[Event "2021 Summer Swiss #2"]
[Site "Grand Rapids Chess Center"]
[Date "2021-08-31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rajadhyaksha, Samedh"]
[Black "Smith, R. Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "859"]
[BlackElo "-"]
[TimeControl "G/55;d5"]
[Termination "normal"]
[Board "8"]
[Annotator "Smith, R. Daniel & Lichess"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation"]

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.23] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 2... Nc6?! { [%eval 0.63] } { Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } (2... Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 Bd6 6. Nb5 Be7 7. Bf4) 3. g3 { [%eval 0.3] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.67] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.48] } 4... Bg4?! { [%eval 1.42] } { Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } (4... g6 5. c4 dxc4 6. O-O Bg7 7. Na3 O-O 8. Nxc4 Be6 9. b3) 5. O-O?! { [%eval 0.58] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } (5. Ne5 Bh5 6. c4 e6 7. Qa4 Bb4+ 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Nxc6 Bxc3+) 5... e6 { [%eval 0.59] } 6. c4 { [%eval 0.71] } 6... dxc4 { [%eval 0.87] } 7. Qc2?? { [%eval -1.6] } { Blunder. Nbd2 was best. } (7. Nbd2 Be7 8. Nxc4 O-O 9. Nfe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 c6 11. Nxg4 Nxg4) 7... b5? { [%eval -0.27] } { Mistake. Bxf3 was best. } (7... Bxf3 8. Bxf3 Nxd4 9. Qxc4 Nxf3+ 10. exf3 c6 11. Nc3 Be7 12. Bg5) 8. a4? { [%eval -1.33] } { Mistake. Be3 was best. } (8. Be3 Nd5 9. b3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Ncb4 11. Qb2 cxb3 12. Qxb3 Nxe3) 8... a6?? { [%eval 1.58] } { Blunder. Bxf3 was best. } (8... Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nxd4 10. Qc3 b4 11. Qxc4 Nxf3+ 12. exf3 Qd5 13. Qxc7 Bd6 14. Qc2 Qxf3 15. Nd2) 9. Nc3?? { [%eval -2.71] } { Blunder. axb5 was best. } (9. axb5 axb5 10. Rxa8 Qxa8 11. Ne5 Nxd4 12. Qd2 Nxe2+ 13. Kh1 Nd5 14. Nxg4 Nxc1 15. Qxc1 c6) 9... Rb8?? { [%eval 1.74] } { Blunder. Bxf3 was best. } (9... Bxf3) 10. axb5 { [%eval 1.35] } 10... axb5?! { [%eval 2.09] } { Inaccuracy. Bxf3 was best. } (10... Bxf3) 11. Rd1?? { [%eval -0.3] } { Blunder. Ne5 was best. } (11. Ne5 Nxd4 12. Bc6+ Nxc6 13. Nxc6 Qc8 14. Rd1 Qb7 15. Nxb8 Bh3 16. e4 Qxb8 17. Bg5 Bg4) 11... Bd6? { [%eval 0.77] } { Mistake. Nb4 was best. } (11... Nb4 12. Qd2) 12. Ne4?? { [%eval -1.33] } { Blunder. Nxb5 was best. } (12. Nxb5 Rxb5) 12... Bf5?? { [%eval 0.21] } { Blunder. Nd5 was best. } (12... Nd5) 13. Nh4?? { [%eval -2.6] } { Blunder. Nxf6+ was best. } (13. Nxf6+ gxf6) 13... Nb4?? { [%eval 0.22] } { Blunder. Bxe4 was best. } (13... Bxe4) 14. Qb1?? { [%eval -2.58] } { Blunder. Nxd6+ was