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offtherook(2292) vs. schachbjm(2357) 1-0

1.d4 (0:00)
schachbjm(2357) whispers: I mainly prepared for te Marsall, but seems like we wont see it today
schachbjm(2357) whispers: it is te fifth TL game between te two of us and the first time I have the black pieces 1...d5 (0:00) 2.c4 (0:30) e6 (0:03) 3.Nf3 (0:13) c5 (0:02)
schachbjm(2357) whispers: I am playing this line super frequently, so he is definitively prepared for it 4.cxd5 (0:57) exd5 (0:00) 5.Nc3 (0:05) Nc6 (0:04) 6.g3 (0:45) Nf6 (0:02) 7.Bg2 (0:16) Be7 (0:01) 8.O-O (0:17) O-O (0:01) 9.b3 (0:33)
schachbjm(2357) whispers: b3 is a sideline here
schachbjm(2357) whispers: has he prepared st. specific here and is slow playing it; hard to believe honestly 9...Ne4 (0:47)
offtherook(2292) whispers: was trying to remember through there if the move order ever matters. Probably not. Anyways, this is the Wojo line vs Tarrasch, goal is safe small edge
schachbjm(2357) whispers: Bf6 Re8 b6 next 10.Bb2 (1:00) Bf6 (0:06)
schachbjm(2357) whispers: this line is super solid for white, not much risk and keeping the tiny edge 11.Na4 (0:35) Re8 (0:02)
schachbjm(2357) whispers: inviting white to take; Rc1 is the textbook move here
schachbjm(2357) whispers: dxc is playable, too
schachbjm(2357) whispers: Nxc is dropping a piece obviously 12.Rc1 (1:11)
schachbjm(2357) whispers: now, I have to decide whether I wanna play b6 or take on d4
schachbjm(2357) whispers: might be good to take some time even though both moves are considered to be fine for black 12...b6 (2:17) 13.dxc5 (0:19) Bxb2 (0:00) 14.Nxb2 (0:02) bxc5 (0:02) 15.Na4 (0:28) Ba6 (0:39) 16.Re1 (0:54) c4 (0:03)
schachbjm(2357) whispers: I am slowly getting out of book here ... 17.Nd2 (0:47)
schachbjm(2357) whispers: I think I have Qg5 in my files, but could also be Qf6
schachbjm(2357) whispers: I have to take some time here and try to remember it/figure it out
schachbjm(2357) whispers: Qg5 Nxe4 dxe4 bxc4 Rad8 is what I assume to be the line I studied, but could also be totally wrong 17...Qg5 (5:02) 18.Nxe4 (3:20) dxe4 (0:00) 19.Qd6 (0:57)
schachbjm(2357) whispers: Qd6 is a move I have never seen before
schachbjm(2357) whispers: so either this is wrong, a recent line or the move was 17 ... Qf6 instead of Qg5
schachbjm(2357) whispers: Re6 looks natural here 19...Re6 (2:19)
schachbjm(2357) whispers: I hope that white did not prepare all that ... 20.Qc5 (2:36) Qh6 (3:22)
schachbjm(2357) whispers: super dynamic and dangerous position for both of us
schachbjm(2357) whispers: Re5/Ne5 Rd8 and white can get in trouble quite soon 21.Qa3 (2:57)
schachbjm(2357) whispers: Qa3 is a huge surprise
schachbjm(2357) whispers: I expected bxc
schachbjm(2357) whispers: his plan is Nc5 obviously
bodzolca(1592) whispers: wow black really went into the tank
blore(1999) whispers: lol 21...Ne5 (13:44)
schachbjm(2357) whispers: I think I am in trouble here
schachbjm(2357) whispers: I have to look over my lines after the game
schachbjm(2357) whispers: In hindsight, 17...Qg5 was a big mistake
schachbjm(2357) whispers: I have to give up the exchange here and hope for enough initiative on the kingside 22.Nc5 (1:46) f5 (0:09)
offtherook(2292) whispers: did he have to give up the exchange there?
offtherook(2292) whispers: I was burned last week for accepting "free" material
offtherook(2292) whispers: but I'm a slow learner, so here goes 23.Nxe6 (3:29) Qxe6 (0:00)
schachbjm(2357) whispers: unless I have sth concrete here which I do not see, white is close to be winning or even winning here
schachbjm(2357) whispers: st. went horribly wrong for me 24.Bh3 (1:01) Rf8 (0:23) 25.bxc4 (1:41)
schachbjm(2357) whispers: not sure whether it is a good idea from white to be so greedy here
