1.e4e62.d4d53.e5c54.c3Qb65.Nf3Bd76.a3cxd4?!Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best.6...Nc67.b4cxd48.cxd4Rc89.Be3Nh610.Bd3Ng411.O-O7.cxd4Bb58.Bxb5+Qxb59.Nc3Qa6She leaves her queen on the a6-f1 diagonal making it difficult for me to castle.
The most common move for white here is Ne2 to shelter the king for castling. But I didn't know, and that move seemed passive to me.10.Be3Nd7Again the move is Ne2 so that white can castle. But the plan I came up with was to get my knight to b5 which blocks the queen and threatens forks. I thought playing aggressively made sense while black still has to spend time developing their king side.11.Qb3?!Ne7??Blunder. Rc8 was best.11...Rc812.Nb5Qb613.O-Oa614.Rfc1Rc615.Rxc6bxc616.Nd6+Bxd617.Qxb6Nxb618.exd612.Nb5Kd8?!Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best.12...O-O-O13.Ng5Nc614.O-OBe715.Nxf7Nb616.Nxh8Rxh817.a4Nc418.Qd1Qb619.Qg413.Nd6?...Mistake. Ng5 was best.13.Ng5Nb614.Nxf7+Kd715.Nxh8Nf516.O-ONc417.a4Qb618.Qd3a619.Nc3Qb313....Kc714.Rc1+?!...Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best.14.Ng5Nc615.Ngxf7Be716.Nb5+Kb617.Nc3+Kc718.Nxh8Rxh819.Qd1Nb620.b3Kb814....Nc615.Nxf7Rg816.N3g5Re817.Nxh7...17.Nxe6+Rxe618.Qxd5Re719.e617....Be718.Nhg5Bxg519.Bxg5Kb820.Qc3Rc821.Nd6Rc722.b4Qb623.Be3...black has a tactic that wins the e pawn with Ncxe5 here, but we both missed it (for at least two moves)23....a5?Mistake. Ncxe5 was best.23...Ncxe524.Qxc7+Qxc725.Rxc7Nd3+26.Kd2Kxc727.Kxd3Kxd628.Bf4+Ke729.Rc1g530.Bg324.b5?...Mistake. O-O was best.I decide to trade down and play the endgame 2 pawns up. I missed Ncxe4, but luckily she did too.24.O-ONcxe525.Qxc7+Qxc726.Rxc7Kxc727.dxe5Nxe528.Nb5+Kd729.f4Nc430.Bf2Ra824....Na7?Mistake. Ncxe5 was best.24...Ncxe525.Qxc7+Qxc726.Rxc7Nd3+27.Ke2Kxc728.Kxd3Kxd629.Bd2e530.Bxa5Rc831.Bb4+25.Qxc7+Qxc726.Rxc7Kxc727.a4Nb6I actually didn't see this move, and it rattles me because I know I'm capable of dropping pawns and drawing (or losing!) this endgame. The computer says it is +6 here, but I am not confident.28.Ke2Nxa429.Ra1??...Blunder. Bd2 was best.29.Bd2Kb830.Bxa5Nb231.h4Nc432.Bb4Rh833.g3b634.Rb1Nxd635.Bxd6+Kc829....Nc3+30.Kd3Ncxb531.Rxa5Kb632.Ra1Nxd633.exd6Nc8??Blunder. Nb5 was best.33...Nb534.Bf4Kc635.Rc1+Kd734.Bf4?!...Inaccuracy. d7 was best.34.d7Ne735.Bg5Nc636.Rc1Kc737.d8=RRxd838.Bxd8+Kxd839.Rb1Kc740.h4e534....Rd8?!Inaccuracy. Na7 was best.34...Na735.Rb1+Ka636.h4Nc637.Re1Rf838.g3Rf739.Rxe6Rd740.h5b541.Be535.Re1Nxd6?!Inaccuracy. Rd7 was best.35...Rd736.Rxe636.Rxe6Kc637.Rg6Rd738.Be5b539.Rxg7?!...Inaccuracy. h4 was best.39.h4Kc740.Kc3Rf741.Rxd6Kc842.Rxd5Rxf243.Rxb5g644.g4Rf3+45.Kd239....Rxg740.Bxg7b441.Bf8...if black moves their knight they lose their b pawn. but if they don't move their night I can trade it, stop their b pawn with my king and push my other pawns. It wasn't until this position that I actually felt confident in a win.41....b3?!Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best.41...Ne442.Bxb4Nxf2+43.Ke2Ne444.h4Kd745.Kf3Ke646.g4Kf647.Be1Nd648.Kf442.Bxd6Kxd643.Kc3b244.Kxb2Ke645.h4Kf546.f3Kf447.h5Kg548.g4Kh649.f4Kg750.g5Kh751.h6Kg652.f5+Kf753.g6+Kg854.f6Kh855.g7+Kg856.h7+?...haha oops! I was moving too fast. Luckily I have some extra pawns.56....Kxh757.Kc3Kg858.Kb4Kh759.Kc5Kg860.Kxd5Kf761.Kd6Kg862.Ke7Kh763.f7Kxg764.f8=Q+Kh765.Qf1Kh6??Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg6 was best.65...Kg666.Qf4Kg767.Qg4+Kh868.Kf6Kh769.Qg7#66.Qg2Kh567.Kf6Kh468.Kf5Kh569.Qh3#1-0