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Chillax to a relaxing game of chess (15+10 rapid on chess.com) on a Saturday played on custom pieces on the Chessnut PRO, to the complete Chopin Preludes, Op. 28! No commentary! Just chess and classical music!

Opening:
My opponent played a French Defense which transposed into Owen’s Defense. Against this, I don’t know any theory and play to opening principles – take the centre with pawns, develop pieces, knights before bishops, and castle.

Middlegame:
Somewhat chaotic where neither of us played very accurately. I gain and material and positional advantage by move 19, capturing a couple of Black’s pawns and rendering them with a broken centre with an isolated e-pawn. However, on move 26, I blunder [-4.6], hanging my rook on e6. Black, however, possibly spooked by the possibility of a trap (there wasn’t one), didn’t take the hanging piece, giving me back the advantage!

Endgame:
I entered the endgame up three pawns. Although Black was significantly up on time (I had drifted to below 1 min vs Black’s 7 minutes), I managed to simplify to a rook and pawn endgame. Using my material advantage, I sacrificed a couple of pawns to advance my c-pawn all the way to the 7th rank. With promotion unstoppable, Black was on the verge of sacrificing their rook for my pawn and so resigned. GG!

Game on chess.com: https://www.chess.com/game/live/83731804761

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2023.07.22"]
[Round "-"]
[White "vitualis"]
[Black "kingcurrly21"]
[Result "1-0"]
[CurrentPosition "1R3k2/2P3p1/7p/p7/1p4P1/6K1/P1r2P1P/8 b - -"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "B00"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Owens-Defense...3.Nc3-e6-4.Nf3-Bb4-5.Bd3"]
[UTCDate "2023.07.22"]
[UTCTime "02:29:17"]
[WhiteElo "1421"]
[BlackElo "1324"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "vitualis won by resignation"]
[StartTime "02:29:17"]
[EndDate "2023.07.22"]
[EndTime "03:04:55"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/83731804761"]
[WhiteUrl "https://images.chesscomfiles.com/uploads/v1/user/3711094.f52a0759.50x50o.ab18600a8723.png"]
[WhiteCountry "17"]
[WhiteTitle ""]
[BlackUrl "https://images.chesscomfiles.com/uploads/v1/user/89562502.7946467a.50x50o.fe489352f275.jpeg"]
[BlackCountry "2"]
[BlackTitle ""]

