clk 0:01:15] } 27. Ke4 { [%clk 0:10:42] } 27... b5! { [%clk 0:01:15] } 28. a5 { [%clk 0:10:55] } 28... Bf8 { A waiting move to set up Bxb4 tricks } { [%clk 0:01:32] } 29. Kxf3 { [%clk 0:10:54] } 29... Kd5! { It's important to activate the king once black got the chance } { [%clk 0:01:50] } 30. Kf4?? { Missing black's threat. After a move like 30.Ke3 or 30.Bf6 the position would have been equal } { [%clk 0:10:39] } 30... Bxb4! { Now black is winning } { [%clk 0:01:37] } 31. Bg7 { [%clk 0:09:48] } (31. cxb4 Kxd4 32. h4 Kc4 33. Ke5 Kxb4 34. Kf6 Kxa5 35. Kxf7 b4 $19 { Black's pawns are simply faster than white's }) 31... Bxa5 { Now black is a pawn up and the winning plan is quite simple: pushing the passed a-pawn and attacking the kingside pawns once white's king moved back to stop the a-pawn } { [%clk 0:01:37] } 32. Ke3 { [%clk 0:10:07] } 32... Kc4 { [%clk 0:01:25] } 33. Kd2 { [%clk 0:10:31] } 33... h5 { [%clk 0:01:41] } 34. f4 { [%clk 0:10:45] } 34... hxg4 { [%clk 0:02:04] } 35. hxg4 { [%clk 0:11:15] } 35... Bc7 { [%clk 0:02:26] } 36. f5 { [%clk 0:11:35] } 36... a5 { [%clk 0:02:35] } 37. Kc2 { [%clk 0:11:32] } 37... a4 { [%clk 0:02:15] } 38. fxg6 { [%clk 0:11:51] } 38... fxg6 { [%clk 0:02:43] } 39. Kb2 { [%clk 0:12:20] } 39... Bd6 { Now the white king cannot enter on a3 and b4 and white cannot control the pawns with their bishop } { [%clk 0:03:00] } 40. g5 { [%clk 0:12:17] } 40... Kd3 { [%clk 0:02:30] } 41. Bf6 { [%clk 0:12:40] } 41... Ke4 { 0-1 White resigns. } { [%clk 0:02:30] } 0-1