[Event "2021 Fall Swiss"]
[Site "Grand Rapids Chess Center"]
[Date "2021-11-09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Johns, Timothy"]
[Black "Smith, R. Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "-"]
[BlackElo "550"]
[TimeControl "G/55;d5"]
[Termination "time forfeit"]
[Board "4"]
[Annotator "Smith, R. Daniel & Lichess"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "D00"]
[Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Mason Variation"]

1. d4 { [%eval 0.3] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Bf4 { [%eval 0.0] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.38] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.4] } 3... f6 { [%eval 0.88] } 4. Nc3?! { [%eval 0.21] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } (4. c4 e5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nc3 Qa5 7. dxe5 fxe5 8. Bd2 Nf6) 4... e6?! { [%eval 1.03] } { Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best. } (4... Bf5 5. e3 g5 6. Bg3 h5 7. h4 g4 8. Nd2 e6 9. Bb5) 5. Nb5?! { [%eval 0.12] } { Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } (5. e4 Bb4 6. Bd3 Nge7 7. O-O O-O 8. Ne2 Ng6 9. Bg3 Bd6) 5... Bb4+?! { [%eval 0.64] } { Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } (5... Bd6 6. e3 Bxf4 7. exf4 a6 8. Nc3 Qd6 9. Qd2 Nge7 10. g3) 6. c3 { [%eval 0.65] } 6... Ba5 { [%eval 0.62] } 7. e3 { [%eval 0.76] } 7... Bd7 { [%eval 1.01] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.71] } 8... Nge7 { [%eval 0.73] } 9. Qc2?! { [%eval 0.11] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } (9. h3 a6 10. Na3 Ng6 11. Bh2 O-O 12. O-O Nce7 13. b4 Bb6 14. c4 c6 15. Rc1 Bc7) 9... O-O { [%eval 0.32] } 10. Rg1? { [%eval -1.04] } { Mistake. a4 was best. } (10. a4 Bb6 11. O-O g5 12. Bg3 a6 13. Na3 h5 14. h3 Kh8 15. b4 Nf5 16. e4 dxe4) 10... Ng6 { [%eval -0.54] } 11. Bg3 { [%eval -0.61] } 11... e5?! { [%eval 0.03] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } (11... a6 12. Na3 b5 13. O-O-O b4 14. Nb1 Rb8 15. a3 bxa3 16. Nxa3 Qe8 17. h4 Nge7 18. Bd3) 12. e4?? { [%eval -3.03] } { Blunder. dxe5 was best. } (12. dxe5) 12... exd4?? { [%eval 0.12] } { Blunder. dxe4 was best. } (12... dxe4) 13. Nbxd4 { [%eval -0.01] } 13... dxe4 { [%eval 0.32] } 14. Qxe4 { [%eval 0.3] } 14... Re8 { [%eval 0.6] } { White used considerably more time per move in the opening. This was approximately the peak of the time disparity, with White having 27 minutes remaining to my 42. } 15. Qc2?? { [%eval -1.78] } { Blunder. Qd5+ was best. } (15. Qd5+ Be6) 15... Nxd4 { [%eval -1.65] } 16. Nxd4 { [%eval -1.73] } 16... c5 { [%eval -1.88] } 17. Nf3 { [%eval -1.98] } 17... Ne5?? { [%eval 3.05] } { Blunder. Bc6 was best. } (17... Bc6 18. Kf1 Bc7 19. Rh1 Kh8 20. Re1 Qd7 21. h4 Bxg3 22. fxg3 Ne7 23. Kf2 Nf5 24. Bc4) 18. O-O-O { [%eval 3.14] } 18... Bc7?! { [%eval 4.84] } { Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best. } (18... Kh8 19. Nxe5) 19. Nxe5?! { [%eval 3.44] } { Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } (19. Bb5) 19... Bxe5? { [%eval 5.61] } { Mistake. fxe5 was best. } (19... fxe5 20. Qb3+) 20. h4?? { [%eval -0.23] } { Blunder. Bb5 was best. } (20. Bb5 Bxb5 21. Rxd8 Raxd8 22. Qb3+ Kh8 23. Bxe5 Rxe5 24. Qxb5 h6 25. Qxb7 Re2 26. Rd1 Rxd1+) 20... Bxg3 { [%eval -0.11] } 21. fxg3 { [%eval -0.33] } 21... Qc7 { [%eval -0.19] } 22. h5? { [%eval -1.28] } { Mistake. Bf3 was best. } (22. Bf3 Bc6 23. Qf2 b6 24. Rge1 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Re8 26. Bxc6 Qxc6 27. Rxe8+ Qxe8 28. Qf3 Qe6) 22... Rad8? { [%eval -0.2] } { Mistake. Qxg3 was best. } (22... Qxg3 23. Kb1) 23. Rge1 { [%eval -0.54] } 23... a6?