C84 Closed Spanish Game: Unusual White 6th moves (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3 O-O)

The game below was third loss in a row for me in correspondence chess at Chess.com. Out of the last ten games there I have lost five, played one draw and won three, though two out of those three wins can't really be counted because my opponent did not move in either of those and lost therefore on time. Especially two out of those losses are really subpar performances from me that should not happen to me with these long thinking times. Obviously I am not using the whole time per move that I would be allowed or even most of it, but I would expect better moves from me than the ones I did in some of those games anyway. Well, it is true that time on my clocks does suggest that I would use a lot longer to make my moves than I am actually using, but because I have 120 or so games to play at the same time, I can't really use all that much time on every single move I make.

This game was played in a team match called Remedy for OCD - BtDW. It is being played on 20 boards between Blade, The Daywalker and Obsessive Chess Disorder!! The rating range for this team match is 1300 - 1900. At the moment this match started, I was the highest participant of this category in OCD, so I play on board 1. During the match the ratings have changed so that I would now only qualify for board 3. The reason for that is that I have unfortunately destroyed my rating, but also the players on second and third boards have increased theirs, which is a more positive thing. The match has been quite evenly fought so far as the current score 17.5 - 16.5 suggests. The score is in favor of Blade, The Daywalker.

[Event "Remedy for OCD - BtDW - Board 1"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2015.10.11"] [Round "?"] [White "peterkp99"] [Black "Vierjoki, Timo"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C84"] [WhiteElo "1797"] [BlackElo "1815"] [Annotator "Stockfish 7 64 POPCNT (30s), TV"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 {Spanish Game: Closed Variations, Martinez Variation} (6. d4 exd4 7. e5 Ne4 8. c3 dxc3 { Spanish Game: Closed Variations, Center Attack, Basque Gambit}) (6. Nc3 { Spanish Game: Closed Variations, Morphy Attack}) (6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 d6 {Spanish Game: Closed Variations, Worrall Attack, Delayed Castling Line}) 6... b5 7. Bb3 O-O {C84 Closed Spanish Game: Unusual White 6th moves} 8. Be3 d6 9. Nbd2 (9. Nc3 Na5 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. Bxd5 c6 12. Bb3 Nxb3 13. cxb3 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. d4 Bg4 16. dxe5 Qc7 17. Qd4 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Rxf3 19. Bf4 Qd7 20. Bg3 d5 21. Rfe1 Qe6 22. Re3 Raf8 23. Rae1 h5 {Shtyka,A-Zherebukh,Y (2371) Bila Tserkva 2004 0-1}) ( 9. c3 h6 10. h3 Bb7 11. Re1 d5 12. Nbd2 Qd6 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nf1 Rad8 15. Ng3 Qg6 16. Bc2 f5 17. Bd2 Bc5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Rxe5 Qxg3 20. d4 Qg6 21. Bb3 Bb6 22. Qf3 c6 23. Rae1 Bc8 {Macko,P (2035) -Balogh,P (2128) Tatralandia 2015 0-1}) 9... Na5 10. c3 c5 {N} (10... Nxb3 11. axb3 c5 12. c4 Bd7 13. Qe2 a5 14. Ra2 b4 15. Rfa1 Qc7 16. Ne1 Ra6 17. h3 Rfa8 18. f4 a4 19. bxa4 Rxa4 20. Rxa4 Rxa4 21. Rxa4 Bxa4 22. b3 exf4 23. Bxf4 Bc6 24. Qd1 Nd7 25. Nef3 {Vlcek,P (1758)-Adamko, P (2105) Zilina 2013 1/2-1/2 (44)}) 11. Qc2 Qc7 12. a4 Nxb3 13. Qxb3 Bd7 14. Rfe1 (14. axb5 axb5 15. h3 Rfb8 {=/+}) 14... bxa4 {+/-} 15. Qc2 Rfb8 16. Nh4 $2 {The idea is Nf3-h4-f5-e7-d5} (16. Bg5 h6 17. Bh4 Ra7 {=/+}) 16... Rb7 (16... Nxe4 $5 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. dxe4 Bd7 {-+}) 17. Nf5 Bf8 (17... Bd8 18. Ng3 {+/-}) 18. Bg5 {=/+} Ne8 19. Nc4 (19. Ne3 Qb8 20. Ndc4 a5 {=/+}) 19... g6 {Black threatens to win material: g6xf5} (19... d5 20. Na3 Bxf5 21. exf5 f6 {+/-}) 20. Ne7+ $4 (20. Nfe3 {=}) 20... Kg7 $4 {Loses material. a weak move, ruining a winning position} (20... Bxe7 {and Black takes home the point} 21. Bxe7 f6 {-+} ) 21. Nd5 {+/= Praise the knight!} Qc6 $2 (21... Qb8 22. Qc1 Kg8 23. f4 {=}) 22. f4 $4 {White threatens to win material: f4xe5. throwing away the advantage} (22. Qd2 Kh8 23. Na5 Qb5 24. Nxb7 Qxb7 {+-}) 22... Qb5 $2 (22... h6 {is a viable option} 23. Bh4 exf4 {+/=}) 23. fxe5 {+/-} dxe5 24. Nxe5 (24. Qd2 $5 Kh8 25. Bh6 {+-}) 24... Be6 {+/-} 25. Qf2 (25. Bc1 f6 26. Nc4 Nc7 {+/-}) 25... Bxd5 (25... Qxb2 26. Bd2 {=}) 26. exd5 {+/= Exerts pressure on the backward pawn} f6 $2 (26... Qxb2 $5 {must be considered} 27. Bd2 Kg8 {+/=}) 27. Rf1 (27. Bc1 Re7 28. d6 Rxe5 29. Rxe5 Qxd3 30. Qe2 Qxe2 31. Rxe2 Bxd6 32. Rxa4 {+-}) 27... Be7 $4 {terrible, but the game is lost in any case} (27... f5 28. Bc1 Qb3 {+-}) 28. Ng4 (28. Rae1 {and the result of the game is clear: White will win} f5 29. c4 { +-}) 28... f5 $2 (28... Qxb2 29. Bh6+ Kh8 30. Qxb2 Rxb2 31. Rxa4 {+/=}) 29. Bh6+ (29. Bxe7 {would have given White a clear advantage} Rxe7 30. Rae1 {+-}) 29... Kg8 {+/=} 30. Qe3 (30. Qe2 $5 Qd7 31. Rae1 Qxd5 32. Ne3 {+/=}) 30... Qd7 {= Black threatens to win material: Qd7xd5} (30... fxg4 $4 {will give the opponent a chance to mate in} 31. Qe6+ Kh8 32. Qf7 a3 33. Qf8+ Bxf8 34. Rxf8#) 31. Rae1 Raa7 $4 {forfeits the advantage} (31... Qxd5 32. Qe2 Nf6 {=} (32... fxg4 $4 {a terrible mistake} 33. Qxe7 Nf6 34. Qxf6 {+-})) 32. c4 {+-} Rxb2 ( 32... Ra8 33. Ne5 Qd6 {+-}) 33. Ne5 Qd6 34. Nc6 Rbb7 35. g4 (35. Qf2 {and White wins} Rc7 36. Nxa7 Rxa7 {+-}) 35... Ng7 36. Nxa7 (36. gxf5 $5 {seems even better} Bf6 37. Bxg7 Kxg7 38. fxg6 hxg6 {+-}) 36... Rxa7 37. Bxg7 Kxg7 38. gxf5 Bf6 (38... Bh4 {is not much help} 39. Qe8 Qd8 40. fxg6 hxg6 41. Qxd8 Bxd8 42. Re6 {+-}) 39. Qe6 Bd4+ (39... Qd7 {praying for a miracle} 40. Qb6 Qc7 41. Qxc7+ Rxc7 {+-}) 40. Kh1 Qd8 41. Re4 (41. Qc6 {makes it even easier for White} Rc7 42. Qxa4 gxf5 43. Rxf5 {+-}) 41... a3 (41... Rf7 {no good, but what else?} 42. f6+ $1 {Double attack: d8/g7} Rxf6 43. Qe7+ Qxe7 44. Rxe7+ Kh8 45. Rxf6 Bxf6 {+-}) 42. Rxd4 (42. fxg6 hxg6 43. Rg4 Qf6 44. Rxf6 Bxf6 {+-}) 42... cxd4 ( 42... Rf7 {is no salvation} 43. Rdf4 Rf6 44. Qe5 {+-}) 43. f6+ Kf8 44. f7 a2 45. Qe5 (45. Qe5 Rxf7 46. Qh8+ Ke7 47. Rxf7+ Kxf7 48. Qxd8 a1=Q+ 49. Kg2 {=}) 1-0