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1e4+0.4c5+0.32Nf30.0e6+0.33d4+0.4cxd4+0.34Nxd4+0.4Nc6+0.55Nc3+0.3Qc7+0.66Be2+0.1Nf6+0.57Ndb5+0.4Qb8+0.48f4+0.4a6+0.49e5+0.3axb5+0.310exf6+0.3b4+0.411fxg7+0.3Bxg7+0.312Nb5+0.3d5+0.313Bd3+0.3Bd7+0.214O-O+0.2Nd4+0.415Nxd4+0.4Bxd4++0.316Kh1+0.5Qa7?!+1.2Inaccuracy. Qd6 was best.16...Qd617.Qh5Bc6[...]17Qe1+1.3Qc5+1.218Bd2+0.8Bxb2+1.119Rb1?!+0.5...Inaccuracy. Bxb4 was best.19.Bxb419...Rxa2??+4.7Blunder. Bc3 was best.19...Bc320.Rxb4Bxd2[...]20Rxb2+4.8Rxb2+4.921Qe5+4.7Ra2+5.822Qxh8++5.7Ke7+7.223f5+7.4b3+9.324f6+#9Kd6#925Bb4??+6.3...Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qb8+ was best.25.Qb8+Kc626.Bf4[...]
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[Event "Rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/UXvYM7EF"] [Date "2023.08.26"] [White "gavalanche20"] [Black "birdpersson"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "UXvYM7EF"] [UTCDate "2023.08.26"] [UTCTime "17:00:34"] [WhiteElo "2096"] [BlackElo "2059"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+18"] [BlackRatingDiff "-11"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2700+45"] [ECO "B47"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 { B47 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation } 6. Be2 Nf6 7. Ndb5 Qb8 8. f4 a6 9. e5 axb5 10. exf6 b4 11. fxg7 Bxg7 12. Nb5 d5 13. Bd3 Bd7 14. O-O Nd4 15. Nxd4 Bxd4+ 16. Kh1 Qa7?! { (0.46 → 1.22) Inaccuracy. Qd6 was best. } (16... Qd6 17. Qh5 Bc6 18. Re1 Rg8 19. a3 h6 20. Bd2 bxa3 21. Rxa3 Rxa3 22. bxa3 Bc5 23. Re2) 17. Qe1 Qc5 18. Bd2 Bxb2 19. Rb1?! { (1.12 → 0.52) Inaccuracy. Bxb4 was best. } (19. Bxb4) 19... Rxa2?? { (0.52 → 4.67) Blunder. Bc3 was best. } (19... Bc3 20. Rxb4 Bxd2 21. Qxd2 Bc6 22. a4 d4 23. Bb5 Qc3 24. Qxc3 dxc3 25. Bxc6+ bxc6 26. f5) 20. Rxb2 Rxb2 21. Qe5 Ra2 22. Qxh8+ Ke7 23. f5 b3 24. f6+ Kd6 25. Bb4?? { (Mate in 9 → 6.33) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qb8+ was best. } { Black resigns. } (25. Qb8+ Kc6 26. Bf4 Qc4 27. Qc7+ Kb5 28. Bxc4+ dxc4 29. Qxb7+ Ka4 30. Bd2 Ka3 31. Bc3 Rxc2) 1-0
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Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation
  1. gavalanche20 (1...c5) Four Knight Sicilian looks like?
  2. gavalanche20 (5...Qc7) Wth this is not a Four Knights
  3. sidetracked_owl (5...Qc7) Goo Gav!
  4. Ivory12 Gl gav!
  5. gavalanche20 (6...Nf6) Ok well if opponent wants to throw curveballs, I've got one of my own
  6. Meeklydim (6...Nf6) lets go gav!
  7. gavalanche20 (6...Nf6) But first hey Scribs, Ivo and Meeks
  8. gavalanche20 (8...a6) I'm fairly certain this is e5 here
  9. birdpersson (8...a6) this line with 7.Ndb5 again
  10. birdpersson (9.e5) curious that I had it last week I think
  11. birdpersson (9.e5) this is strange
  12. gavalanche20 (9.e5) There's like some other line where White goes Nd4 back but I don't think it's this one
  13. gavalanche20 (9.e5) But it sure looks like opponent prepped against my garbage Taimanov score
  14. Gingersquirrelnuts (9.e5) Gooo Gav!
  15. gavalanche20 (9.e5) Hey ginger
  16. birdpersson (9.e5) did I mess it up already
  17. sidetracked_owl (9.e5) Gav is playing for record high classical score breaking 2100!!
