[Event "Rated Rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/eBCEPyNg"] [Date "2021.05.21"] [White "frizon"] [Black "UtterGarbage"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1782"] [BlackElo "1461"] [TimeControl "900+5"] [Termination "Normal"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Englund Gambit Complex: Englund Gambit"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Giannatos"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/uQpWw3vj/gkezocsl"] [Orientation "white"] { Round 5 - Alex Weil (Google) vs Marshall Seid (Palantir) } 1. d4 { [%clk 0:15:00] } 1... e5 { The Englund Gambit, perhaps the subject of a few Twitch streams or Youtube videos, but it is not a very good opening! } { [%clk 0:15:00] } 2. dxe5 { [%clk 0:14:47] } 2... Nc6 { [%clk 0:15:01] } 3. Nf3 { [%clk 0:14:50] } 3... Qe7 { [%clk 0:15:00] } 4. Nc3 { A practical way for White to get an easy advantage against the opening. } { [%clk 0:14:29] } (4. Bf4 { Is the best move, but White has to know what they are doing: } 4... Qb4+ 5. Bd2 Qxb2 6. Nc3! (6. Bc3 Bb4 7. Qd2 Bxc3 8. Qxc3 Qc1# { The whole opening is based on this one trap. }) 6... Bb4 7. Rb1 Qa3 (7... Qxc3? 8. Bxc3 Bxc3+ 9. Nd2 { was the game GM Steven Zierk vs GM Aman Hambleton, where White deservedly won. }) 8. Rb3 Qa5 9. e4 { The tricks are over and White ends up with a winning position, based on the fact that Black's pieces are awkwardly placed and he is behind on development. }) 4... Nxe5 { [%clk 0:14:53] } 5. Nxe5 { [%clk 0:14:18] } 5... Qxe5 { White has returned the pawn but Black's Queen is a bit awkward. } { [%clk 0:14:56] } 6. e3 { [%clk 0:14:21] } 6... c6 { [%clk 0:14:16] } 7. Bd3 { [%clk 0:14:22] } 7... Bb4 { [%clk 0:13:57] } 8. Bd2 { [%clk 0:14:23] } 8... d5 { [%clk 0:13:18] } 9. O-O { [%clk 0:14:07] } 9... Nf6 { [%clk 0:13:03] } 10. a3 { [%clk 0:14:06] } 10... Ba5 { [%clk 0:12:36] } 11. f4 { [%clk 0:13:28] } 11... Qd6 { [%clk 0:11:34] } 12. b4 { [%clk 0:12:18] } 12... Bg4 { [%clk 0:11:16] } 13. Ne2 { [%clk 0:11:46] } 13... Bb6 { [%clk 0:10:51] } 14. h3 { [%clk 0:11:09] } 14... Bh5 { [%clk 0:10:30] } 15. Qe1 { [%clk 0:10:15] } 15... O-O-O { [%clk 0:09:20] } 16. Ng3 { [%clk 0:10:02] } (16. g4! Bg6 17. f5 { White misses the chance to do a "Noah's Ark Trap" and win Black's Bishop. Many players are this level are hesitant to move pawns in front of their King, but I don't see many ideas for Black to get at White's King. }) 16... g6 { [%clk 0:09:06] } 17. Nxh5 { [%clk 0:09:56] } 17... Nxh5 { [%clk 0:08:55] } 18. Qh4 { [%clk 0:08:19] } 18... Nf6 { [%clk 0:07:28] } 19. Rae1 { [%clk 0:07:41] } 19... h5 { [%clk 0:06:50] } 20. Bc3 { An annoying pin. Black has only one way not to lose decisive amounts of material. } { [%clk 0:07:38] } 20... Rhe8? { [%clk 0:05:53] } (20... d4! { And Black's material problems are solved. White still has a good position, but Black will not be losing a piece. }) 21. Bxf6 { White is now up a clear Bishop and should try to keep things calm and convert. } { [%clk 0:07:30] } 21... Rd7 { [%clk 0:05:25] } 22. Be5 { [%clk 0:06:54] } 22... Qe6 { [%clk 0:04:53] } 23. Kh1 { [%clk 0:06:08] } 