Anyway, here are my thoughts as they came to me while I looked this game over. Very wordy in some spots but I always think it's best to put all your thoughts down so you can weed through them and find where your thinking was solid and where it was errant. Typically I do more engine analysis after my engine-less analysis, but I didn't have time tonight.
Nytik's game vs grzybozbur:
https://lichess.org/FA0LXNYm
First will be the PGN file with all my comments. You can paste it into a PGN viewer such as ChessTempo's so it embeds the comments with the moves nicely. For just my comments with move number in parentheses, see below this huge wall of text.
PGN
[Event "Rated Classical game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/FA0LXNYm"]
[Date "2019.11.16"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Grzybozbur"]
[Black "Nytik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[UTCDate "2019.11.16"]
[UTCTime "18:03:00"]
[WhiteElo "2058"]
[BlackElo "2069"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "-15"]
[BlackRatingDiff "+24"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "2700+45"]
[ECO "C95"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Breyer Defense, Zaitsev Hybrid"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O {Some ruy. I guess white's pawn isn't hanging after 5. 0-0. Idea is 5. ...Nxe4? 6. d3 Nf6 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8. Nxe5.} Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 {White finally moves something on the left side! All theory I'm sure but it seems pretty straightforward. 8. c3 preps d4 and gives bishop an escape if black were to play Na5} O-O 9. h3 {h3 is more theory, I saw Dan Heisman do a video on the closed
ruy and I believe he gives reasons why you play c3 before h3 here. It obviously keeps Bg4 off the table. I already saw that blacks' response was Nb8 which is deep theory I guess but if I were to play black here, as a non-ruy player, I'd look at moves like Bb7 but I'd also be calculating what happens when white plays d4. If 9 ...Bb7 10. d4 I think ...exd4 11. cxd4 isn't great for black because white has a nice central pawn presence. Black has pressure on e4, but something like 11. ...Na5 opening the attack allows (forces) Bc2. So, again, if after 9. ...Bb7 10. d4 and if black doesn't want to take it, I don't see what black can do to stop d5 from coming which would annoy me as black. Perhaps that's why Bb7 isn't played?} Nb8 {Nb8 is the game move for black which looks to be more flexible, allowing for either c6 and d5 pushes, or if white immediately responds 10. d4 then black has Nbd7 to guard e5 and if 11. d5 black can try for Bb7, Nb6 and a c6 push to break white's expansive center--but make sure e5 is still defended.} 10. d4 Nbd7 {Hey, I predicted the next moves!} 11. Bg5?! {White has no queenside pieces out, so knowing zero theory at this point, I feel like it should be time to get those out, and Yep, finally some queenside development.} Bb7 12. Nbd2 Re8 13. Qb1 {Qb1 seems funky but whatevs. It's weird reviewing games from better players because if I saw this move in a game I'd be like "huh? seems weird, there must be something wrong with it" but in a 45|45 game with 2100+ players I view these moves differently to say the least...like "that must threaten a few things...hmmm" Qb1 seems to put it on a diagonal towards the black king (even though white will have to move the e4 pawn) and it seems like white's pieces are headed that way somewhat--I know Nf1-g3 is a common maneuver. Qb1 may also be vacating a square for the bishop. I guess we'll see.} Nh5 {Black plays Nh5 , I guess looking for Nf4 or to harass white's dark-squared bishop? If 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 black might try to weasel theknight into f4 or make white's kingside pawns come out some. Or perhaps Nh5's purposs is to discourage the Nf1-g3 maneuver from white.} 14. Be3 h6 15. a4 {a4 from white again would make me go, hmm okay. What's white's idea? Should black take, push, defend or counter-attack. White's idea might be: the center is not quite locked but it's sorta frozen I think, so an attack on the wing is called for. White is threatening Qa2 with a battery on the weak f7 square and also may want to open the a-file. So for black, take, push or defend/counter-attack? If 15. ...bxa4, white can re-take with rook and swing it over to attack b7 or leave it on a-file to attack the a-pawn, or take via Bxa4 and pin black's knight to the rook. I see some solid options for white so I think black shouldn't take. Pushing just gives white a pawn. So some other move then... I already saw black's move and I don't think I would have considered it. Maybe Kf8 to get it off the bishop diagonal. Or c6 prepping d5. Prepatory moves this deep into the middlegame are scary for me though as they often require you to be sure your opponent has nothing more pressing they're threatening. 15. ...Ndf6 hits e4 twice, but now I see a reason why Qb1 was played! I might play that anyway to keep the queen guarding e4 and think about c6 and d5, as slow as it is. But I'd also have to make sure e5 is defended, so Bf8 might be called for in that plan too.