Annotated Chess Game 10616984 by Uncle Stosh

February Sprint Duel 2014 French defense

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bf8b4 3. Bc1d2 Qd8g5 4. Bd2xb4
for some odd reason white stole the bishop I left as sacrificial lamb. DUMB MISTAKE
4... d5 5. Ng1f3 Qg5d8 6. e3 a5 7. Bb4d2 Ng8f6 8. Nb1c3 O-O 9. Ra1c1 Nf6e4 10. Bf1d3 Ne4xd2 11. Qd1xd2 dxc4 12. Bd3xc4 c6 13. a4 Bc8d7 14. O-O Nb8a6 15. Bc4d3 Na6b4
focus is to develop strong line of defense to mask the loss of bishop through middle game
16. Bd3b1 Nb4d5 17. Nc3xd5 exd5
this pawn structure was the safety net to deflect superior forces of white.
18. Qd2d3 g6 19. Nf3e5 Bd7f5 20. Qd3b3 Bf5xb1 21. Rc1xb1
white now can capture b7 to destroy pawn defense, so priority of black is to fix this.
21... Qd8e7 22. Qb3c2 Ra8c8 23. Rf1c1 f6
this move was pivotal in taking off choke hold on center squares by white.
24. Ne5f3 b6
another pivotal step is to invite battle exchanges along c
25. Qc2c3 c5
this move drives out queen from c3
26. dxc5 Rc8xc5 27. Qc3d2
now the game hinges on exchanging rooks for a black trap.
27... Rf8d8 28. Nf3d4 Kg8g7 29. Rc1c2 Rd8c8 30. Rb1c1 Qe7e4
the trap is waiting now with black Queen!
31. Rc2xc5 Rc8xc5 32. Rc1xc5 bxc5
black has won the game and white is blissfully unaware.