1.e4
e5
2.Nf3
Nc6
3.d4
exd4
4.Bc4
The Scottish Gambit.
4...Be7
5.c3
dxc3
6.Qb3
[Better is 6.Qd5
Nh6
7.Bxh6
0-0
8.Bxg7
Kxg7
9.Nxc3
d6
]
6...Na5
7.Bxf7+
Kf8
8.Qd5
[8.Qxc3
Nc6
9.Qb3
Na5
]
8...c6
9.Qf5
d5
[9...Nh6
Would be a problem for White, forking the Queen and bishop. 10.Qf4
Nxf7
11.Nxc3
]
10.Be6+
Discovered check on the King.
10...Bf6
11.Ng5
I should have taken care of the c3 pawn with 11.Nxc3 before the text-move. The reason I made the text move was because I didn't want Black to spoil the attack with 11... Ne7, forcing the Queen to retreat. [11.Nxc3
Ne7
12.Qh3
dxe4
13.Nxe4
Bxe6
14.Qxe6
]
11...g6
I didn't see this move, but the bishop is safe even if the Queen leaves the diagonal because of 12...Bxe6 13.Nxe6 and the King and Queen are forked.
12.Qf4
c2
[12...Bxe6
13.Nxe6+
And the King and Queen are forked.]
13.e5
[13.Na3
A safer move attacking the Black's c2 pawn. 13...h6
14.Nf7
]
13...cxb1Q
14.Rxb1
Qe7
15.exf6
Nxf6
16.0-0
I castled here to break the pin on the bishop. [16.Bd2
Threatening 17.Bc4 skewering the Queen and King.]
16...Bxe6
17.Nxe6+
Qxe6
18.Qb4+
I didn't give this move much thought...forking the King and knight, winning back my minor piece. [Rybka 2.3.2 32-bit : 18.Qc7
Threatening mate on g7. I didn't see this candidate during the game, but it acheives a similar objective to 18.Qb4+. 18...Qd7
19.Qxa5
Kg7
20.Bf4
Rhe8
21.Rfe1
d4
22.Be5
b6
[%eval -78,13]]
18...Kg7
19.Qxa5
Winning back my minor piece...I'm still down a pawn.
19...b6
20.Qd2
h5
21.b3
Qd6
22.Bb2
Pinning the knight.
22...Kh7
23.Qd4
I should have taken control of the e-file with one of my rooks. I suppose I was drawn to this move because of the threat of winning Black's knight, but Black can easily parry the threat with either rook to f8.
23...Rhf8
24.h3
Preventing 24...Ng4. I should have played 24. b4 instead, this would have prevented 24...c5 forcing my Queen to move and giving Black additional space on the Queenside.
24...c5
25.Qd3
Rae8
Taking control of the e-file.
26.Bxf6
Not much thought went into this move, I just wanted to simplify, and I was concerned with the knight going to e4, which was an unfounded fear since f3, would have kicked the knight out.
26...Rxf6
27.Rbe1
I thought long about this move, and I wasn't sure whether to attack the d-pawn with 27.Rbd1 or to fight for control of the e-file with 27.Rbe1.
27...Re5
28.Qa6
Not a blunder, but a pointless move, since Black can easily defend the 7th rank with 28...Rf7.
28...Rf7
29.Rxe5
Qxe5
30.Qd3
d4
31.a3
Re7
32.b4?
Qe2
33.Qb3??
Allows 33...c4 giving Black two connected passed pawns deep in White's territory, which cannot be stopped without loss of material. [33.Qxe2
Rxe2
34.bxc5
bxc5
35.Rd1
Ra2
36.Kf1
]
33...c4
34.Qg3
d3
35.Qf4
d2
36.Qd4
Qxf1+
White resigns 0-1