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marianocg(1680) vs. marlov(1752) 0-1

1.e4 (0:00) c5 (0:00) 2.d3 (0:54) Nc6 (0:22) 3.Nd2 (0:20) d6 (0:17) 4.g3 (0:35) g6 (0:20) 5.Bg2 (0:08) Bg7 (0:08) 6.Ngf3 (0:12) Nf6 (0:09) 7.O-O (0:21) O-O (0:06) 8.Re1 (0:14) Bg4 (1:15) 9.h3 (0:18) Be6 (0:13) 10.c3 (0:15) Qc8 (0:09)
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: I think Kh2 here--h4 and g4 are too commital 11.Kh2 (4:36) Qc7 (0:51)
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: I don't think I like this maneuver by Black 12.d4 (1:00)
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: He should've played ...Qc7 in the first place--the king is probably better on h2
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Though it is lined up with the queen now 12...cxd4 (0:10) 13.cxd4 (0:11) Bd7 (1:54)
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: ...d5 is an idea for Black, then e5 Nd7, followed by ...f6
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: White could play d5 now, and the knight's a bit awkward, but I don't think there's a rush to play it 14.Qc2 (1:52) Rfc8 (0:17)
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Hmm, all this does is create an obvious threat
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Not that, the last move
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: I would've prefered White completing development with Nb3, Bd2, Rc1
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Or alternatively, b3 and Bb2, but be careful of the bishop aiming at the rook on a1 15.a3 (3:20) Nxd4 (0:47)
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Nice shot--I'll admit I missed it 16.Qd3 (1:47) Nxf3+ (0:24) 17.Qxf3 (0:09)
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Why not take with the knight?
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: That's so much more natural, and gets your dark-squared bishop into the game 17...Bc6 (0:48)
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Don't play b4 please... 18.Qe3 (3:20) Nd7 (1:23) 19.f4 (0:52)
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Seems premature, but I like that White's trying to get counterplay 19...Rab8 (1:28) 20.Rb1 (0:55)
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Ok, he could've taken a free pawn... 20...b6 (0:37)
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: But fine, maybe he didn't want to activate Black's rook
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Or he didn't see it 21.Nf3 (0:52) e5 (0:22)
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Both sides are playing too fast, especially Black 22.Bd2 (1:34) Qb7 (2:46) 23.Bc3 (1:04) exf4 (3:57) 24.Qxf4 (0:41) Bxc3 (0:37) 25.bxc3 (0:13)
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Splitting White's pawns, but also opening up the rook 25...Re8 (0:16)
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: I think I probably would've played that as Black, but definitely not so fast
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Does White defend the pawn or take the pawn on d6? 26.Nd2 (1:29) Ne5 (0:13)
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Careful of ...Nd3 now
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Honestly this just looks really bad for White 27.Rf1 (2:50) Rf8 (1:09)
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Wow, that's ugly
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: I guess he wants to play f5 though
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: He could've played it anyway though
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Or maybe he wants to doom his rook to passivity, who knows 28.c4 (1:05)
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Maybe Black thought he was winning too easily so he wanted to give White some hope
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Now c5 is almost a threat, but unfortunately it fails to Nd3
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Funny that one of the best moves here is probably Rfe8
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: I think Black freaked out when he saw the battery against his f-pawn and didn't realize it was already defended 28...Qe7 (3:42)
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: I thought this might happen--Black saw the "threat" of c5 and defended needlessly 29.Rb3 (3:41) f5 (0:23)
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Don't take please...
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Oh, maybe he has to
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Letting Black take is not much better
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Looks bad either way
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Hmm, Rbf3 is interesting, intending to meet fxe4 with Qxf8+
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: But that doesn't lead to anything except massive simplification
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: And the loss of another pawn, though White is winning it back
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: But then Black gets the c-pawn
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Yeah, that can't be good 30.Qe3 (4:57) Rbe8 (0:36) 31.Kh1 (2:37) fxe4 (2:14) 32.Rxf8+ (0:31) Kxf8 (0:27) 33.Bxe4 (0:28)
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: I think this loses a piece :-(
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Nf7 is the only move though
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Anything else allows unpinning the bishop with tempo (a check)
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: And would in fact lose the bishop 33...Bxe4+ (1:03)
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: He missed it 34.Qxe4 (0:11)
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: It wouldn't have won a full piece, just the exchange, but still
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Big miss
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Still looks bad for White though 34...Qd7 (1:37)
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Why did Black spend a full minute on Bxe4 and not play Nf7? 35.Rf3+ (1:27)
AsDaGo(1988) whispers: ??? MarianoCG resigns 0-1

