1.e4
c5
2.d4
cxd4
3.Qxd4
Nc6
4.Qd1
White loses a tempo moving his Queen twice in the opening.
4...d6
5.Bb5
Bd7
6.Bxc6
Bxc6
7.f3
Qc7
8.Nc3
Nf6
9.Bg5
Qb6
10.Bxf6
White weakens my pawn structure but leaves me the bishop pair.
10...gxf6
11.Qd3
Qxb2
And I weaken White's, winning a pawn.
12.Rb1
Qa3
13.Nge2
e6
14.Rb3
Qa5
15.0-0
Rd8
16.Nd4
d5
17.Nxc6
bxc6
18.exd5
cxd5
I have the better pawn structure. White's c and a-pawns are disconnected.
19.Qb5+
White forces a trade of Queens.
19...Qxb5
20.Rxb5
Rc8
21.Rb3
Bc5+
22.Kh1
Be3?
I advance my Bishop into enemy territory, but it's unsupported. A pointless move. [22...Bb6
23.Rc1
0-0-+
]
23.Rfb1
White fails to take advantage. [23.Nxd5
Bg5
24.f4
exd5
25.Re1+
Kf8
26.fxg5=/+
]
23...Kf8?
I saw that ...Rb8 wins my Rook on h8 so I move my King to protect it. I fail to see that Bd2 is an adequate defense because I can castle to prevent the loss of a Rook. [23...Bd2
24.Rb8
0-0
25.Rxc8
Rxc8
26.Nd1
Rxc2-+
]
24.Rb8?
White doesn't have an attack. This move merely results in an exchange of both Rooks.
24...Rxb8
25.Rxb8+
Kg7
26.Rxh8
Kxh8
I am a pawn up, have a Bishop versus White's Knight, and I have a better pawn structure.
27.Nb5
a6
28.Nd6
Kg7
29.a4
d4?
I should centralize my King instead. [29...Kf8
30.Nb7
Ke7
31.Na5
Kd6-+
]
30.Nc4
Kg6
31.g4
f5
32.h3
Kf6
33.Kg2
fxg4?
I should reposition my Bishop instead. [33...Bf4-+
]
34.fxg4
Ke7?
Clearly I am struggling in the endgame. This is due to inexperience and the time pressure of a blitz game.
35.Kf3
f6
36.Nxe3
dxe3
37.Kxe3
The game is dead even.
37...h6
38.Ke4
Kd6
39.Kd3??
White gives me an opening. His King cannot defend both his a-pawn and my e-pawn. [39.Kd4
a5
40.c3=
]
39...Kc5
40.Kc3
e5
41.Kd3
Kb4
42.Ke4
Kxa4
43.c4
Kb4
44.Kd5
e4!
The winning move. I had enough time on the clock to think through this line and see that it most definitely wins. I'll promote my a-pawn and crush White.
45.Kxe4
Kxc4
White's King cannot reach my a-pawn. It is protected by my King.
46.Kf5
a5
47.Kxf6
A meaningless pawn capture.
47...a4
48.Kg6
a3
49.Kxh6
Another meaningless pawn capture.
49...a2
50.g5
a1Q
A get a new Queen.
51.g6
White's pawn is too slow. It will not reach the eighth rank.
51...Qf6
52.Kh7
Qh4+
[52...Kd5
53.g7
Qf7
54.Kh8
Qh5+
55.Kg8
Ke6
56.h4
Kf6
57.Kf8
Qf7#
]
53.Kg7
Kd5
54.Kf7
Qh5
55.Kg7
Ke6
White resigns. I was very satisfied to win an endgame. I made some very weak moves early in the endgame but recovered once my opponent made a mistake and found the winning move. 0-1