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croga(1545) vs. oldflyer(1503)

croga(1545) vs. oldflyer(1503) 1-0

1.e4 {(0:00)} c5 {(0:00)} 2.c4 {(1:41)} Nc6 {(1:02)} 3.Nf3 {(1:36)} g6 {(0:51)} 4.Nc3 {(2:07)} Bg7 {(1:06)

trebejo(2085) whispers: Nice day for a good game of chess :)}
5.a3 {(2:13)

Hathkhola(1609) whispers: what did you find good about this game?

trebejo(2085) whispers: well the good vibes

Hathkhola(1609) whispers: e3, Be2 and 0-0 for white

trebejo(2085) whispers: well he played e4 on the first move...}
5...e6 {(3:15)

trebejo(2085) whispers: be2 and 0-0 look fine, oh i see d3 typo ok yes d3, be2, 0-0 sure

Hathkhola(1609) whispers: Excuse me, i mean d3, Be2, 0-0 for white.

trebejo(2085) whispers: :)

trebejo(2085) whispers: the thing is, i would like to have the pawn on e3 here instead of e4 :D

trebejo(2085) whispers: so anyway this works, botvinnik used to play it so it can't be that bad}
6.Qe2 {(2:23)

trebejo(2085) whispers: i don't remember botvinnik playing qe2 in this configuration...}
6...Nge7 {(2:03)

Hathkhola(1609) whispers: Maybe, he will go for g3, Bg2 for white.}
7.Na4 {(1:14)

trebejo(2085) whispers: well there is an issue with Nd4

trebejo(2085) whispers: ok i think i will just sit back and see what happens ;)}
7...b6 {(1:21)} 8.d3 {(0:47)} O-O {(0:39)} 9.Be3 {(1:05)

trebejo(2085) whispers: now, Nd4 is not as menacing, since white can just swap everything on d4 and come out ok

trebejo(2085) whispers: white would only have to think about its vagrant on a4

trebejo(2085) whispers: black has a laggard on c8 as well so there is balance}
9...d6 {(7:13)

trebejo(2085) whispers: so now hk they can go for your setup with g3,bg2,0-0}
10.Qd2 {(0:59)} Bd7 {(5:13)} 11.Nc3 {(1:58)

trebejo(2085) whispers: i read OldFlyer's finger notes and I am inspired.}
11...Nd4 {(2:02)} 12.Bxd4 {(2:19)} cxd4 {(0:11)} 13.Ne2 {(1:18)} e5 {(1:46)} 14.g3 {(2:38)} Nc6 {(4:14)} 15.Bg2 {(2:40)} Na5 {(0:30)} 16.Nc1 {(1:03)} Qc8 {(0:43)} 17.h4 {(1:30)} h5 {(1:42)} 18.O-O {(1:37)} Nb7 {(5:14)} 19.b4 {(4:13)} Nd8 {(0:20)} 20.b5 {(3:35)} Bh3 {(1:31)} 21.Kh2 {(3:40)} Bxg2 {(0:10)} 22.Kxg2 {(0:16)} Ne6 {(0:49)} 23.Nh2 {(0:57)

trebejo(2085) whispers: hmmm there is a plan with nb3,a4,ra3,r1a1,a5...}
23...Kh7 {(1:57)} 24.Ne2 {(1:17)} Nc5 {(0:29)} 25.Rab1 {(1:28)} Bh6 {(0:38)} 26.f4 {(0:41)} exf4 {(0:15)} 27.gxf4 {(0:21)

trebejo(2085) whispers: ok now that the kingside has exploded it is necessary to rethink the position}
27...Nd7 {(1:02)} 28.Qe1 {(0:37)} Bg7 {(0:49)} 29.Rf3 {(0:43)} Nf6 {(0:47)

allanchs(1624) whispers: Nxd4}
30.Rg3 {(1:48)} Nd7 {(1:22)} 31.Ng1 {(0:15)} Bh6 {(1:00)

trebejo(2085) whispers: it seems possible for white's king to go to c2 or somesuch and then blast away at the g file}
32.Qf2 {(0:32)} Qc5 {(0:31)} 33.a4 {(1:53)} Bg7 {(0:50)} 34.Nhf3 {(0:16)} Nf6 {(1:00)} 35.Nh3 {(0:26)} Ng4 {(0:09)} 36.Qb2 {(0:56)

trebejo(2085) whispers: the black knight on g4 is surrounded by white pieces, such impudence}
36...Bf6 {(2:11)} 37.Qb4 {(0:51)} Ne3+ {(1:31)} 38.Kh1 {(0:26)} Nf1 {(1:05)} 39.Rg1 {(1:34)} Ne3 {(0:09)} 40.Qxc5 {(0:07)} dxc5 {(0:05)} 41.e5 {(0:40)} Be7 {(0:11)} 42.Ra1 {(0:43)} Nc2 {(1:05)} 43.Rac1 {(0:58)} Ne3 {(0:17)