  18. birdpersson (10.exf6) have to sack a pawn now but what's the best way to do it
  19. birdpersson (10.exf6) or least bad
  20. gavalanche20 (10.exf6) Hi Alex
  21. gavalanche20 (10.exf6) The line I remember continues b4 fg7 Bg7 Nb5 0-0 and either 0-0 back or Bd3
  22. birdpersson (10.exf6) that's what I get for playing on autopilot
  23. gavalanche20 (12.Nb5) Hey ajajajajajajajajajajajajajajaj
  24. gavalanche20 (12.Nb5) And Octopus Union
  25. ajajajaj Hii gl
  26. birdpersson (12.Nb5) what am I doing here
  27. Gingersquirrelnuts (12...d5) Is this theory, then?
  28. birdpersson (12...d5) this is really embarrassing
  29. alex11star it's not even a bad position for black
  30. ajajajaj Is black that bad?
  31. ajajajaj Yeah, exactly
  32. alex11star ok yes h7 is weak and castling looks very sketchy
  33. alex11star and O-O f5 Bf4 to hit the queen and d6, i guess
  34. fake_switch (13.Bd3) goooooooo gav!!!
  35. alex11star maybe it is bad :D
  36. MrScribbles Go gav!
  37. Octopus-Union Yeah, I don’t get the embarrassment i think white is only marginally better
  38. gavalanche20 (13.Bd3) It's possible I should have just castled but as to quote some iconic movie, "We're in the middlegame now"
  39. alex11star f5 also sets up Bxh6 if h6
  40. gavalanche20 (13.Bd3) Hey fake
  41. ajajajaj No need to castle, just Kf8 and Rg8 should not be terrible
  42. alex11star but i think black could just play e5
  43. Zubenelgenubi (13...Bd7) gav!
  44. ajajajaj Wow 11 spectators
  45. gavalanche20 (13...Bd7) Ahh opponent wants to trade off the bad bishop for my knight
  46. Zubenelgenubi (13...Bd7) and we all have long names
  47. Octopus-Union b3 cxb3 Nb4 is kind of interesting but letting the pawn chill on b4 is probably fine too
  48. alex11star Qg4 Kf8 gets interesting, there's no e5 and Qc8 preparing e5 runs into Nd6
  49. gavalanche20 (13...Bd7) That plan makes sense, Ne7-f5 to plug the bishop's diagonal
  50. gavalanche20 (13...Bd7) I have a couple options, I can castle and think about pushing f5 next even as a pawn sac
  51. gavalanche20 (13...Bd7) Or even f5 immediately
  52. gavalanche20 (13...Bd7) The thing about f5 immediately is I don't particularly love that Black can push past with e5
  53. birdpersson (13...Bd7) 10...gxf6 and the position's decent enough
  54. WickidDoc i think i'd rather be black here tbh
  55. gavalanche20 (13...Bd7) If I castle first then Ne7 f5 Black doesn't have that option because now f6 is a work
  56. gavalanche20 (13...Bd7) Well it's work, but more importantly it's a fork ;P
  57. gavalanche20 (14.O-O) It's also just a developing move so if Black does something else then I'm hopefully more prepared to deal with it
  58. alex11star Nd4 may simplify everything advantageously
  59. wizzywop Go Bird!
  60. gavalanche20 (14.O-O) Oh I guess Ne7 f5 immediately might not work
  61. gavalanche20 (14.O-O) Because Nb54 is loose, so maybe I'd need to include Qe2
  62. gavalanche20 (14.O-O) Hey wizzy and ....niiiki_naaaa?
  63. alex11star taking seems forced
  64. alex11star a4 Nxb5 and you lose the rook on a1
  65. ajajajaj After the check does black retreat the bishop to g7 or f6
  66. alex11star g7 i think so f5 fxe6 doesn't come
  67. ajajajaj Or stay on the a7 g1 diagonal
  68. alex11star i think you want to discourage Be3, so maybe
  69. gavalanche20 (14...Nd4) Ahhhh this is clever
  70. alex11star Qg4 is an option as well
  71. alex11star but then Nf5?
