Annotated Chess Game 10504606 by Uncle Stosh

2013 French Defense Tournament

1. c5
Contest center squares
1... Bf1b5
white appears ready for quick attack
2. a6 Bb5e2 3. Nb8c6 d3 4. h6
deny black square bishop g5
4... O-O
white development appears defensive at this point
5. Nc6d4 Nf3xd4 6. cxd4 c3 7. dxc3 Nb1xc3 8. b5
black ignores focus on setting up 0-0
8... Bc1e3 9. Bf8d6 Be3d4 10. e5 Bd4e3 11. Ng8e7 Qd1d2 12. Bc8b7 Be2f3 13. Ne7g6 Bf3h5 14. Bd6e7 Bh5xg6 15. fxg6
black content with doubling pawns to open line of counter attack
15... a3 16. O-O Be3xh6
bishop sacrifice to bust pawn protection hinges on swift checkmate on king
17. gxh6
glad to exchange pawn for bishop.
17... Qd2xh6
queen cannot sustain strong attack alone
18. Rf8f6 b4 19. Be7f8 Qh6e3 20. Ra8c8 Nc3e2 21. Rf6f7 Qe3g3 22. Qd8f6 Qg3h3 23. Rc8d8
not a strong move but still sorting out counter attack