18.04.2023
♔DarkBentLeapfrog vs Aleksanchez ♚
Duration: 10 min
This one felt nice: perfect balance of excitement and parity, with less than 40 moves played. The opening moves saw a relatively even exchange of pieces. While I focused on keeping control of the center, he used his rooks to dominate multiple files. Trying out several forks proved to be beneficial at the end (#25).
Knowing when to attack and when to defend takes some time to master, and when mistakes come at a high cost, timing is crucial. Good game.
PGN:
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 d6
3. g3 b6
4. Bg2 Bb7
5. Nc3 Nf6
6. d4 Nxe4
7. dxe5 Nxc3
8. bxc3 dxe5
9. Qxd8+ Kxd8
10. Bg5+ f6
11. Be3 Na6
12. O-O Nc5
13. Rfd1+ Bd6
14. Bxc5 bxc5
15. Rab1 Be4
16. Rb5 Ke7
17. c4 Rab8
18. Rxb8 Rxb8
19. Re1 Bxc2
20. Bh3 g5
21. a4 h5
22. a5 g4
23. Rc1 Rb1
24. Rxb1 Bxb1
25. Bg2 gxf3
26. Bxf3 Bd3
27. Bxh5 Bxc4
28. g4 Kf8
29. h4 Kg7
30. g5 fxg5
31. hxg5 Be7
32. Kg2 Bxg5
33. Kg3 Kf6
34. Kg4 Be2+
35. Kh3 Bxh5
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