} c5 {Alas, c5 was played. I accidentally went forward one move and saw this. It wouldn't have been on my radar. If black's gonna push a pawn like that, making a weakness on d6, they've always gotta check what happens if their opponent takes/pushes/defends/counter-attacks/ignores. If white takes on c5 black can re-take with knight and enjoy a good square for it with tempo on the bishop but white can take the knight: 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Bxc5 dxc5 18. c4 possibly (with bxc4 19. Nxc4 making black's dark-squared bishop pretty bad, although white's light-squared bishop isn't great--unclear.) Black could take with pawn first but that doesn't seem good either: 16. dxc5 dxc5 17. c4 bxc4 (if no bxc4, I think white gets a passed pawn) 18. Nxc4 and black has an isolated c-pawn that it looks like white can attack a lot. Ugh. 15. ...c5 is the type of move that I would waste a lot of time thinking how to play if I was white. Basically if white feels like taking on c5, I think they can't allow black to play c4 next move because I think white wants the a2-g8 diagonal. That logic also removes 16. d5 from the sensible move list if white is playing how I think. I like this move from black, it takes the Qa2 idea away since that would be answered by ...c4} 16. g3 {g3 is weird, slightly weakening around the king, h3 is undefended, it takes a defender off f3. Maybe white wants Nh4 but I don't think so because ...Bxh4 and gxh4 is fugly.} Bf8 {Oh, so black plays Bf8 defending the pawns in front of the king and guarding e5 better. But the knight can come to h4, does it matter?} 17. Nh4 {What should black play after Nh4? Well, what is white threatening? Nf5 possibly, Bd1 (with Bd2 and Qc1). Those are some ideas I think white might have so are they worth addressing? 18. Nf5 might threaten some sacrifice on h6 but black has that well-covered thanks to Bf8. A knight on f5 might be pesky but it doesn't have an immediate threat so it's not worth addressing on this move. 18. Bd1 could be coming but ...Nhf6 19. g4 exd4. I thought 17. ...Bc8 because it eyes h3 but (!) 18. axb5 and whoops. 17. ...Ndf6 looks like it takes a square away from the other knight and g4 might be scary there (although Nf4 might work--worth calculating). Probably should look at central pawn tension first since there are forcing lines. I think 17. ...cxd4 18. cxd4 exd4 19. Bxd4 Nhf6 (hits e4 3x and it's defended 3x). Er actually playing Nhf6 first is probably better since it threatens all that stuff and maybe f3 is the only defense which makes the pawns very weak in front of the king.} Nhf6 18. Nf5 exd4 {Ah so black takes with the e-pawn, I don't know if it matters which one.} 19. cxd4 Nxe4 20. Nf1 Qf6 21. g4 g6 {Black is up a pawn as some of the tension fell away. Nf5 was not the move for black many moves ago. White to win a pawn back? Don't try it: 22. Nxh6 Bxh6 23. Bxh6 Qxf2+ 24. Kh1 Ng3#} 22. f3 gxf5 23. fxe4 cxd4 24. Bd2 fxe4 25. Nh2 {After Nh2, how should black solidify and win up three pawns? 25. ...e3 looks strong as it threatens Bishop and mate. If Rf1 then Qh4.} Qe5 {Or that :)} 26. Re2 Qg3+ 27. Kf1 Qxb3 28. Ra3 Qd5 29. Rg3 e3 30. g5 exd2 31. gxh6+ Kh8 32. Rxd2 Bxh6 33. Rdg2 Qc4+ { White resigns. } 0-1
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MY COMMENTS without the PGN
(5) Some ruy. I guess white's pawn isn't hanging after 5. 0-0. Idea is 5. ...Nxe4? 6. d3 Nf6 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8. Nxe5.
(8) White finally moves something on the left side! All theory I'm sure but it seems pretty straightforward. 8. c3 preps d4 and gives bishop an escape if black were to play Na5
(9) h3 is more theory, I saw Dan Heisman do a video on the closed ruy and I believe he gives reasons why you play c3 before h3 here. It obviously keeps Bg4 off the table. I already saw that blacks' response was Nb8 which is deep theory I guess but if I were to play black here, as a non-ruy player, I'd look at moves like Bb7 but I'd also be calculating what happens when white plays d4. If 9 ...Bb7 10. d4 I think ...exd4 11. cxd4 isn't great for black because white has a nice central pawn presence. Black has pressure on e4, but something like 11. ...Na5 opening the attack allows (forces) Bc2. So, again, if after 9. ...Bb7 10. d4 and if black doesn't want to take it, I don't see what black can do to stop d5 from coming which would annoy me as black. Perhaps that's why Bb7 isn't played??? Nb8 is the game move for black which looks to be more flexible, allowing for either c6 and d5 pushes, or if white immediately responds 10. d4 then black has Nbd7 to guard e5 and if 11. d5 black can try for Bb7, Nb6 and a c6 push to break white's expansive center--but make sure e5 is still defended.
(10) Hey, I predicted the next moves!
(11) White has no queenside pieces out, so knowing zero theory at this point, I feel like it should be time to get those out, and Yep, finally some queenside development.