1.e4 {(0:00)} c5 {(0:00)} 2.d3 {(0:54)} Nc6 {(0:22)} 3.Nd2 {(0:20)} d6 {(0:17)} 4.g3 {(0:35)} g6 {(0:20)} 5.Bg2 {(0:08)} Bg7 {(0:08)} 6.Ngf3 {(0:12)} Nf6 {(0:09)} 7.O-O {(0:21)} O-O {(0:06)} 8.Re1 {(0:14)} Bg4 {(1:15)} 9.h3 {(0:18)} Be6 {(0:13)} 10.c3 {(0:15)} Qc8 {(0:09)

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: I think Kh2 here--h4 and g4 are too commital}
11.Kh2 {(4:36)} Qc7 {(0:51)

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: I don't think I like this maneuver by Black}
12.d4 {(1:00)

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: He should've played ...Qc7 in the first place--the king is probably better on h2

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Though it is lined up with the queen now}
12...cxd4 {(0:10)} 13.cxd4 {(0:11)} Bd7 {(1:54)

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: ...d5 is an idea for Black, then e5 Nd7, followed by ...f6

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: White could play d5 now, and the knight's a bit awkward, but I don't think there's a rush to play it}
14.Qc2 {(1:52)} Rfc8 {(0:17)

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Hmm, all this does is create an obvious threat

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Not that, the last move

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: I would've prefered White completing development with Nb3, Bd2, Rc1

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Or alternatively, b3 and Bb2, but be careful of the bishop aiming at the rook on a1}
15.a3 {(3:20)} Nxd4 {(0:47)

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Nice shot--I'll admit I missed it}
16.Qd3 {(1:47)} Nxf3+ {(0:24)} 17.Qxf3 {(0:09)

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Why not take with the knight?

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: That's so much more natural, and gets your dark-squared bishop into the game}
17...Bc6 {(0:48)

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Don't play b4 please...}
18.Qe3 {(3:20)} Nd7 {(1:23)} 19.f4 {(0:52)

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Seems premature, but I like that White's trying to get counterplay}
19...Rab8 {(1:28)} 20.Rb1 {(0:55)

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Ok, he could've taken a free pawn...}
20...b6 {(0:37)

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: But fine, maybe he didn't want to activate Black's rook

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Or he didn't see it}
21.Nf3 {(0:52)} e5 {(0:22)

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Both sides are playing too fast, especially Black}
22.Bd2 {(1:34)} Qb7 {(2:46)} 23.Bc3 {(1:04)} exf4 {(3:57)} 24.Qxf4 {(0:41)} Bxc3 {(0:37)} 25.bxc3 {(0:13)

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Splitting White's pawns, but also opening up the rook}
25...Re8 {(0:16)

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: I think I probably would've played that as Black, but definitely not so fast

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Does White defend the pawn or take the pawn on d6?}
26.Nd2 {(1:29)} Ne5 {(0:13)

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Careful of ...Nd3 now

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Honestly this just looks really bad for White}
27.Rf1 {(2:50)} Rf8 {(1:09)

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Wow, that's ugly

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: I guess he wants to play f5 though

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: He could've played it anyway though

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Or maybe he wants to doom his rook to passivity, who knows}
28.c4 {(1:05)

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Maybe Black thought he was winning too easily so he wanted to give White some hope

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Now c5 is almost a threat, but unfortunately it fails to Nd3

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Funny that one of the best moves here is probably Rfe8

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: I think Black freaked out when he saw the battery against his f-pawn and didn't realize it was already defended}
28...Qe7 {(3:42)

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: I thought this might happen--Black saw the "threat" of c5 and defended needlessly}
29.Rb3 {(3:41)} f5 {(0:23)

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Don't take please...

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Oh, maybe he has to

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Letting Black take is not much better

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Looks bad either way

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Hmm, Rbf3 is interesting, intending to meet fxe4 with Qxf8+

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: But that doesn't lead to anything except massive simplification

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: And the loss of another pawn, though White is winning it back

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: But then Black gets the c-pawn

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Yeah, that can't be good}
30.Qe3 {(4:57)} Rbe8 {(0:36)} 31.Kh1 {(2:37)} fxe4 {(2:14)} 32.Rxf8+ {(0:31)} Kxf8 {(0:27)} 33.Bxe4 {(0:28)

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: I think this loses a piece :-(

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Nf7 is the only move though

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Anything else allows unpinning the bishop with tempo (a check)

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: And would in fact lose the bishop}
33...Bxe4+ {(1:03)

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: He missed it}
34.Qxe4 {(0:11)

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: It wouldn't have won a full piece, just the exchange, but still

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Big miss

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Still looks bad for White though}
34...Qd7 {(1:37)

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: Why did Black spend a full minute on Bxe4 and not play Nf7?}
35.Rf3+ {(1:27)

AsDaGo(1988) whispers: ???}
{MarianoCG resigns} 0-1

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