Blundering on the company ladder Tim Hayward 27 January, 2021 [Event "Rated Rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/mBrKg2Xr"] [Date "2021.01.27"] [White "LimboJones"] [Black "AnimatedGIF"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2021.01.27"] [UTCTime "12:37:24"] [WhiteElo "1238"] [BlackElo "1758"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+49"] [BlackRatingDiff "-638"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "D53"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Heral Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:00] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:15:00] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:02] } 2... Nf6?! { (0.00 → 0.70) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:14:54] } (2... e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. b3 Nbd7 6. Bb2 Bd6 7. Bd3) 3. Nc3?! { (0.70 → 0.05) Inaccuracy. cxd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:14:49] } (3. cxd5 c6 4. dxc6 Nxc6 5. Nf3 e5 6. Nxe5 Nxe5 7. dxe5 Qxd1+) 3... e6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:14:29] } 4. Bg5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:14:17] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:14:22] } 5. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:13:26] } { D53 Queen’s Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Heral Variation } 5... Bxf6 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:14:24] } 6. e3 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:12:58] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:14:11] } 7. Qf3?? { (0.17 → -1.55) Blunder. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -1.55] [%clk 0:12:21] } (7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Ne4 cxd4 10. Nxf6+ Qxf6 11. Qxd4 Qxd4) 7... c6?! { (-1.55 → -0.75) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:13:38] } (7... c5 8. cxd5 cxd4 9. exd4 exd5 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. Nge2 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. O-O Bxc3 14. bxc3) 8. O-O-O?! { (-0.75 → -1.80) Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } { [%eval -1.8] [%clk 0:12:11] } (8. Rd1 Nd7) 8... b6? { (-1.80 → -0.48) Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:12:42] } (8... b5) 9. e4? { (-0.48 → -1.54) Mistake. h4 was best. } { [%eval -1.54] [%clk 0:11:06] } (9. h4 b5 10. c5 e5 11. g4 g6 12. Qg3 Bg7 13. Nf3 e4 14. Nd2 a5 15. h5 a4) 9... dxe4? { (-1.54 → 0.00) Mistake. dxc4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:37] } (9... dxc4 10. e5 Bg5+ 11. Kb1 b5 12. Nh3 Be7 13. Nxb5 cxb5 14. Qxa8 Qb6 15. Qe4 Bb7 16. Qe3) 10. Qxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:56] } 10... b5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:10:57] } 11. d5?? { (-0.04 → -3.61) Blunder. h4 was best. } { [%eval -3.61] [%clk 0:08:15] } (11. h4 bxc4) 11... Qd6?? { (-3.61 → 0.10) Blunder. cxd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:09:10] } (11... cxd5 12. cxd5 Bb7 13. Nge2 Na6 14. Nf4 Rc8 15. Kb1 Bxc3 16. Bd3 g6 17. bxc3 Nc5 18. Qe5) 12. Nf3?? { (0.10 → -2.55) Blunder. dxc6 was best. } { [%eval -2.55] [%clk 0:07:16] } (12. dxc6 Qb4) 12... e5?? { (-2.55 → 5.01) Blunder. cxd5 was best. } { [%eval 5.01] [%clk 0:07:32] } (12... cxd5 13. cxd5 Bb7 14. Bxb5 Rc8 15. Kb1 Bxc3 16. Ng5 Qb4 17. Qxb4 Bxb4 18. dxe6 f6 19. e7) 13. dxc6 { [%eval 5.25] [%clk 0:07:03] } 13... Qxc6 { [%eval 5.29] [%clk 0:07:26] } 14. Qxc6?? { (5.29 → 1.57) Blunder. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval 1.57] [%clk 0:07:08] } (14. Bd3 g6 15. cxb5 Qb7 16. Bc4 Qb6 17. Nd5 Bf5 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Qxa8 Rc8 20. b3 e4) 14... Nxc6 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:07:34] } 15. cxb5 { [%eval 1.71] [%clk 0:07:09] } 15... Ne7 { [%eval 1.95] [%clk 0:06:14] } 16. Bc4 { [%eval 1.98] [%clk 0:07:01] } 16... Be6?! { (1.98 → 3.14) Inaccuracy. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval 3.14] [%clk 0:05:22] } (16... Ng6 17. Rhe1 Bg4 18. Bd5 Rad8 19. h3 Bc8 20. Kb1 Bf5+ 21. Be4 Be6 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. g4) 17. Bxe6 { [%eval 3.06] [%clk 0:07:08] } 17... fxe6 { [%eval 3.2] [%clk 0:05:27] } 18. Rhe1?! { (3.20 → 2.42) Inaccuracy. Rd6 was best. } { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:07:16] } (18. Rd6) 18... Ng6?! { (2.42 → 3.70) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%eval 3.7] [%clk 0:04:05] } (18... a6) 19. g4? { (3.70 → 1.78) Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%eval 1.78] [%clk 0:07:08] } (19. a4 Bd8) 19... h6 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:04:05] } 20. Rd6?! { (1.42 → 0.87) Inaccuracy. Re3 was best. } { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:05:59] } (20. Re3 a6) 20... Rfe8?? { (0.87 → 3.38) Blunder. Bd8 was best. } { [%eval 3.38] [%clk 0:02:59] } (20... Bd8) 21. b6?? { (3.38 → 1.01) Blunder. a4 was best. } { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:05:53] } (21. a4) 21... axb6 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:03:02] } 22. Rxb6 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:05:56] } 22... Rxa2?? {[#] This was where it all went wrong… (0.62 → 6.32) Blunder. Nf4 was best. } { [%eval 6.32] [%clk 0:03:05] } (22... Nf4 23. Kb1) 23. Nxa2 { [%eval 6.29] [%clk 0:06:03] } 23... Nf4 { [%eval 6.78] [%clk 0:02:41] } 24. Nxe5? { (6.78 → 3.71) Mistake. Nb4 was best. } { [%eval 3.71] [%clk 0:05:42] } (24. Nb4 Nd5 25. Rb7 Rc8+ 26. Kb1 Rc4 27. Nxd5 exd5 28. Nxe5 Bxe5 29. Rxe5 Rxg4 30. Rxd5 Rg2) 24... Nd3+?? { (3.71 → 11.17) Blunder. Bxe5 was best. } { [%eval 11.17] [%clk 0:02:45] } (24... Bxe5 25. Rb3) 25. Nxd3 { [%eval 10.96] [%clk 0:05:51] } 25... Bg5+ { [%eval 12.73] [%clk 0:02:39] } 26. Kc2 { [%eval 12.32] [%clk 0:05:52] } 26... Rc8+ { [%eval 13.03] [%clk 0:02:39] } 27. Nc3 { [%eval 13.04] [%clk 0:05:59] } 27... Bd8 { [%eval 13.78] [%clk 0:02:32] } 28. Rbxe6 { [%eval 13.72] [%clk 0:06:05] } { Black resigns. } 1-0 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.