This happens when you don't know the middlegame ideas · Training Game

Not understanding a structure, not knowing where your pieces belong or what you should be doing costs time, energy and leads to bad decisions. This game felt tough from start to finish. I somehow managed to play well enough to stay equal despite not being too familiar with the QGD from the black side, but...

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 { D43 Semi-Slav Defense } 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qc2 O-O 8. e3 Nbd7 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. Ne5 Ng6?! { (0.31 → 1.06) Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } (11... Ng4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nf3 Nf6 14. h3 Ng6 15. Rae1 Bd7 16. Ng5 Rac8 17. a3 c5 18. dxc5) 12. f4 Nd7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Rae1 Ndf8 15. Qf2 f6 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. e4 dxe4 18. Rxe4? { (1.34 → 0.16) Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } (18. Nxe4 Bf5) 18... Qf7?! { (0.16 → 0.72) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } (18... Be6 19. Bc2) 19. d5?! { (0.72 → 0.09) Inaccuracy. Rxe8 was best. } (19. Rxe8 Qxe8 20. d5 cxd5 21. Nxd5 Qd8 22. Bc4 Be6 23. Rd1 Rc8 24. Bb3 b6 25. f5 gxf5) 19... Rxe4 20. Bxe4 cxd5 21. Bxd5 Be6 22. Bxe6 Nxe6 23. Rd1 a6 24. f5 gxf5 25. Qxf5 Rd8 26. Rxd8+ Nxd8 27. Qd5 Nc6 28. Kf2 Ne5 29. Qxf7+ Kxf7 30. b3 Ke6 31. h3 g5 32. Ke3 f5 33. Kd4 Kd6 34. Nd1 f4 35. Nc3 Ke6 36. Ne4 Kf5 37. Nd6+ Ke6 38. Nxb7 Ng6?? { (0.42 → 3.81) Blunder. f3 was best. } (38... f3 39. Nc5+ Ke7 40. gxf3 Nxf3+ 41. Ke4 Ng1 42. Nxa6 Nxh3 43. Nb4 g4 44. Nd3 Kf6 45. Ke3) 39. Nc5+ Kf5 40. Nd3 Nh4 41. Ne1 g4 42. hxg4+ Kxg4 43. b4 Kg3?! { (4.14 → 5.32) Inaccuracy. Nf5+ was best. } (43... Nf5+ 44. Kd5) 44. Ke4 Ng6 45. a4 Kf2 46. Nd3+ Kxg2?? { (6.16 → Mate in 17) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg3 was best. } (46... Kg3 47. a5 Ne7 48. Nxf4 Nc6 49. Nd3 Kxg2 50. Kd5 Ne7+ 51. Kd6 Nf5+ 52. Kc6 Ne7+ 53. Kd7) 47. Nxf4+ Nxf4 48. Kxf4 { Black resigns. } 1-0

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