best. } (14. Nxd6+ cxd6 15. Qd2 Nbd5 16. Nxf5 exf5 17. Qg5 O-O 18. Bxd5 Nxd5 19. Qxf5 Ne7 20. Qg4 Re8) 14... Bxe4 { [%eval -2.6] } 15. Bxe4 { [%eval -2.3] } 15... O-O { [%eval -1.75] } 16. Bg2 { [%eval -1.62] } 16... Qc8 { [%eval -1.37] } { Intending to maintain no safe squares for White's queen on the b1-h7 diagonal after 17...e5. } 17. Bg5 { [%eval -1.69] } 17... Ng4?! { [%eval -0.68] } { Inaccuracy. Nfd5 was best. } (17... Nfd5 18. e4 Be7 19. Bd2 Nf6 20. Bxb4 Bxb4 21. Nf3 c6 22. e5 Nd5 23. Ng5 g6 24. h4) 18. h3 { [%eval -0.77] } 18... h6 { [%eval -0.46] } 19. Bd2?! { [%eval -1.03] } { Inaccuracy. hxg4 was best. } (19. hxg4 hxg5 20. Nf3 Qd8 21. Qc1 Be7 22. Rb1 c5 23. dxc5 Qc7 24. Nxg5 Qxc5 25. Ne4 Qe5) 19... Nf6 { [%eval -1.01] } 20. e4?! { [%eval -1.66] } { Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } (20. Nf3 c5 21. Qc1 Rd8 22. Bxh6 gxh6 23. Qxh6 Nbd5 24. Qh4 c3 25. bxc3 Bf8 26. Rdc1 Nh7) 20... Be7 { [%eval -1.62] } { Preparing for 21. e5 while keeping my b4 night protected. } 21. e5 { [%eval -1.93] } 21... Nfd5 { [%eval -1.65] } 22. Re1?? { [%eval -4.94] } { Blunder. Qe4 was best. } (22. Qe4 Qd7 23. Nf3 Kh8 24. Qg4 Nd3 25. b3 f5 26. exf6 Bxf6 27. bxc4 bxc4 28. Ra3 Qd6) 22... Nd3 { [%eval -3.94] } 23. Re4 { [%eval -3.96] } 23... b4?? { [%eval -1.59] } { Blunder. Ra8 was best. } (23... Ra8 24. Rxa8 Qxa8 25. Nf3 Bb4 26. Bf1 Bxd2 27. Bxd3 cxd3 28. Nxd2 Nb4 29. Rf4 Qc6 30. d5) 24. Rg4?? { [%eval -4.58] } { Blunder. Qc2 was best. } (24. Qc2) 24... c3?? { [%eval 9.27] } { Blunder. h5 was best. } (24... h5) 25. bxc3?? { [%eval -4.09] } { Blunder. Bxh6 was best. } (25. Bxh6 Bxh4 26. Rxg7+ Kh8 27. Qxd3 f5 28. exf6 Nxf6 29. Qg6 Rg8 30. gxh4 Qd7 31. Rxg8+ Nxg8) 25... bxc3?? { [%eval 1.78] } { Blunder. Nxf2 was best. } { Intending for White's queen to move, followed by 26...cxd2; not seeing 26. ♕xd3. } (25... Nxf2) 26. Qxd3 { [%eval 1.77] } 26... cxd2 { [%eval 1.71] } 27. Qxd2?? { [%eval -0.48] } { Blunder. Bxd5 was best. } (27. Bxd5 Bxh4 28. Bb3 Rxb3 29. Qxb3 Be7 30. Rd1 h5 31. Re4 Qa8 32. d5 Qxd5 33. Qxd5 exd5) 27... c5?? { [%eval #9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. h5 was best. } { Failing to appreciate the danger of 28. ♕xh6. A bit of an empty move; looking to cut off White's e5 pawn. } (27... h5 28. Re4 Ra8 29. Rxa8 Qxa8 30. Nf3 Rb8 31. h4 g6 32. Re2 Rb4 33. Ne1 Ra4 34. Bf3) 28. Qxh6 { [%eval #8] } 28... g6 { [%eval #8] } 29. Bxd5 { [%eval #7] } 29... exd5 { [%eval #6] } 30. Rxg6+?? { [%eval 5.0] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nxg6 was best. } (30. Nxg6 Rb1+ 31. Rxb1 f6 32. Qh8+ Kf7 33. Qh7+ Ke6 34. Qxe7+ Kf5 35. Nh4#) 30... fxg6 { [%eval 4.91] } 31. Nxg6?? { [%eval 1.97] } { Blunder. Qxg6+ was best. } (31. Qxg6+ Kh8) 31... Kf7?? { [%eval 