  72. alex11star no not Nf5
  73. gavalanche20 (16.Kh1) I didn't see better than that
  74. alex11star there's a bizarre move, b5, to stop Qe2 Bb5
  75. alex11star also stops c4
  76. WickidDoc for some reason im drawn to 16...f6 so black can play e5 on f5
  77. alex11star the thing i'd be slightly worried about (maybe not overly so) in conjunction with Qh5 is Rxe6 with a pin
  78. alex11star if f5 fxe6 Bxe6
  79. alex11star i think castling queenside is fairly safe for black
  80. Ivory12 This game is zooming along
  81. gavalanche20 (16...Qa7) So I guess Black wants to castle long
  82. alex11star also black gets a nasty attack down the g-file
  83. ajajajaj Yeah, the open g file is a source of threat, even if h7 falls
  84. Octopus-Union h7 falling may even make things worse for white
  85. alex11star i thought white could go f5 but i don't see anything after e5
  86. ajajajaj Two open files and if black castle's long two rooks looking right at the king
  87. alex11star there's a general problem developing pieces, c3 can't be played, the rook can't move, the Bc1 can't move
  88. alex11star a3 is playable
  89. alex11star but a3 and ignore it and white can't play axb4
  90. gavalanche20 (16...Qa7) Qe1 hitting the b pawn and xraying the king maybe
  91. gavalanche20 (16...Qa7) I thought of a3 and Bd2 as well but I think this has similar ideas but is more flexible
  92. alex11star it also doesn't lose like a3 and Bd2 does :P
  93. ajajajaj :D
  94. WickidDoc what was the justification for playing Qa7 earlier over Qd6 for example
  95. gavalanche20 (17.Qe1) If something like Qa5 then Bd2 and I am close to being able to play a3 with the rooks connected
  96. alex11star oh you know what would have worked, a3 and a4 next move, avoiding the en passant, but then Bxa4 and i guess there's b3 Bxa1
  97. alex11star but Qe1 seems much better
  98. WickidDoc ah i guess there was Bxh7 ideas
  99. gavalanche20 (17.Qe1) Qb6 I can maybe consider c3 or Bd2
  100. alex11star i actually like f6, with the queen no longer on d1
  101. alex11star no sorry, b5 has to be protected first
  102. alex11star b4
  103. gavalanche20 (17...Qc5) In any case feels good to be back on the 4545 trail after OTB last week
  104. ajajajaj Bc5 looks bad because of f5
  105. alex11star Qh4 here stops black castling queenside but then there's f6 again
  106. alex11star no sorry Qh5
  107. alex11star yeah maybe Qh4 then
  108. WickidDoc Qh5 Ke7 seems okay though?
  109. gavalanche20 (17...Qc5) Ok here I wanted to consider the temporary pawn sac with Bd2
  110. alex11star getting a rook to g8 (after yes, Ke7) followed by d4 Bc6 seems terrifying
  111. alex11star in fact white is practically out of moves
  112. ajajajaj Qh4 and Ra-e1
  113. alex11star have to move the bishop first, which loses a pawn
  114. ajajajaj Ohh right
  115. alex11star oh there is Bd2 here, Bxb2 Bxb4
  116. gavalanche20 (17...Qc5) a3, Bd2 and f5 first and then Bd2 come to mind
  117. gavalanche20 (17...Qc5) Hi OKK and Zube
  118. Zubenelgenubi (17...Qc5) hey hey
  119. alex11star Bd2 Ra4 b3 Bxa1 bxa4 :D
  120. Zubenelgenubi (17...Qc5) my original greeting will probably be lost, will anyone save the chat?
  121. ajajajaj Ra5, if Ra4 the bishop drops
  122. ajajajaj Ohh sorry
  123. gavalanche20 (17...Qc5) Bd2 Bb2 Rb1 Bc3 Bc3 Qc3 Qc3 bc3 Rb7, how do I feel about that endgame
