1. d4 Ng8f6 2. c4 d5 3. Nb1c3 c6 4. Bc1g5 {If there's any chance I get to double my opponents pawns up, I'll almost always jump at it} 4... g6 5. Bg5xf6 exf6 {This is probably still playable though} 6. e3 Bf8g7 7. Qd1a4 {Pins the c6 pawn, but only momentarily} 7... O-O 8. Ng1f3 f5 {Frees the bishop, but weakens e5 and g5 for my knight} 9. Bf1e2 dxc4 10. Qa4xc4 {Black's centre has been destroyed and is currently behind in development} 10... Nb8d7 11. O-O Nd7b6 12. Qc4d3 {Keep off b file to allow development} 12... Bc8e6 13. b3 Ra8c8 14. Ra1b1 a5 15. a4 Nb6d5 16. Nc3xd5 {With limited future for this knight, a trade off seemed ideal} 16... Be6xd5 17. b4 {? error, as...} 17... Bd5e4 18. Qd3c4 Be4xb1 {...loses an exchange} 19. Rf1xb1 axb4 20. Qc4xb4 Rc8b8 21. Be2c4 {Had to do something, so why not aim at the king?} 21... Bg7f6 22. Qb4c5 Bf6e7 23. Qc5a7 Qd8c8 24. Nf3e5 {Threatens........... nothing, really} 24... Be7d6 25. Ne5d3 {? Fritz suggested advancing the a pawn} 25... Rb8a8 {And due to the back-rank threat, white is now in trouble} 26. Qa7xb7 {?? Rb8 here scores Fritz -7.01} 26... Qc8xb7 27. Rb1xb7 Ra8xa4 {Hits my bishop and threatens mate... there's only one move} 28. Nd3b2 Ra4a1 29. Bc4f1 Bd6xh2 {Picks up a pawn, but Fritz says Rb1 was better} 30. Kg1xh2 Ra1xf1 31. Nb2d3 Rf1d1 {? this loses back the pawn} 32. Nd3e5 Rd1c1 33. Rb7c7 Rc1c2 34. Kh2g3 f6 35. Ne5xc6 {Takes the pawn and delivers a threat... will black see it?} 35... Rf8f7 {NOPE!.. Kh8 would have avoided:} 36. Nc6e7 {A check, and a discovered attack on the sad looking rook on c2} 36... Kg8g7 {? Rxe7 was the move... Kg7, Kf8 and Kh8 would all have dropped a pawn} 37. Ne7xf5 {With another check} 37... gxf5 38. Rc7xc2 Rf7d7 39. Rc2c5 Kg7g6 40. Kg3f4 {Black resigns} 1-0
This was a clan league game versus a player over 100 points higher than me,
so a good, meaningful win 🙂
Out of fairness, here's my other game vs. Dooser, where I get battered
(don't look! It's not as important when I lose!)
Game 10328334