(13) Qb1 seems funky but whatevs. It's weird reviewing games from better players because if I saw this move in a game I'd be like "huh? seems weird, there must be something wrong with it" but in a 45|45 game with 2100+ players I view these moves differently to say the least...like "that must threaten a few things...hmmm" Qb1 seems to put it on a diagonal towards the black king (even though white will have to move the e4 pawn) and it seems like white's pieces are headed that way somewhat--I know Nf1-g3 is a common maneuver. Qb1 may also be vacating a square for the bishop. I guess we'll see. Black plays Nh5 , I guess looking for Nf4 or to harass white's dark-squared bishop? If 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 black might try to weasel theknight into f4 or make white's kingside pawns come out some. Or perhaps Nh5's purposs is to discourage the Nf1-g3 maneuver from white.
(15) a4 from white again would make me go, hmm okay. What's white's idea? Should black take, push, defend or counter-attack. White's idea might be: the center is not quite locked but it's sorta frozen I think, so an attack on the wing is called for. White is threatening Qa2 with a battery on the weak f7 square and also may want to open the a-file. So for black, take, push or defend/counter-attack? If 15. ...bxa4, white can re-take with rook and swing it over to attack b7 or leave it on a-file to attack the a-pawn, or take via Bxa4 and pin black's knight to the rook. I see some solid options for white so I think black shouldn't take. Pushing just gives white a pawn. So some other move then... I already saw black's move and I don't think I would have considered it. Maybe Kf8 to get it off the bishop diagonal. Or c6 prepping d5. Prepatory moves this deep into the middlegame are scary for me though as they often require you to be sure your opponent has nothing more pressing they're threatening. 15. ...Ndf6 hits e4 twice, but now I see a reason why Qb1 was played! I might play that anyway to keep the queen guarding e4 and think about c6 and d5, as slow as it is. But I'd also have to make sure e5 is defended, so Bf8 might be called for in that plan too.
Alas, c5 was played. I accidentally went forward one move and saw this. It wouldn't have been on my radar. If black's gonna push a pawn like that, making a weakness on d6, they've always gotta check what happens if their opponent takes/pushes/defends/counter-attacks/ignores. If white takes on c5 black can re-take with knight and enjoy a good square for it with tempo on the bishop but white can take the knight: 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Bxc5 dxc5 18. c4 possibly (with bxc4 19. Nxc4 making black's dark-squared bishop pretty bad, although white's light-squared bishop isn't great--unclear.) Black could take with pawn first but that doesn't seem good either: 16. dxc5 dxc5 17. c4 bxc4 (if no bxc4, I think white gets a passed pawn) 18. Nxc4 and black has an isolated c-pawn that it looks like white can attack a lot. Ugh. 15. ...c5 is the type of move that I would waste a lot of time thinking how to play if I was white. Basically if white feels like taking on c5, I think they can't allow black to play c4 next move because I think white wants the a2-g8 diagonal. That logic also removes 16. d5 from the sensible move list if white is playing how I think. I like this move from black, it takes the Qa2 idea away since that would be answered by ...c4
(16) g3 is weird, slightly weakening around the king, h3 is undefended, it takes a defender off f3. Maybe white wants Nh4 but I don't think so because ...Bxh4 and gxh4 is fugly. Oh, so black plays Bf8 defending the pawns in front of the king and guarding e5 better. But the knight can come to h4, does it matter?
(17) What should black play after Nh4? Well, what is white threatening? Nf5 possibly, Bd1 (with Bd2 and Qc1). Those are some ideas I think white might have so are they worth addressing? 18. Nf5 might threaten some sacrifice on h6 but black has that well-covered thanks to Bf8. A knight on f5 might be pesky but it doesn't have an immediate threat so it's not worth addressing on this move. 18. Bd1 could be coming but ...Nhf6 19. g4 exd4.
17. ...Bc8 eyes h3 but (!) 18. axb5 and whoops. 17. ...Ndf6 looks like it takes a square away from the other knight and g4 might be scary there (although Nf4 might work--worth calculating). Probably should look at central pawn tension first since there are forcing lines. I think 17. ...cxd4 18. cxd4 exd4 19. Bxd4 Nhf6 (hits e4 3x and it's defended 3x). Er actually playing Nhf6 first is probably better since it threatens all that stuff and maybe f3 is the only defense which makes the pawns very weak in front of the king.
(18) Ah so black takes with the e-pawn, I don't know if it matters which one.
(21) Black is up a pawn as some of the tension fell away. Nf5 was not the move for black many moves ago.
(22) White to win a pawn back? Don't try it: 22. Nxh6 Bxh6 23. Bxh6 Qxf2+ 24. Kh1 Ng3#
(25) After Nh2, how should black solidify and win up three pawns? 25. ...e3 looks strong as it threatens Bishop and mate. If Rf1 then Qh4.
SOME NOTES USING STOCKFISH
Usually I have more of these but I ran out of time tonight. It's usually very helpful for me to grade my analysis with the engine.
(15) wow, Kf8 is a bad move, it directly allows the Qa2 battery idea I even spotted, haha. At least my idea of knight into f6 was a good one, although stockfish was sying Nhf6 which does make some sense.
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