opinel(2499) vs. nickychess(2230) 1/2-1/2
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Opinel(2499) whispers: playing the alekhine against me, interesting choice 7.Be3 (0:26) Bf5 (0:14) 8.Nc3 (0:14) e6 (0:22) 9.Be2 (0:32)
Opinel(2499) whispers: we'll see if he knows this move
Opinel(2499) whispers: slightly tricky since usually the Bf5 will go to g4 which is now impossible. 9...Qd7 (1:30)
Opinel(2499) whispers: if he plays it correctly it will transpose back to the main line
Opinel(2499) whispers: Qd7 is considered double edged
Opinel(2499) whispers: i can play the normal line with Nf3 or the a3 line which is somewhat under a cloud
Madmansreturn(1991) whispers: Be7 or Bb4 was the "standard" move instead of Qd7? 10.Nf3 (2:44)
Opinel(2499) whispers: Bb4 will transpose, 0-0-0 is the more aggressive sub line 10...O-O-O (1:19)
nubie(1595) whispers: apparently Be7 was the most common, Qd7 not so common and Bb4 rare, 13 games in ChessOK.com database 11.O-O (1:47)
Opinel(2499) whispers: battle grounds are set 11...Bg4 (2:23)
Opinel(2499) whispers: normal idea
Plebusan(1810) whispers: d4-pawn looking a bit weak
Opinel(2499) whispers: normal for white here is c5 and then either with prep or straight up with b4.
Opinel(2499) whispers: for instance c5 Nd5 NxN QxN (forced) and b4 pawn storming. but since i am an alekhine player i know it's a tricky way to play
Opinel(2499) whispers: white needs to keep in mind that black has f6 and then white's castled position is in trouble
Opinel(2499) whispers: fortunatelly, i do know the alekhine very well! ;) so i know what to do. to some measure anyway. there is always the possibility he prepared something wacky 12.c5 (5:15) Nd5 (0:22) 13.Nxd5 (0:08) Qxd5 (0:03) 14.b4 (0:07)
Opinel(2499) whispers: this is an important moment
Opinel(2499) whispers: he can either play the new theory, the old theory or the known mistake of Qe4?
Opinel(2499) whispers: h5 is aggressive here, as well as the positional Ne7 which i like myself.
Opinel(2499) whispers: but best according to theory is f6 and breaking
Opinel(2499) whispers: Nxb4 is very tricky. opening the file for my rooks and Qa4 etc will be dangerous
Plebusan(1810) whispers: why is Qe4 a mistake?
Opinel(2499) whispers: he is either unfamiliar with theory or is playing with me ;) 14...Qe4 (5:01)
skiffle(1689) whispers: ruh oh
Opinel(2499) whispers: the mistake it is ;)
nubie(1595) whispers: we will see now, I guess
Plebusan(1810) whispers: ok, I guess I will see why its a mistake now
Opinel(2499) whispers: Qd2 is coming now
smallblackcat(1996) whispers: queen is almost trapped on e4, presumably thats the problem 15.Qd2 (2:12)
smallblackcat(1996) whispers: like now he has to deal with Bd3
Opinel(2499) whispers: enough pretence
smallblackcat(1996) whispers: oh d5 is open, sorry
smallblackcat(1996) whispers: so maybe Ng5
Plebusan(1810) whispers: maybe f6 now then
Madmansreturn(1991) whispers: the alternative to f6 is Nxd4 presumably
smallblackcat(1996) whispers: I really don't like black here, the threats of Ng5 and b5 are in the air
smallblackcat(1996) whispers: hmm, Nxd4 is interesting 15...f6 (3:47) 16.Bd3 (1:46)
smallblackcat(1996) whispers: b5-b6 is probably on the way 16...Qd5 (0:39)
Opinel(2499) whispers: this is where the trickiness starts. i have to play exf6 and then he will have the open file for counter play. but Qe4 lost valuable time 17.exf6 (1:21)
Opinel(2499) whispers: the only good offensive measure here is to delay fxe
Opinel(2499) whispers: mainly Bxf3 / Nxd4 or otherwise white has b5! 17...Bxf3 (2:16) 18.Rxf3 (0:22) Nxd4 (0:07)
smallblackcat(1996) whispers: wow
Opinel(2499) whispers: good play by nickychess
smallblackcat(1996) whispers: leaving f6 does seem clever here
drinkeh(2077) whispers: history in the making?
