[Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2015.09.12"] [Round "-"] [White "Vladimir_VP"] [Black "egor_tensin"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1599"] [BlackElo "1641"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [Termination "Vladimir_VP won by resignation"] [Annotator "egor_tensin"] 1.e4 d5 {Can't remember the last time I played the Scandinavian.} 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Be2 g6 6.O-O Bg7 7.Bb5 a6 8.Bxc6+ Qxc6 9.d4 e6 10.Ne2 Ne7 11.c3 O-O 12.Bg5 Nd5 13.Bh4 b5 14.a3 Bb7 15.Ne5 Qe8 {Missing an easy tactic.} (15...Bxe5 {is a free piece.} 16.dxe5 Ne3) 16.Nd3 Nb6 17.Nc5 Qc6 18.Nxb7 Qxb7 19.Nf4 Bh6 20.Nd3 Qe4 21.Bg3 Qc6 22.Ne5 Qd5 23.Ng4 Bg7 24.Qc1 c6 25.Nh6+ Kh8 26.Re1 Nd7 27.Ng4 Nf6 28.Nxf6 Bxf6 29.Be5 Bxe5 {Going for a clearly worse major piece ending.} 30.Rxe5 Qd7 31.Qe3 Kg7 32.h4 h5 33.Qg3 Rh8 34.Qe3 a5 35.Rc1 b4 36.axb4 axb4 37.cxb4 Ra4 38.Qc3 Rha8 {Blunder!} 39.Ra5 (39.d5 {wins.}) 39...R4xa5 40.bxa5 Qd5 41.Qc5 Qb3 42.Qxc6 {And now it's somewhat equal.} (42.Qe5+ Kh7 43.Rxc6 Qxb2 44.a6 {is over.}) 42...Rxa5 43.Qc3 Qd5 44.b4 Ra8 45.Re1 Rb8 46.Re5 Qd6 47.Rc5 Qb6 (47...Rd8 {would've put up more resistance.} 48.d5+ Kg8 49.dxe6 Qxe6) 48.d5+ Kg8 49.Rc8+ (49.Rc8+ Rxc8 50.Qxc8 Kg7 51.Qc5 {and the pawn simply marches forward.}) 1-0