A nice OTB game here

First time I have met English OTB. With him graded quite a bit higher than me, I was happy 🙂 Names etc removed obviously.

I firgured that he was playing not the best. He set up a queen side attack and then just played moves like h3, h4, things like that. I was swapping off the white bishops because after e6 my bishop would be locked in. Also my black bishop was good and his was inactive/bad.

17. Bc3, I was mad at myself for not seeing this because I had tried so hard to get a good bishop vs his bad bishop imbalance. But thankfully then I realised I could play 17...c4! and force 18. d4. This made the imbalance to my favour and I was quite confident.

After 22...Nd3 I was quite sure I had the game in the bag (well an knight on the 3rd/6th rank which can never be moved is quite good!!). Any analysis would be great!




[Date "2006.01.26"]
[White "Him"]
[Black "Me"]
[Result "0-1"]

1. c4 c5
2. Nc3 Nc6
3. Nf3 d6
4. g3 g6
5. Bg2 Bd7
6. d3 Bg7
7. Bd2 Nf6
8. O-O Qc8
9. Re1 Bh3
10. e3 Bxg2
11. Kxg2 e6
12. Rb1 O-O
13. h3 Rd8
14. h4 d5
15. cxd5 Nxd5
16. Nxd5 Rxd5
17. Bc3 c4
18. d4 f5
19. Ng5 e5
20. Qf3 Qd7
21. dxe5 Nxe5
22. Qe2 Nd3
23. Red1 Qc6
24. Bxg7 Kxg7
25. Nf3 Rad8
26. Nd4 Rxd4+
27. Kg1 R4d7
28. Rd2 Kf6
29. Rc2 b5
30. b3 Ne5
31. bxc4 Nf3+
32. Kf1 Nd2+
33. Rxd2 Qh1#
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Ehm, not much of an analysis but I must say I liked the
way you wrapped up the game in the end with the fork/Dh1#

[Date "2006.01.26"]
[White "Him"]
[Black "Me"]
[Result "0-1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 d6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bd7 6. d3 Bg7 7. Bd2 Nf6 8. O-O Qc8 9. Re1 Bh3 10. e3 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 e6 12. Rb1 O-O 13. h3 Rd8 14. h4 d5 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Rxd5 17. Bc3 c4 18. d4 f5 19. Ng5 e5 20. Qf3 Qd7 21. dxe5 Nxe5 22. Qe2 Nd3 23. Red1 Qc6 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Nf3 Rad8 26. Nd4 Rxd4+ 27. Kg1 R4d7 28. Rd2 Kf6 29. Rc2 b5 30. b3 Ne5 31. bxc4 Nf3+
32. Kf1 Nd2+ 33. Rxd2 Qh1#
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