smallblackcat(1996) whispers: white is not keen to play fxg7 19.Rf4 (1:24)
smallblackcat(1996) whispers: ah now if e5 then fxg7 and the long diagonal is closed 19...Nc6 (1:04) 20.Rd1 (0:36) gxf6 (0:09) 21.Rxf6 (1:30)
Madmansreturn(1991) whispers: black's position looks quite good IF Qe4 was a mistake, or has white gone wrong after it somewhere? 21...Bg7 (0:40)
Madmansreturn(1991) whispers: obviously my evaluation of the position might be very wrong :p
Opinel(2499) whispers: now i have to make a choice, i either play Rf7 or Rff1
smallblackcat(1996) whispers: I tend to agree, black looks ok here
smallblackcat(1996) whispers: earlier it looked like he'd just get blown away by the advance of the b-pawn
Opinel(2499) whispers: maybe Rf4 to stop Bd4
smallblackcat(1996) whispers: not great piece co-ordination for white anymore 22.Rff1 (3:28)
Opinel(2499) whispers: seems best 22...Bd4 (1:39)
Opinel(2499) whispers: mmm, i thought Ne5
smallblackcat(1996) whispers: Ne5 was just forcing trades, right?
Opinel(2499) whispers: in oractical terms i have better chances in the endgame
Opinel(2499) whispers: practical* 23.a3 (1:54) Rhg8 (1:51) NickyChess offers a draw. Opinel declines the draw request.
Opinel(2499) whispers: ?
smallblackcat(1996) whispers: hmm, Bb5 Bxe3 Qxe3 Qxd1 maybe
Opinel(2499) whispers: why offering me a draw so early on
smallblackcat(1996) whispers: lol, a GM unfamiliar with early draw offers ;)
milpat(1798) whispers: lol
nubie(1595) whispers: so basically, white's advantage here is that black pawns are isolated. I can't see anything else, given that either Bd4 or Ne5 was possible to force the trade of one of the bishops
milpat(1798) whispers: i just join, dosent black looks better?
smallblackcat(1996) whispers: just realised that my line earlier was moving into mate, lol
smallblackcat(1996) whispers: yeah I like black too
Opinel(2499) whispers: g3 or Bxd4
smallblackcat(1996) whispers: the black pieces work well together here
milpat(1798) whispers: smellblackcute :)
smallblackcat(1996) whispers: at the risk of missing something else thats obvious, Bxd4 Nxd4 seems to help black
smallblackcat(1996) whispers: threat of Nf3+ and in any case its getting the knight involved in the play 24.Bxd4 (6:42) Qxd4+ (0:10)
Opinel(2499) whispers: oh my
Madmansreturn(1991) whispers: I thought, Nxd4 was coming
smallblackcat(1996) whispers: seems Opinel expected NXd4 too
Opinel(2499) whispers: i can't believe he played that
skiffle(1689) whispers: bad move?
smallblackcat(1996) whispers: well Nxd4 looked better to us, but I can't believe that this is a blunder
Opinel(2499) whispers: i was afraid of g3 and sacs on the g pawn and h5 and i want an endgame so decided to trade. but Qx is bad. now i can trade more easily.
