[Event "Rated Blitz game"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2021.02.24"] [Round "?"] [White "Paul H."] [Black "rexthedoggy"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B10"] [WhiteElo "2155"] [BlackElo "2167"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] [PlyCount "29"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [EventType "blitz"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2013.12.29"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 0,29,27,21,69,32,23,35,24,22,21,-28,43,49,131,37,66,16,77,9,40,23,114, 114,227,205,227,203,364,371,423,356]} 1. e4 c6 2. d3 {B10 Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Variation} d5 3. Nd2 e5 4. Ngf3 {This is the normal KIA setup against the Caro.} Bd6 {Black develops a piece and protects e5.} 5. g3 {Continuing with my typical KIA development but d4 was an idea too.} dxe4 $6 {There is no reason to resolve the tension in the middle.} 6. dxe4 (6. Nxe4 Nf6 ({Tempting but wrong is} 6... f5 {as the Black king's safety is undermined.} 7. Nxd6+ Qxd6 8. Qe2 {[%csl Re5][%CAl Ge2e5,Gf3e5] and the e5 pawn cannot be defended.} Nd7 9. Bf4 $1 $18) 7. Nxd6+ Qxd6 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O $14) 6... Ne7 7. Bg2 ({I calculated} 7. Nc4 Bb4+ 8. c3 Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 {and thought Black was better.} { But I missed} Bc5 {was his only legal move, allowing} 10. Nfxe5 O-O 11. Nd3 Na6 12. b4 b5 13. Ncb2 $18) 7... O-O 8. O-O (8. Nc4 Bb4+ 9. c3 Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 Bc5 11. Nfxe5 $14) 8... Be6 {Played to stop Nc4 but it allows Ng5.} 9. b3 (9. Ng5 Bc8 10. Nc4 Bc7 11. Qe2 $14) 9... Qc7 10. Bb2 a5 $4 {a4-a3 is the idea but it is too slow. f6 is solid here, stopping Ng5 and protecting the e5 pawn.} 11. Ng5 a4 $2 12. Nxe6 {This is winning but even strong is} (12. Qh5 $1 h6 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Nc4 $18) 12... fxe6 13. Nc4 {Every move comes with a new threat.} (13. Bh3 a3 14. Bc3 b5 15. Nf3 Rf6 16. Ng5 Ng6 17. Bxe6+ Rxe6 18. Nxe6 $18) 13... Rd8 14. Qg4 {Black resigns.} Nc8 15. Rad1 $18 1-0