Now white has no immediate attacks and only two developed pieces.
11. a4 Bd7c8 12. Qa6c4 Rf8e8
There were not many choices here, but this activates the rook in the very long term. Assuming that I lose the doubled e5 pawn soon.
13. Ng1f3 Re8e7
Again, not much choice, but the idea now is to put the rook in front of the queen.
14. b4 Bc5d6 15. Bc1a3 b5
The uneaten pawns are proving to be quite beneficial.
16. axb5 cxb5 17. Qc4xb5 Re7b7 18. Qb5a5 Bd6c7
The queen's safety feels troublesome for white.
19. Qa5a4 e4
Could have played Bd7 attacking the queen, but this gives a nice pawn fork. When you have a delicious steak in front of you, it's just wrong not to grab the eating utensils.
20. Bd3a6 Rb7a7
Bishop is pinned now. As expected of The Rook Gambit.
21. b5 exf3
Taking back now ruins the safety of white's kingside castle.
22. gxf3 Nf6d5
So that the queen can move in.
23. Ba3c5 Ra7a8
This just ends up protecting the f2 pawn, which is not a very critical square. Going for a queenside castle seemed like a more solid plan.
