Too many mistakes
4 c5 serves no purpose, better 4 Nc3: develop a piece and keep the tension in the center
You had to play 6 cxb6, or 7 a3 because of he finds 7...a5 you are in trouble
11 a4 serves no purpose. You had to play 11 Qc2 preparing the development 12 Nc3, which you could have played on move 4
You missed the tactic 15 Nxd5, he cannot recapture 15...exd5 because then 16 Bxd5+ forks his Ra8
23 Bc3 ignores the threat to your king along the diagonal a8-h1. You had to close that diagonal with 23 d5
24 d5 was your only rescue. After 24...Bxd5 you have to give up your queen 25 Qxd5+ but after 25...Qxd5 you capture his rook 26 Bxc3 and you still come out on top.
You still had 6 of your 10 minutes here.
You spent only 8 seconds on each of the losing moves 23 and 14
You had to play 6 cxb6, or 7 a3 because of he finds 7...a5 you are in trouble
11 a4 serves no purpose. You had to play 11 Qc2 preparing the development 12 Nc3, which you could have played on move 4
You missed the tactic 15 Nxd5, he cannot recapture 15...exd5 because then 16 Bxd5+ forks his Ra8
23 Bc3 ignores the threat to your king along the diagonal a8-h1. You had to close that diagonal with 23 d5
24 d5 was your only rescue. After 24...Bxd5 you have to give up your queen 25 Qxd5+ but after 25...Qxd5 you capture his rook 26 Bxc3 and you still come out on top.
You still had 6 of your 10 minutes here.
You spent only 8 seconds on each of the losing moves 23 and 14
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