1Ln-682P-553P-584P-855Ln-776P-357P-888P-159P-1810SM-1411P-c812FL-2213P-3814P-a515P-a816P-c517SM-c918SM-c419P-2820P-2521SM-1922Ph-5423Ph-8924P-6525P-b826P-7527P-7828BT-7229BT-6b30Ln-7431S-4b32Kr-8232.Kr-6432.Ph-6433FK-4c34Ph-6435GB-4736DE-6236.D-6237P-5738DE-6339P-68[Galago]I don't know if I like this pawn push instead of continuing development.[DoubleD91]It's probably good, you will eventually push it anyway to gain space and potentially push it further to prevent Ln in the center39.P-c740.D-6240DE-5441Kr-7942GB-4643GBx4644Phx4645Ln-6746P-4547P-4848VM-2449P-4750Ph-6451H-3952B-23[DoubleD91]This is probably a bad move. It doesn't seem right to me. It somewhat blocks the FL; it attacks the Ln x-rays, but the Ln has plenty of good squares anyway
Maybe too slow for the position[Galago]I actually played RC up in two games against Olekaze because I wanted the bishop on that diagonal without blocking the FL. It's a bit slow, but if the position is not urgent, it's a perfectly fine plan. Here it is too slow though.52.FL-23Definitely more sensible53D-6953.P-4654.Px4654H-21[Galago]Don't fully understand this move. Ok, useful enough that it doesn't need to wait.[DoubleD91]To avoid it being a target when the game opens up, also the diagonal can turn quite useful later on. It also frees space for the silver and the copper to climb up54.RC-1355R-5a55.P-4656.Px4656S-4257S-4a58S-4359S-4960S-4461S-4861.S-3a62P-46The bishop does help to give gote some freedom here, however.63Ln-5864S-4565VM-3a65.Px4666.Sx4667.S-4766VM-3467VM-4a68VM-4469Px4670Sx4671P-6771.S-4772.Sx4773.VMx4774.VMx4775.Lnx!4776.R-4377.R-3a77.R-4a78.Rx4a+79.Dx4a72R-4373R-5974FL-3375VM-4976DE-4577H-a9[Galago]To counter the diagonal. Normally wouldn't play this, but the position necessitates something like it. This horse is the piece that delivered the last check of the game.[DoubleD91]Here I really wanted to play78FL-3478.P-a6[DoubleD91]and attack your bad-positioned H immediately.[Galago]easy to avoid.79.VM-b979D-7b80G-6281R-4a82D-4283S-4784Sx4785Lnx!4786G-5387BT6b-7a88FK-5189D-4bThis part of the game started to get ridiculous with both of us stacking the max number of ranging pieces on this one file.90FK-4191C-2b92H-2293VM-4894DE-5495VMx44+96Rx4497R59-4998H-8499Ln-37100Ln-76101Ph-8a101.Ph-a7102.Ln-96103.Ph-89102Lnx!67103H-3a[Galago]I think this is the best move in the position. It forces the lion back from that square permanently. I agree that your attacking potential on that wing got overlooked most of the game, by me too.[DoubleD91]Maybe here I could start some action on the other wing.104Ln-74104.P-86105.Rx44+106.Ln-74107.+Rx42108.Cx42104.Ln-74105Ph-68[DoubleD91]still in the balance I believe. Maybe moving down the Ph would have helpd for later.[Galago]Part of the reason I played this Ph move is because it restricts your Ph from doing anything annoying on the open wing.106DE-45107P-77108G-54109C-2a110BT72-62111R-48112D83-43113D-49114Ln-66115FK-6a116Ln-74116.P-c6117.Ph-46118.Ln-74119.Phx45117Ph-67118Ph-63[Galago]What's the idea of this move?