trebejo(2085) whispers: a draw is useful for white}
44.Rge1 {(0:58)} a6 {(0:53)} 45.Re2 {(0:36)} axb5 {(0:18)} 46.axb5 {(0:18)} Ra3 {(0:16)} 47.Nfg5+ {(1:07)} Kh6 {(0:48)} 48.Rd2 {(0:19)} Nf5 {(0:46)} 49.Kh2 {(1:16)} Nxh4 {(0:14)} 50.Kg3 {(0:05)} Nf5+ {(0:03)} 51.Kf3 {(0:15)} Ne3 {(0:57)} 52.Ke4 {(0:59)} Nf5 {(0:22)} 53.Rg1 {(0:39)} Raa8 {(0:47)} 54.Rdg2 {(1:46)} Ne3 {(0:33)} 55.Rh2 {(0:21)

trebejo(2085) whispers: 55 nxf7+}
55...Ng4 {(0:14)} 56.Rb2 {(0:18)} Rae8 {(0:46)

trebejo(2085) whispers: 56 rxg4 hxg4 nf2+ kg7 nxg4 hmmm}
57.Rf1 {(0:46)

trebejo(2085) whispers: these guys move fast}
57...f5+ {(2:03)

trebejo(2085) whispers: the white king can retreat now, there is a passed pawn on e5}
58.Kf3 {(1:05)} Ne3 {(0:18)} 59.Ra1 {(0:12)} Rb8 {(0:29)} 60.Ra7 {(0:16)} Rfe8 {(0:44)} 61.Nf7+ {(1:35)} Kg7 {(0:17)

trebejo(2085) whispers: 62 nd6 looks tough to meet}
62.Nd6 {(0:23)} Kf8 {(0:21)} 63.Nxe8 {(0:41)} Kxe8 {(0:12)} 64.Ng5 {(0:16)

trebejo(2085) whispers: ok now white can certainly relax a bit :)}
64...h4 {(1:06)} 65.Rba2 {(0:19)

trebejo(2085) whispers: the h pawn cannot stand now, and worse yet, it gives white another entry file... if white plays 65.Rh2.... but like this...}
65...Ng4 {(3:01)} 66.Ra8 {(1:08)} Rxa8 {(0:11)} 67.Rxa8+ {(0:03)} Kd7 {(0:07)} 68.Rh8 {(0:11)} Nh2+ {(1:23)} 69.Kg2 {(0:33)} Ng4 {(0:05)

trebejo(2085) whispers: hmm oldflyer didn't like nxe5 or bxg5 followed by nxe5}
70.Rxh4 {(0:14)} Ne3+ {(0:11)} 71.Kf3 {(0:19)} Ng4 {(0:35)} 72.e6+ {(0:18)} Kd6 {(0:16)} 73.Rh8 {(0:30)} Bxg5 {(0:16)} 74.fxg5 {(0:04)} Kxe6 {(0:04)} 75.Rb8 {(0:16)

trebejo(2085) whispers: Rxb6 signals the end :)}
75...Ne5+ {(0:07)} 76.Ke2 {(0:12)} Nd7 {(0:24)} 77.Rb7 {(0:21)} Kd6 {(0:10)} 78.Kf2 {(0:08)

trebejo(2085) whispers: oh dear

trebejo(2085) whispers: maybe it's a fortress??}
78...Ke6 {(0:16)} 79.Kg3 {(0:06)} Kd6 {(0:17)} 80.Kf4 {(0:04)} Ke6 {(0:09)} 81.Rc7 {(0:07)} Kd6 {(0:11)} 82.Rc6+ {(0:03)} Ke7 {(0:14)} 83.Rxg6 {(0:29)} Kf7 {(0:12)

trebejo(2085) whispers: well there's no fortress anymore}
84.Kxf5 {(0:19)} Kf8 {(0:25)} 85.Ke6 {(0:12)} Ke8 {(0:11)} 86.Kd6 {(0:21)} Nf8 {(0:18)} 87.Rh6 {(0:43)} Nd7 {(0:20)} 88.g6 {(0:05)} Nf6 {(0:17)} 89.Rh8+ {(0:05)

trebejo(2085) whispers: say congratulations croga! :D}
{OldFlyer resigns} 1-0

Comments

croga (2018-02-20): Thanks for the lovely comments :) I know I'm playing still too fast. Hope it will come in time.

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