[Event "Rated Classical game"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2021.08.04"] [Round "?"] [White "InnerPiece"] [Black "PokeHumungaDunga"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A04"] [WhiteElo "2149"] [BlackElo "2180"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] [PlyCount "94"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2013.12.29"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 0,94,27,10,46,4,30,30,42,-7,65,18,23,26,28,8,35,12,37,7,17,17,30,40,40, 32,24,22,16,17,24,24,16,0,9,7,24,-28,34,-47,-28,-77,-54,-94,-98,-84,-87,-131, -128,-121,-113,-270,-107,-155,-144,-259,-163,-275,-167,-267,-267,-263,-189, -223,-177,-303,-22,-163,-173,-303,-171,-233,-220,-363,-238,-604,-487,-746,-713, -942,-475,-939,-1083,-1156,-1209,-1276,-653,-653,-646,-689,-697,-709,-665,-851, -875,-885,-895]} 1. e4 c5 {B20 Sicilian Defense} 2. d3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 e6 5. Bg2 Ne7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 Nbc6 8. c3 Rb8 $5 {So far, this has been a traditional KIA setup until this move. Black is preparing b5 bu first getting his rook off the h1-a8 diagonal.} 9. a4 {I took the bait by stopping b5 but looking at it now I'm thinking, "Was this really necessary?"} (9. d4 d6 10. Na3 b5 11. dxc5 dxc5 12. Bf4 $14) 9... a6 10. Na3 {Again, d4 should have been played.} b5 {Black continues his expansion on the queenside.} 11. axb5 axb5 12. d4 (12. Nc2 {This was another idea - preparing d4 and grabbing the open a-file. } d6 13. d4 b4 14. Qd3 h6 15. Rd1 bxc3 16. bxc3 Qc7 $14) 12... cxd4 13. cxd4 { The b-pawn is now isolated making it easier to attack. Moves like Bd2 or Bf1 are possible to begin to surround the weak pawn.} d5 14. e5 {I spent some time on this move but I realized I could not take and allow Nd5.} b4 15. Nc2 Qb6 $1 {White is better here but cramped. Moves like b3 came to mind but after Na5 White has to play carefully. Slowly but surely, Black is occupying space on the queenside.} 16. Bf1 (16. b3 {Preventing Na5-c4.} Bb7 17. Bf4 Na5 18. Bg5 Nec6 (18... Rfe8 19. h4 Rbc8 (19... Nxb3 20. Rb1 Na5 21. Nxb4 $18)) 19. Ne3 h6 20. Bf4 g5 $4 21. Bxg5 Nxb3 22. Qxb3 hxg5 23. Qd3 $18) (16. Bg5 {A hard move to find but important as it frees up the e3 square for the knight.} Nf5 17. b3 h6 (17... Na5 {[%csl Yb3][%CAl Ga5b3]} 18. g4 $1 Nh6 19. h3 Ba6 (19... Nxb3 $2 20. Rb1 Na5 21. Rxb4 Qc7 22. Rxb8 Qxb8 23. Qc1 $18 {[%csl Rh6]})) 18. Bf6 Bxf6 19. exf6 Qd8 $14) 16... Bb7 17. Bg5 h6 18. Be3 $2 {A simple retreating move but a critical error. By moving to e3, the c2 knight has limited scope and can be pushed back with the move b3.} (18. Bxe7 Nxe7 19. Ne3 h5 20. h4 Ra8 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. g4 $14) 18... Na5 $2 {Black misses his chance.} ({The immediate} 18... b3 $1 {is a problem for White. The knight is forced to go to a3, where it is less active than on e3.} 19. Na3 Ba6 20. g4 {To stop Nf5.} Bxf1 21. Rxf1 Na5 22. Kg2 Nc4 $17 {Now, Nc4 followed by dc4 opens the b7-g2 diagonal which is very nice for Black.} 23. Nxc4 $4 dxc4 24. Rc1 Qc6 25. Kg3 Nd5 $17) 19. Nd2 ( 19. Nxb4 {I rejected this move because I thought it simply loses the b2 pawn.} Nc4 (19... Qxb4 20. Bd2 Qxb2 21. Bxa5 {[#]White has great compensation for the pawn.} Bc6 22. Bc7 Ra8 23. Bd6 Qb7 24. Qc2 Rfe8 25. Reb1 $16)) 19... Rfc8 { Black has done a nice job of transferring all of his pieces to the queenside. On the other hand, White is having challenges connecting is rooks and getting his knights placed on good squares.} 20. Rb1 $2 {It's very hard to find a productive move here. Stockfish likes h4, probably because it is non-commital and creates some space on the kingside.} (20. h4 Nf5 21. Bh3 Nc4 22. Bxf5 exf5 23. Nb3 Nxb2 24. Qb1 Nd3 25. Rd1 Rc3 26. Rxd3 Rxd3 27. Nc5 $1 Rc3 28. Nxb4 $11) 20... Bc6 {/\Ba4} 21. Na1 $4 {This is the move that lost me the game. It stops Ba4 but at the cost of taking my knight out of the game. I thought that even if Black plays b3, I have enough pieces to surround the b3 pawn and eventually capture it.} b3 $1 22. Rc1 $2 {/\Rc3-b3} (22. Bd3 Bb5 23. Nf3 Rb7 24. Bxb5 Qxb5 25. Bd2 Nc4 26. Bc3 Qa4 $17) 22... Ba4 $1 {Another good move. Black secures the b3 pawn, realizing that the bishop on a4 is only temporary - my a1 knight is entombed on that square.} 23. Nb1 $6 {Hoping to get to c3 and trade off the a4 bishop.} Nc4 (23... Rxc1 24. Qxc1 Nf5 25. Nc3 Bd7 26. Rd1 Nc4 $19 {Blacks pieces are swarming in the center while White is completely defensive.}) 24. Bxc4 dxc4 25. Na3 $4 (25. Nd2 Qa6 26. Ne4 Nf5 27. g4 Qa8 28. Bf4 Nh4 $19) 25... Qa6 (25... c3 26. Rxc3 Rxc3 27. bxc3 Qa5 28. Nb1 Bc6 $19 {[%csl Yb2,Gc6][%CAl Gc6a8,Gc6h1,Gb3b2]}) 26. Qe2 Bb5 27. Qd2 Kh7 28. h4 h5 29. Bg5 Nd5 30. Qd1 Nb4 {[%csl Rc1,Gd3,Re1][%CAl Gb4d3]} 31. Rc3 Nd3 32. Re2 Qa5 $4 33. Qd2 (33. Nxb5 $1 Qxb5 34. Nxb3 $11) 33... Qa4 {White is lost. The rest of my moves are focused on staying active and looking for a swindle.My opponent does a good job of putting me away.} 34. Qd1 Nb4 35. g4 Nd5 36. Rf3 c3 37. Rxf7 c2 38. Qe1 Bxe2 39. Qxe2 Qxd4 40. Bc1 Qd1+ 41. Qf1 Qxg4+ 42. Qg2 Qxg2+ 43. Kxg2 Kg8 44. Rf3 Bxe5 45. Nxb3 Bf4 46. Rxf4 Nxf4+ 47. Bxf4 Rxb3 {White resigns.} 0-1