[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2021.04.07"]
[Round "-"]
[White "dedaru"]
[Black "Dave900"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Paulcarrero"]
[BlackElo "1594"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal"]
[Termination "dedaru won on time"]
[TimeControl "300"]
[UTCDate "2021.05.03"]
[UTCTime "03:57:28"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[WhiteElo "1684"]

1. e4 { [%clk 0:05:00] } 1... e5 { [%clk 0:05:00] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 0:05:00] } 2... Nc6 { [%clk 0:04:56] } 3. Bc4 { [%clk 0:04:59] } 3... Bc5 { [%clk 0:04:55] } 4. d3 { [%clk 0:04:54] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 0:04:55] } 5. O-O { [%clk 0:04:52] } 5... d6 { [%clk 0:04:54] } 6. c3 { [%clk 0:04:44] } 6... Bg4 { [%clk 0:04:52] } 7. Nbd2 { A standard giuoco pianissimo. [%clk 0:04:42] } 7... a6 { [%clk 0:04:49] } 8. a4 { [%clk 0:04:38] } 8... O-O { [%clk 0:04:46] } 9. Re1 { It's well known that a white knight on f5 is tremendously strong in many cases. The same thing can be said for a black knight on f4. That's why in these set ups white continues with ideas of Nf1-g3-f5. However, we'll now see an example of how not to take the square f4 by the black pieces. [%csl Gf5,Rf4][%cal Yd2f1,Yf1g3,Yg3f5] [%clk 0:04:35] } 9... Nh5 $6 { [%clk 0:04:43] } ( 9... Ne7 $5 { Trying to relocate the knights. } 10. Nf1 Ng6 { trying to enter with both knights f4 as opposed to one. [%cal Rg6f4,Gf6h5,Gh5f4] } ) 10. h3 { [%clk 0:04:33] } 10... Bd7 { [%clk 0:04:41] } 11. Nf1 { [%clk 0:04:30] } 11... Nf4 $4 { Strategically a mistake. Black gets momentarily f4 but he completely loses the center. [%clk 0:04:35] } 12. Bxf4 { [%clk 0:04:20] } 12... exf4 { [%csl Rd4][%cal Rd3d4] [%clk 0:04:35] } 13. d4 { White's pawns are simply too strong on e4 and d4. [%cal Yd4c5,Yd4e5,Ye4d5,Ye4f5] [%clk 0:04:20] } 13... Ba7 { [%clk 0:04:32] } 14. Qd2 { [%clk 0:03:47] } 14... Qf6 { [%clk 0:04:22] } 15. e5 $1 { The pawn of f4 becomes a problem for black. [%clk 0:03:32] } 15... Qh6 { [%clk 0:04:13] } ( 15... dxe5 16. dxe5 { [%csl Rd7][%cal Rd2d7,Bf6e7] } 16... Qe7 { [%csl Rf4][%cal Ge7d7,Rd2f4] } 17. Qxf4 $16 ) 16. exd6 { [%clk 0:03:25] } 16... cxd6 { [%clk 0:04:11] } 17. Re4 { [%clk 0:03:20] } 17... g5 { [%csl Gf4][%cal Gg5f4] [%clk 0:03:58] } 18. Rae1 { [%clk 0:02:59] } ( 18. h4 $3 { Playing against the g5 pawn with a rook pawn as we mentioned previously. [%csl Rg5][%cal Rh4g5] } 18... g4 ( 18... gxh4 19. Rxf4 { [%cal Rf4g4,Yg4g8,Rd2h6] } 19... Kh8 20. Rxh4 Qxd2 21. N1xd2 $18 { Black's pawn structure is in ruins. [%csl Rd6,Rf7,Rh7] } ) 19. Rxf4 gxf3 20. Rg4+ $18 { [%csl Rg8][%cal Yd2h6,Rg4g8] } ) 18... Qh5 { [%clk 0:03:54] } 19. b4 { [%clk 0:02:46] } ( 19. h4 { was possible one more time. [%cal Gh4g5] } 19... g4 20. Ng5 Qxh4 ( 20... h6 21. Nxf7 Rxf7 22. Rxf4 { [%cal Gc4g8,Gf4f8] } ) 21. Qxf4 ) 19... Bxh3 $1 { Black is in an inferior position but he needs to come up with some sort of activity, otherwise white will run him over. [%clk 0:03:51] } 20. gxh3 $10 { The h3 pawn might become a problem, it could have been better to keep the black bishop on h3 and play actively with b5. [%csl Rh3] [%clk 0:02:44] } ( 20. b5 $14 { White needs to remove the c6 knight to enter with his rook on e7. [%csl Gb5][%cal Ge4e7,Gb4b5,Gb5c6] } 