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lightknight(1788) vs. samuraigoroh(1760) 1/2-1/2

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

SamuraiGoroh(1760) whispers: Didn't felt like preparing for this game, not because of the rival, but because I was lazy :P}
2...Nc6 {(0:31)} 3.d4 {(0:02)} exd4 {(0:10)} 4.Nxd4 {(0:00)} Nxd4 {(1:10)} 5.Qxd4 {(0:03)} Ne7 {(1:46)

SamuraiGoroh(1760) whispers: Didn't noticed but last game of mine was my 500th victory in Standard here}
6.Nc3 {(2:58)} Nc6 {(0:10)

Psycho(1958) whispers: congrats on the milestone!
LightKnight has lagged for 30 seconds.}
7.Qd2 {(1:52)} Bb4 {(1:16)} 8.a3 {(0:42)} Ba5 {(0:20)} 9.b4 {(0:28)} Bb6 {(0:02)} 10.Bb2 {(0:25)} O-O {(2:16)} 11.Bc4 {(2:44)} d6 {(2:39)

SamuraiGoroh(1760) whispers: Still don't have a real plan, so I'll just wait to see how the game develops

SamuraiGoroh(1760) whispers: I don't think he'll castle long, but there's the posibility}
12.O-O {(2:09)

SamuraiGoroh(1760) whispers: And he went and castle short, so that's something not to worry about now}
12...Ne5 {(0:52)} 13.Bb3 {(0:18)} Be6 {(0:10)} 14.Nd5 {(0:54)

SamuraiGoroh(1760) whispers: like if I would give my DSB}
14...Bxd5 {(0:46)
LightKnight has lagged for 30 seconds.}
15.Bxd5 {(0:19)} c6 {(3:56)} 16.Bb3 {(0:20)} Qh4 {(1:10)

SamuraiGoroh(1760) whispers: I like were my knight is, too bad he can always trade it (but that would mean he loses the bishop pair)}
17.Qxd6 {(4:03)

SamuraiGoroh(1760) whispers: Hmmm, I totally missed that. I was just thinking he should defend}
17...Ng6 {(5:39)} 18.Qd3 {(8:25)} Rad8 {(0:08)

SamuraiGoroh(1760) whispers: I think he should had gone with Qd7 instead of retreating, that would had been bothersome to say the least}
19.Qe2 {(4:28)} Rfe8 {(4:30)

SamuraiGoroh(1760) whispers: If I can't get back my pawn, at least I'm getting some development done (but still is not enough)}
20.Rae1 {(1:38)} Nf4 {(1:47)} 21.Qf3 {(0:37)} Ne6 {(5:52)} 22.Qg3 {(3:30)} Qxg3 {(1:34)} 23.hxg3 {(0:05)} Nd4 {(1:41)
LightKnight has lagged for 30 seconds.}
24.Bxd4 {(7:05)} Bxd4 {(0:17)} 25.g4 {(0:22)} a6 {(0:36)} 26.g3 {(0:36)} Bb2 {(0:12)} 27.a4 {(0:23)} Bc3 {(0:01)} 28.Re3 {(0:20)} Bxb4 {(0:17)} 29.Rf3 {(0:09)} Re7 {(0:10)} 30.Rd3 {(0:53)

SamuraiGoroh(1760) whispers: Well, now with my pawn back, I don't think I'll lose this game (perhaps a draw) byt with the pawn structure, I think I'll have this at the end}
30...Rde8 {(0:24)} 31.f3 {(0:52)} Kf8 {(2:27)} 32.Rfd1 {(0:13)} b5 {(1:06)} 33.axb5 {(3:30)} axb5 {(0:24)

SamuraiGoroh(1760) whispers: Also considered playing cxb5, but other than the pawn being on the a1-h8 diagonal to promote, I'm not sure it was stronger}
34.c3 {(3:53)} Ba3 {(0:19)} 35.Kg2 {(0:33)} Ra7 {(4:12)} 36.Rh1 {(4:24)} h6 {(0:43)

SamuraiGoroh(1760) whispers: he should had prevented h6 with g5 first}
37.Ra1 {(0:56)

LJMon(1848) whispers: nice move}
37...Ke7 {(3:03)} 38.f4 {(0:30)} Bc5 {(0:07)

