[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2018.08.07"]
[Round "?"]
[White "SergeiAza"]
[Black "Mr_Penings"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Mr_Penings"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[ECO "B41"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation"]
[Termination "SergeiAza won by checkmate"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]
[UTCDate "2018.09.22"]
[UTCTime "17:49:46"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]

{ This was a game I played against famous Grandmaster Sergei Azarov in the chess.com Titled Tuesday event. Although I ended up losing, I got a satisfiable position from the opening. } 1. e4 { [%clk 0:03:01] } 1... c5 { [%clk 0:03:00] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 0:03:03] } 2... e6 { [%clk 0:03:01] } 3. d4 { [%clk 0:03:04] } 3... cxd4 { [%clk 0:03:02] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 0:03:05] } 4... a6 { [%clk 0:03:04] } 5. Be2 { [%clk 0:03:06] } 5... Qc7 { [%clk 0:03:03] } 6. O-O { [%clk 0:03:06] } 6... Nf6 { [%clk 0:03:01] } 7. Nc3 { [%clk 0:03:07] } 7... Nc6 { [%clk 0:03:03] } 8. Be3 { [%clk 0:03:08] } 8... h5 { Ng4 is a potential idea. [%clk 0:03:03] } 9. h3 { [%clk 0:02:54] } 9... b5 { [%clk 0:03:01] } 10. Nxc6 { [%clk 0:02:40] } 10... dxc6 { [%clk 0:02:59] } 11. Bd3 { [%clk 0:02:28] } 11... e5 { The standard e5! [%clk 0:02:58] } 12. a4 { [%clk 0:02:25] } 12... Bb7 { [%clk 0:02:53] } 13. Qf3 { [%clk 0:02:17] } 13... Be7 { [%clk 0:02:37] } 14. Ne2 { [%clk 0:02:13] } 14... g6 { [%clk 0:02:26] } 15. Rfd1 { [%clk 0:02:03] } 15... O-O { [%clk 0:02:22] } 16. Ng3 { As long as the Ng3 has no strong outposts on the kingside, I don't have to worry about it. [%clk 0:01:59] } 16... h4 { Forcing the knight back [%clk 0:02:16] } 17. Nf1 { [%clk 0:01:59] } 17... Nh5 { [%clk 0:02:08] } 18. Nh2 { [%clk 0:01:54] } 18... Nf4 { [%clk 0:01:49] } 19. Bxf4 { [%clk 0:01:47] } 19... exf4 { [%clk 0:01:50] } 20. Ng4 { [%clk 0:01:48] } 20... Bd6 { [%clk 0:01:34] } 21. Re1 { [%clk 0:01:41] } 21... Be5 { [%clk 0:01:17] } 22. c3 { [%clk 0:01:37] } 22... Rad8 { [%clk 0:01:13] } 23. Bc2 { [%clk 0:01:38] } 23... c5 { [%clk 0:01:11] } 24. axb5 { [%clk 0:01:29] } 24... axb5 { [%clk 0:01:13] } 25. Ra7 { [%clk 0:01:30] } 25... Bg7 { [%clk 0:00:51] } 26. e5 $5 { Interesting move by Azarov, which I did not consider (It's blitz anyways). The e-pawn ultimately became quite strong and I underestimated. [%clk 0:01:11] } 26... Bxf3 { [%clk 0:00:48] } 27. Rxc7 { [%clk 0:01:12] } 27... Bxg4 { [%clk 0:00:50] } 28. hxg4 { [%clk 0:01:14] } 28... Rd2 { [%clk 0:00:51] } 29. Bd1 { [%clk 0:00:58] } 29... Rfd8 { [%clk 0:00:47] } ( 29... c4 { I did not have enough play on the d-file. Instead, should have just consolidated and stopped the e-pawn before it got dangerous. } ) 30. Bf3 { [%clk 0:00:59] } 30... Rxb2 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 31. e6 { [%clk 0:00:55] } 31... Bxc3 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 32. exf7+ { [%clk 0:00:41] } 32... Kf8 { [%clk 0:00:15] } 33. Re6 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 33... Rb1+ { [%clk 0:00:07] } 34. Kh2 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 34... Bd4 { [%clk 0:00:04] } 35. Rxg6 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 35... Bg7 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 36. Re6 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 36... Bd4 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 37. Bc6 { [%clk 0:00:31] } 37... Bxf2 { [%clk 0:00:02] } 38. Re8+ { [%clk 0:00:31] } 38... Kg7 { [%clk 0:00:03] } 39. f8=Q+ { [%clk 0:00:32] } 39... Kg6 { [%clk 0:00:03] } 40. Qg7# { I was move short from checkmate. Shows the power of the initiative! [%clk 0:00:27] } 1-0