Opinel(2499) whispers: i just need to decide whether i prefer Qf2 or Kh1
drinkeh(2077) whispers: loses a bit of time i guess, since after Qf2 trade is to be avoided
smallblackcat(1996) whispers: Qf2 Qg7, and at least black isn't worried about Bxh7 or d-file tricks anymore
smallblackcat(1996) whispers: but I'm a patzer in relative terms 25.Qf2 (3:04)
milpat(1798) whispers: what about move like Qc3?
smallblackcat(1996) whispers: Qc3 Bxh7 looks a bit annoying
milpat(1798) whispers: so, trade?
smallblackcat(1996) whispers: I still like Qg7
smallblackcat(1996) whispers: seems a perfectly good square for the queen
smallblackcat(1996) whispers: frees up d4 for the knight
Madmansreturn(1991) whispers: but it doesn't look like black wants d4 for the knight considering his last move
smallblackcat(1996) whispers: well true, but if white plays b5 later he'll appreciate that square
milpat(1798) whispers: only mad men dont change their mind ;)
Madmansreturn(1991) whispers: I'm not schizophrenic ;)
milpat(1798) whispers: :) 25...Qxf2+ (9:03) 26.Kxf2 (1:05)
smallblackcat(1996) whispers: hmm, Kxf2 avoids having to give up the bishop, I think
HotBoxResident(1939) whispers: THat's interesting
smallblackcat(1996) whispers: R+B vs R+N could be winnable here
smallblackcat(1996) whispers: I imagine any rook endgames without minor pieces are drawn 26...Rg7 (1:27)
Madmansreturn(1991) whispers: this position must be quite pleasant for white, a distinct (but minor) advantage and basically no risk of losing 27.Bc4 (1:46) Nd4 (0:25)
HotBoxResident(1939) whispers: Is this a teamleague game?
Opinel(2499) whispers: Rf8+ is more troublesome than i thought
Opinel(2499) whispers: need a flight square 28.g3 (2:31) c6 (3:09) 29.Rde1 (0:48) Nc2 (0:59) 30.Bxe6+ (0:23) Kb8 (0:04) 31.Rd1 (1:57) Re8 (0:06) 32.Rd7 (0:35) Rxd7 (0:24) 33.Bxd7 (0:01) Rf8+ (0:41) 34.Kg1 (0:30) Rxf1+ (0:07) 35.Kxf1 (0:01) Kc7 (0:01)
HotBoxResident(1939) whispers: blunder?
Madmansreturn(1991) whispers: Bf5 does not work due to Ne3+ 36.Be6 (0:40) Nxa3 (0:04) 37.Bf5 (0:11) h6 (0:02)
HotBoxResident(1939) whispers: Yes, good eye :) 38.Ke2 (0:19) Nb5 (0:30) 39.Kd3 (0:30) Kd8 (0:02) 40.Be6 (2:17) Nc7 (0:21) 41.Bc4 (0:06) Ke7 (0:02) 42.g4 (0:23) Kf6 (0:09) 43.Kd4 (1:14) b5 (0:14) 44.cxb6 (0:20) axb6 (0:04) 45.h4 (0:59) Ne8 (0:10) 46.b5 (3:14) cxb5 (0:04) 47.Bxb5 (0:00) Nd6 (0:02) 48.Bd3 (0:27) Nf7 (0:03)
Madmansreturn(1991) whispers: looks like black can liquidate the remaining white pawns 49.Kd5 (1:54) Ne5 (0:06)
Madmansreturn(1991) whispers: at least the threatening one (g-pawn) and then black's king can head for the corner
Opinel(2499) whispers: what?
Opinel(2499) whispers: maybe i'm miss calculating
nubie(1595) whispers: Be2 I guess 50.Be2 (1:32) Ng6 (0:07)
HotBoxResident(1939) whispers: Pointed out well, madmans. Black could have taken g4 with a draw
Opinel(2499) whispers: draw 51.g5+ (0:58) hxg5 (0:02) 52.hxg5+ (0:00) Kxg5 (0:00) 53.Kc6 (0:08) b5 (0:01) 54.Bxb5 (0:07) Neither player has mating material 1/2-1/2
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