1e4+0.4c5+0.32Nf30.0e6+0.33d4+0.4cxd4+0.34Nxd4+0.4Nc6+0.35Bc40.0d6+0.46Nc3+0.5a6+0.67Be3+0.4Be7+0.48O-O+0.1Nf6+0.29a4+0.1...Played to prevent b5 - weakens a few squares, but I didn't want my bishop being kicked from c4 - also wanted a retreat square9.Bb39...O-O+0.210f4?!−0.4...lichessInaccuracy. Nxc6 was best.ImnewpleasebeniceNot sure what I was thinking with this! I missed Kxe4 with the fork with d5. Think I was trying yo prevent e5 - with ideas of a potential rook lift at some point. f3 looks better10.f310.Nxc6bxc611.a5d512.Bb6Qd613.Bd3Nd714.Na4Bb715.Qe2c516.b3Rfe810...Nxe4?!+0.6Inaccuracy. d5 was best.10...d511.Nxc611Nxc6+0.7bxc6+0.612Nxe4+0.5d5+0.813Bd3+0.5dxe4+0.514Bxe4+0.5Bb7?!+1.6Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best.14...Rb815.Qxd8Rxd816.b3c517.Rad1Rxd118.Rxd1Bb719.Bxb7Rxb720.Rd3Rc721.Rc315Qf3?+0.3...lichessMistake. Qxd8 was best.ImnewpleasebeniceDecided not to trade queens here as I didn't want black to gain the tempo with either Raxd8 or Rfxd8. Regret this however, as my pieces actually seem better placed compared to black - black has the isolated pawn on c6 which I could target later on, and I wouldn't have had to worry so much about the battery with the bishop and queen on the a8-h1 diagonal with the nasty mate threat!15.Qxd8Rfxd816.Rfd1Kf817.Bb6Rxd1+18.Rxd1Rb819.g4f520.gxf5exf521.Bd3c515...Qc8?+1.7Mistake. Qc7 was best.15...Qc716Rfd1??−0.3...lichessBlunder. f5 was best.ImnewpleasebeniceCompletely missed f5 here which would have been a nice multi purpose move16.f516...f5−0.317Bd3−0.3c5−0.218Qe2−0.7Qc6−0.319Bc4−0.6Bf6?!+0.2lichessInaccuracy. Rf6 was best.ImnewpleasebeniceZero idea why I didn't play c3 here - I remember looking at it and seeing some potential issue but it looks completely fine! Bc1 isn't an ideal move - disconnects the rooks and puts it on a super passive square. Also, I played c3 on the next move?19...Rf620.Qf220Bc1?!−0.6...Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best.20.Qf3Qc821.Qf2Qc622.c3h623.Qf3Qc824.Qf1Qc625.Re1Rad826.Bf2Rfe820...Rfe8?!0.0Inaccuracy. Rad8 was best.20...Rad821.Bd221c3−0.1Kh80.022Re1−0.3e5−0.423Qf1−0.3e4+0.2Was so happy to see this - can now blockade on e3 - black has an extremely difficult time trading off the dark square bishop with my pawns on f4 and c3. Completely shuts down black's mate threat on g2 or h124Be3−0.2...Up until this point I was really hoping that black's light square bishop dropped back to c8 as I would have had the aesthetic Bb5 - lucky it didn't get played cause it doesn't work upon further reflection!24...Red8+0.224...Bc825.Bb5axb526.axb525Red1+0.3Be7+0.426b30.0Bf6+0.227Rac1+0.1Rxd1+0.328Rxd1+0.1...I decided to take with the rook here due to28...Rd8?+0.528...Bxc329.Bd5Qb630.Bxb7Qxb7Would have been happy with this as black's bishop on b7 was so strong29Rxd8++0.3Bxd8+0.330Qd1+0.5Be7+0.731Bf7?!+0.2...lichessInaccuracy. h4 was best.ImnewpleasebeniceAn imposing move which really doesn't achieve much but I was hoping back would play g6 weakening the squares around the king - which he did31.h431...g6+0.332b4+0.4Kg7+0.433Qb3+0.3cxb4+0.434Bg80.0...Threating mate in 2 - wasn't expecting black to miss this however. But I knew that this would force the queen back to e8 allowing me to trade down some pieces with forcing moves - I felt that I would be better in the end game after the trades and my connected pawns and a4 and b434...Qe80.035Bd4+0.0Bf60.036Bxf6+0.0Kxf60.037cxb40.0Kg70.038Bc40.0...Even though back has the passed pawn on e4, I thought I had enough power to stop it queening - I also liked my long-term prospects of a better pawn structure compared to black - black has many pawns stuck on white squares which I was hoping to exploit in an end game38...Qc60.039Qc3+0.0...Decided I'd be happy with a draw at this point as dealing with the mate threat on g2 was a scary concept. I knew I could either force a draw here or a trade of queens - both outcomes I was happy with! I offered a draw twice which Geoff either didn't hear or ignored lol39...Kh60.040Qh3+0.0Kg70.041Qc3+0.0Kh60.042Qh3+0.0Kg70.043Qc3+0.0Qf6??+2.7Blunder. Kh6 was best.43...Kh644Qxf6++3.0Kxf6+3.145b5??+0.5...Blunder. Kf2 was best.45.Kf2g545.a545...axb5+0.546axb5+0.3h5??+4.5lichessBlunder. g5 was best.ImnewpleasebeniceI think this was Geoff's losing move - black's pawns are stuck on light squares, my bishop will enter black's position and will clean up - black can't really do anything other than move his king and bishop around46...g547.g347h4+3.6Ke7+3.648Kf2+3.7Kf6+4.649Ke3+5.2Ke7+5.950g3+5.6...Preventing any counter play so my king can move in50...Bc8+5.151Kd4+5.7Bb7+6.452Ke5+6.4e3?!+10.2Inaccuracy. Ba8 was best.52...Ba853.b653Be2+8.1Be4+8.854Kd4+8.6Kd6+8.755Kxe3+8.8Kc5+9.056b6+8.9...Was happy to spot this - allows my king the entry to d4 if black takes - not a real threat however as black's bishop can always capture or block on b756...Kxb6+9.757Kd4+10.1Bc6+10.858Ke5+10.9Kc7+11.059Kf6+11.4Be8+11.060Bc4+12.0...Black resigns as there's nothing he can do to stop 61. Bf7. Overall, I was happy with my play, in particular my end game play