u/WhereasBackground849

Can someone explain to me how is this a blunder?

Simplify no?

I don't get why this is a blunder? I thought that there might be a way to force a rook pin with the bishop but nothing was clear so in my calculations so I just thought of simplifying since I have a better position and I am up a pawn. Can someone explain the idea ?

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u/WhereasBackground849 — 3 days ago

I placed the PGN of the game into chat-gpt (I am using a work PC , not everything is open, please don't cook me) and it told me that I played the Smith-Morra Gambit. I didn't know the name or the line of the Gambit before this. I am usually a Rapid player so my time management in Blitz is bad. Opinions?

[Event "rated blitz game"]

[Site "https://lichess.org/OkwKmCOe"\]

[Date "2026.04.27"]

[Round "-"]

[White "Abomohamed111"]

[Black "Teddy_Touche"]

[Result "0-1"]

[GameId "OkwKmCOe"]

[UTCDate "2026.04.27"]

[UTCTime "16:52:33"]

[WhiteElo "1219"]

[BlackElo "1256"]

[WhiteRatingDiff "-6"]

[BlackRatingDiff "+17"]

[Variant "Standard"]

[TimeControl "300+3"]

[ECO "B21"]

[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit"]

[Termination "Normal"]

[Annotator "lichess.org"]

  1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:05:00] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:05:00] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:05:01] } { B21 Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit } 2... cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:01] } 3. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:03] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:03] } 4. Qd1 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:05:03] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:05:04] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:05] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:05:06] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:05:07] } 6... Bg4 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:05:05] } 7. Bb5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:05:06] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:05:03] } 8. O-O?? { (0.33 → -3.47) Blunder. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -3.47] [%clk 0:05:05] } (8. Be2 Be6 9. O-O Be7 10. Re1 Nf6 11. Bf1 Qa5 12. Bd2 Qc7) 8... axb5 { [%eval -3.47] [%clk 0:05:02] } 9. Nxb5 { [%eval -3.57] [%clk 0:05:07] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval -3.33] [%clk 0:04:57] } 10. h3 { [%eval -3.23] [%clk 0:05:00] } 10... Bh5 { [%eval -2.97] [%clk 0:04:57] } 11. g4 { [%eval -3.66] [%clk 0:05:02] } 11... Bg6 { [%eval -3.66] [%clk 0:04:58] } 12. Bg5 { [%eval -3.58] [%clk 0:05:02] } 12... Be7 { [%eval -3.34] [%clk 0:04:55] } 13. Bxf6 { [%eval -3.35] [%clk 0:05:04] } 13... Bxf6 { [%eval -3.18] [%clk 0:04:58] } 14. Nxd6+ { [%eval -3.14] [%clk 0:05:05] } 14... Ke7 { [%eval -3.1] [%clk 0:04:44] } 15. Nxb7 { [%eval -3.79] [%clk 0:04:27] } 15... Qxd1 { [%eval -3.62] [%clk 0:03:16] } 16. Raxd1 { [%eval -4.4] [%clk 0:04:28] } 16... Bxe4 { [%eval -4.22] [%clk 0:03:04] } 17. Nc5?! { (-4.22 → -5.47) Inaccuracy. Nh2 was best. } { [%eval -5.47] [%clk 0:04:26] } (17. Nh2 Rhb8 18. Nc5 Bxc2 19. Rd2 Nd4 20. Re1 Kd6 21. Nd3 Bxd3 22. Rxd3 Kd5) 17... Bxf3 { [%eval -5.49] [%clk 0:02:47] } 18. Rd7+ { [%eval -5.58] [%clk 0:04:25] } 18... Ke8 { [%eval -5.82] [%clk 0:02:38] } 19. Re1 { [%eval -5.67] [%clk 0:04:20] } 19... Ra5 { [%eval -5.51] [%clk 0:02:25] } 20. b4 { [%eval -5.5] [%clk 0:04:14] } 20... Nxb4 { [%eval -5.31] [%clk 0:01:55] } 21. a3?! { (-5.31 → -7.64) Inaccuracy. Rc7 was best. } { [%eval -7.64] [%clk 0:04:08] } (21. Rc7 Rxc5 22. Rxc5 Kd7 23. g5 Bxg5 24. Rc3 e4 25. Rb1 Nc6 26. a4 e3) 21... Nxc2 { [%eval -7.67] [%clk 0:01:40] } 22. Rc1 { [%eval -7.69] [%clk 0:04:01] } 22... Rxc5 { [%eval -7.8] [%clk 0:01:37] } 23. Rb7 { [%eval -9.81] [%clk 0:04:03] } 23... Bxb7 { [%eval -9.87] [%clk 0:01:32] } 24. Rb1 { [%eval -9.96] [%clk 0:03:59] } 24... Bc6 { [%eval -9.93] [%clk 0:01:25] } 25. Rb8+ { [%eval -10.45] [%clk 0:04:00] } 25... Bd8 { [%eval -10.72] [%clk 0:01:26] } 26. Kf1 { [%eval -11.78] [%clk 0:03:58] } 26... Nd4 { [%eval -10.66] [%clk 0:01:19] } 27. Ke1?! { (-10.66 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb1 was best. } { [%eval #-11] [%clk 0:03:56] } (27. Rb1 Kd7 28. h4 Rc2 29. h5 Re8 30. h6 gxh6 31. g5 Re6 32. gxh6) 27... Kd7 { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:01:21] } 28. Kd2 { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:03:52] } 28... Rb5 { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:01:16] } 29. Rxb5 { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:03:49] } 29... Bxb5 { [%eval #-11] [%clk 0:01:18] } 30. Kc3 { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:03:51] } 30... Ba5+ { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:01:13] } 31. Kb2 { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:03:52] } 31... Rc8 { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:01:12] } 32. h4 { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:03:46] } 32... Rc2+ { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:01:13] } 33. Kb1 { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:03:46] } 33... Bd3 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:01:11] } 34. a4 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:03:44] } 34... Bc3 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:01:09] } 35. f3 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:03:42] } 35... Nxf3 { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:01:09] } 36. a5 { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:03:43] } 36... Bxa5 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:01:10] } 37. Ka1 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:03:44] } 37... Nd2 { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:01:05] } 38. h5 { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:03:44] } 38... Bc4 { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:01:05] } 39. g5 { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:03:43] } 39... Bc3# { [%clk 0:01:04] } { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
u/WhereasBackground849 — 25 days ago