29.19] } { Blunder. Qe6 was best. } (31... Qe6) 32. Qh7+ { [%eval #11] } 32... Ke6 { [%eval 71.13] } 33. Qxe7+ { [%eval #8] } 33... Kf5 { [%eval 27.24] } 34. Nh4+ { [%eval 12.88] } 34... Ke4 { [%eval 14.81] } 35. Re1+ { [%eval 7.29] } 35... Kxd4 { [%eval 7.28] } 36. Qg5 { [%eval 6.52] } 36... Rb3 { [%eval 8.42] } 37. Qd2+ { [%eval 6.56] } 37... Rd3 { [%eval 14.27] } 38. Qb2+ { [%eval 15.38] } 38... Rc3 { [%eval 13.94] } 39. Rd1+ { [%eval 9.06] } 39... Kc4 { [%eval 10.5] } 40. Qa2+ { [%eval 8.68] } 40... Rb3 { [%eval 8.76] } 41. Rc1+?! { [%eval 5.64] } { Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } (41. Rb1 Qb8 42. Qc2+ Rc3 43. Qe2+ Rd3 44. Rc1+ Kd4 45. Qg4+ Kxe5 46. Qg7+ Kd6 47. Qg6+ Kd7) 41... Kb4 { [%eval 5.21] } 42. Qd2+ { [%eval 6.0] } 42... Kb5 { [%eval 5.97] } 43. Qxd5 { [%eval 5.79] } 43... Rb4 { [%eval 6.12] } 44. Nf3?! { [%eval 4.45] } { Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } (44. e6 Re8 45. Nf3 Rxe6 46. Ne5 Rc6 47. Nxc6 Qxc6 48. Qe5 Kb6 49. h4 c4 50. h5 Rb5) 44... Rd8 { [%eval 4.62] } 45. Qa2 { [%eval 4.33] } 45... Qxh3?! { [%eval 5.8] } { Inaccuracy. Qa8 was best. } { Calculated through a rook sacrifice on h4, thinking I would have mate with 50...♛h8#. } (45... Qa8 46. Qe2+ Kb6 47. Nd2 Qa2 48. Nc4+ Rxc4 49. Qxa2 Rxc1+ 50. Kg2 Re1 51. h4 c4 52. Qxc4) 46. Qe2+? { [%eval 3.55] } { Mistake. Qa7 was best. } (46. Qa7) 46... Kb6 { [%eval 3.65] } 47. e6?? { [%eval -5.75] } { Blunder. Ra1 was best. } (47. Ra1) 47... Rh8 { [%eval -5.86] } 48. Nh4 { [%eval -5.81] } 48... Rhxh4 { [%eval -5.86] } 49. gxh4 { [%eval -5.86] } 49... Rxh4?? { [%eval 0.0] } { In retrospect, I should have gone with 49...♜g4+, but I was fixated on my ♛h8# idea and failed to see that White could put me back into another series of checks. } (49... Rg4+ 50. Qxg4 Qxg4+ 51. Kf1) 50. Rb1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 50... Kc6?? { [%eval 7.12] } { Blunder. Kc7 was best. } (50... Kc7 51. Rb7+ Kxb7 52. Qb5+ Kc7 53. Qxc5+ Kb7 54. Qb5+ Ka7 55. Qa5+ Kb7) 51. Qa6+ { [%eval 13.6] } 51... Kd5 { [%eval 10.96] } 52. Qb7+ { [%eval 7.53] } 52... Ke5 { [%eval 7.04] } 53. Re1+ { [%eval 6.71] } 53... Kf6?? { [%eval #11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd4 was best. } (53... Kd4 54. Qg2) 54. Qf7+ { [%eval #10] } 54... Kg5 { [%eval #10] } 55. Re5+?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg7+ was best. } (55. Qg7+ Kf4 56. Qf6+ Qf5 57. Qxh4+ Qg4+ 58. Qxg4+ Kxg4 59. e7 Kf5 60. e8=Q Kf6 61. Qe6+ Kg7) 55... Kg4?? { [%eval #1] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh6 was best. } { With less than 3 minutes to White's 18, I panicked. } (55... Kh6 56. Qf6+ Kh7 57. Qe7+ Kh8 58. Qf8+ Kh7 59. Rh5+ Rxh5 60. Qf7+ Kh8 61. Qf8+) 56. Qf5# 1-0


