[Event "Casual Rapid game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/q4Y2Hz48"]
[Date "2018.02.03"]
[Round "-"]
[White "FunnyAnimatorJimTV"]
[Black "MateusCornelius16"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Degocortes"]
[BlackElo "1848"]
[ECO "D00"]
[Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System, Steinitz Countergambit"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[UTCDate "2022.09.14"]
[UTCTime "15:14:11"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[WhiteElo "1842"]

{ I think this is a decent example by me on how to attack on the kingside in the mainline London Opening. } 1. d4 { [%clk 0:15:00] } 1... d5 { [%clk 0:15:00] } 2. Bf4 { Starting with d4 and Bf4 [%clk 0:15:08] } 2... c5 { [%clk 0:14:44] } 3. e3 { [%clk 0:14:49] } 3... e6 { [%clk 0:14:16] } 4. c3 { I built my pyramid [%csl Rb2,Rc3,Rd4,Re3,Rf2][%cal Rf2d4,Rb2d4] [%clk 0:14:44] } 4... Nc6 { Black developed the knight [%csl Gc6] [%clk 0:14:13] } 5. Nd2 { I develop my queen knight [%csl Gd2][%cal Gb1d2] [%clk 0:14:39] } 5... h6 { An utterly pointless bunny-ear move. I BEG YOU not to play moves like this in your games. [%csl Bh6][%cal Bh7h6] [%clk 0:14:13] } 6. Ngf3 { [%clk 0:14:43] } 6... Nf6 { [%clk 0:14:20] } 7. Bd3 { Developed all my minor pieces [%csl Bd2,Bd3,Bf3] [%clk 0:14:44] } 7... Bd6 { Standoff. Do we take? Of course not, because that releases tension, and releasing tension is bad. [%cal Rd6f4,Rf4d6] [%clk 0:14:14] } 8. Bg3 { Instead we step back a bit and allow them to take us if they want. [%cal Bd6g3] [%clk 0:14:51] } 8... O-O { [%clk 0:14:18] } 9. Ne5 { Ne5, the key move. Occupying the center [%csl Ge5][%cal Gf3e5] [%clk 0:14:23] } 9... Qc7 { The knight is attacked [%csl Re5][%cal Rc7e5] [%clk 0:13:50] } 10. f4 { Which beautifully makes us go into a Stonewall. Because we prevented e5, black's light squared bishop stays blocked in and will most likely be a dead piece for black the whole game, while all of the white pieces are very happy. :) [%csl Gb2,Gc3,Gd4,Ge3,Gf4,Rc8][%cal Gf4e5,Gd4e5,Rc8e6] [%clk 0:14:22] } 10... a6 { Maybe black is going to try and undermine this white queenside pawn chain [%csl Rc3,Rd4,Rb2][%cal Bb7b5,Bb5b4,Bb4c3] [%clk 0:13:22] } 11. Bh4 { I reposition this bishop, getting ready to swap off that knight that protects the black king [%csl Gh4][%cal Rh4f6,Gg3h4] [%clk 0:13:56] } 11... Be7 { [%clk 0:13:11] } 12. g4 { Here comes the attack!! [%csl Rg4,Rf4][%cal Rg2g4,Rg4g5] [%clk 0:13:36] } 12... cxd4 { [%clk 0:11:41] } 13. exd4 { ALWAYS recapture with the e3 pawn
That way you still have your queenside pawns there to safeguard that area so black has decreased chances of counterplay [%csl Bb2,Bc3,Bd4][%cal Gc5d4,Ge3d4,Yc3b4,Yb2a3,Yd4c5] [%clk 0:12:53] } 13... Nh7 { A really bad move. Black was clearly intending to defend, but the worst defensive moves are the ones that go back into passivity...Just like this one. This move was the beginning of the end for black. [%csl Rh7][%cal Rf6h7] [%clk 0:10:18] } 14. Bxe7 { [%clk 0:12:20] } 14... Qxe7 { [%clk 0:10:26] } 15. Ndf3 { Bringing in another piece and getting ready to push more pawns [%csl Gf3][%cal Gd2f3,Gh2h4,Gg4g5] [%clk 0:12:23] } 15... Rd8 { [%clk 0:09:31] } 16. h4 { [%clk 0:12:19] } 16... g6 { [%clk 0:09:34] } 17. Bc2 { The next plan, to attack along this diagonal [%csl Bd3,Rh7][%cal Bd3c2,Bd1d3,Yc2h7] [%clk 0:11:33] } 17... Na5 { [%clk 0:09:28] } 18. Qd3 { [%cal Rc2h7,Rh4h5] [%clk 0:11:29] } 18... Nf8 { Black keeps doing PASSIVE DEFENSE and it's hurting him. [%csl Rf8][%cal Rh7f8,Rf6h7] [%clk 0:09:20] } 19. h5 { [%clk 0:11:25] } 19... f5 { Finally he tried to close this diagonal but it's a bit too late. [%csl Gf5][%cal Rc2h7] [%clk 0:09:00] } 20. hxg6 { I got a pawn and am ready to utilize my rooks. [%csl Gg6][%cal Gh1h6] [%clk 0:11:12] } 20... Nc4 { [%cal Rc4b2] [%clk 0:08:57] } 21. O-O-O { Protecting the b2 pawn and bringing the other rook into the attack [%csl Gb2,Bd1][%cal Gc1b2,Bd1h1,Bh1h6] [%clk 0:10:40] } 21... Bd7 { All of black's play is just too slow [%clk 0:08:37] } 22. Rxh6 { [%clk 0:10:23] } 22... Bb5 { [%cal Rb5d3] [%clk 0:08:19] } 23. Nxc4 { Removing his best piece [%csl Bc4][%cal Be5c4] [%clk 0:10:04] } 23... Bxc4 { [%clk 0:08:24] } 24. Qd2 { [%cal Bd2h2,Bd1h1,Rh1h8] [%clk 0:09:51] } 24... Qg7 { [%clk 0:07:58] } 25. Rdh1 { [%clk 0:09:46] } 25... Nxg6 { [%clk 0:07:59] } 26. gxf5 { [%clk 0:09:53] } 26... exf5 { [%clk 0:07:33] } 27. Bxf5 { Attacking [%csl Bf5,Bh6,Bh1] [%clk 0:09:39] } 27... Rd6 { [%clk 0:07:39] } 28. Bxg6 { [%clk 0:09:35] } 28... Rxg6 { [%clk 0:07:46] } 29. Rh8+ { [%cal Rh8a8] [%clk 0:09:42] } 29... Kf7 { [%clk 0:07:52] } 30. Ne5+ { [%clk 0:09:47] } 30... Kf6 { [%clk 0:07:48] } 31. Rxa8 { Finally the attack materialized. [%clk 0:09:29] } 31... Rg1+ { [%clk 0:07:51] } 32. Rxg1 { [%clk 0:09:38] } 32... Qxg1+ { [%clk 0:08:00] } 33. Qd1 { [%clk 0:09:44] } 33... Qe3+ { [%clk 0:08:06] } 34. Kb1 { [%clk 0:09:43] } 34... Qe4+ { [%clk 0:07:48] } ( 34... Qxf4 35. Rf8+ { [%cal Rf8f4] } ) 35. Ka1 { Black resigned. He's a whole rook down and his king will fall soon. This was a great game that shows how you can attack in the London System where black is helpless. I've got another spectacular game to show you in chapter 4. [%csl Rf6,Ga8] [%clk 0:09:41] } 1-0