schachbjm(2357) whispers: let us hope that it backfires 25...g5 (4:49) 26.c5 (2:06)
offtherook(2292) whispers: at this point he has to find a mate I think
offtherook(2292) whispers: but can't get Ng4 while my bishop is there, and if g4 Bg2 it takes too long to set up a R+Q battery on the h file
offtherook(2292) whispers: c6 cutting off the queen from defending bishop is a threat that he needs to address 26...h5 (3:02)
schachbjm(2357) whispers: I am dead lost here 27.c6 (0:41)
schachbjm(2357) whispers: I could resign here, but let us hope for a miracle
offtherook(2292) whispers: we'll both just continue our respective plans then, and find out who's faster 27...g4 (0:44)
offtherook(2292) whispers: tempted to ignore that and take his bishop
offtherook(2292) whispers: that's playing with fire to allow an h3 pawn, but if I leave e pawn in place the black queen has a hard time finding any route to g2
offtherook(2292) whispers: so I *probably* don't get mated lol
schachbjm(2357) whispers: sad that Bxe2 Nf3+ was not working due to Qxf3 1-0
offtherook(2292) whispers: 33 minutes left, seems like an appropriate point to burn a little time
offtherook(2292) whispers: one point in favor of bishop trade is keeping my c pawn and creating more threats with it, so I'm going that direction
offtherook(2292) whispers: been staring for a while and don't see how I'm getting mated
offtherook(2292) whispers: didn't see how I was losing last week either, so probably I'll be surprised 28.Qxa6 (8:39) gxh3 (0:08) 29.Qa4 (0:16) h4 (0:28) 30.c7 (0:17)
schachbjm(2357) whispers: gxh would be a welcomed blunder
schachbjm(2357) whispers: (mate in 2)
offtherook(2292) whispers: I don't mind hxg hxg because he can't actually open the file all the way
offtherook(2292) whispers: h2+ (at some point) Kh1 and I hide behind his pawn
schachbjm(2357) whispers: considering e3 and Ng4 here; hxg does not seem to lead to anything 30...e3 (5:57)
schachbjm(2357) whispers: c8=Q to trade material runs into xf2+ Zwischenschach here 31.f3 (1:22) f4 (0:41)
offtherook(2292) whispers: maximum cowardice option, my brainpower's starting to fade and I want to avoid any more tactical mess than strictly necessary
offtherook(2292) whispers: material edge for me, all I have to do is not get mated
offtherook(2292) whispers: famous last words
offtherook(2292) whispers: gxf gets mated so that's right out 32.Qb3 (1:09)
offtherook(2292) whispers: let's take queens off 32...Qxb3 (1:54) 33.axb3 (0:00) Rc8 (0:01)
schachbjm(2357) whispers: I should have avoided Qb3 obviously 34.gxf4 (0:27)
schachbjm(2357) whispers: my pawns look somewhat dangerous, but a 2300 player is unlikely to blunder here
offtherook(2292) whispers: ok now I'm just up a lot of material and there's no mate threats 34...Nf7 (1:01)
offtherook(2292) whispers: black never gets much chance to use that rook because c7 pawn is too dangerous 35.Red1 (0:20)
schachbjm(2357) whispers: I am just playing on out of frustration
schachbjm(2357) whispers: could also stop wasting my opponents and my time and resign here 35...Kf8 (0:46)
schachbjm(2357) whispers: it is just super unlikely that I can set up perpetual checks or a mating attack on the kingside 36.Rd3 (0:41) Ke7 (0:45) 37.Rxe3+ (0:07) Kd7 (0:01) 38.Rd3+ (0:01) Nd6 (0:01)
offtherook(2292) whispers: well that is one way to get rid of my advanced pawn
offtherook(2292) whispers: but now I win the knight
offtherook(2292) whispers: so I'm just up a clean rook with three connected central passers 39.Rcd1 (0:43) Rg8+ (0:02) 40.Kh1 (0:14)
offtherook(2292) whispers: don't want to take any risks on h file after Rg2-xh2
schachbjm(2357) kibitzes: congratulations, well played :) schachbjm resigns 1-0