LJMon(1848) whispers: instead of f4 Rd6 may have been better..... BxR RxR hitting f7}
39.Rxa7+ {(3:39)} Bxa7 {(0:03)} 40.e5 {(0:08)

LJMon(1848) whispers: white forgot to shut the back door

LJMon(1848) whispers: B can live on c5}
40...c5 {(3:40)

LJMon(1848) whispers: hehehe

LJMon(1848) whispers: now a pawn lives there

LJMon(1848) whispers: these endagmes are so funny

LJMon(1848) whispers: maybe white might notice the fork threat}
41.Rd6 {(2:20)} c4 {(0:28)} 42.Bc2 {(0:11)

SamuraiGoroh(1760) whispers: cutting the bishop}
42...Rd8 {(0:09)

LJMon(1848) whispers: ahh a draw offer

SamuraiGoroh(1760) whispers: forcing trade :)}
43.Rxd8 {(1:59)} Kxd8 {(0:03)} 44.Be4 {(0:12)

SamuraiGoroh(1760) whispers: He should had moved the king first I believe}
44...Kc7 {(0:42)} 45.Bd5 {(0:05)} f6 {(0:21)

LJMon(1848) whispers: hehe}
46.e6 {(0:08)} Kd6 {(0:01)

LJMon(1848) whispers: f5}
47.f5 {(0:32)

LJMon(1848) whispers: black hamstrung himself in about 2 moves

JoshuaR(1896) whispers: Go SamuraiGoroh!

LJMon(1848) whispers: hehe

SamuraiGoroh(1760) whispers: Good thing I have time, I think this is more complicated than I first though

LJMon(1848) whispers: hehe

LJMon(1848) whispers: fortunately it should be a draw

JoshuaR(1896) whispers: Bc5 to give king some room to run to qside

Plebusan(1817) whispers: Kxd5 now would be a mistake

LJMon(1848) whispers: big time

SamuraiGoroh(1760) whispers: If the pawns were a move closer, then I would had time to sac the bishop

SamuraiGoroh(1760) whispers: Guess Bc5 is the move to play here}
47...Bc5 {(4:32)} 48.Be4 {(0:20)} Ba3 {(0:14)

SamuraiGoroh(1760) whispers: he should had gone with still attacking my queenside pawns from below I believe}
49.Bb7 {(0:37)

SamuraiGoroh(1760) whispers: guess he can still can, hehe

SamuraiGoroh(1760) whispers: but there's no rush for me to get the c pawn}
49...Kc7 {(1:14)} 50.Ba6 {(0:19)} Kb6 {(0:04)} 51.Bc8 {(0:08)} Be7 {(0:14)} 52.Bd7 {(0:08)} Kc5 {(0:03)} 53.Kf2 {(0:09)} b4 {(0:04)

LJMon(1848) whispers: you guys can take a little time to think}
54.cxb4+ {(0:20)} Kxb4 {(0:01)} 55.Ke2 {(0:10)} Kc3 {(0:08)} 56.Ba4 {(0:10)} Kb2 {(0:04)} 57.Kd1 {(0:18)} c3 {(0:04)} 58.Bc2 {(0:03)

mcstorytaller(1731) whispers: dead draw

SamuraiGoroh(1760) whispers: hehe, didn't considered this move :P

SamuraiGoroh(1760) whispers: guess is a draw then}
58...Bd6 {(1:38)
SamuraiGoroh offers a draw.
LightKnight declines the draw request.}
59.Bd3 {(0:09)

SamuraiGoroh(1760) whispers: There's no way to fall in a zugswang, not sure why he didn't accepted it :S}
59...Bb4 {(1:26)} 60.Be4 {(0:07)} Be7 {(0:05)} 61.Bd3 {(0:04)} Bb4 {(0:01)} 62.Be4 {(0:03)} Be7 {(0:01)} 63.Bd3 {(0:01)
SamuraiGoroh offers a draw.}
63...Bb4 {(0:04)
LightKnight accepts the draw request.}
{Game drawn by mutual agreement} 1/2-1/2

Comments

samuraigoroh (2017-05-27): 55. c3 was the winning move, Kb3 was also winning (but not as strong/direct as moving the pawn first)

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