E20: Nimzo-Indian: 4 g3 and 4 f3
1.d4
Nf6
2.c4
e6
3.Nc3
Bb4
4.f3
d5
5.e4
0-0
I was too caught up in developing and missed this free pawn... [5...dxe4
6.fxe4
Nxe4-/+
]
6.e5
Ne8
7.a3
Be7N
8.f4
c5
9.dxc5
Bxc5
10.Nf3
d4
White is better here.
11.Bd3
Qa5
12.Bxh7+
Kh8
I declined this because of... [12...Kxh7
13.Ng5+
Kg6
14.Qd3+
f5
15.exf6+
Kxf6+/-
]
13.b4
Ng5 was better
13...Bxb4!
14.Nd2?
gives up material because there is no real mate threat
14...dxc3
15.Qh5
cxd2+
16.Bxd2?
Bxd2+
17.Ke2
Bxf4
Now Nf6 defends against mate along with Bh6 because of the pin of e5
18.Bg6+
Bh6
19.Rad1?
would have lost immediately if I would have found the mate in 5 shown below
19...fxg6
20.Qxg6
Qxe5+
21.Kd3
Qf5+
Missed the mate but trading material was ok for me [21...Qe3+
22.Kc2
Rf2+
23.Rd2
Rxd2+
24.Kb1
Qb3+
25.Ka1
Ra2#
]
22.Qxf5
Rxf5
23.g4
Rf3+
24.Ke2
Re3+
25.Kf2
Nc6
26.Rhg1
Bg5
27.h4
Bf6
28.Rgf1
Rxa3
29.g5
Bd4+
30.Kg2
Ra2+
31.Kg3
Nd6
32.Rf8+
Kh7
33.h5
Nf5+
34.Kg4
Rg2+
35.Kf4
Be3+
36.Ke4
Rxg5
37.c5
Rxh5
38.Rg1
Bxg1
39.Kf4
e5+
another mate combo missed [39...Rh4+
40.Kf3
Ne5+
41.Ke2
Rh2+
42.Kd1
Ne3+
43.Kc1
Nd3+
44.Kb1
Rb2+
45.Ka1
Nc2#
]
40.Kg4
Nfe7+?
the third combo missed [40...Rh4+
41.Kf3
Ncd4+
42.Kg2
Rh2+
43.Kf1
Nf3
44.Rh8+
Kxh8
45.c6
Ne3#
]
41.Kxh5
Bg4+!
42.Kxg4
Rxf8
43.Kh4
a5
exciting game and were it not for the possibility of Nf6 earlier the result could have been totally different 0-1