LindseyAnn vs. DGJ 1-0

[Event "www.ChessWorld.net server game"]
[Site "www.ChessWorld.net "]
[Date "2007.11.24"]
[Round "NA"]
[White "lindseyann"]
[Black "DGJ"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO " "]
[WhiteELO "1355"]
[BlackELO "1229"]


{Termination "Black king mated"
Mode "ICS"
DateLastMove "2007.12.14"
Board "4338739"}
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 Bd6 5.Bxc4 Nf6 6.Nc3 O-O
{7. e4 was the suggested move here. It wants to exploit the positioning of the the bishop on d6 and the knight on f6. I get there eventually.}
7.O-O h6 8.e4 Nc6
{He misses the correct responce to e4, 8...Bb4 and allows me to fork the bishop and knight.}
9.Bb5
{Now, I miss the fork.}
9...Bd7
{No one pays attention to the damage that pawns can do...}
10.Bxc6 Bxc6 11.e5
{Finally}
11...Bb4 12.exf6 Bxc3
{He should have taken back with the Queen. This allows me to take on g7, winning back the pawn along with the knight and since his rook is threatened I am able to deal with the bishop on c3.}
13.fxg7 Kxg7 14.bxc3
{It is at this point in the game that the struggle begins. I know I am winning. His king is exposed and my pawns in the center are nasty. I really try to take my time and figure out the best way to exploit these factors, but I'm sure I missed some obvious things along the way.}
14...f5 15.Re1 Bd5
{Slightly better was Qd5}
16.Ne5
{Trying to encroach on his territory.}
16...Rf6 17.Re3 Qe8 18.g4
{This move seems strange looking at it in retrospect, however I think I was trying to get rid of his pawns since all my pieces point toward his queen.}
18...f4 19.Rh3
{All of his pawns are becoming targets.}
19...Qb5 20.f3
{By saccing the pawn on g5 I could have had him in big trouble, with some abstract mate in 6s. This is an example of my materialism getting in the way of clear thinking.}
20...a6 21.Nd3
{Slightly better was Qc2 which I wrestled with for a long time during the game. In the end I decided it'd be easier to make some space by picking off the pawns.}
21...Qa5
{He could have broght his other rook into the game and saved his pawn with Raf8. This was probably his biggest error.}
22.Qd2
{I should have gone for the pawn here. However I wanted to gang up on it some more.}
22...Rff8 23.Nxf4 Rfd8 24.Nxd5
{I should have played Rxh6. He could not have taken back because of the discoveries and mates that would follow.}
24...Rxd5 25.Qxh6+ Kf7 26.Qh7+ Ke8 27.Qh8+
{I missed a mate in 7 here.}
27...Kd7 28.Qxa8
{Once again we see my materialism at work. Instead of looking for the mate a few moves ago, I saw that I could pick off his other rook.}
28...Qxc3 29.Qxb7 Qxa1
{I could smell mate if he took a misstep. I figured he played Qc3 to take the rook on a1. However, had he played to correct move and checked me at e1, I would have been in trouble. I cannot keep relying on my opponets to make mistakes.}
30.Rh7+ Kd6
{Allowed the mate in 1, which I thankfully didn't miss.}
31.Qxc7#
{Black king mated}
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