[DoubleD91]Just adding a defender to the FL. The kr could also join potentially, or the gold119S-9b120G-72121C-29122C-32123P-27124C-33125C-28126C-24127G-5b128Ln-86?128.Ln-64!?129P-76130Ln-74130.Lnx76131.Ph-89131.GB-97132.Lnx97130.Ln-66131Px75132Lnx75-64133Kr-68134R-73For a while I was considering sacrificing everything on 4e, but it always was defensible.135Kr-77136C-92136.Ln-76137.R-78138.Lnx!67139.Dx45140.Lnx77-86141.Dx44+142.Gx44143.Rx44+137.Phx45138.FLx45139.Rx45139.Bx45140.Gx45141.Dx45The discovery is more or less useless. But i suppose tactically it was a dangerous position for the lion.142.Lnx77-86143.Dx44+144.Dx44145.Rx44+146.Ln-74146.Ln-a4147.+Rx42147.+Rx74148.BTx42149.D-43+150.K-71148.FKx42149.Dx42+150.BTx42151.Bx23+152.Hx23153.H-9a154.Hx9a+155.Sx9a137G-5a138C-83139FK-4c140C-74141G-59142C-75143Kr-68143.Ph-89144.C-76145.Kr-68143.Kr-79143.Kr-68144C-66145Ph-89146Cx57147Krx57148Hx57149G-58150H-84151BT7a-7b152S-92153G-47154RC-13Later in the game I won an exchange with almost the same kind of rook lift, except that time there was no Ph block.155G-46156R-77?157Ph-67158R-73158.Rx67159.Bx67160.Ln-66161.B-89161.Gx45162.FLx45163.B-9a164.Ln-57162.Ln-57159B-2a160P-66161Gx45I wanted to alleviate the pressure, I was scared that at the end the Ph could promote, or win material, so I though I could eliminate it, and maybe give the H for B, but with a pawn very close to promotion and some open lines for my bishop162Px67?What do you think about this? Were you trying to open the diagonal? I thought that it was a mistake because ranging pieces are so powerful in this position, and rook for gold was a bad trade.163Gx44+163.G-46164Gx44165VM-aa166BT-53167VM-9a168Ln-86169VM-8a169.R-46170G-83171P-87172Ln-96173VM-7a174G-74175Bx67176FL-33177D-69178VM-a3179R-46Here the rook lift wins an exchange.180Ln-a4181Bx84+182Bx84183Ln-58184Bx67185Lnx67-76186H-23186.Ln-83187FL-ab188Ln-96189GB-97190Lnx!97191R4a-48192Bx48193Dx48194BT-64195D-98196Ln-a4197S-8a198FL-a2199S-89200D43-53201S-78202VM-93203S-77204VM-83205S-66206G-65??206.G-54207.Rx42+208.Dx42209.H-49209.FK-5b210.D-4c+210.Ph-81After the exchange sac, gote has complete control of the 4th file and a powerful attack, as well as a strong defensive position in the center with the extra gold. This position should be a win for gote.211.S-65212.G54x65213.Lnx65-66214.BT52-63206.Ln-96207.Dx96208.GBx96209.Lnx94207Lnx65208FK-32208.BT-74209Ln-57210Ph-45211VMx73+212VMx73213R-48214Ln-84215S-65216BT64-63217R-68218Kr-62219H-39220FL-93221R-78222FL-82223Rx73+224FLx73225Ln-76226Ln-a3227D98-78228K-51229FL-9a230K-41231FL-89232D-51233FL-88234D-71235FL-77[Galago]Why did you start moving the king away? Is it really safer there? Yeah, I understand. Next time we should play with more main time. In the first game I flagged, and in the second you almost did.[DoubleD91]Consider it was late night for me, and I was pretty much feeling destroyed on time, so I felt the time pressure.236FL-64237Ln-84238FLx65239Dx65240G-54241Dx85242K-31243FL-76244D-64245H-75246FK-42246.D71x75247.Lnx75-86247Hx64+248FKx64249Lnx95-96250Ph-46251FL-75252Phx28253FLx64+254Gx64255Dx71+256Krx71257D-84+258BT-74259+Dx74260Gx74261Lnx74262Kr-51263Lnx52264K-21265P-86265.Ln-43266.K-12267.Ln-31266FL-32267Lnx51-41268FLx41268.K-12269.Hx32+269.Lnx32-31270.Hx32271.Lnx32269Hx21+
All royal pieces lost, Sente is victorious