(1) CM10 / Miguel - Erik [A06]
Friendly Game, 5m + 10s, 11.01.2010
[Erik]

16MB, Miguel.ctg, ThinkPad Win7

1.Nf3 d5 2.b3 Nf6 3.Bb2 e6 4.e3 Bd7 5.Ne5 Nc6 6.Nxc6 Bxc6 7.Nc3 a6 8.Qf3 Bd6?
I miss a discovered double attack on the White Queen and Knight. I continue to miss it on my next two moves. [8...d4! 9.Qf4 dxc3-+ ]

9.h4 Qe7? 10.h5 0-0-0? 11.Na4 Rhg8 12.g3 e5?
I miss a different discovered double attack involving the same d4 pawn push. This one threatens White's Queen and Rook. [12...d4! 13.Qxc6 bxc6-+ ]

13.Rh2 Rdf8 14.Nc3 h6 15.a3 e4?
White keeps giving me the d4 discovered double attack and I keep overlooking it.

16.Qe2 Nd7 17.Nxd5 Bxd5 18.Bh3 f5 19.Rh1 Rf7 20.Rh2 Nf8 21.c4 Be6 22.Bg2 g5 23.hxg6 Nxg6 24.Rxh6 Ne5 25.c5 Ng4?
I saw that I couldn't take the pawn because my dark-square Bishop was protecting my Knight. I thought I had to choose between my Bishop and Knight. I kept my Knight because it was more active than my Bishop. [25...Bxc5 26.Bxe5 Bxb3 27.Bc3=/+ ; 25...Nd3+ 26.Kf1 Bxc5-+ Fritz shows how I can take the pawn after first giving check to the White King. Ah, I should have seen this.]

26.cxd6 Qxd6
Fritz sees no more major blunders (>= 300 centi-pawns) on my part from here on out.

27.Rxe6 Qxe6 28.Qc4 Qd7 29.Bc3 Re8 30.Rc1 Ne5 31.Bxe5 Rxe5 32.Qd4 Qxd4 33.exd4 Rd5
I was satisfied with my use of clock time these last few moves. I methodically rearranged my pieces to more advantages positions and let White make one bad exchange after another.

34.Ke2 Rh7 35.Rh1 Rxh1 36.Bxh1 Rxd4
Now the endgame begins. My Queenside pawn majority is looking like an advantage. I've got to get those pawns rolling and bring my King into the game.

37.Bg2 Rd3 38.g4 fxg4 39.Bxe4 Rxb3 40.Bf5+ Kd8 41.Bxg4 Rxa3 42.f3 c5 43.Be6 Kc7 44.f4 Kd6 45.Bc8 b5 46.f5 Ke7
Oh no you don't. Not so fast.

47.Bb7 Kf6 48.Kd1 a5 49.d3 Rxd3+ 50.Ke1 Kxf5 51.Ke2 Rg3
Fritz says I missed a mate in 28 here. How could I overlook that? At least I didn't walk right into a pin of my King and Rook. [51...Rh3?? 52.Bc8+ Ke5 53.Bxh3 ; 51...Rb3 52.Ba8 a4 53.Kd2 a3 54.Bc6 a2 55.Kc2 c4 56.Bxb5 a1Q ]

52.Kf2 Kf4 53.Ke2 a4 54.Kd1 a3 55.Ke2 a2 56.Kd1 a1Q+ 57.Ke2 c4 58.Kf2 Qa2+ 59.Kf1 Ke3 60.Bc8 Qe2# 0-1