2021-03-23 - Thompson, Robert 1-0 Suarez Real, Alberto

Game of the Month March 2021

[Event "Rated Classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/HFPa0z0u"] [Date "2021.03.23"] [White "Fmlyhm"] [Black "cydoniaknight"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2021.03.23"] [UTCTime "19:30:19"] [WhiteElo "1978"] [BlackElo "2049"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+40"] [BlackRatingDiff "-43"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2700+15"] [ECO "E68"] [Opening "King's Indian Defense, Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. d4 Nf6 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4 { E68 King's Indian Defense, Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation } exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. h3 a6 11. Be3 Rb8 12. b3 c5 13. Nde2 Qe7 14. a4 Ne5 15. Rc1?! { (1.90 → 1.27) Inaccuracy. Ra2 was best. } (15. Ra2 Be6) 15... Bd7 16. Re1 Bc6 17. Qc2?! { (0.93 → 0.31) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } (17. g4 h6 18. f4 Nexg4 19. hxg4 Nxg4 20. Bf2 b5 21. axb5 axb5 22. cxb5 Bxb5 23. Nd5 Qd7) 17... Ned7 18. Nf4 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Nfd5 Qd8 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6?! { (0.72 → 1.67) Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best. } (21... Bxf6 22. cxb5 Bxb5 23. Rcd1 Qa5 24. Nd5 Bg7 25. Bd2 Qa3 26. Bg5 Qb2 27. Qxb2 Bxb2 28. Nc7) 22. cxb5 Bxb5 23. Nxb5 Rxb5 24. Rcd1?? { (1.93 → 0.12) Blunder. e5 was best. } (24. e5 Nxe5) 24... Reb8 25. Qd2 R8b6?! { (0.08 → 0.65) Inaccuracy. Bf8 was best. } (25... Bf8 26. f4 Nb6 27. Qd3 Rb4 28. Bd2 Qd4+ 29. Re3 Qxd3 30. Rxd3 Rb5 31. Be1 c4 32. bxc4) 26. e5 Qxe5? { (0.52 → 2.00) Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } (26... Nxe5) 27. Bf4 Qc3?? { (1.51 → 5.05) Blunder. Qf6 was best. } (27... Qf6 28. Re8+ Nf8 29. Bd5 Rb8 30. Rde1 Rxe8 31. Rxe8 Rb6 32. Qa5 Qa1+ 33. Qxa1 Bxa1 34. Bg5) 28. Re8+ Nf8 29. Qxc3 Bxc3 30. Bxd6 Rxd6 31. Rxd6 Rxb3 32. Bd5 Rb1+ 33. Kg2 Re1 34. Rxe1 Bxe1 35. Rf6 Ne6 36. Bxe6 fxe6 37. Rxe6 Bc3 38. Rc6 Bd4 39. Rc7 h5 40. f4 Kf8 41. Kf3 Ke8 42. Ke4 Kd8 43. Rc6 { Black resigns. } 1-0

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