EPT1. d4 g6
I like the way games play more with d4 than e4, though I know more about playing e4 and have more experience playing it. 1. ... g6 seems like it'll transpose into some sort of King's Indian, so even though I don't see the move played when it was in this game often, it's still familiar.
2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3
I don't like the idea of having a knight on c3 pinned later on in the game, but I suppose that isn't the worst thing that could happen and could be dealt with easily.
3. ... Nc6
Abysmal move, but I did not see why when playing the game.
4. Bf4
d5 would have obliterated black and given white a much better position. More question marks will come in the next move, however.
4. ... e5?
Throws away a pawn for nothing. It is an interesting idea, but does not work.
5. dxe5 Ne4 6. Qc2 Bb4+ 7. Nbd2
Nc3 would have been better, I think.
7. ... d5 8. O-O-O??
Yeah... Not the best move, I'll admit.
8. ... Nxf2!
Rooks are now forked. I didn't see this move.
9. cxd5?
Loses more material for nothing.
9. ... Qxd5 10. Ne4
White is fucked after Qxe4, but that was not played. Instead we have:
10. ... Nxd1??
And now it's black who is in trouble. This is the part of low level chess that people need to understand. It's not all about playing the best moves in the position. It's about playing the ones that you think are the best, and have threats that you know exist. It's easy to win games that look like they've been lost without a doubt. Sun Tzu once said something about knowing yourself and the enemy, and I believe that's an important part of being a chess player. If you think you can come back in the game, chances are your opponent does as well.
11. Nf6+
Ouch.
11. ... Kf8 12. Nxd5
And there you have it. Game pretty much over. It continued like this:
12. ... Nf2 13. Nxb4 Nxb4 14. Qc5+ Kg7 15. Qxf2 Nxa2+ 16. Kb1 Be6 17. Qh4 Rhd8 18. Qh6+ 18... Kg8 19. Bg5 Rd1+ 20. Kc2 Rc1+ 21. Kd3 Nb4+ 22. Kd2 Rc2+ 23. Ke1 Rd8 24. Kf2 Bg4 25. Bf6 Nd3+ 26. Kg1 { Black resigns} 1-0
Here's the PGN in case anyone wants to see the whole game:
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[Event "Casual game"]
[Site "http://lichess.org/CVADyLBb"]
[Date "2014.10.30"]
[White "Ettick"]
[Black "Anonymous"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1566"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "A40"]
[Opening "Modern Defense, Queen Pawn Fianchetto"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]
1. d4 g6 { Modern Defense, Queen Pawn Fianchetto } 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bf4 e5 5. dxe5 Ne4 6. Qc2 Bb4+ 7. Nbd2 d5 8. O-O-O Nxf2 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Ne4 Nxd1 11. Nf6+ Kf8 12. Nxd5 Nf2 13. Nxb4 Nxb4 14. Qc5+ Kg7 15. Qxf2 Nxa2+ 16. Kb1 Be6 17. Qh4 Rhd8 18. Qh6+ Kg8 19. Bg5 Rd1+ 20. Kc2 Rc1+ 21. Kd3 Nb4+ 22. Kd2 Rc2+ 23. Ke1 Rd8 24. Kf2 Bg4 25. Bf6 Nd3+ 26. Kg1 { Black resigns } 1-0
[Site "http://lichess.org/CVADyLBb"]
[Date "2014.10.30"]
[White "Ettick"]
[Black "Anonymous"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1566"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "A40"]
[Opening "Modern Defense, Queen Pawn Fianchetto"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]
1. d4 g6 { Modern Defense, Queen Pawn Fianchetto } 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bf4 e5 5. dxe5 Ne4 6. Qc2 Bb4+ 7. Nbd2 d5 8. O-O-O Nxf2 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Ne4 Nxd1 11. Nf6+ Kf8 12. Nxd5 Nf2 13. Nxb4 Nxb4 14. Qc5+ Kg7 15. Qxf2 Nxa2+ 16. Kb1 Be6 17. Qh4 Rhd8 18. Qh6+ Kg8 19. Bg5 Rd1+ 20. Kc2 Rc1+ 21. Kd3 Nb4+ 22. Kd2 Rc2+ 23. Ke1 Rd8 24. Kf2 Bg4 25. Bf6 Nd3+ 26. Kg1 { Black resigns } 1-0
