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jaberwock(2025) vs. organicchess(2024) *

1.e4 {(0:00)} e5 {(0:00)} 2.Nf3 {(0:02)} Nc6 {(0:09)

jaberwock(2025) whispers: So much for my preparation on the Latvian...}
3.Bb5 {(0:25)} Nf6 {(0:18)

JoshuaR(1619) whispers: long-ish think. black did pass on a6, heh}
4.O-O {(4:01)} Bc5 {(0:51)} 5.c3 {(1:59)} Qe7 {(2:15)

wmahan(1972) whispers: hmm, OC didn't play the latvian gambit}
6.d4 {(2:03)

milpat(1801) whispers: jaberwock(2025)[151] whispers: So much for my preparation on the Latvian...

JoshuaR(1619) whispers: lol!}
6...Bb6 {(0:26)

wmahan(1972) whispers: hehe

milpat(1801) whispers: OC plays latvian 99% of times ... bad luck u fall on the 1% Jab :P}
7.Bg5 {(2:35)} h6 {(1:49)} 8.Bxf6 {(2:08)} Qxf6 {(0:03)} 9.Bxc6 {(1:58)} bxc6 {(0:03)} 10.Nxe5 {(0:21)} O-O {(0:50)

wmahan(1972) whispers: hmm, it doesn't look like OC has much compensation for the pawn

shivaroxxx(1698) whispers: classical ruy.....interesting...

wmahan(1972) whispers: he has the B pair but the position isn't open enough for that to be an advantage yet}
11.Nd2 {(5:13)

shivaroxxx(1698) whispers: personally...i remain suspicious of the ruy defenses without a6....but thats me

shivaroxxx(1698) whispers: :-)

milpat(1801) whispers: c5 any good?}
11...Re8 {(2:55)

wmahan(1972) whispers: c5 did look interesting, but I guess he thought Ndf3 cxd cxd just strengthens white's center

milpat(1801) whispers: ...or Ndc4, well ok u right

wmahan(1972) whispers: or maybe even dxc5 eliminating the B pair...I'm not sure to be honest

milpat(1801) whispers: Ndc4 kills the pair actually, no?

wmahan(1972) whispers: oops, that wouldn't necessarily get rid of the B pair

shivaroxxx(1698) whispers: well he does not want to straighten pawns either}
12.a4 {(4:19)

shivaroxxx(1698) whispers: is my wild guess...

wmahan(1972) whispers: yeah, I think it did pat

milpat(1801) whispers: now a5 will save it

wmahan(1972) whispers: Ba6 didn't seem to help

shivaroxxx(1698) whispers: Nc4 -- NxB bails out that ugly bastard anyways

wmahan(1972) whispers: a5 and a6 seem like the only moves

milpat(1801) whispers: a5 Ba7? Nc4

milpat(1801) whispers: mm a5 Nc4 Ba7? (better order)

wmahan(1972) whispers: so you think a6 is better pat?

xivarmy(1891) whispers: d6 might be playable. d6 Nxc3 Bb7

wmahan(1972) whispers: good point

milpat(1801) whispers: maybe a6 better than a5, cuz a5 would hang after Nc4 Ba7

wmahan(1972) whispers: a6 and a5 both look awkward

wmahan(1972) whispers: a6 prevents Ba6, if that's any good

xivarmy(1891) whispers: a5 looks like the better of the two as black's light bishop might still like the a6 square

milpat(1801) whispers: white plays a5 next move if black does nothin

xivarmy(1891) whispers: also not totally out of the question: Rxe5

shivaroxxx(1698) whispers: i was thinking that...as black is clearly behind in my book

milpat(1801) whispers: already a pawn down may discourage some Rxe5, maybe

xivarmy(1891) whispers: i think black actually has a really good shot to fight for equality after Rxe5. the two bishops have a good chance to get the exchange back eventually

wmahan(1972) whispers: it does have some appeal, albeit in a desperate sort of way

xivarmy(1891) whispers: but overall a5 is probably objectively 'best'

shivaroxxx(1698) whispers: true..

shivaroxxx(1698) whispers: doubt N is moving

shivaroxxx(1698) whispers: could try and set up Rx

shivaroxxx(1698) whispers: better

wmahan(1972) whispers: maybe black could even play Ba6 first, to pressure f2

xivarmy(1891) whispers: that's actually a neat idea. Ba6 Re1 Rxe5!

wmahan(1972) whispers: it would work if the rook had to move, but I guess white can just play c4 or something

xivarmy(1891) whispers: true

milpat(1801) whispers: but better see c4 than Nc4 from black point of view, no?

milpat(1801) whispers: well c4 Bxd4...

xivarmy(1891) whispers: well... Ba6 c4 forces Rxe5 and now you don't get the f2 shot

xivarmy(1891) whispers: oh i guess true

xivarmy(1891) whispers: d4 is cut out, but Ba6 Nc4 is still ok}
12...c5 {(11:02)

milpat(1801) whispers: ok, a5 cxd4 axb6? Ne5 falls too

milpat(1801) whispers: i tought this was losing a piece for a moment

xivarmy(1891) whispers: hm... a5 cxd4 axb6 Qxe5 Rxa7 does not look appealing to me... does black have a better intermediate move in there somewhere

wmahan(1972) whispers: wow

wmahan(1972) whispers: I don't see anything other than your line xiv

xivarmy(1891) whispers: maybe i'm just misevaluating it - perhaps black can win the a-pawn after trading rooks on a7

arunsingh(1693) whispers: Bishop pair vs Centre control}
13.Ng4 {(4:51)

milpat(1801) whispers: a5 cxd axb6 dxc3? is that possilble?

