My Chess Game Collection #110. King's Pawn Opening: The Whale Variation

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Click and watch the game in GIF file! I played with Blacks on 04/16/2020. Whites had an advantage due to losing a Black Bishop, however, this game went for long and Blacks were able to recover from this and to turn the game in their favor. Overall a beautiful game.

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King's Pawn Opening: The Whale Variation

1.e4 e5 2.c4 d6 3.h3 Be6 4.d3 Be7 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.Nh2 Nc6 7.Be3 Nd4 8.Bxd4 exd4 9.b3c5 10.Be2O-O 11.O-O g6 12.f4 Qd7 13.Nd2 Nh5 14.Bxh5 gxh5 15.f5 Kh8 16.fxe6Qxe6 17.Qxh5 Rg8 18.Kh1 Raf8 19.Qf5 Qh6 20.Qf4Qg7 21.Qg4 Qh6 22.Qd1 Rg7 23.Ndf3 Rfg8 24.Rg1Bf6 25.Rb1Be5 26.Rb2Bf4 27.Qe1 Be3 28.Qf1 Bxg1 29.Qxg1 Qh5 30.Qf1 f5 31.exf5 Qxf5 32.Nh4 Qh5 33.N2f3 Rf8 34.Rf2 Rgf7 35.Kh2Rf4 36.Qe2a6 37.Qd1 Qh6 38.Qf1 b5 39.Kg1 Rg8 40.Kh1 bxc4 41.bxc4 a5 42.Kh2d5 43.cxd5 Qd6 44.g3 Rf7 45.Rd2 Qxg3+ 46.Kh1 Qxh4 47.Nxh4 Rxf1+ 48.Kh2 Rd8 49.Kg2 Rff8 50.Nf3 Rxd5 51.Rc2 Rg8+ 52.Kh2 Rf5 53.Ne1 Rgf8 54.Rc4Rf2+ 55.Kg3 Rxa2 56.Rxc5 Rg8+ 57.Kh4 Rf8 58.Nc2 Ra4 59.Rd5 Rf4+ 60.Kg3 Rf6 61.Nxd4 Rg6+ 62.Kf3Ra3 63.Nf5 Rg5 64.Rd8+Rg8 65.Rxg8+ Kxg8 66.Ke4 Rb3 67.Kd4a4 68.Kc4 Rb7 69.Nd4 a3 70.Nc2 a2 71.Na1 Rb1 72.Nc2 a1=N 73.Nxa1 Rxa1 74.d4 Rh1 75.d5 Rxh3 76.Kc5 Rc3+ 77.Kd 6h5 78.Kd7 Rd3 79.d6 h4

PGN File

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2020.04.16"]
[Round "-"]
[White "christian-b"]
[Black "marcusantoniu26"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C20"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Kings-Pawn-Opening-The-Whale-Variation"]
[CurrentPosition "6k1/3K4/3P4/8/7p/3r4/8/8 w - -"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[UTCDate "2020.04.16"]
[UTCTime "22:26:42"]
[WhiteElo "1191"]
[BlackElo "1265"]
[TimeControl "1800"]
[Termination "marcusantoniu26 won by resignation"]
[StartTime "22:26:42"]
[EndDate "2020.04.16"]
[EndTime "23:16:52"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/live/game/4731949635"]

