annotated game

[Event "Challenge"]
[Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2010.08.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "watchyourbackrank"]
[Black "vaiddyanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1715"]
[BlackElo "1343"]
[PlyCount "57"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 d6 5.O-O Be7 6.Nc3 0-0
{until now developing moves from both sides} 7.h3
{taking control of the g4 square thus preventing both their knight and bishop from going there} Be6 8.Be3 Qd7 {i was a litle worried about Bxh3 and a possible draw so I decided to play Ng5} 9.Ng5 a6 10. Nxe6 {exchanging their good bishop should be ok for me and give better control of d5} Qxe6 11.Bc4 Qd7 12.a3 {to give my bishop a flight square on a2 in case of Na5 or b5 followed by Na5} b5 13.Ba2 Nd4 14.f4 {now that my bishop is safe on a2 it's time to start a kingside attack} c5 15.Nd5 Nxd5 16.Bxd5 {very strong bishop} Rab8
{felt I had a tough decision here: should I open up the f-file or play f5 to prevent their knight from taking part of the defence from e6?} 17.f5 Bf6 18.g4 g5
{h6 was surely better. now he loses a piece} 19.fxg6
{now the importance of the bishop is very clear: the f7 pawn is pinned so black has to recapture with the h7 pawn} hxg6 20.Rxf6 Kg7 21.Rf2 Kh7 22.Qf1 {harrassing f7} Kg7 23.Bg5 Ne6 24.Bf6+ Kh7
{with a piece in hand the game is easily won already, yet the following move is still very nice i think} 25.Rf5
{double exclamation marks!! - planning gxf5 26.Qxf5+ Kg8 27.Qh5 Ng7 28.Qg5! with mate If he doesn't take the rook then Rh5+ is a threat} Ng7
{best defence i think} 26.Qf2
{planning Qh4+} gxf5
{this time black could not resist the temptation of taking a whole rook}
27.Qh4+ Kg6
{Kg8 would have lead to mate as well after Qh6}
28.Qg5+ Kh7 29.Qxg7# 1-0

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 d6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Nc3 0-0 7.h3 Be6 8.Be3 Qd7 9.Ng5 {More effective is 9 d4! exd4 10 Nxd4 a6 11 Nxe6 and you've accomplished much more than a simple knight hop.} 9...a6 10.Nxe6 Qxe6 {Recapturing with the f-pawn is much better and gives black the better game IMO... It activates the rook on f8, fills in the hole on d5, and gives black a big mobile center he can activate with d5 at the right time.} 11.Bc4 Qd7 12.a3 {I don't like this move - too passive. I guess it depends on how much faith you put in the bishop pair. I prefer 12. Qd2 connecting the rooks and making black think about f4. If black wants your light squared bishop let him have it - at the cost of a half open a-file of course... 12 Qd2 Na5 13 Bb3 Nxb3 14 axb3 and white will have play on both sides of the board.} 12...b5 13.Ba2 Nd4 14.f4 c5 {I see no point to this move besides handing white the d5 square on a silver platter.} 15.Nd5 {Simple chess. White has a clear advantage.} 15...Nxd5 16.Bxd5 Rab8 17.f5 {I prefer 17 fxe5 dxe5 as it develops your f1 rook for you. The f-file will without a doubt prove useful while black's d-file is locked up tight by your uncontested light squared bishop. I feel like 17 f5 gives black the opportunity to set up a dark squared blockade with Bf6 and h6.} 17...Bf6 18.g4 g5 {Game over. At first I thought maybe your opponent was unaware of the en passant rule, but then I realized even if you don't take it's a losing move! People are prone to panic when their king is under fire I guess... Better is 18...h6 which actually makes things pretty tough for white - basic blockading strategy.} 19.fxg6 hxg6 20.Rxf6 Kg7 21.Rf2 Kh7 22.Qf1 Kg7 23.Bg5 Ne6 24.Bf6+ Kh7 25.Rf5 {A nice move to look at but probably doesn't deserve 2 exclamation marks lol... Many moves are winning here!} 25...Ng7 26.Qf2 gxf5 27.Qh4+ Kg6 28.Qg5+ Kh7 29.Qxg7# 0-1