Beating A High Rated Player

@whitewalker2 said
Game 13604166

Congratulations on your V8

@divegeester said
Congratulations on your V8

Seconded …40 either Rxd5 looks interesting

The Opening is Ruy Lopez C68 Exchange Variation. Chess 365 has moves until 12. Bg5 in their Opening database.

Stockfish Analysis this witha Depth of 20 moves as being +0.00.

Without being an expert I comment what stockfish gave me (no need to chekc my games I don't use engines to Play)

12. … h6 Stockfish first choice difference to second choice <0.1
13. Bf4 [2/ -0.25] (first choice being Bxe7 +0.00) Rxf4 [1/-0.18 D=0.14]
14. Qxf4 [1/-0.27 D=3.7] Ng6 [1/-0.06 D=1.83]
15. Qe4 [1/-0.08 D=0.3] Nxe5[1/-0.11 D=1.8]
16. f4 [1/0.07 D=2.2] Bd5 [1/-0.08 d= 0.9]
17. Nxd5 [1/-0.11 D=1.6] cxd5 [1/-0.2 D=2]
18. Qxd5+ [1/-0.17 D=3.4] Nf7 [1/-0.18 D=3.6]
19. Rad1 [2 /-0.26 D= 0.07] b6 [>3/>-0.06 D>0.2]
20. c3 [>3/<-0.17 D>0.11] Bc5+ [1/-0.35 D= 0.28]
21 Kf1 [1/-0.30 D=0.1] Qxd5 [1/-0.32 D=0.32]
22 Rxd5 [1/-0.3 D=7] a5 [1/-0.34 D=0.06]
23 Re2 [>3/<-0.3 D>0.05] Nd6 [1/-0.41 D=0.04]
24 g3 [3/-0.43 D=0.01] Ne8 [1/-0.44 D=0.05]
25 Rdd2 [>3/<-0.48 D>=0.05] Nf6 [1/-0.46 D=0.05]
26 Kg2 [3/-0.49 D=0] Bd6 [1/-0.49 D=0]
27 Rd4 [>3/<-0.51 D>0.02] Kf7[2/ -0.52 D=0]
28 Re1 [>3 D> 0.02] h5 [>3 D>0.1]
29 Kh3 [>3 D>0.05] b5 [>3 D>0.01]
30 a3 [>3 D>0.03] a4 [>3 D>0.06]
31 Re2 [1 D=0.13] g6[1 D=0.04]
32 Kg2 [1 D=0] Rg8 [>3 D>0.08]
33 Kh3 [1 D=0.03] Rh8 [>3 D>0.07]
34 Kg2 [1 D=0.09] Bc5 [2 D=0]
35 Rdd2 [1 D=0.01] Bd6 [3 D=0.19]
36 Rd4 [3 D=0.11] Bc5 [1 D=0.07]
37 rdd2 [2 D=.04] c6 [3 D=0.11]
38 f5 [>3 D>0.05] gxf5 [1 D=0.77]
39 Re5 [1 D=1.1] Nd5 [2 D=0.08]
40 Rxf5+[1 D=0.05] Ke6 [1 D=0.18]
41 Rg5 [1 D=0.18] Rh7 [2 D=0.08]
42 Re2+ [>3 D>0.02] Kd7 [1 D=0]
43 h4 [1 D=0.04] Be7 [1 D=0.2]
44 Rg6 [>3 D>0.03] Bc5 [2 D=0.3]
45 Kh3 [3 D=0.3] Rating -1.06 first time difference is more than one pawn. Kh3 [>3 D=0.3]
46 c4 [>3 D>0.03] bxc4 [1 D=1.62] next best move [Ne7]would be equal again
47 Rc2 [1 D=0.08] Rf7 [1 D=0.69]
48 Rg8 [1 D= 0.5] Nb6 [3 D=0.75]
49 g4 [1 D=0.25] hxg4+ [2 D=0.09]
50 Rxg4 [1 D=0.27] Kd6 [2 D=0.04]
51 Re4 [1 D=0.08] Bh6 [1 D=0.26]
52 Rd4+ [>3 D>0.16] Kc5[1 D=0.5]
53 Re4 [2 D=0.01]first time Evaluation below -2 Rf3+ [1 D=0.18]
54 Kg4 [1 D=0.2] Rb3[1 D=0.5]
55 Rh2 [3 D=0.5] Nd5 [1 D=0.3]
56 Kf5 [1 D=0.05] Rf3+ [1 D=0.1]

best reply Kg4 difference 2.75

So strong showing for both combatants, and I am impressed with teh accuracy of moves espacially when only very small differences in the Evaluations are shown.

@ponderable said
The Opening is Ruy Lopez C68 Exchange Variation. Chess 365 has moves until 12. Bg5 in their Opening database.

Stockfish Analysis this witha Depth of 20 moves as being +0.00.

Without being an expert I comment what stockfish gave me (no need to chekc my games I don't use engines to Play)

12. … h6 Stockfish first choice difference to second choice <0.1
13. Bf4 [2/ - ...[text shortened]... with teh accuracy of moves espacially when only very small differences in the Evaluations are shown.

Great post! ........ Best in ages.

@whitewalker2 said
Game 13604166

Just sad.

@WhiteWalker2
Are you still here? You timed out all your games.

@Ponderable

I find myself playing someone who up until recently was rated at about 1,000 but is now rated more than double that. It is a truly great achievement and one which I would like to replicate! (Hey who wouldn't want to double their rating in two months?) I asked him his secret and (I'm giving this one to you all for free!) he said giving up alcohol and watching opening videos on YouTube.

So there you have it. I believe his explanation and now feel guilty for asking the question.

@hells-caretaker said
Great post! ........ Best in ages.

Yes! Highly insightful.