[Event "LiChess"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Paul H."] [Black "Nuprow"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2017"] [BlackElo "2083"] [PlyCount "39"] [EventDate "2016.??.??"] [EventType "simul"] [EventRounds "77"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2013.12.29"] [SourceQuality "1"] [TimeControl "900+10"] {Arriving at work around 6:30, I applied a Windows 10 anniversary update that took about 20 minutes to install. As I waited I decided to play an online game. I was paired against a 2083 which is one of the strongest players I've had to play against.} 1. e4 e5 2. f4 {I debated about playing this. I love the King's Gambit but it is risky. If I screw it up, I might have a lot of suffering ahead of me. Well, the only way to get better is to experiment!} exf4 3. Bc4 { This is one of the most trendy and aggressive replies to the King's Gambit. White focuses on development and putting pressure on the f7 square via Bc4 and later when he castles.} Qh4+ {A normal reply. Nf6 is another idea. Black wants to disrupt White's king position and make it awkward for him to develop his pieces.} 4. Kf1 {Ke2 blocks the Queen so f1 is the best place for the King.} Bc5 $6 {An aggressive choice. The obvious threat is Qf2# but White has an easy reply.} 5. d4 {White gets a free developing move forcing Black to move his bishop a second time.} Bb6 6. Nf3 {Another tempo, now hitting the Queen.} Qh6 $6 {Black doesn't want to lose his f-pawn but he needs to let it go.} (6... Qd8 7. Bxf4 Nc6 8. Nc3 d6 9. h3 Nf6 10. Qd2 $11) 7. Nc3 $6 {Focusing on development is usually a good idea but not here. Instead, Ne5 was called for, hitting f7 and causing other problems.} (7. Ne5 $1 Ne7 8. Nxf7 Qc6 9. Bd5 Nxd5 10. Nxh8 Qc4+ 11. Ke1 Nf6 12. e5 Qe6 13. Qe2 $16) 7... c6 $6 {Too slow. Black needs to bring his pieces out.} (7... Ne7 8. h4 $1 {Preventing Black from protecting the pawn with g5.} (8. Ne2 $2 {A good idea but g5 protects f4 and gives Black some initiative.}) 8... d6 9. Ne2 {Now this works.} Be6 10. Bxf4 Qh5 11. Bd3 $14) 8. Ne5 $5 {Seemingly too early in the game to move the knight a second time but the circumstances call for it. f7 is very weak and Black will need to play d5 to stop me from playing N or Bxf7.} (8. g3 {[%csl Rh6] [%CAl Gc1h6] Putting pressure on the diagonal and threatening to take on f4.} Nf6 9. Bxf4 Qh3+ 10. Kf2 d5 11. Ng5 Qd7 12. exd5 O-O 13. d6 $16 {Black's pieces are hemmed in on the queenside. White has open lines and harmonious piece activity.}) 8... d5 {Black sacrifices a pawn to develop his pieces.} 9. exd5 cxd5 $4 {Black needed to play Nf6 to stay in the game.} (9... Nf6 10. Qf3 O-O (10... g5 $2 11. h4 $1 O-O 12. g4 $18) 11. Bxf4 g5 12. Be3 Qg7 $16) 10. Bxd5 {Good but not as strong as Nd5.} (10. Nxd5 Be6 11. Qf3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Bxc4+ 13. Nxc4 Kxe7 14. Bxf4 $1 Qc6 15. Qa3+ Kd8 $18) (10. Nxd5 Be6 11. Qf3 $1 $18 Ne7 12. Bxf4 Qh4 13. Bg3 Qg5 14. Nxb6 axb6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Qf7+ Kd8 17. Qf3 $18) 10... Be6 $2 {It's hard not to try and defend the f7 square but Black has so many problems to solve.} (10... Nc6 11. Nxf7 Qh4 12. Nxh8 Nf6 13. Bd2 Kf8 ( 13... Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Be6 15. Qe1 $18)) 11. Bxb7 f6 12. Nf3 (12. Nd3 {[%csl Yf4, Rh6][%CAl Gd3f4,Gc1f4]} Kf7 (12... Bxd4 $2 13. Bxf4 Qg6 14. Qe2 Be5 15. Bxe5 Bg4 16. Qf2 $18)) 12... Bc4+ 13. Kf2 Ne7 14. Re1 {There is no need to take on a8 yet. b3 was a nother move I looked at but there are so many ways to continue - most all of them winning.} (14. b3 {[%CAl Gc1a3,Ga3e7] The bishop deploys to another diagonal where it exerts pressure on Black's king.} Ba6 15. Bxa8 O-O 16. Ba3 $18) 14... Kf7 15. b3 Ba6 16. Bxa8 (16. Bxa6 Nxa6 17. Qe2 Rhe8 18. Qe6+ Kf8 19. Ba3 $18) 16... f5 {Trying to cut off escape squares for the a8 bishop.} 17. Ba3 (17. Bxf4 Qxf4 18. Rxe7+ Kg6 19. Nd5 Bxd4+ 20. Qxd4 Qxd4+ 21. Nxd4 Bc8 22. Rxa7 $18) (17. Nd5 Ng6 18. Nxb6 Rd8 19. Bd5+ $18) 17... Rd8 18. Rxe7+ Kg8 19. Bd5+ Kh8 20. Qe1 $1 {One of my better wins with few mistakes throughout.} (20. Ne5 Qh4+ 21. Kg1 Rf8 22. Qe1 Bxd4+ 23. Kh1 Qxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Bxe5 25. R7xe5 f3 26. gxf3 Nd7 27. Bxf8) (20. Qe1 Qg6 21. Bf7 Qc6 22. Qe5 Bc7 23. Rxc7 {#12}) 1-0