1.e4
c5
2.Nc3
d6
3.f4
Playing the Grand Prix variation of the Sicilian.
3...Nf6
4.Nf3
e6
5.Bb5+
Nbd7
6.0-0
a6
I should have taken the Knight, even though I would have lost a tempo, the retreating Bishop has no good place to go.
7.Bc4?
Fritz likes Be2 here, now Black attacks with b5 forcing me to move the Bishop for the second time.
7...b5
Attacking the Bishop.
8.Be2=
I was hesitant on moving the Bishop to e2 to leave a flight square for the Knight in case of b4 on the next move.
8...b4
9.Na4
Nxe4
Losing a pawn.
10.d3
Nef6
11.c3-/+
Fritz likes a3 here forcing the question to the b4 pawn.
11...bxc3
12.bxc3
I wasn't sure whether to take with the Knight or the pawn. Fritz prefers taking back with the Knight to centralize it and gain control of the center.
12...Nb6
Black should have developed a piece instead of moving his Knight again.
13.c4
Nxa4
14.Qxa4+
Taking back the Knight with check.
14...Bd7
Developing a piece with a threat.
15.Qc2
Be7
Getting ready to castle.
16.d4
Trying to play for the center. Fritz likes Bb2.
16...cxd4
17.Nxd4
Rc8
I should have taken control of the empty file with Rb1 instead I move my centrally posted Knight backwards. My reasoning at the moment was to eventually move it to Nf3 and eventually Ng5 creating a mate threat with Qh7 after taking out the Black f6 Knight with my dark squared Bishop.
18.Nf3-/+
0-0
19.Bb2
Developing my dark squared Bishop and attacking the f6 Knight, which is according to the plan (however misguided) I had come up with 1 move ago.
19...d5
I didn't consider this dangerous as long as my light squared Bishop was defending c4.
20.Bxf6-+
Moving along with my plan, better would have been Ne5, centrally posting my Knight.
20...Bxf6
Takes back and attacks my Rook on a1.
21.Rab1
Taking control of the empty file. Fritz likes Rc1 much better than the text move.
21...Qa5
Black should have continued attacking the c4 pawn with 21...Qc7.
22.Ne5
Centrally posting my Knight, unfortunately this move is not as powerful as it would have been a few moves ago, since Black would be happy to exchange the Knight for his dark squared Bishop.
22...Be8?
Fritz likes 22...Ba4 attacking my Queen.
23.Bd3
The original plan has changed, but I am still fixated on the h7 square.
23...g6
24.Qe2
Getting the Queen out of possible trouble while still defending the important c4 square.
24...Bg7=/+
Weak move that loses a tempo, better would have been to exchange with the e5 Knight.
25.cxd5
Qxd5
26.Rfd1?-/+
I should have taken the pawn with 26. Bxa6, instead I bank on a discovered attack on the Queen.
26...Qd4+
27.Kh1
27. Qf2 offering an exchange of Queens while defending the f4 pawn would have been much better. I did not see the threat to f4.
27...Qxf4
28.Bxa6??
Now I see the pawn on a6 and take it while missing the threat to the e5 Knight which is only defended once by the Queen. Much better would have been 28. Re1.
28...Bxe5!
Takes the Knight and threatens mate with 29...Qh2#.
29.g3
Bc6+
I'm in trouble now...
30.Kg1
Bd4+
31.Rxd4
Lose the exchange in an effort to ease the pressure on my King.
31...Qxd4+
32.Kf1
Rb8
33.Rd1
Qf6+
34.Ke1
Better would have been 34.Qf2, better yet would have been for me to resign, since the game is lost.
34...Bf3
35.Qf2
Qe5+
36.Kf1
Bxd1
37.Be2
Bxe2+
38.Qxe2
Qxe2+
39.Kxe2
Rfd8
40.Kf3
Ra8
41.Kg2
Rxa2+
42.Kh3
Rd4
43.g4
g5
44.Kg3
Rf4
45.h4
h6
46.hxg5
hxg5
47.Kh3
e5
48.Kg3
e4
49.Kh3
e3
50.Kg3
e2
51.Kh3
Ra3+
52.Kg2
e1N+
53.Kh2
Rff3
54.Kg1
Rfe3
55.Kf2
Kg7
56.Kf1
Ra2
57.Kg1
Nd3
chessbuzz resigns 0-1