This is an instructive game. It centers around that d5 square. Look at the evolution of the game. First white makes an ill thought exchange allowing a pawn to sit on c6(controlling d5) and black controls the tempo then black makes the rash advance ...c5(giving up control of d5)when white sits a strong knight on d5 and has a crushing position but he does nothing with it and moves his knight away allowing black the time needed to get back in the game. I think 21.f4 with the idea of 22.f5 was called for.
Me as black playing a Latvian so bad as to make Greenpawn cry. Also trying to go for a record number of king moves
Header
EVENT
RHP Blitz rated
SITE
www.timeforchess.com
DATE
2011.8.10
ROUND
?
WHITE
nrponugoti
BLACK
VelvetEars
RESULT
0-1
PGN
[Event "RHP Blitz rated"] [Site "www.timeforchess.com"] [Date "2011.8.10"] [Round "?"] [White "nrponugoti"] [Black "VelvetEars"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e2-e4 e7-e5 2. Ng1-f3 f7-f5 3. e4xf5 {It was here I remembered I know nothing of the Latvian theory along this line} Nb8-c6 4. d2-d4 e5-e4 5. Nf3-e5 Nc6xe5 6. d4xe5 d7-d5 7. Qd1-h5 {If I had a penny every time I missed these queen checks} Ke8-d7 8. e5-e6 Kd7-c6 9. Nb1-c3 a7-a6 10. a2-a4 Ng8-f6 11. Qh5-d1 Bf8-b4 12. Bf1-b5 {I think white should have worked on cutting off my flight squares with Bf4 rather than letting me run back to e7} Kc6-d6 13. Bc1-f4 Kd6-e7 14. O-O a6xb5 15. Nc3xb5 Bb4-d6 16. Qd1-d2 b7-b6 17. Nb5-d4 Bc8-b7 18. h2-h3 c7-c5 19. Bf4xd6 Qd8xd6 20. Nd4-b5 Qd6-e5 {Finally the Latvian puts me into a vaguely attacking position} 21. g2-g4 d5-d4 22. f2-f4 e4xf3 23. Ra1-e1 Qe5-g3 0-1