20... axb5 21. axb5 Na5 22. Bd5 Bf5 23. Re7 ) 20... Qxf3 { [%clk 0:03:49] } 21. b5 { [%clk 0:02:34] } 21... axb5 { [%clk 0:03:39] } 22. axb5 { [%clk 0:02:23] } 22... Na5 { [%clk 0:03:18] } 23. Bd5 { [%clk 0:02:17] } 23... Qxh3 $4 { Premature. [%clk 0:03:14] } 24. Re7 $2 { [%clk 0:02:07] } ( 24. Rxf4 $3 { White has an explosive tactic. } 24... gxf4 25. Qxf4 { The black king is now too exposed, and his pieces are too far away on the queenside. [%csl Ra7,Ra5][%cal Ge1e3,Ge3g3,Gg3g8,Gf4f6,Gf6h8] } 25... Qh5 26. Re3 $18 { [%csl Gg3,Gg8][%cal Ge3g3,Gg3g8] } ) 24... Rab8 { [%clk 0:03:02] } 25. Ng3 { [%clk 0:01:54] } 25... Qg4 { [%clk 0:02:43] } 26. Qe2 { [%clk 0:01:00] } ( 26. Kg2 { The computer finds the surprising Kg2, playing on the awkward position of the queen on g4. } 26... fxg3 27. fxg3 { If the black queen goes too far away from the g5 pawn, the black king will fall. [%csl Rg4][%cal Rg4g5,Yd2g5] } ) 26... Qh3 { [%csl Gf7][%cal Ge7f7,Gd5f7,Ge2e7,Yg3f5,Yg3h5] [%clk 0:02:10] } 27. Nh5 { [%clk 0:00:47] } ( 27. Rxf7 $3 { Black has too few defenders, white has too many attackers. } 27... Rxf7 28. Bxf7+ Kxf7 29. Qe7+ Kg8 30. Qxg5+ Kh8 31. Qf6+ Kg8 32. Re7 { None of the black pieces does anything. Mate is now unavoidable for black. [%csl Gg7,Ra7,Ra5,Rb8][%cal Ge7g7,Gf6g7] } ) 27... Bb6 { [%clk 0:01:37] } 28. Nf6+ { [%clk 0:00:39] } ( 28. Rxf7 $18 { Once again decisive. } ) 28... Kg7 { [%clk 0:01:31] } 29. Rxf7+ { [%clk 0:00:35] } 29... Rxf7 { [%clk 0:01:26] } 30. Bxf7 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 30... Kxf7 { [%clk 0:01:05] } ( 30... f3 $3 { Black has a trick! An intermidiate move threatening mate, the queen, and capturing the bishop and the knight with the king on g7. Everything is now collapsing for white. [%csl Rg2,Re2][%cal Rf3g2,Rh3g2,Rf3e2,Rg7f6,Rg7f7] } ) 31. Qe7+ { [%clk 0:00:34] } 31... Kg6 { [%clk 0:01:03] } 32. Qe4+ { [%clk 0:00:28] } 32... Kg7 { [%clk 0:00:36] } 33. Qe7+ { [%clk 0:00:21] } 33... Kh8 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 34. Ne4 { [%clk 0:00:10] } 34... Qg4+ { [%clk 0:00:23] } 35. Kf1 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 35... Qh3+ { [%clk 0:00:19] } ( 35... f3 $3 $19 { Once again, cutting off the escape square e2 and threatening mate on g2. White is now lost. The best defense tends to be a good attack. [%csl Ge2][%cal Gf3e2] } ) 36. Kg1 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 36... Qh5 $2 { Passive. But there is no time left on the clock. Black must try to flag white. [%clk 0:00:17] } 37. Qf6+ { [%clk 0:00:06] } 37... Kg8 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 38. Nxd6 { [%clk 0:00:06] } 38... Qg6 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 39. Qxg6+ { [%clk 0:00:05] } 39... hxg6 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 40. Re7 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 40... Rd8 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 41. Rf7 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 41... Rxd6 { [%clk 0:00:03] } 42. Rxb7 { [%clk 0:00:04] } 42... Nc4 { [%clk 0:00:01] } 43. Rxb6 { 1-0 White wins on time. Just on time. A good trick could have been to premove a check with the rook. [%clk 0:00:04] } ( 43. Rg7+ $5 { Forcing black to react to the premove, probably stopping his premove. [%csl Rg8] } ) 1-0