This is one of the few games I'm proud of winning. I don't play like that anymore, I'm alot more slipshod nowadays=( Perpetually off form lol. I was also happy because my opponent was a couple of hundred points higher than me rating-wise. I'm sure I analysed further during the game (besides a few positional/tactical blunders) but I'll just comment on it abit.
[Event "ICS rated standard match"]
[Site "freechess.org"]
[Date "2005.01.22"]
[Round "-"]
[White "TheGoodKnight"]
[Black "Dfthd"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1704"]
[BlackElo "1324"]
[TimeControl "600+10"]
1. d4 d5
2. c4 e6 QGD
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Bf4 c6
5. a3 Nbd7
6. h3 Be7
7. e3 O-O
8. Nf3 Re8
9. Bd3 c5 freeing move
10. cxd5 exd5
11. dxc5 Nxc5
12. Bc2 Be6
13. O-O Qd7 an idiotic move as demonstrated in the next sequence=D
14. Ne5 Qd8 like I said, Qd7 was an idiotic move
15. Ne2 trying to bring the knight to blockade the pawn and place it on a strong outpost.
15. ... Bd6
16. Nd4 Bxe5
17. Bxe5 Qd7
18. Nxe6 Rxe6
19. Bxf6 Rxf6
20. b4 Ne6
21. Bb3 Rd8
22. Rc1 d4
23. exd4 Nxd4
24. Rc3 Rd6
25. Ba4 his turn to make a stupid move
25. ... b5 and my duty to inform him
26. Bb3 Nxb3
27. Qxb3 Rd3 I didn't mind drawing against a much stronger player so I attempted to trade down into a drawish engame.
28. Rfc1 h6
29. Qc2 Qd4 threatening to fork queen and mate threat via 30. ... Rd2! if queen moves, Qxf2+ and black wins.
30. Kf1?? my hands were shaking when he played this move. Walking into a trap?
30. ... Rd2
31. Qf5 forced
31. ... Rd1+ black wins a rook for if Rxd1 Qxd1#
32. Ke2 Rxc1 if Rxc1 then Qd2 followed by Qxc1
33. Rd3 {TheGoodKnight resigns} 0-1
White's 18th and 19th moves are confusing me. By trading off material, he's opening files for black to have counterplay on, essentially forcing black to take them in fact. Is it possible to get a good attack off by taking on h3? Does black get an attack through Bxh3, Qxh3, and Ng4? At the very least, White could disrupt black's kingside pawn structure with Bxf6 and then take with the knight, but I'm still not seeing all the logic here.
Originally posted by VengoropatubusAnalysing using chessmaster, it says 16. ... Bxh3 would be better than what was played. Why?
White's 18th and 19th moves are confusing me. By trading off material, he's opening files for black to have counterplay on, essentially forcing black to take them in fact. Is it possible to get a good attack off by taking on h3? Does black get an attack through Bxh3, Qxh3, and Ng4? At the very least, White could disrupt black's kingside pawn structure with Bxf6 and then take with the knight, but I'm still not seeing all the logic here.
white could have won easily with 18.Bxf6 gxf6 19.b4 (chasing the knight away) 19. ... Ne4 20. Ba4. And also on move 20... with 20. Bf5!
I dont see what's wrong about 25. Ba4 ...what would you have moved? after Bc4 also follows b5. and after Bc2 or Ba2 follows Nb5! -+
Nice last finishing moves, though.