1.e4
c5
2.Nc3
g6
3.Nf3
Bg7
4.d4
cxd4
5.Nxd4
Nc6
Accelerated Dragon
6.Be3
Qa5
Trying to avoid d6. I would rather get d5 in instead if given the opportunity.
7.Qd2
Nf6
8.Be2
0-0
I had written down 8...Nxe4 but did not have a follow up move for my Q after 9.Nxc6 I missed the unobvious 9...QxN!? 10.bxc3 Nxd2 11.Nxe7 Nb3 12.Rb1 Bxc3+ 13.Kd1 Kxe7 14.Rxb3 Which leaves me a pawn up
9.Nb3
Qc7
10.0-0
10.O-O-O would have been interesting
10...a6
11.a4
Ne5
12.Rfd1
Nc4
13.Bxc4
Qxc4
14.f3
d6
15.Qf2
Be6
16.Rd2
Nd7
Powerful control over b6. I don't mind the bishop there but if he gets a knight in I am in trouble
17.a5
Qc7
Yes I could have won a pawn but the dark squares around my king seem dangerous
18.Nd4
Ne5
19.Nxe6
fxe6
I am now feeling comfortable with my position at least I don't see any glaring weaknesses
20.Bd4
Ng4
Probably better is the simple Nc4 and try to snack the pawn on b2 but I was concentrating so hard on the pin after BXB with the Q that I knew there had to be something.
21.Qe2
Bxd4+
22.Rxd4
Ne5
And there wasn't.
23.Raa4
Allows me to fix my major weakness of b6 with pins and a good position
23...b5
24.Ra2
? axb e.p. was better because of 24...Qc5 25.Qe3 Nc6 26.Rd3 Nb4 27.Qxc5 dxc5 28.Kf2 Nxd3+ but in a hard struggle like this I have used too much time already and I did not concentrate hard enough trying to leave myself enough time for the endgame.
24...Nc6
25.Rd2
Rd1 was better to prevent Nxa5 with Rda1
25...Nxa5
26.Kf1
I don't understand his plan here
26...Nc4
27.Rd3
Ne5
28.Rd1
Qb6
29.Ke1
? Another free pawn
29...Qg1+
30.Kd2
Qxh2
31.b3
Rfc8
32.Rda1
? Loses the knight
32...Qf4+
33.Kd1
Rxc3
Just mopping up after this
34.Rxa6
Rac8
35.Ra8
Qf8
36.R8a5
Nc6
37.R5a2
Nd4
38.Qd2
Nxc2
39.Qxc3
Rxc3
40.Ra8
Nxa1
0-1