96MB, Fritz7.ctg, C86838-D
1.e4
d5
I think this is the 3rd game I've played White against Bob, and they've all been Scandy's. Each time I play this I learn it one move further.
2.exd5
Qxd5
3.Nc3
Qa5
4.d4
Nf6
5.Nf3
c6
6.Bd2
Qb6
in previous games against Bob, he's left the Q on a5 and I've always played Ne4 followed by Nxf6+, but this time he moves the Q away before I can do it.
7.Bc4
I considered Na4 followed by Nc5, but didn't see that much in it.
7...Bf5
8.0-0
hey, it's just a knight pawn...
8...e6
[I figured 8...Qxb2
9.Rb1
Qxc2
10.Qxc2
Bxc2
11.Rxb7
was OK for me, and I guess Bob did too.]
9.Re1
Be7
10.Nh4
thought I'd swap out the light-squared bishop.
10...Qxd4?
I was suprised at this move, as I felt the variations I could see out of this all looked pretty good for me.
11.Nxf5
Qxc4
this is one of the two lines I looked at. In this one I get the pawn back and take away Black's castling privileges, so I'm happy with this. My N has an escape via h5. The other line was [11...exf5
12.Qe2
, which also looked good to me.]
12.Nxg7+
Kf8
13.Bh6
my original plan was to bring the night to h5, but then I found a stronger move. 12. ... K-d8 or d7 look better. It doesn't seem I can do much damage with the discovered check that it would have given me.
13...Kg8
don't see any other move here.
14.Nxe6?
I thought I got compensation for the piece, but the quieter [14.Nh5
threatening 15. R-e4! followed by R-g4+! was better.] The trouble with the knight sac is it opens up the f7 square for the Black K. Nh5 keeps him hemmed in better.
14...fxe6
15.Re4!
Qc5
16.Rg4+!
Kf7
the fatal flaw of the sac. This square would not be available to the King if I had moved 14.Nh5.
17.Rg7+
Ke8
18.Qe2
No spectacular moves here, I just want to keep the pressure on while completing development.
18...e5
19.Rd1
Nbd7
20.Bg5
Kf8
21.Bxf6?
another missed opportunity. Better would have been [21.Rxd7!
Kxg7
22.Bxf6+!
, and if 22...Kf7
23.Rxe7+!
]
21...Nxf6
22.Rg5
I begin to feel it slipping away now. I'm just trying to keep the pressure on.
22...Rd8
23.Rxd8+
Bxd8
24.Rxe5
Qd6
25.Re6
Just making up moves as I go along.
25...Qf4
26.g3
[26.Re3
would have cut off the Q from the back rank and threatened action against the K-Q lineup on the f-file.]
26...Rg8
27.Re3
Rg6
28.Ne4
Kg7
29.Qd2
I'm under 5 minutes now, and I see the double threat on the B and the Q, so I impulsively make this move.
29...Bb6
Didn't see this response.
30.Nxf6
Bxe3
31.Nh5+
Kh6
32.Nxf4
No time to see the better move, simply [32.fxe3
]
32...Bxd2
33.Nxg6
hxg6
34.Kg2
Bc1
I now have 37 seconds left and time delay in effect but I resign prematurely. I see I'm a B behind but I forget about the two extra pawns. I should at least play on a little more until the situation is clearly resolved.
I really enjoyed this game. I loved all the tactics. It's not often you see so many tactical opportunities in a single game. My downfall was Bob's stubborn perseverance. He just hung in there.
Finally, these are my own comments without consulting Fritz, so there's plenty of room for you to improve on my analysis. 0-1