xivarmy(1891) whispers: ah, i guess this might just simply win a piece instead

wmahan(1972) whispers: oh, this looks even better for white

milpat(1801) whispers: seems to kill the counterplay

wmahan(1972) whispers: nice move...suddenly it seems lost :(

xivarmy(1891) whispers: black can still get 3 pawns for the piece maybe, could keep the game interesting

xivarmy(1891) whispers: maybe... no only counting 2 in most lines, which leaves him only 1 pawn up, not so interesting :(

wmahan(1972) whispers: I guess black could try Qg6 a5 d5 and if the Ne5, Bh3

xivarmy(1891) whispers: Qf4, Ba6, and h5 perhaps

wmahan(1972) whispers: oh nvm, Ne5 attacks Qg6

xivarmy(1891) whispers: could Rxe5 and Bh3 there if it lead to anything, but g3 returning the ex seems to always be an option

wmahan(1972) whispers: and if Ne3 then cxd frees the bishop I think

milpat(1801) whispers: why N would move Wil?

xivarmy(1891) whispers: because the bishop opens up on it when black moves the d-pawn}
13...Qg6 {(6:21)

wmahan(1972) whispers: yeah I was thinking after a5 d5 pat

wmahan(1972) whispers: or d6, not sure

wmahan(1972) whispers: oh, d6 stops Ne5}
14.a5 {(1:05)

wmahan(1972) whispers: d6 Ne3 cxd cxd and the B is still trapped :(

xivarmy(1891) whispers: perhaps just a5 d6 axb6 Bxg4 f3}
14...d6 {(0:35)

milpat(1801) whispers: ok i see now}
15.f3 {(0:22)

milpat(1801) whispers: i knew something was missing to me

xivarmy(1891) whispers: or just f3 keeping the bishop trapped

wmahan(1972) whispers: h5?

wmahan(1972) whispers: but then Nf2!

xivarmy(1891) whispers: Nf2 available now, he will get to pick up the bishop, and Nf2 covers h3 to boot

wmahan(1972) whispers: a good effort by OC but it looks like white has covered all the bases

xivarmy(1891) whispers: i do believe black's run out of resources}
15...cxd4 {(4:25)} 16.axb6 {(0:40)} dxc3 {(0:08)} 17.bxc3 {(0:33)

xivarmy(1891) whispers: yea, just the 2 pawns for the piece. if by some miracle black can win c3 we'd have a game again

wmahan(1972) whispers: hmm, I thought Rxa7 looked interesting}
17...Bxg4 {(0:42)} 18.fxg4 {(0:08)} axb6 {(0:17)

wmahan(1972) whispers: maybe Bxg4 then

milpat(1801) whispers: this let white withe strange pawns structure..

wmahan(1972) whispers: if OC hadn't been down a pawn already it wouldn't be so dire}
19.h3 {(1:35)

xivarmy(1891) whispers: but the pawns are all mostly covered and black has no minors left to complicate matters

milpat(1801) whispers: i do believe this is black best play, (since c5 commitment)

wmahan(1972) whispers: maybe Qg5 to threaten Rxa1

wmahan(1972) whispers: but I don't think white will mind trading rooks at all}
19...Rxa1 {(1:44)

xivarmy(1891) whispers: worth a shot - also threatens Qc5+ to pickup c3}
20.Qxa1 {(0:04)} Qg5 {(0:01)

wmahan(1972) whispers: this way c3 is covered unfortunately

wmahan(1972) whispers: Qa2 defends the N and comes with a threat of its own

wmahan(1972) whispers: but then c3 is weak again...}
21.Qe1 {(2:19)

milpat(1801) whispers: Qc5 and c3 falls?

wmahan(1972) whispers: not after Qf2 :(

milpat(1801) whispers: if c3 goes , i will start like the bunch of black pawns}
21...Qc5+ {(1:14)

wmahan(1972) whispers: that forces a Q trade I think}
22.Qf2 {(0:16)

milpat(1801) whispers: qf2 threat qf7 oops

arunsingh(1693) whispers: queen exchange forced

wmahan(1972) whispers: nice trap by white...not much hope for black now

xivarmy(1891) whispers: Re5 Qxc5 Rxc5 gives black some activity... hard to see how he turns it into a pawn though}
22...Qxf2+ {(2:10)

wmahan(1972) whispers: Re5 Qxf7+

xivarmy(1891) whispers: Q was pinned on f2.}
23.Kxf2 {(0:09)

milpat(1801) whispers: not possible wil

wmahan(1972) whispers: ah yes, thanks

wmahan(1972) whispers: maybe that was better then

milpat(1801) whispers: idea was nice xiv

xivarmy(1891) whispers: better is subjective here - both tries lost}
23...Ra8 {(1:00)

wmahan(1972) whispers: you have to admire OC's fighting spirit}
{jaberwock lost connection; game adjourned} *

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