Annotated Chess Game 9635909 by vivify

1. d4 e6
I used the French Defense defense for e4, a monster opening for white.
2. e4 d5 3. exd5 exd5
Even control of the middle; a difficult thing to get against 1.e4.
4. Nb1c3 Ng8f6 5. Bc1f4 Bf8d6 6. Bf4g5 O-O
Castling out of the way early.
7. Bg5xf6 Qd8xf6 8. Bf1e2 Rf8e8
Pin gives white things to worry about.
9. Ng1f3 Bc8g4 10. Nc3xd5 Qf6g6 11. O-O Qg6h5
The f3 Knight is pinned, but doesn't know it yet.
12. Nf3e5
White tries to gain a bishop, thinking he's got a lot backing up the attack on the f4 knight.
12... Bg4xe2
Ends up forked instead.
13. Qd1d2 Be2xf1 14. Ra1xf1 f6 15. Nd5f4 Qh5f5
I come out a pawn ahead if we exchange pieces in this position.
16. Ne5d3
White avoids going down in material.
16... Nb8c6 17. c3 Re8e7
Setting up an attack on white's back ranks.