Annotated Chess Game 10567116 by 64squaresofpain

A one-knight stand!

1. c4 Ng8f6 2. Nb1c3 d5 3. cxd5 Nf6xd5 4. e3 Nd5xc3 5. bxc3 e5
White is 2 pawns to 1 in opening development
6. Bf1c4 Nb8c6 7. Qd1f3
Quick mate shot.... because ya never know!
7... Qd8e7 8. Ng1e2 Bc8d7 9. e4 Bd7e6
? Moving the same piece twice in a row is a waste of tempo
10. Bc4b5
So I pin the knight, threatening to double pawns
10... Qe7c5 11. a4
Ba3 is the threat, aiming to stop black from castling kingside
11... a6 12. Bc1a3 Qc5b6 13. Bb5xc6 Qb6xc6 14. Ba3xf8 Rh8xf8
Just like that
15. O-O O-O-O
there's always long castle however, and d2 is attacked
16. d4 Be6c4 17. Rf1e1 f5 18. dxe5 fxe4 19. Qf3e3 Rd8d3 20. Qe3a7
Qa8+ wins the f8 rook, but black stops it with...
20... b6
b6, trapping my queen
21. Ne2d4 Qc6d5
Only square to maintain watch on a8