1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 {My pet line v the French.} 2... d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 cxb4 5. d4 Bd7 6. a3 Nc6 7. axb4 Bxb4+ 8. c3 Be7 9. Bd3 a6 10. O-O Rc8 11. Re1 {With c3-c4 ideas} 11... Na5 {Which my opponent stops.} 12. Nfd2 {reinforce c4 ideas and hopefully prevent Black from playing f6 (Qh5+)} 12... Nh6 13. Nb3 Nxb3 14. Qxb3 Qc7 {Black thought I'd play Bxh6 here. Maybe I should but I came up with....} 15. Re3 Bg5 {Black wins the the exchnage. This was all part of the plan.} 16. Ba3 Bxe3 17. fxe3 {I've sacced the exchnage (and a pawn ) to prevent Black from castling.} 17... Bb5 {Black wants to play Nf5 and Ne7 and 0-0. This move gives back a pawn and chops wood.} 18. Bxb5+ {18.Bc2 Qc4 and White resigns.} 18... axb5 19. Qxb5+ Qd7 20. Qe2 Nf5 21. Qg4 {Sniffing about creating wee OTB probelms 21....Ne7 22.Qxg7.} 21... f6 {I do not think this is best. It's not wrong and Black is still on top but 21...h5 starts hitting me and 21...Qb5 with Qd3 coming is very good.} 22. exf6 gxf6 23. Nd2 {At last the Knight comes into the game. If 23...Rxc3 24.Bc5 creates some play for Black.} 23... Qg7 24. Qe2 {Now 24...Rxc3 with the h8 Rook protected and White is big trouble.} 24... Rg8 {But funniy enough. This move puts Black right back in the game.} 25. e4 Ne3 26. g3 Nc4 {26....Nc2 was also a move But White is creating enough pressure to at least get a perpetual.} 27. exd5 Nxd2 {A mistake on the edge of time trouble. It is Black who has all the winning chances.} 28. Qxe6+ {Here my team captain left the match score card on my table so I could see we were 4-0 up. The match was won. I looked no further than a perpetual.} 28... Kd8 29. Qd6+ Qd7 30. Qxf6+ Kc7 31. Qf4+ Kd8 32. Qf6+ Kc7 33. Qf4+ {etc...etc.. draw agreed. We won 5½ - ½ and then set off for home experiencing no trouble at all.}
I could have tried 15.Ra3 to swap the French Bishop for a Rook (a fair deal as far as I'm concerned)
and after 15...Bxa3 16.Bxa3 still prevent castling.
But after 15.Ra3 there is no threat. Black just castles and then what?
With 15.Re3 I do threaten is case of 15...0-0 16.Rg3.
I've never had that position before. It was an OTB idea to spice things up.
I realised a long long time ago if I was going to enjoy and play this game
then I would have accept my fair share of losses so I play double-edged.
Sometimes it works, sometimes it fails.
Sometimes it looks brilliant, (and you get to see it)
Other times I look like a dope (those you do not get to see 🙂)