1.Nf3 (0:00) d5 (0:00) 2.d4 (0:05) Bf5 (0:13) 3.e3 (0:30) e6 (0:11) 4.a3 (0:20) c6 (0:16) 5.Bd3 (0:17) Bg6 (0:18) 6.O-O (1:36) Bd6 (0:21) 7.Qe2 (1:06) Nf6 (1:03) 8.Nc3 (1:26) Qc7 (0:09) 9.e4 (2:35) dxe4 (0:27) 10.Nxe4 (0:06) Nxe4 (0:29) 11.Bxe4 (0:04) Bh5 (0:34)
smallblackcat(2324) whispers: c3 and reorganise the B and Q along the b1-h7 diagonal 12.h3 (1:15)
smallblackcat(2324) whispers: oh right, that pawn was hanging :) 12...Nd7 (0:31) 13.c4 (0:36) O-O-O (2:03) 14.c5 (1:52)
smallblackcat(2324) whispers: b4-b5 comes pretty quickly here 14...Be7 (0:55)
smallblackcat(2324) whispers: Be7 b4 f5 maybe 15.b4 (0:48) Nf6 (0:32)
ricefarmer(1971) whispers: lets see who gets mated first 16.Bb2 (2:23)
smallblackcat(2324) whispers: both Rb1 and b5 seem reasonable here
smallblackcat(2324) whispers: hah, I keep missing hanging pawns 16...g5 (1:48)
smallblackcat(2324) whispers: very tempting is b5 cxb5 c6, but maybe black just plays b6 and laughs 17.g4 (2:50)
ricefarmer(1971) whispers: he has to sac and i hope i can beat off the attack - time will tell
smallblackcat(2324) whispers: bold as brass
smallblackcat(2324) whispers: not convinced that black 'has to sac' but the sac does seem very tempting
smallblackcat(2324) whispers: I am quite curious as to what happens after the simple Bg6
smallblackcat(2324) whispers: maybe Bc2 17...Qf4 (7:53)
smallblackcat(2324) whispers: well now, that is quite a move
ricefarmer(1971) whispers: beautiful move - i simply didnt see it
smallblackcat(2324) whispers: Bxc6 maybe
smallblackcat(2324) whispers: followed by some combo of d5, Qa6 and Be5 18.Bxc6 (3:22)
smallblackcat(2324) whispers: fireworks!
smallblackcat(2324) whispers: honestly, this does look good
smallblackcat(2324) whispers: bxc6 d5 and there are so many threats 18...Nxg4 (2:54) 19.Bxb7+ (0:36)
smallblackcat(2324) whispers: hah, this might just end in a perpetual 19...Kxb7 (0:57)
smallblackcat(2324) whispers: Qb5+ and its very hard for black to avoid the perp
smallblackcat(2324) whispers: eg Kc7 d5 and there is both d6+ and Be5+ 20.Qb5+ (0:53)
smallblackcat(2324) whispers: also just Qa5+ in fact
smallblackcat(2324) whispers: ok so the question is if white has more
smallblackcat(2324) whispers: well after Ka8 I don't see much better than Qc6+ and a perp
smallblackcat(2324) whispers: d5 is possible, but risky
smallblackcat(2324) whispers: like black can just play Rhg8, Be5+ isn't happening that easily 20...Kc7 (4:27)
smallblackcat(2324) whispers: well now d5 is basically riskless
smallblackcat(2324) whispers: I guess that was true of the other line too
avidmate(1835) whispers: GO Cyanide we need this - badly lol
smallblackcat(2324) whispers: eh d5 might not be riskless, I missed some ideas
smallblackcat(2324) whispers: but Qa5+ is an instant draw 21.Qa5+ (4:19)
smallblackcat(2324) whispers: Kd7 Qa4+!? is a way to continue
smallblackcat(2324) whispers: but I guess black just avoids Kc7 21...Kc8 (1:31) 22.Qa6+ (4:52)
ricefarmer(1971) whispers: it will take hime 2 moves or more to mate 22...Kd7 (3:13) 23.Qb5+ (0:23) Kc8 (0:36) ricefarmer offers a draw. bvrus accepts the draw request. Game drawn by mutual agreement 1/2-1/2