[Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2020.10.20"] [Round "?"] [White "sabaflo"] [Black "Paul H."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2106"] [BlackElo "2059"] [PlyCount "122"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2013.12.29"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 0,122,20,16,51,49,49,-20,-16,-16,64,82,90,107,108,91,98,89,90,81,102, 102,96,91,91,58,87,56,50,44,44,44,46,-149,-149,-122,-124,-214,-232,-275,-190, -253,-225,-227,-138,-138,-148,-159,-106,-111,-114,-135,-137,-156,-137,-186, -200,-186,-196,-223,-223,-203,-168,-248,-179,-185,-153,-145,-166,-230,-132, -132,-163,-156,-156,-163,-162,-163,-163,-896,-199,-215,-241,-251,-259,-237, -260,-260,-162,-232,-228,-324,-285,-336,-350,-571,-632,-704,-709,-711,-731, -819,-691,-1777,-1328,-1539,-1773,-1361,-1794,-1829,-1762,-1861,-1832,-1813, -1729,-1166,-1813,-2232,-2399,-28738,-29982,-29985,-29982,-29983,-29984]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. b4 $6 {The Wing Gambit. A favorite of amateurs to confuse and bewilder their opponent.} cxb4 4. d4 {The purpose behind b4 is to be able to get a strong center with d4.} e5 $6 {The wrong reply.} (4... d5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Be2 Nf6 7. Bb2 Bf5 8. a3 e6 $15) 5. d5 Nb8 {White gets the pawn back (a center pawn even) and stands clearly better.} 6. Nxe5 d6 7. Nd3 (7. Bb5+ Nd7 8. Nc4 a6 9. Bxd7+ Bxd7 10. Be3 {[%csl Gb6][%CAl Ge3b6,Gc4b6] The dark squares are weak and White has a big advantage.}) 7... Nf6 8. Nd2 Be7 9. Be2 ({Grabbing another pawn was warranted with} 9. Nxb4 Nfd7 10. Be2 O-O 11. Nd3 Bf6 12. Bb2 Bxb2 13. Nxb2 Nc5 14. Nd3 Na4 $14) 9... Na6 10. O-O O-O 11. Bb2 Bd7 12. Bf3 (12. a3 { is a good idea to open up the a-file.} bxa3 13. Rxa3 Re8 14. Qa1 Bf8 15. Bf3 Bc8 16. Bd4 $16) 12... Bb5 13. Nb3 {My opponent prefers piece placement over opening lines with a3. This approach allows me to get back in the game.} Nd7 { Intending Bf6 to trade off his strong b2 bishop.} 14. Nd4 Bc4 15. Nf5 Bf6 16. Nxd6 $4 {A miscalculation that loses a piece.} Bxd3 $1 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Qxd3 ( 18. cxd3 Qxd6 19. d4 {Black is winning but in this line white gets a strong pawn center which gives him some chances.}) 18... Qxd6 19. Be2 Ne5 (19... Nac5 20. Qd4 Rfe8 21. Bd3 a5 $19) 20. Qe3 f5 (20... Rac8 {The original move I intended.} 21. f4 Nc4 22. Qd4 Qc5 23. Qxc5 Rxc5 $19) 21. f4 Ng4 $6 {Inviting trades but this have the negative effect of strengthening White's pawn center.} 22. Bxg4 fxg4 23. Rad1 {Black has an extra knight but it is offside.} Rae8 { A normal developing move but this allows Kh1, preventing Qc5 and the trade of queens. Now, White gets to keep the queens on the board which is is only chance to fight back.} 24. e5 Qc5 {Forcing a trade. This is a win for Black but White's center pawns need to be neutralized before declaring victory.} 25. Qxc5 Nxc5 26. Rd4 a5 27. d6 {More preparation was needed with a move like g3 but it wouldn't have changed the outcome much.} Ne6 28. Re4 g6 {Restraining the f-pawn from going to f5.} 29. h3 h5 30. hxg4 hxg4 31. g3 Rd8 (31... Rc8 32. a3 Rc3 33. axb4 Rxg3+ 34. Kh2 Rh3+ 35. Kg2 a4 $19) 32. Rd1 Rd7 33. Rd5 b6 34. Rb5 Rb8 35. Rc4 Kf7 36. Rc6 Rdb7 {More defensive moves are needed.} 37. Rd5 Nd8 $1 {Vacating the e6 square for the King while hitting the c6 rook.} 38. Rc7+ Ke6 39. Rc4 b5 $4 {Time pressure. Ke4 drops a rook.} 40. Rcc5 Kd7 {The king blockades.} 41. Rd3 Ne6 42. Rcd5 Rc8 43. Rd2 Rc5 44. R5d3 Rc4 45. Kf2 Rb8 46. Rd5 Nc5 47. R5d4 $2 Ne4+ 48. Ke3 Nxd2 49. Rxd2 Rbc8 50. Rd5 Rc3+ 51. Ke4 R8c4+ 52. Rd4 Rxd4+ 53. Kxd4 Rxc2 54. Kd5 Rd2+ 55. Ke4 Ke6 56. Ke3 Rd1 57. Ke2 Rd5 58. Ke3 a4 59. Ke4 b3 60. axb3 axb3 61. f5+ gxf5+ {White resigns.} 0-1