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Qxg3 was best. } (23... Qxg3) 24. Bd3 { [%eval -0.23] } 24... Kf8 { [%eval 0.0] } 25. Bxh7 { [%eval 0.0] } 25... Rxe1 { [%eval 0.0] } 26. Rxe1 { [%eval 0.0] } 26... Re8? { [%eval 1.21] } { Mistake. Qxg3 was best. } (26... Qxg3 27. Qd2 Re8 28. Rd1 Bg4 29. Bg6 Bxd1 30. Qd7 Qe3+ 31. Kxd1 Qe2+ 32. Kc1 Qf1+ 33. Kc2) 27. Rxe8+ { [%eval 0.87] } 27... Bxe8 { [%eval 1.14] } 28. Qd3?? { [%eval -0.45] } { Blunder. g4 was best. } (28. g4 Qe5 29. Qe4 Qg5+ 30. Kc2 Bc6 31. Qd3 Qd5 32. g3 Ke7 33. Qe3+ Kd6 34. Qf4+ Qe5) 28... Bxh5 { [%eval -0.55] } 29. Bg6 { [%eval -0.98] } 29... Bxg6?! { [%eval -0.31] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } (29... c4 30. Qf5) 30. Qxg6 { [%eval -0.34] } 30... Qe7 { [%eval -0.06] } { By this point, I had 15 minutes left while my opponent had about 1.5. The position was fairly even, but I was expecting to win on time. } 31. Kd2?! { [%eval -0.6] } { Inaccuracy. Qf5 was best. } (31. Qf5) 31... Qd6+ { [%eval -0.39] } 32. Kc2? { [%eval -1.58] } { Mistake. Ke3 was best. } (32. Ke3 b5 33. Qg4 c4 34. Kf2 Qd2+ 35. Kg1 Qxb2 36. Qc8+ Ke7 37. Qc7+ Ke6 38. Qc6+ Ke5) 32... c4? { [%eval -0.11] } { Mistake. Qd5 was best. } (32... Qd5) 33. Qf5 { [%eval -0.13] } 33... Qc6 { [%eval -0.21] } 34. b3? { [%eval -1.62] } { Mistake. Qf3 was best. } (34. Qf3 Qb5 35. b3 cxb3+ 36. axb3 Ke7 37. Qg4 Kf7 38. c4 Qc6 39. Kc3 Qc7 40. Qf3 b6) 34... Qxg2+ { [%eval -1.39] } 35. Kb1 { [%eval -1.54] } 35... Qc6 { [%eval -1.52] } 36. a4?? { [%eval -4.11] } { Blunder. Kb2 was best. } { The move I wrote was b5, but that's obviously impossible. It couldn't have been b4 either, as White moves b4 on move 45. White's move 56 is axb5, so I figured the actual move here must have been a4. } (36. Kb2 cxb3 37. axb3 b5 38. g4 a5 39. Qd3 Kf7 40. Qd4 Kg6 41. c4 b4 42. c5 Qe6) 36... Ke7?? { [%eval -0.75] } { Blunder. cxb3 was best. } (36... cxb3 37. Qa5 b5 38. axb5 Qxb5 39. Qa3+ Kf7 40. Kb2 a5 41. Qa1 a4 42. Qd1 g6 43. g4) 37. g4?? { [%eval -5.01] } { Blunder. Qh7 was best. } (37. Qh7 Kf8) 37... Qe6?? { [%eval -1.86] } { Blunder. cxb3 was best. } (37... cxb3 38. Qa5) 38. Qf3?! { [%eval -2.46] } { Inaccuracy. Qc5+ was best. } (38. Qc5+ Ke8) 38... Qe1+?! { [%eval -1.44] } { Inaccuracy. Qc6 was best. } (38... Qc6) 39. Kb2 { [%eval -1.02] } { I neglected to record two of White's moves here, with my own next move Qd2+ appearing in the box for White's move. I assume White must have moved Kb2, followed by Kb1 after Qd2+ since my next move was Qd3+. } 39... Qd2+ { [%eval -1.42] } 40. Kb1?? { [%eval -5.92] } { Blunder. Ka3 was best. } (40. Ka3 Qd6+ 41. Kb2 Qc6 42. Qe2+ Kf7 43. bxc4 Qxa4 44. g5 Qd7 45. Qh5+ Ke6 46. Qe2+ Kf5) 40... Qd3+ { [%eval -6.37] } 41. Qxd3 { [%eval -6.3] } 