Spatial squeezing : it's fun

[Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2016.12.26"] [Round "?"] [White "harleybaby"] [Black "BigDoggProblem"] [Result "0-1"] [TimeControl "600"] [ECO "B01"] [WhiteElo "1887"] [BlackElo "1870"] [Termination "BigDoggProblem won by checkmate"] [CurrentPosition "8/8/2k5/1p6/1Pp1p1B1/2Pp2np/1B1P2r1/7K w - - 1 74"] 1. e4 d5 2. Nc3 {An unusual move. Normal is exd5.} 2... d4 3. Nce2 c5 {e5 was better. This gave white a chance to play e5.} 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. c3 e5 {I was sorely tempted to play ...d3 but feared getting over-extended.} 6. a4 {Looks like a mistake to me. Now I can play ...d3 and keep the pawn there for a long time, keeping White very cramped.} 6... d3 7. Ng3 h5 {Threat = ...h4 and the N has no good square.} 8. h4 c4 9. b3 Be6 {He had played a4 so I couldn't play ...b5; one little problem...I don't need ...b5.} 10. b4 f6 11. a5 b5 12. axb6 {He must try this to get somewhere, anywhere some space; I figured I could make better use of the file than he, so I allowed it.} 12... axb6 13. Bb2 {This B is the most miserable piece on the board. Nowhere to go, hemmed in behind his own pawns.} 13... b5 14. Ng1 {What else is he supposed to do?} 14... Bg4 15. Qc1 Nge7 {Heading for f4.} 16. Rh2 {Intending Nh1, g3 and Bh3 .} 16... Ng6 17. Nf5 {Or not. I trade and pick up the pawn after.} 17... Bxf5 18. exf5 Nge7 19. g3 Nxf5 20. Bg2 Kd7 {Every piece earns his keep.} 21. Qd1 Nd6 {If Qf3 I'll slam the diagonal shut with ...e4.} 22. Nf3 Be7 23. Bh3+ Kc7 24. Kf1 Rxa1 {The side with the extra space generally avoids trades, but I wanted to work my ...Rh8 into a dominant position on the a-file before he had time for Kg2 and Rh1.} 25. Bxa1 {I had expected Qxa1.} 25... Qa8 26. Bg2 Qa2 27. Ne1 g6 {To put Be7 on h6.} 28. Qc1 {Just waiting around to see what I'll do.} 28... e4 29. Kg1 Ne5 30. Rh1 Qa7 {Going for cheap ...Nf5xg3 tricks.} 31. Bh3 Ra8 32. Bb2 Bf8 33. Ng2 {He should have tried Kh2, Rf1, Ng2 and hide the K on h1 after ...Nf3+.} 33... Nf3+ 34. Kf1 Bh6 35. Ne3 Kc6 {Keeps the N out of d5. I try not to give even a bit of counter play.} 36. Kg2 Qf7 {Switching gears to attack White's King.} 37. Rf1 f5 38. Nd1 {I could have taken d2, but that would have let his sorry Bb2 into the game via c1.} 38... f4 {If he didn't take I was going to follow with ...g5.} 39. gxf4 Qxf4 40. Rh1 Nxh4+ 41. Kf1 Bg5 {...Ndf5 may have been better.} 42. Ne3 Qf3 43. Rh2 Qe2+ 44. Kg1 Nf3+ 45. Kh1 Nxh2 46. Kxh2 Qxf2+ {The inevitable invasion has come to pass. One of my favorite things about a space advantage is how I can slowly tighten the grip like a vise while the opponent tries desperately to wriggle out.} 47. Bg2 Bf4+ 48. Kh1 Rf8 {...Qh4 was better. Time pressure was becoming a factor.} 49. Nf1 Qh4+ 50. Kg1 Bg3 51. Nxg3 Qxg3 52. Qa1 {Finally white has control of a file, but it's too late.} 52... Qf2+ 53. Kh1 Qb6 54. Qe1 Rf4 {No Qh4 for you!} 55. Qg3 Qf2 {The trade can't be avoided because ...Rh4 crushes.} 56. Qxf2 Rxf2 57. Bc1 {The poor guy. I felt really sorry for him. He's singing the "bad bishop blues".} 57... Kd5 58. Kg1 Rf4 59. Ba3 Ke5 60. Bc1 Nf5 61. Bb2 Ng3 62. Kh2 Ne2 63. Ba3 Rh4+ 64. Bh3 g5 {I was under 30 seconds, which somewhat explains missing ...Nf4 on this and next move.} 65. Kg2 Rf4 66. Bc8 Kd6 67. Ba6 Kc6 68. Bc8 g4 69. Be6 h4 70. Bb2 h3+ 71. Kh2 Rf2+ 72. Kh1 Rg2 73. Bxg4 Ng3# {Whew! 19 seconds on the clock.} 0-1