1.d4 {(0:00)

schachbjm(2357) whispers: I mainly prepared for te Marsall, but seems like we wont see it today

schachbjm(2357) whispers: it is te fifth TL game between te two of us and the first time I have the black pieces}
1...d5 {(0:00)} 2.c4 {(0:30)} e6 {(0:03)} 3.Nf3 {(0:13)} c5 {(0:02)

schachbjm(2357) whispers: I am playing this line super frequently, so he is definitively prepared for it}
4.cxd5 {(0:57)} exd5 {(0:00)} 5.Nc3 {(0:05)} Nc6 {(0:04)} 6.g3 {(0:45)} Nf6 {(0:02)} 7.Bg2 {(0:16)} Be7 {(0:01)} 8.O-O {(0:17)} O-O {(0:01)} 9.b3 {(0:33)

schachbjm(2357) whispers: b3 is a sideline here

schachbjm(2357) whispers: has he prepared st. specific here and is slow playing it; hard to believe honestly}
9...Ne4 {(0:47)

offtherook(2292) whispers: was trying to remember through there if the move order ever matters. Probably not. Anyways, this is the Wojo line vs Tarrasch, goal is safe small edge

schachbjm(2357) whispers: Bf6 Re8 b6 next}
10.Bb2 {(1:00)} Bf6 {(0:06)

schachbjm(2357) whispers: this line is super solid for white, not much risk and keeping the tiny edge}
11.Na4 {(0:35)} Re8 {(0:02)

schachbjm(2357) whispers: inviting white to take; Rc1 is the textbook move here

schachbjm(2357) whispers: dxc is playable, too

schachbjm(2357) whispers: Nxc is dropping a piece obviously}
12.Rc1 {(1:11)

schachbjm(2357) whispers: now, I have to decide whether I wanna play b6 or take on d4

schachbjm(2357) whispers: might be good to take some time even though both moves are considered to be fine for black}
12...b6 {(2:17)} 13.dxc5 {(0:19)} Bxb2 {(0:00)} 14.Nxb2 {(0:02)} bxc5 {(0:02)} 15.Na4 {(0:28)} Ba6 {(0:39)} 16.Re1 {(0:54)} c4 {(0:03)

schachbjm(2357) whispers: I am slowly getting out of book here ...}
17.Nd2 {(0:47)

schachbjm(2357) whispers: I think I have Qg5 in my files, but could also be Qf6

schachbjm(2357) whispers: I have to take some time here and try to remember it/figure it out

schachbjm(2357) whispers: Qg5 Nxe4 dxe4 bxc4 Rad8 is what I assume to be the line I studied, but could also be totally wrong}
17...Qg5 {(5:02)} 18.Nxe4 {(3:20)} dxe4 {(0:00)} 19.Qd6 {(0:57)

schachbjm(2357) whispers: Qd6 is a move I have never seen before

schachbjm(2357) whispers: so either this is wrong, a recent line or the move was 17 ... Qf6 instead of Qg5

schachbjm(2357) whispers: Re6 looks natural here}
19...Re6 {(2:19)

schachbjm(2357) whispers: I hope that white did not prepare all that ...}
20.Qc5 {(2:36)} Qh6 {(3:22)

schachbjm(2357) whispers: super dynamic and dangerous position for both of us

schachbjm(2357) whispers: Re5/Ne5 Rd8 and white can get in trouble quite soon}
21.Qa3 {(2:57)

schachbjm(2357) whispers: Qa3 is a huge surprise

schachbjm(2357) whispers: I expected bxc

schachbjm(2357) whispers: his plan is Nc5 obviously

bodzolca(1592) whispers: wow black really went into the tank

blore(1999) whispers: lol}
21...Ne5 {(13:44)

schachbjm(2357) whispers: I think I am in trouble here

schachbjm(2357) whispers: I have to look over my lines after the game

schachbjm(2357) whispers: In hindsight, 17...Qg5 was a big mistake

schachbjm(2357) whispers: I have to give up the exchange here and hope for enough initiative on the kingside}
22.Nc5 {(1:46)} f5 {(0:09)

offtherook(2292) whispers: did he have to give up the exchange there?