41... cxd3 { [%eval -6.26] } 42. Kc1 { [%eval -6.08] } 42... Ke6 { [%eval -6.22] } 43. Kd2 { [%eval -6.24] } 43... Ke5 { [%eval -6.22] } 44. Kxd3 { [%eval -6.46] } 44... Kf4 { [%eval -6.47] } 45. b4 { [%eval -6.38] } 45... Kxg4 { [%eval -6.46] } 46. Kc4 { [%eval -7.68] } 46... f5 { [%eval -7.61] } 47. Kc5 { [%eval -7.92] } 47... f4 { [%eval -7.76] } 48. Kb6 { [%eval -8.05] } 48... f3 { [%eval -8.2] } 49. Kxb7 { [%eval -8.31] } 49... f2 { [%eval -9.97] } 50. c4 { [%eval -14.34] } 50... f1=Q { [%eval -61.69] } 51. c5 { [%eval -59.28] } 51... Qf3+ { [%eval -8.37] } 52. Kb6 { [%eval -59.84] } 52... Qf6+ { [%eval -11.5] } 53. c6 { [%eval -59.0] } 53... Qd4+ { [%eval -58.64] } 54. Ka5 { [%eval -62.06] } 54... Qd5+ { [%eval -58.57] } { Here I wrote Qc6, which is clearly impossible. Qd5+ makes sense with White's next move of b5 and my next queen move of 56...Qa2+. } 55. b5 { [%eval -60.05] } 55... axb5 { [%eval -72.4] } 56. axb5 { [%eval -72.81] } 56... Qa2+ { [%eval -58.0] } 57. Kb6 { [%eval -58.23] } 57... Qa8 { [%eval -59.24] } { The next several moves were where my time advantage finally disappeared. I was trying to move carefully to avoid stalemate or allowing promotion, whereas White arrived at the best replies within the 5-second delay period of each of his moves. } 58. Kc7 { [%eval -72.95] } 58... Qa5+ { [%eval #-24] } 59. b6?? { [%eval #-15] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd6 was best. } (59. Kd6 Qxb5 60. c7 Qb7 61. c8=Q+ Qxc8 62. Kd5 Kf4 63. Kd4 Qc6 64. Kd3 Qc5 65. Kd2 Qd4+) 59... Qe5+?? { [%eval -2.64] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kf5 was best. } (59... Kf5 60. Kb7 Qd5 61. Kc7 Ke6 62. b7 Qd6+ 63. Kb6 Kd5 64. Kb5 g5 65. Ka5 Qc5+ 66. Ka4) 60. Kb7 { [%eval -2.84] } 60... Qd5 { [%eval -3.4] } 61. Kc7 { [%eval -3.45] } 61... Qa5 { [%eval -2.89] } 62. Kb7 { [%eval -2.6] } 62... Qd5 { [%eval -2.87] } { I wrote Qd8, which is impossible. Qd5 makes sense as it prevents White from moving c6, and it aligns with the next several moves. } 63. Kc7 { [%eval -2.48] } 63... Qf7+ { [%eval -3.07] } { I was worried about a draw by repetition. In retrospect, I should have gone for it. } 64. Kb8 { [%eval -2.61] } 64... Qf4+?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Qf6 was best. } (64... Qf6 65. Kc7) 65. Ka7?? { [%eval -57.49] } { Blunder. c7 was best. } (65. c7 Kg3 66. Kb7 Qe4+ 67. Kb8) 65... Qd4?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Qf3 was best. } (65... Qf3 66. b7) 66. c7 { [%eval 0.0] } 66... Qc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 67. Kb7 { [%eval 0.0] } 67... Qd5+ { [%eval 0.0] } { I wrote Qd6, which would have allowed an immediate c8=Q+. Since that didn't happen, Qd5+ makes the most sense. } 68. Kb8 { [%eval 0.0] } 68... Qd6 { [%eval 0.0] } 69. b7?? { [%eval -57.16] } { Blunder. Kb7 was best. } (69. Kb7 Qe7 70. Kb8 Qe5 71. Kb7) 69... Qf8+?? { [%eval 21.34] } { Blunder. Qe5 was best. } { My clock ran out as I was making this move. White replied c8=Q+ before noticing, so I included that move in the game record. White had 9 seconds left. } (69... Qe5 70. Ka8 Qxc7 71. b8=Q Qxb8+ 72. Kxb8 g5 73. Kc7 Kf4 74. Kb6 g4 75. Kc5 g3 76. Kd6) 70. c8=Q+ { [%eval 59.73] } 1-0


