Annotated Chess Game 11030383 by 64squaresofpain

Check all checkmates!

1. d4 Ng8f6 2. c4 d5
QGD transposing to the Marshall defence
3. Nb1c3 e6 4. b3
Not so good... moves like Nf3 or even cxd5 would have been better
4... dxc4 5. bxc4 Bf8b4
As an apparent weakness is now visible
6. Bc1b2 Nf6e4 7. Qd1d3 Ne4f6
? Waste of tempo... f7-f5 was playable
8. e4 O-O 9. Ng1f3 c5 10. d5 exd5 11. cxd5
Black has a passed pawn down the side, White has one down the centre
11... Rf8e8 12. Nf3d2
necessary move... an extra defender of e4 but also allowing the Knight on c3 to move
12... Bc8f5
Exploits the pin, but is easily defendable
13. f3 Nb8a6
? Ok but a bit awkward... d7 was a better square
14. Bf1e2
Breaks the pin, creating a threat to the Bishop but also enabling castles
14... Bf5g6 15. O-O Ra8c8 16. Nd2c4 Bb4xc3 17. Qd3xc3
Now a potential checkmate threat is there