offtherook(2292) whispers: I was burned last week for accepting "free" material

offtherook(2292) whispers: but I'm a slow learner, so here goes}
23.Nxe6 {(3:29)} Qxe6 {(0:00)

schachbjm(2357) whispers: unless I have sth concrete here which I do not see, white is close to be winning or even winning here

schachbjm(2357) whispers: st. went horribly wrong for me}
24.Bh3 {(1:01)} Rf8 {(0:23)} 25.bxc4 {(1:41)

schachbjm(2357) whispers: not sure whether it is a good idea from white to be so greedy here

schachbjm(2357) whispers: let us hope that it backfires}
25...g5 {(4:49)} 26.c5 {(2:06)

offtherook(2292) whispers: at this point he has to find a mate I think

offtherook(2292) whispers: but can't get Ng4 while my bishop is there, and if g4 Bg2 it takes too long to set up a R+Q battery on the h file

offtherook(2292) whispers: c6 cutting off the queen from defending bishop is a threat that he needs to address}
26...h5 {(3:02)

schachbjm(2357) whispers: I am dead lost here}
27.c6 {(0:41)

schachbjm(2357) whispers: I could resign here, but let us hope for a miracle

offtherook(2292) whispers: we'll both just continue our respective plans then, and find out who's faster}
27...g4 {(0:44)

offtherook(2292) whispers: tempted to ignore that and take his bishop

offtherook(2292) whispers: that's playing with fire to allow an h3 pawn, but if I leave e pawn in place the black queen has a hard time finding any route to g2

offtherook(2292) whispers: so I *probably* don't get mated lol

schachbjm(2357) whispers: sad that Bxe2 Nf3+ was not working due to Qxf3 1-0

offtherook(2292) whispers: 33 minutes left, seems like an appropriate point to burn a little time

offtherook(2292) whispers: one point in favor of bishop trade is keeping my c pawn and creating more threats with it, so I'm going that direction

offtherook(2292) whispers: been staring for a while and don't see how I'm getting mated

offtherook(2292) whispers: didn't see how I was losing last week either, so probably I'll be surprised}
28.Qxa6 {(8:39)} gxh3 {(0:08)} 29.Qa4 {(0:16)} h4 {(0:28)} 30.c7 {(0:17)

schachbjm(2357) whispers: gxh would be a welcomed blunder

schachbjm(2357) whispers: (mate in 2)

offtherook(2292) whispers: I don't mind hxg hxg because he can't actually open the file all the way

offtherook(2292) whispers: h2+ (at some point) Kh1 and I hide behind his pawn

schachbjm(2357) whispers: considering e3 and Ng4 here; hxg does not seem to lead to anything}
30...e3 {(5:57)

schachbjm(2357) whispers: c8=Q to trade material runs into xf2+ Zwischenschach here}
31.f3 {(1:22)} f4 {(0:41)

offtherook(2292) whispers: maximum cowardice option, my brainpower's starting to fade and I want to avoid any more tactical mess than strictly necessary

offtherook(2292) whispers: material edge for me, all I have to do is not get mated

offtherook(2292) whispers: famous last words

offtherook(2292) whispers: gxf gets mated so that's right out}
32.Qb3 {(1:09)

offtherook(2292) whispers: let's take queens off}
32...Qxb3 {(1:54)} 33.axb3 {(0:00)} Rc8 {(0:01)

schachbjm(2357) whispers: I should have avoided Qb3 obviously}
34.gxf4 {(0:27)

schachbjm(2357) whispers: my pawns look somewhat dangerous, but a 2300 player is unlikely to blunder here

offtherook(2292) whispers: ok now I'm just up a lot of material and there's no mate threats}
34...Nf7 {(1:01)

offtherook(2292) whispers: black never gets much chance to use that rook because c7 pawn is too dangerous}
35.Red1 {(0:20)

schachbjm(2357) whispers: I am just playing on out of frustration

schachbjm(2357) whispers: could also stop wasting my opponents and my time and resign here}
35...Kf8 {(0:46)

schachbjm(2357) whispers: it is just super unlikely that I can set up perpetual checks or a mating attack on the kingside}
36.Rd3 {(0:41)} Ke7 {(0:45)} 37.Rxe3+ {(0:07)} Kd7 {(0:01)} 38.Rd3+ {(0:01)} Nd6 {(0:01)

offtherook(2292) whispers: well that is one way to get rid of my advanced pawn

offtherook(2292) whispers: but now I win the knight

offtherook(2292) whispers: so I'm just up a clean rook with three connected central passers}
39.Rcd1 {(0:43)} Rg8+ {(0:02)} 40.Kh1 {(0:14)

offtherook(2292) whispers: don't want to take any risks on h file after Rg2-xh2

schachbjm(2357) kibitzes: congratulations, well played :)}
{schachbjm resigns} 1-0

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