mariusgallus(2284) vs. maras(2246) 1-0

standard 45+45, 2021-06-27

1.d4 (0:00) Nc6 (0:00) 2.d5 (0:07) Ne5 (0:04) 3.f4 (0:03) Ng6 (0:04) 4.e4 (0:03) e5 (0:42) 5.dxe6 (0:05) dxe6 (1:16) 6.h4 (0:45) Qxd1+ (1:37) 7.Kxd1 (0:05) h5 (0:01) 8.Nf3 (0:35)
MariusGallus(2284) whispers: I got mixed up and forgot to play Qxd8. Wow!
8...Nf6 (1:06) 9.Bd3 (0:21) Bc5 (0:44) 10.Nc3 (0:41) Ng4 (1:17) 11.Ke2 (0:11) Bd7 (0:31) 12.e5 (0:15) Nf2 (0:54) 13.Rf1 (0:37) Nxd3 (0:05) 14.cxd3 (0:31) Bc6 (0:36) 15.Ne4 (0:57) Bxe4 (1:54) 16.dxe4 (0:22) Ne7 (0:03)
MariusGallus(2284) whispers: he gave me back light sqaures, I am a bit relieved
17.Be3 (1:17) Bxe3 (2:04) 18.Kxe3 (0:05) O-O-O (0:58) 19.Rfd1 (1:37)
Bionchess(2243) whispers: from this point on it looks very much like a draw..
19...Rxd1 (1:05) 20.Rxd1 (0:05) Rd8 (0:02) 21.Rc1 (2:34) Rd7 (3:09) 22.b4 (2:40) Nc6 (8:31) 23.b5 (3:20) Nb4 (0:24) 24.Rc4 (1:19) a5 (2:17) 25.bxa6 (8:26) Nxa6 (0:44) 26.f5 (8:31)
MariusGallus(2284) whispers: if i end up with a knight on f7 (if nakes his rook active on d1) then ef(or f5) to e6 is a very dangerous queening threat.
26...c5 (8:25) 27.Ng5 (5:19) Re7 (2:15) 28.f6 (1:54) gxf6 (0:21) 29.exf6 (0:03) Rd7 (0:04)
LJMon(1848) whispers: white needs to trade Rs
30.e5 (5:11) b5 (4:38) 31.Rc1 (4:21)
MariusGallus(2284) whispers: hoping for a good time to play g4
31...c4 (6:24) 32.a4 (2:33)
timmcg(1998) whispers: i like a4
LJMon(1848) whispers: me to
32...Rd3+ (8:49)
LJMon(1848) whispers: Rd3 doesnt quite get it
LJMon(1848) whispers: a4 really good move
33.Ke2 (2:47)
timmcg(1998) whispers: the rook is hanging if c4 pawn moves
33...Nc7 (0:46)
LJMon(1848) whispers: king is a fighting piece but BK is on the back line
34.axb5 (0:27) Rd4 (0:04)
LJMon(1848) whispers: N-->f7--->d6 fork
timmcg(1998) whispers: Nxf7 and how to stop the f pawn
LJMon(1848) whispers: I think maybe it looks to be over
35.Nxf7 (7:48)
LJMon(1848) whispers: Re4+ is useless
35...Nxb5 (0:34) 36.g3 (0:55)
LJMon(1848) whispers: cover f4 sq its over
36...Kd7 (0:35) 37.Ng5 (0:24) c3 (0:38)
LJMon(1848) whispers: Kd3
LJMon(1848) whispers: Ke3
timmcg(1998) whispers: f7 sets up a fork
timmcg(1998) whispers: f7 Rd2+
38.f7 (2:44) Ke7 (0:05)
timmcg(1998) whispers: oops
39.Rf1 (0:18)
Koff(1953) whispers: Rf1 Rd8
39...Rd8 (0:31)
Koff(1953) whispers: but then Nh7 wins an excghange
40.Nxe6 (0:11)
Koff(1953) whispers: so MArius won the game
40...Kxe6 (1:10) 41.f8=Q (0:05) Rxf8 (0:02) 42.Rxf8 (0:04) Kxe5 (0:01)
LJMon(1848) whispers: Kd3
Koff(1953) whispers: Tarrach at his times joked about Ibsen's Nelly. Hoping for a miracle
Koff(1953) whispers: in this kind of situations
43.Kd3 (1:15) Nd4 (1:01)
LJMon(1848) whispers: Re8+
Koff(1953) whispers: ja
44.Re8+ (0:44) Ne6 (0:04) 45.Kxc3 (0:14) Kf5 (0:13)
Koff(1953) whispers: rg8 with a stranglehold
LJMon(1848) whispers: yep Rg8
timmcg(1998) whispers: looks convincing
46.Kd3 (1:10)
Koff(1953) whispers: guess it doesn't matter so much
timmcg(1998) whispers: i think that is more precise
LJMon(1848) whispers: didn't need it right a way
timmcg(1998) whispers: keep black king out of e4 but it doesn't matter
Koff(1953) whispers: propably 44.Rh8 was the most exact. But it's gone
Koff(1953) whispers: there're only points to be delivered. No beauty points
Maras resigns 1-0

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