1. e4 {[%clk 0:15:06.1]} 1... e6 {[%clk 0:15:05.2]} 2. d4 {[%clk 0:15:11.9]}
2... b6 {[%clk 0:15:10]} 3. Nc3 {[%clk 0:15:13]} 3... Bb7 {[%clk 0:15:10.4]} 4.
Nf3 {[%clk 0:15:07.9]} 4... Bb4 {[%clk 0:15:14.4]} 5. Bd3 {[%clk 0:15:06]} 5...
Bxc3+ $6 {[%clk 0:15:20][%c_effect c3;square;c3;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]}
6. bxc3 {[%clk 0:15:12.3]} 6... h6 {[%clk 0:15:27.3]} 7. O-O {[%clk 0:14:40.4]}
7... Nf6 $2 {[%clk 0:15:30.2][%c_effect
f6;square;f6;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} 8. e5 {[%clk 0:14:12.6]} 8... Nd5
{[%clk 0:14:55.9]} 9. Qe1 $2 {[%clk 0:14:00.7][%c_effect
e1;square;e1;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} 9... d6 {[%clk 0:14:51.5]} 10. c4
{[%clk 0:13:43.2]} 10... Ne7 {[%clk 0:14:48.6]} 11. Ba3 $6 {[%clk
0:12:52.4][%c_effect a3;square;a3;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} 11... c5 $2
{[%clk 0:14:36.2][%c_effect c5;square;c5;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} 12. Be4
$9 {[%clk 0:12:36.6][%c_effect e4;square;e4;type;Miss;persistent;true]} 12...
Bxe4 {[%clk 0:13:36.9]} 13. Qxe4 {[%clk 0:12:40.8]} 13... Nbc6 $6 {[%clk
0:13:29.3][%c_effect c6;square;c6;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} 14. d5 $6
{[%clk 0:12:22.5][%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} 14...
Nb4 $4 {[%clk 0:13:09.9][%c_effect b4;square;b4;type;Blunder;persistent;true]}
15. Bxb4 $6 {[%clk 0:11:17.2][%c_effect
b4;square;b4;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} 15... cxb4 $6 {[%clk
0:13:16.2][%c_effect b4;square;b4;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} 16. Rab1 $2
{[%clk 0:11:11.6][%c_effect b1;square;b1;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} 16...
a5 $4 {[%clk 0:13:21.3][%c_effect a5;square;a5;type;Blunder;persistent;true]} 17.
Rfd1 $9 {[%clk 0:10:44.6][%c_effect d1;square;d1;type;Miss;persistent;true]}
17... O-O $2 {[%clk 0:12:31.3][%c_effect
g8;square;g8;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} 18. dxe6 $1 {[%clk
0:10:17.7][%c_effect e6;square;e6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 18... fxe6
{[%clk 0:11:55.5]} 19. Rxd6 $2 {[%clk 0:09:58.5][%c_effect
d6;square;d6;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} 19... Qc8 {[%clk 0:11:39.3]} 20.
Rxb6 {[%clk 0:09:28.2]} 20... Nf5 $6 {[%clk 0:11:10.7][%c_effect
f5;square;f5;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} 21. Rc6 {[%clk 0:08:47.8]} 21...
Qd7 {[%clk 0:11:06]} 22. g4 $1 {[%clk 0:06:15.3][%c_effect
g4;square;g4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 22... Ne7 {[%clk 0:10:51.1]} 23.
Rd6 {[%clk 0:06:09.3]} 23... Qc8 {[%clk 0:10:41]} 24. Rbd1 {[%clk 0:06:09.9]}
24... Qe8 $2 {[%clk 0:09:56.4][%c_effect
e8;square;e8;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} 25. Rxe6 $2 {[%clk
0:06:02.7][%c_effect e6;square;e6;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} 25... Qf7
{[%clk 0:10:03.3]} 26. Kg2 $4 {[%clk 0:05:21.1][%c_effect
g2;square;g2;type;Blunder;persistent;true]} 26... Rae8 $9 {[%clk
0:08:23.1][%c_effect e8;square;e8;type;Miss;persistent;true]} 27. Rdd6 $6 {[%clk
0:04:07.4][%c_effect d6;square;d6;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} 27... Qf4 $6
{[%clk 0:08:06][%c_effect f4;square;f4;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} 28.
Qxf4 {[%clk 0:03:28.6]} 28... Rxf4 {[%clk 0:08:12.1]} 29. Rd4 {[%clk 0:02:53.2]}
29... Rff8 {[%clk 0:07:31.6]} 30. c5 {[%clk 0:02:06]} 30... Nc8 {[%clk
0:07:12.1]} 31. Rxe8 {[%clk 0:01:28.5]} 31... Rxe8 {[%clk 0:07:17.8]} 32. Rd7
{[%clk 0:01:19.8]} 32... Kf8 {[%clk 0:07:08.9]} 33. Kg3 {[%clk 0:01:11.4]} 33...
Ne7 {[%clk 0:06:42.8]} 34. Ra7 {[%clk 0:00:50.5]} 34... Nc6 {[%clk 0:06:42]} 35.
Rb7 {[%clk 0:00:46.2]} 35... Nxe5 {[%clk 0:06:39.5]} 36. Nxe5 {[%clk 0:00:51.3]}
36... Rxe5 {[%clk 0:06:46.8]} 37. c6 {[%clk 0:00:53.8]} 37... Rc5 {[%clk
0:06:52.1]} 38. c7 {[%clk 0:00:59.2]} 38... Rxc2 $6 {[%clk 0:06:36][%c_effect
c2;square;c2;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} 39. Rb8+ {[%clk
0:01:03.9][%c_effect g3;square;g3;type;Winner,f8;square;f8;type;ResignBlack] <br
/><br />Game may have continued...} (39. Rb8+ Kf7 40. c8=Q Rxc8 41. Rxc8 a4 42.
Rb8 b3 43. axb3 axb3 {+7.61}) 1-0