  124. ajajajaj I can't chess right now
  125. Zubenelgenubi (17...Qc5) why Bd2 Bb2 Rb1? not Bxb4?
  126. gavalanche20 (17...Qc5) Well for starters Rb8 is a threat in the final position and the LSB is still looking for a job
  127. gavalanche20 (17...Qc5) Maybe that's good enough
  128. alex11star c3 the nuclear option bxc3 bxc3 Bxc3 Be3 seems to fail to d4
  129. WickidDoc there's also 18.f5 e5 19.Bf4
  130. gavalanche20 (17...Qc5) Earlier in the line Black can also take the pawn and play Ba3 but I think I don't mind that
  131. alex11star though Rc1 maybe but then Rxa2
  132. gavalanche20 (17...Qc5) Because Qe5 and I can claim I am the captain now (of the dark squares)
  133. Octopus-Union I feel like the best endgames for white would keep black’s weak b pawns on the board
  134. gavalanche20 (18.Bd2) Let's go for it
  135. Octopus-Union (Besides endgames where white has already won them obviously)
  136. alex11star c'mon gav please see Bxb4
  137. Octopus-Union I suspect Bxb2 is a no-go to start with because of Bxb4
  138. Octopus-Union Guess not!
  139. alex11star now Rxa2 to avoid losing b7
  140. WickidDoc Rxa2 Rxb2 Rxb2 Qe5
  141. ajajajaj Wow
  142. ajajajaj Qc3
  143. alex11star Bxc3
  144. ajajajaj Nvm I really should sleep
  145. gavalanche20 (19...Rxa2) Oh, I didn't think I'd be allowed this
  146. WickidDoc i thought Rxb2 works anyway
  147. gavalanche20 (19...Rxa2) Don't I have Rxb2 Rxb2 Qe5 even?
  148. alex11star how do you see that but not Bxb4
  149. WickidDoc lol
  150. alex11star i... give up
  151. alex11star oof
  152. alex11star either birdpersson calculated this in advance or that's horrible time management
  153. alex11star i think it's both
  154. ajajajaj Yeah, way too quick but b4 will fall and probably b7
  155. alex11star (not) calculating it in advance sufficiently
  156. Octopus-Union Rc2 keeps things not entirely dire (but still dire)
  157. alex11star no
  158. WickidDoc i thought so at first but xh8 is check
  159. alex11star you don't want to allow Qxh8 with check
  160. Octopus-Union Yeah
  161. ajajajaj Rg8 and pray?
  162. sidetracked_owl (21.Qe5) Qb8+ is a similar threat
  163. ajajajaj Only a pawn down so it's not terrible
  164. ajajajaj But queen side looks weak
  165. wizzywop those dark squares with no dsb makes this impossible
  166. ajajajaj Yeah, Rg8 Qxc2 followed by Bxb4 Rb1 looks good for white
  167. gavalanche20 (22...Ke7) f5?
  168. WickidDoc f5 is always the correct move regardless of the position
  169. alex11star maybe f5 but Bxe6 holds everything together
  170. wizzywop f5 f6
  171. WickidDoc f5-f6 threatens to get queens off
  172. ajajajaj Qh7 lol, just take free pawns
  173. Octopus-Union Yeah I think white is solid enough to just gobble and target the weak b pawns
  174. alex11star guys, it's 45+45, not 5+5
  175. gavalanche20 (23...b3) Oooo
  176. gavalanche20 (23...b3) f6+ Kd6 Bb4!!
  177. WickidDoc just f6+ Kd6 Qf8+
  178. alex11star how do you see THAT but not Bxb4
  179. WickidDoc i dunno, maybe i'd try to play for mate as white
  180. gavalanche20 (24...Kd6) Oh wait I need to make sure that pawn doesn't run
  181. ajajajaj f6 kd6 Bb4 and then Qf8
  182. WickidDoc oh
  183. WickidDoc very nice
  184. gavalanche20 (24...Kd6) Yea no we gucci
  185. ajajajaj Over gg
  186. WickidDoc nice game gav
  187. Octopus-Union Gg
  188. sidetracked_owl What a beauty find gav
  189. sidetracked_owl Congrats on 2100!
  190. ajajajaj Well played and grats on 2100
  191. WickidDoc Bb4 with the "??"
  192. ajajajaj Lol
  193. ajajajaj Still +6, that's an easier win to spot than whatever forced checkmate was there
  194. WickidDoc any move that forces resignation is pretty good
  195. ajajajaj Yeah for sure
  196. gavalanche20 Oh lol that's true why didn't I just take on b4 after Bb2
  197. ajajajaj Because you were setting the trap on a2 :D
  198. ivory gg!
  199. Zubenelgenubi gg
  200. fake_switch ggs!