23... c5? { [%clk 0:04:22] } 24. Bb5 $18 { Ouch - Black will now be down a Rook. A major endgame turnaround is incoming, however. } { [%clk 0:04:50] } 24... Qe7 { [%clk 0:03:21] } 25. Qxe7 { [%clk 0:03:59] } 25... Rexe7 { [%clk 0:03:23] } 26. Bxd7+ { [%clk 0:04:01] } 26... Rxd7 { [%clk 0:03:24] } 27. bxc5 { [%clk 0:03:32] } 27... Bxc5 { [%clk 0:03:18] } 28. c3 { [%clk 0:03:16] } 28... Bxa3 { [%clk 0:03:15] } 29. Ra1 { [%clk 0:03:19] } 29... Bc5 { [%clk 0:03:12] } 30. Bd4 { [%clk 0:03:15] } 30... Bxd4 { [%clk 0:02:42] } 31. cxd4 { [%clk 0:03:20] } 31... Rc7 { [%clk 0:02:39] } 32. Rfc1 { [%clk 0:03:23] } 32... Rc4 { [%clk 0:02:26] } 33. g4 { [%clk 0:03:17] } 33... hxg4 { [%clk 0:02:24] } 34. hxg4 { [%clk 0:03:21] } 34... b5 { [%clk 0:02:20] } 35. Rxc4+ { [%clk 0:03:23] } 35... dxc4 { [%clk 0:02:23] } 36. Rxa7 { The dust settles and White is up a full Rook. Of course, the only reason that Black has not resigned yet is that there may be some outside chances of the b and c pawns promoting. White's King is too far, but the Rook should be able to manage. } { [%clk 0:03:26] } 36... c3 { [%clk 0:02:21] } 37. Ra1 { [%clk 0:02:55] } 37... b4 { [%clk 0:02:24] } 38. Kg2? { Yes, White's goal is to bring the King over, but these types of endgames can be very dangerous for the Rook and must be carefully calculated. It was crucial for White to stop the pawns in their tracks before bringing the King over. } { [%clk 0:02:58] } (38. Rc1! { Was a clean way to freeze Black's pawns. Neither pawn can move, and White can bring the King over: } 38... Kd7 39. Kg2 Kd6 40. Kf3 Kd5 41. Ke2 Kc4 42. Kd1 b3 43. Rxc3+! Kxc3 44. Kc1 { White's King stop the b-pawn and White easily makes a Queen of his own. }) 38... c2 { White's King is way too far. } { [%clk 0:02:27] } 39. Kf2 { [%clk 0:02:48] } 39... b3 { [%clk 0:02:29] } 40. Ke2 { [%clk 0:02:50] } (40. Rc1! { Was again the only hope, which leads to a very interesting situation: } 40... Kd7 41. g5 b2 42. Rxc2 b1=Q 43. Rc5 $10 { Magnus Carlsen may not believe in fortresses, but I do believe that Black does not have a way through here. }) 40... b2 $19 { It's all over now. An unfortunate turn of events for White who was up tons of material throughout the game. } { [%clk 0:02:33] } 41. Ra8+ { [%clk 0:02:30] } 41... Kb7 { [%clk 0:02:36] } 42. Rf8 { [%clk 0:02:32] } 42... b1=Q { [%clk 0:02:33] } 43. Rxf7+ { [%clk 0:02:35] } 43... Kb6 { [%clk 0:02:35] } 44. Rf6+ { [%clk 0:02:34] } 44... Kb5 { [%clk 0:02:38] } 45. Rxg6 { [%clk 0:02:33] } 45... Qd1+ { [%clk 0:02:39] } 46. Kf2 { [%clk 0:02:34] } 46... c1=Q { [%clk 0:02:38] } 47. Rg5+ { [%clk 0:02:37] } 47... Kc4 { [%clk 0:02:41] } 48. Rc5+ { [%clk 0:02:40] } 48... Kd3 { [%clk 0:02:39] } 49. Rxc1 { [%clk 0:02:27] } 49... Qxc1 { [%clk 0:02:39] } 50. g5 { [%clk 0:02:27] } 50... Qxe3+ { [%clk 0:02:38] } 51. Kg2 { [%clk 0:02:26] } 51... Qxf4 { [%clk 0:02:39] } 52. d5 { [%clk 0:02:28] } 52... Ke3 { [%clk 0:02:31] } 53. g6 { [%clk 0:02:31] } 53... Qf3+ { [%clk 0:02:28] } 54. Kh2 { [%clk 0:02:33] } 54... Kf2 { [%clk 0:02:29] } 55. g7 { [%clk 0:02:34] } 55... Qg2# { 0-1 Black wins by checkmate. } { [%clk 0:02:27] } 0-1