A lucky colour?

[Event "Banded Threesomes"]
[Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2014.10.18"]
[EndDate "2014.11.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Blanca"]
[Black "64squaresofpain"]
[WhiteRating "1631"]
[BlackRating "1719"]
[WhiteElo "1631"]
[BlackElo "1719"]
[Result "0-1"]
[GameId "10859916"]

1. d4 Ng8f6 2. Nb1c3 e6 3. e4 Bf8b4 {Computer suggests d5 was better, transposing to the French, but either way e5 is coming and the knight on f6 will be kicked} 4. e5 Nf6e4 {? But d5 was the better square, this move just invites Qg4, hitting an unprotected piece and pawn} 5. Qd1g4 Ne4xc3 6. Qg4xg7 Rh8f8 7. Bc1h6 Nc3d5 8. c3 Bb4e7 9. Qg7xh7 {White has great compensation for the knight, in the shape of huge space advantage and a free runner on the h-file.... black must start maneuvering} 9... b6 10. h4 d6 11. Ng1f3 Nb8c6 12. Bf1b5 Bc8b7 13. h5 {This is ok but white could have played c3-c4, forcing the knight to b4, then d4-d5 would have applied serious pressure} 13... Qd8d7 {Black enables castling... white can still play c3-c4 but I'm guessing he must like the look of the pawn chain} 14. Bh6xf8 {And so white grabs the exchange instead} Be7xf8 15. h6 O-O-O 16. Nf3g5 Qd7e7 {Black invites Nxf7 preparing Rd7, winning the piece, but white could go one better should this happen} 17. Ng5xf7 Rd8d7 18. Qh7g8 Qe7xf7 {White should now play h6-h7, which absolutely crushes... Fritz scores white in excess of +9 here} 19. Qg8xf7 {? But white didn't see it and opted to trade Queens, throwing much of the advantage away (Fritz is now at 0.63)} 19... Rd7xf7 20. h7 Bf8g7 21. h8=Q Bg7xh8 22. Rh1xh8 {Counting the points (bishop/knight =3, rook =5, pawn =1) white is ahead but not by much} 22... Nc6d8 {Kd7 was probably the better move, but black wants to not risk losing the knight pair, as these can be tricky to deal with} 23. g4 Rf7g7 24. f3 dxe5 25. dxe5 Rg7g5 {After disrupting the centre, black looks to gain back some material} 26. Ke1f2 Rg5xe5 {But Fritz seems to think taking immediately was a mistake, and an in between move such as a7-a6 was better} 27. Ra1d1 {The threat is now the previously neglected c3-c4, attacking the knight, and an x-ray double hit on d8, which has mate potential} 27... c6 {This move stops it, as if c3-c4 now, black can trade the knight for the bishop, and gain a pawn on d5} 28. Bb5a4 {Moving the Bishop here loses tempo, as b6-b5 is coming... Bf1 was better} 28... b5 29. Ba4b3 Kc8c7 30. a4 Bb7a6 31. axb5 {Black's Ba6 was a waste, as Bishop takes b5 here leads to our old friend c3-c4, a winning fork} 31... cxb5 32. Bb3a2 {? White could play Rh5 at any point here, either looking to pick up material on d5, or invite RxR, which would allow white a second chance to run the h-file} 32... Nd8c6 33. Rh8h7 Kc7b6 34. Kf2g3 {White perhaps wishes for these pawns to stay connected, and use the King to help march them up} 34... Nc6e7 {Connecting the knights... black wants to further unravel his pieces and begin to hinder white's pawn advances} 35. Ba2xd5 {White disrupts the knight pair, but loses the bishop, which may have been a useful piece in an open endgame} 35... Ne7xd5 36. f4 Re5e2 37. g5 Ba6b7 {Black begins looking at a possible Rg2+ trick, should white decide to run the g-pawn} 38. g6 Bb7c6 {Purely to stop white checking with Rd6, once the knight moves to f6} 39. g7 Nd5f6 {The trap is set.. white could still save with Rd1-g1, covering the g2 square (the knight cannot take on h7 as pawn promotes)} 40. Rh7h8 {OOPS!} 40... Re2g2 41. Kg3h3 Rg2xg7 {Black is now ahead for the first time in the game} 42. Rh8b8 {White throws in a check, although something like Re1 would have been better (Rh8-h6 would have been no good, as Bg2+ either leads to losing an exchange, or mate)} 42... Kb6c7 43. Rd1d8 {White may be desperately trying for a draw, but black has one last trick} 43... Bc6b7 {Nd7 is the threat, to pick up the trapped b8 rook} 44. Rd8f8 {? Rh8 was the only move} 44... Nf6d7 {Both rooks are now hit, and black is going to be a whole piece up... white resigns} 0-1