1. e4 {[%clk 0:29:57.1]} 1... e5 {[%clk 0:29:55.6]} 2. c4 {[%clk 0:29:55.8]} 2... d6 {[%clk 0:29:42.2]} 3. h3 {[%clk 0:29:48.1]} 3... Be6 {[%clk 0:29:29.7]} 4. d3 {[%clk 0:29:42.1]} 4... Be7 {[%clk 0:29:25.6]} 5. Nf3 {[%clk 0:29:24.1]} 5... Nf6 {[%clk 0:29:20.3]} 6. Nh2 {[%clk 0:29:12]} 6... Nc6 {[%clk 0:29:14.8]} 7. Be3 {[%clk 0:29:06.1]} 7... Nd4 {[%clk 0:29:04.4]} 8. Bxd4 {[%clk 0:29:02.9]} 8... exd4 {[%clk 0:29:01.9]} 9. b3 {[%clk 0:28:59.8]} 9... c5 {[%clk 0:28:54.4]} 10. Be2 {[%clk 0:28:55.4]} 10... O-O {[%clk 0:28:51.1]} 11. O-O {[%clk 0:28:52.8]} 11... g6 {[%clk 0:27:47.5]} 12. f4 {[%clk 0:28:45.3]} 12... Qd7 {[%clk 0:26:33.7]} 13. Nd2 {[%clk 0:28:28.2]} 13... Nh5 {[%clk 0:25:42.5]} 14. Bxh5 {[%clk 0:28:21.7]} 14... gxh5 {[%clk 0:25:37.4]} 15. f5 {[%clk 0:28:18.1]} 15... Kh8 {[%clk 0:24:56]} 16. fxe6 {[%clk 0:28:15.9]} 16... Qxe6 {[%clk 0:24:52.3]} 17. Qxh5 {[%clk 0:27:59.2]} 17... Rg8 {[%clk 0:24:45.2]} 18. Kh1 {[%clk 0:27:26.3]} 18... Raf8 {[%clk 0:24:28]} 19. Qf5 {[%clk 0:26:41]} 19... Qh6 {[%clk 0:23:59.4]} 20. Qf4 {[%clk 0:25:48.2]} 20... Qg7 {[%clk 0:23:18.3]} 21. Qg4 {[%clk 0:25:29.3]} 21... Qh6 {[%clk 0:23:03.8]} 22. Qd1 {[%clk 0:25:19.4]} 22... Rg7 {[%clk 0:21:51.8]} 23. Ndf3 {[%clk 0:24:59.1]} 23... Rfg8 {[%clk 0:21:32.9]} 24. Rg1 {[%clk 0:24:48.9]} 24... Bf6 {[%clk 0:18:59.7]} 25. Rb1 {[%clk 0:24:33.1]} 25... Be5 {[%clk 0:18:53.1]} 26. Rb2 {[%clk 0:24:05.3]} 26... Bf4 {[%clk 0:17:46.8]} 27. Qe1 {[%clk 0:22:54.9]} 27... Be3 {[%clk 0:17:35.1]} 28. Qf1 {[%clk 0:22:42.8]} 28... Bxg1 {[%clk 0:17:26.2]} 29. Qxg1 {[%clk 0:22:41.8]} 29... Qh5 {[%clk 0:14:42.5]} 30. Qf1 {[%clk 0:22:30.9]} 30... f5 {[%clk 0:14:06]} 31. exf5 {[%clk 0:22:19]} 31... Qxf5 {[%clk 0:13:58.3]} 32. Nh4 {[%clk 0:21:34.9]} 32... Qh5 {[%clk 0:13:18.3]} 33. N2f3 {[%clk 0:21:25.6]} 33... Rf8 {[%clk 0:12:59.4]} 34. Rf2 {[%clk 0:20:45.4]} 34... Rgf7 {[%clk 0:12:34.2]} 35. Kh2 {[%clk 0:19:57.4]} 35... Rf4 {[%clk 0:10:53]} 36. Qe2 {[%clk 0:18:49.1]} 36... a6 {[%clk 0:10:39.4]} 37. Qd1 {[%clk 0:17:55.2]} 37... Qh6 {[%clk 0:10:22.6]} 38. Qf1 {[%clk 0:17:37.3]} 38... b5 {[%clk 0:10:17.7]} 39. Kg1 {[%clk 0:16:57.9]} 39... Rg8 {[%clk 0:09:44.6]} 40. Kh1 {[%clk 0:16:32.3]} 40... bxc4 {[%clk 0:09:40.3]} 41. bxc4 {[%clk 0:16:26.5]} 41... a5 {[%clk 0:09:37.9]} 42. Kh2 {[%clk 0:16:13.9]} 42... d5 {[%clk 0:09:24]} 43. cxd5 {[%clk 0:16:04.1]} 43... Qd6 {[%clk 0:09:18.1]} 44. g3 {[%clk 0:15:17.3]} 44... Rf7 {[%clk 0:09:05.6]} 45. Rd2 {[%clk 0:14:44.3]} 45... Qxg3+ {[%clk 0:08:50.6]} 46. Kh1 {[%clk 0:14:35.3]} 46... Qxh4 {[%clk 0:07:57.4]} 47. Nxh4 {[%clk 0:14:09.4]} 47... Rxf1+ {[%clk 0:07:53.3]} 48. Kh2 {[%clk 0:14:06.7]} 48... Rd8 {[%clk 0:07:09.3]} 49. Kg2 {[%clk 0:13:54]} 49... Rff8 {[%clk 0:06:52.5]} 50. Nf3 {[%clk 0:13:46.4]} 50... Rxd5 {[%clk 0:06:44.7]} 51. Rc2 {[%clk 0:13:20.4]} 51... Rg8+ {[%clk 0:06:37]} 52. Kh2 {[%clk 0:13:13.9]} 52... Rf5 {[%clk 0:06:28.3]} 53. Ne1 {[%clk 0:12:46.9]} 53... Rgf8 {[%clk 0:06:20.1]} 54. Rc4 {[%clk 0:12:36.5]} 54... Rf2+ {[%clk 0:06:03.2]} 55. Kg3 {[%clk 0:12:27.4]} 55... Rxa2 {[%clk 0:06:00.6]} 56. Rxc5 {[%clk 0:12:20.1]} 56... Rg8+ {[%clk 0:05:56.5]} 57. Kh4 {[%clk 0:12:01.6]} 57... Rf8 {[%clk 0:05:49.2]} 58. Nc2 {[%clk 0:11:57.9]} 58... Ra4 {[%clk 0:05:34.4]} 59. Rd5 {[%clk 0:11:41.4]} 59... Rf4+ {[%clk 0:05:28.1]} 60. Kg3 {[%clk 0:11:15.3]} 60... Rf6 {[%clk 0:05:07.5]} 61. Nxd4 {[%clk 0:11:01.7]} 61... Rg6+ {[%clk 0:05:02.8]} 62. Kf3 {[%clk 0:10:45.7]} 62... Ra3 {[%clk 0:04:58.1]} 63. Nf5 {[%clk 0:10:22.9]} 63... Rg5 {[%clk 0:04:40.4]} 64. Rd8+ {[%clk 0:10:10.6]} 64... Rg8 {[%clk 0:04:35.8]} 65. Rxg8+ {[%clk 0:09:47.7]} 65... Kxg8 {[%clk 0:04:32.5]} 66. Ke4 {[%clk 0:09:46]} 66... Rb3 {[%clk 0:04:26.6]} 67. Kd4 {[%clk 0:09:36.3]} 67... a4 {[%clk 0:04:24.4]} 68. Kc4 {[%clk 0:09:33.1]} 68... Rb7 {[%clk 0:04:14.8]} 69. Nd4 {[%clk 0:08:46.4]} 69... a3 {[%clk 0:04:12.8]} 70. Nc2 {[%clk 0:08:33.5]} 70... a2 {[%clk 0:04:10]} 71. Na1 {[%clk 0:08:21.6]} 71... Rb1 {[%clk 0:03:44.5]} 72. Nc2 {[%clk 0:08:11.8]} 72... a1=N {[%clk 0:03:32.3]} 73. Nxa1 {[%clk 0:08:01.7]} 73... Rxa1 {[%clk 0:03:29.2]} 74. d4 {[%clk 0:07:58.4]} 74... Rh1 {[%clk 0:03:26.4]} 75. d5 {[%clk 0:07:45.5]} 75... Rxh3 {[%clk 0:03:24]} 76. Kc5 {[%clk 0:07:43]} 76... Rc3+ {[%clk 0:03:18.8]} 77. Kd6 {[%clk 0:07:39.2]} 77... h5 {[%clk 0:03:13.6]} 78. Kd7 {[%clk 0:07:32.8]} 78... Rd3 {[%clk 0:03:07.7]} 79. d6 {[%clk 0:07:29.3]} 79... h4 {[%clk 0:03:04.7]

Game may have continued...} (79... h4 80. Kc7 h3 81. d7 h2 82. d8=N Rxd8 83. Kxd8 {-59.7}) 0-1