1. e4 e5 2. Ng1f3 Nb8c6 3. Bf1c4 Ng8f6 4. d3 Bf8c5
I think this opening is called "The Piano". A pretty typical start to a king pawn opening.
5. O-O O-O 6. c3 d5
Aggressive line.
7. exd5 Nf6xd5 8. h3
? Passive move.
8... a6 9. Bc4xd5
?! A bishop on the main diagonal for an awkward knight is probably a bad trade.
9... Qd8xd5
Also from here my pieces are much better developed. Even though I'm playing with black I've developed every piece except my white bishop and he has only developed a knight. A player of his level probably noticed that he had put himself behind.
10. b4
Pushing pawns is a weak tactic in this situation, but he continues.
10... Bc5a7 11. c4 Qd5d6 12. b5 Nc6d4 13. Bc1b2 Nd4xf3 14. Qd1xf3 Ba7d4 15. Nb1c3
! Probably a mistake. Better off just dealing with the threat. Some players don't like being left with a knight against a bishop when queens are still on the board though.
15... Qd6b4
! Aggressive but completely safe. His queen is on the wrong side of the action.
16. bxa6
? Again, for some reason he tries to push his pawns. Without support pawns are fairly useless with so many pieces on the board.
16... Ra8xa6 17. Nc3b5
?? Loses the bishop.
17... Qb4xb2 18. Ra1b1 Qb2xa2 19. Nb5xc7 Ra6f6
! Nowhere to go from here.
20. Qf3e4 Rf6xf2 21. Kg1h1
Kh1 is definite the best move, but too little too late.
21... Bc8xh3
If gxh3, Rh2++.
22. Rf1g1
Probably the best move, but its over from here.
22... Bh3xg2 23. Rg1xg2 Rf2xg2 24. Qe4xg2 Qa2xb1
Destroyed. He resigns because after Kh2, Qb2 and queen trade is forced. He's currently the highest rated player in the tournament but he lost this game to me in only 24 moves. Lesson to be learned: early piece development is critical!
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- Game started
- 01 Dec 10
- Last move
- 20 Dec 10
- Lost
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- Created
- 20 Dec 10
- Updated
- 20 Dec 10