[Event ""] [White "Jim Attaya"] [Black "TJ Weaver"] [Site "Rochester Chess Center"] [Round "1"] [Annotator ""] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2021.01.04"] [WhiteElo "1531"] [BlackElo "1897"] [PlyCount "64"] {This was a game I played as black against one of my frequent rivals Jim Attaya who I generally have very good results against, although the previous game I had lost my queen to a simple tactic against him.} 1. b3 {A rare opening, allowing black to build a pawn center in exchange for pressure against it} e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e4 $5 {Not a bad move, but very uncommon and perhaps slightly inaccurate, in these types of positions white often plays c4 and e3 to eventually play d4 with support from the e pawn, since the white pawn is now already on e4 this won't be possible.} (3. e3 Nf6 {This is more typical} )Nf6 4. Nc3 Bc5 5. h3 d6 6. Nf3 h6 $6 {This might be slightly inaccurate because it allows Bb5 with the idea of chopping the knight on c6, because it can eventually come to d4 which is good for black. h6 also doesn't accomplish very much} (6... a6 )7. a3 $6 {This move doesn't achieve anything, white needs to develop the bishop and castle} (7. Bb5 )a6 {Covering the b5 square preventing Bb5 and making an escape square for the B on c5} 8. d3 $6 {This move doesn't open up the white's dark square bishop because it is already developed on b2, so it really only serves to block in white's own bishop, although it does add a defender to e4} Be6 9. b4 Ba7 10. b5 {This move tries to upset the balance, but because black is better developed this move opening the queenside only benefits black, especially with the loose bishop on b2} Nd4 {All of black's minor pieces are well placed, and white's bishops look silly.} 11. bxa6 bxa6 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Na4 $6 {Desperately trying to trade off the bishops, but the knight is so bad on a4 it isn't worth it. White's best is to play Rb1 to secure the bishop and then play Be2 O-O and try to hold on.} (13. Rb1 c5 14. Be2 Rb8 15. Ba1 Rxb1 16. Qxb1 Qa5 17. 0-0 0-0 {White would be very lucky to hold a draw here because he is very restricted and a3 is hanging, but this is the best white has} )c5 $1 {You could call this an accidental brilliancy, because all I saw was that he would have a hard time saving the knight and forgot about my bishop} 14. c3 {When I saw this move I had a moment of panic, but white's position is completely passive and the knight is trapped so I don't need to be worried} Qa5 15. Ke2 {Trying to win the bishop, but everything works out in blacks favor. Different moves for white lose differently (although that doesn't necessarily mean I would find the win)} Bd7 16. cxd4 Bxa4 17. Qd2 Qxd2+ 18. Kxd2 cxd4 {Black is up a pawn and his pieces are far more active than white's, especially white's terrible bishops. Black will soon win this endgame with good moves.} 19. Be2 Ke7 20. Bd1 Rab8 21. Bxd4 {Everything loses so this isn't so bad of a try, but it loses a piece} (21. Ra2 Bb3 22. Bxb3 Rxb3 23. a4 Nd7 24. Ba3 Rc8 25. Rc1 Rxc1 26. Bxc1 Nc5 {White will simply be ground down} )Bxd1 22. Bxe5 dxe5 23. Rhxd1 Rb2+ 24. Ke3 Rc8 25. g4 Rcc2 26. Rf1 Ne8 27. h4 Nd6 28. Rac1 Nc4+ $1 {A nice finishing move} 29. Kf3 (29. dxc4 Rb3# )Nd2+ 30. Kg2 Nxf1 31. Rxc2 Ne3+ 32. fxe3 Rxc2+ {There wasn't any one move where white lost, but his position got worse and worse from a series of inaccuracies until it was untenable.} 0-1