[Event "Rated Classical game"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2021.08.05"] [Round "?"] [White "Paul H."] [Black "Wayanad"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2071"] [BlackElo "2051"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2013.12.29"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 0,60,18,25,51,16,19,6,23,0,14,-4,19,-2,44,20,61,7,17,14,12,3,23,9,1,0, -2,-18,-8,0,36,-8,-19,-9,-25,-45,-19,-51,-80,-237,-242,-226,-269,-243,-125, -452,-410,-663,-665,-672,-679,-680,-683,-829,-696,-721,-738,-803,-809,-828, -840,-840,-872]} 1. e4 c5 2. d3 Nc6 3. Nf3 e5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Be2 d6 6. O-O g6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 $6 {Leading to problems already. It's better to take on f6 and give Black a bishop that is hemmed in on the dark squares.} (8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nd5 Qd8 10. c3 (10. Nd2 h5 11. f4 exf4 12. Nxf4 Bh6 13. a4 Qh4 14. g3 Qe7 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Nc4 $15) 10... Bg7 11. d4 Bg4 12. dxc5 dxc5 13. Qb3 $14) 8... g5 9. Bg3 Be6 10. h4 $2 {Overanxious play.} gxh4 {[%csl Rg1][%CAl Gh8g8,Yg8g1]} 11. Nxh4 {[%csl Rg1][%CAl Gh8g8,Gg8g1] Opening up the g-file for my opponent is generally a bad idea. There was no reason to do this.} (11. Bxh4 Be7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nd5) 11... Be7 12. Nf5 $5 (12. f4 Rg8 13. Qe1 Nd4 14. Bd1 exf4 15. Rxf4 Nxc2 16. Bxc2 Nh5 $1 $15 {[%csl Rf4,Rh4][%CAl Gh5f4,Ge7h4]}) (12. Bf3 Nd4 13. Nf5 $11) 12... Bxf5 13. exf5 Qd7 14. f4 $6 {More weakening of the pawn structure around the king - not recommended.} (14. Bh4 Qxf5 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nd5 O-O $11 {White can play g3, Kg2 and swing the rook over with Rh1.}) 14... exf4 15. Rxf4 (15. Bxf4 O-O-O) 15... Rg8 $1 {A good move to seize the open file (that I created!).} 16. Bh4 {Intending to take on f6 on play Nd5.} O-O-O 17. Qf1 $6 {Why double up on an already-protected pawn?} (17. Qd2 Rde8 18. Re1 Bd8 19. Rff1 $17) 17... Nd4 18. Rc1 $2 {Passive moves like this are deadly which illustrate why Qf1 was weak. White needs to activate his pieces and/or create counterplay.} (18. Bf3 Rde8 19. Qf2 Bd8 20. b4 h5 21. Rb1 $15) 18... Rg7 19. Nd1 $2 {Mistakenly thinking I can Meet Rdg8 with Ne3, holding things together.} Rdg8 {A very natural move - doubling on an open file. Notice how all of my opponent's moves come very naturally. Why? Because I created weaknesses for myself that he instantly captialized on.} 20. Ne3 (20. Bf3 Nxf3+ 21. Rxf3 Nd5 22. g3 (22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. Rf2 Qh4)) 20... Nd5 $1 21. Nxd5 Bxh4 22. Rxh4 $4 {Forgetting the Ne2 is crushing.} (22. Bf3 Nxf3+ 23. Rxf3 Qa4 24. c4 Rxg2+ 25. Qxg2 Rxg2+ 26. Kxg2 $19) 22... Rxg2+ 23. Qxg2 Nxe2+ $1 {Game over.} 24. Kf1 Rxg2 25. Kxg2 Nxc1 26. Rh1 Ne2 27. Re1 Nd4 28. c3 Nxf5 29. Rf1 Nh4+ 30. Kg3 Ng6 {White resigns.} 0-1