1.e4e62.d4d53.Nc3Bb44.e5c55.a3Bxc3+6.bxc3Nc6?!Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best.6...Ne77.dxc5(7.a4b68.Nf3a59.Bd3Ba610.O-OQc711.Rb1)Nbc6(7...Nd78.Nf3)7.Nf3...7.dxc57....c4When I shared this game on reddit the most common comment was that I should not have pushed c4 which gives up my ability to break up white's pawn chain. I liked the idea of blocking the doubled c pawns and closing the light-square bishop's diagonal. I thought if I hesitated, then white would play 8.c4 themselves. But now I see that Qa5 (the book move) pins that pawn, so it provides the benefits of c4 without releasing the tension.7...Qa58.a4Nge79.Ba3Qa5Hitting both a4 and c310.Qd2...I expected 10.Bb2 to defend both pawns, but I guess he doesn't mind if I open the a file for his rook.10....Bd7?!Inaccuracy. Qxa4 was best.10...Qxa411.h4...I expected 11.Be2, but he begins the pawn storm immediately. I didn't know if he should be attacking me with his kingside pawns since his queenside structure is already broken... where will he castle?11.Bb211....Qxa4I'm a passed pawn up against an IM! I also like that for the moment the dark-square bishop is pinned to the rook. But both Danny and Stockfish think if anything white has increased its starting advantage... I guess the kingside pawns are coming at me quick and once white gets his rooks connected my queen will have to find somewhere to go.12.h5h6I thought if I let the white pawn get to h6 my dark squares would be too weak.13.g4...Now I need a way to extricate my queen. I also thought I'd like to get my knight to b5 where it would be hitting both the bishop and the c3 pawn. I came up with the plan to move my a pawn to allow my knight to pivot on a7 while also making a space for my queen on c6.13....a513...Na514.Qc1Nec614.Bh3?!...Inaccuracy. Qc1 was best.14.Qc1Qb514....Na7?Mistake. Nb4 was best.14...Nb415.cxb4(15.Kd1)axb416.Bb2Qxa1+17.Bxa1Rxa1+18.Ke2Rxh115.Ke2??...Blunder. g5 was best.Ah, that answers the "where is he going to castle" question. Now I like the idea of castling myself (which way?) and getting a rook on the e-file.15.g5Qc616.Qf4Nf517.Bxf5exf518.Bd6Nc819.Kd2Be620.Rhg1Kd721.gxh6gxh615....Qb5??Blunder. Qc6 was best.15...Qc616.Bxe7Kxe717.Rxa5I didn't like the looks of this, which is why I played 15.Qb5 instead, but Stockfish doesn't think it is bad.16.Rab1?...Mistake. g5 was best.16.g5Nec617.gxh6gxh618.Qf4O-O-O19.Qxf7Qa620.Bxe6Nb521.Kd2Nxa322.Rxa3Nxe516....Qa617.g5...17.Bxe7Kxe717....Nb518.Bc5?!...Inaccuracy. Rxb5 was best.18.Rxb5Qxb519.gxh6gxh620.Qf4Qa421.Bxe7Qxc2+22.Nd2Qxc323.Qf6Qd3+24.Ke1c318....Nf5?!Inaccuracy. b6 was best.18...b619.Bxe7Kxe7I moved my knight to avoid this, but Stockfish says it is good for black. I guess with the dark-square bishop off the board my king is pretty safe on e7, my pawns are intact, and my rooks are connected.19.Bxf5exf520.Rhg1b621.gxh6!?...I don't know why I didn't even look at this move; I thought he was going to move his bishop and then play g6 for some reason (even though I thought it looked good for black).
I spent my first pass here (everyone was allowed 3 total) because I was looking at 21...bxc5 before realizing it was no good.21....gxh621...bxc522.hxg7Rg823.h622.Bd6?!...Inaccuracy. Qxh6 was best.22.Qxh6Rxh623.Rg8#22....Nxd6??Blunder. O-O-O was best.I wanted to get rid of the bishop posted in my territory and also open the file to his king and then castle and get a rook there. But Stockfish really dislikes this move. I guess that bishop wasn't really impeding me but the e5 pawn was contributing to my own king's safety?22...O-O-O23.Kf1(23.Be7)23.exd6O-O-O24.Qf4??...Blunder. Ne5 was best.24.Ne5Rde825.Kf1b526.Nxf7Rh727.Ne5Re628.Rg6Rxd629.Qf4Kb730.Nxd7Rhxd724....Rde8+25.Kd2b526.Rg7Re427.Qg3!?Rg428.Qe5!?Re829.Qf6Rxg730.Qxg7Qxd6I was getting excited here with open lines toward his king.31.Ne5!?...Oh, good move, that shuts out both my rook and queen.
From this point forward I got too focused on protecting my f pawns instead of trying to reach a favorable or at least draw-able endgame.31....Qf832.Qf6??...Blunder. Qxf8 was best.32.Qxf8Rxf833.Nxd7Kxd734.Rxb5Ke635.Rxa5f436.Ke2Rd837.Ra7f638.Rh7Rb832....Qe7??Blunder. Re6 was best.Re6 was my only holding move. I was too concerned about dropping the f5 pawn, so I dropped mate instead.32...Re633.Qxf533.Qa6+!?Kb8?Mistake. Kc7 was best.I thought this was safest because my bishop is protecting b5....33...Kc734.Nxd7+Qxd735.Rxb5+I resigned. Computer finds mate in 13 after Qxb5.1-0