LindseyAnn vs. BarryOnAVine 1-0

[Event "www.ChessWorld.net server game"]
[Site "www.ChessWorld.net "]
[Date "2007.11.29"]
[Round "NA"]
[White "lindseyann"]
[Black "Barry_on_a_vine"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteELO "1171"]
[BlackELO "1107"]

{Termination "Black resigned" Mode "ICS" DateLastMove "2008.2.22" Board
"4353912" This is going to be one hell of a game. We both played pretty
badly and missed obvious things all over the place.}
1.d4 e6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 h5
{I will never understand moves like this in the opening. I see that you could probably cause some problems with the knight at g4, but only if you're playing against someone worse than you.}
4.Nf3 Bb4
{This was a rough opening for me. I missed several good opportunities. I could have been chasing his knight with e5, or messing up his pawns with d5. I tend to avoid early pawn maneuvers, but this situation called for them.}
5.Bd2
{I feel this was a terrible move. I wasn't even considering what would happen to the pawn at e4 once the knight was gone.}
5...Bxc3 6.Bxc3 Nxe4 7.Bd3 Nd6 8.O-O f5 9.Bb4 Nf7 10.Re1 d5 11.c3
{A very meek move when there were a few more aggressive, better moves. I could have taken the f-pawn or played c4 and attacked his pawns in the center.}
11...Nc6 12.Qa4
{It would have been better to do the pin with the bishop, since after 12...Bd7 the knight can force a discovery on the queen.}
12...a5 13.Ba3 Rb8 14.Bb5 h4
{A mistake on his part. But, I did not capitalize on it.}
15.h3
{Better is 15. Bxc6+ bxc6 16. Qxc6+ Qd7 17.Rxe6+ and everything is falling apart for him.}
15...Bd7 16.Bd3
{Again, not the best move. I was now eyeing the pawn at f5 (which was available ages ago).}
16...Nd6 17.Bxd6 cxd6 18.Bxf5
{This was a blunder. He could have responded with 18...Ne7 forking the queen and my bishop, and causing me to loose the bishop.}
18...O-O 19.Bd3
{It would have been better to play 19. Bxe6+ Bxe6 20. Rxe6 winning the pawn and getting up in his business. He now also has the option of playing Ne6 winning the bishop.}
19...Qb6 20.b3 Rfd8 21.Nxh4 Ne7
{He missed his last chance to play Ne5 and win the bishop.}
22.Qa3 Rbc8 23.Qc1 Re8 24.Nf3 Bb5 25.Bf1 Nc6 26.Ng5 Qc7
{Hangs the bishop. There were some tricky tactical things I could have done with 27. Qb1, but I am just happy I didn't miss the hanging bishop.}
27.Bxb5 Rf8
{This is a very bad mistake on his part. He moves his rook to a place where by taking an unprotected pawn I can fork the Queen and rook.}
28.Nxe6 Qf7 29.Nxf8 Na7 30.Bd3 Rxf8 31.Re2 Nc6 32.Bb1 Re8 33.Qc2 Re4
{I'm more than happy to trade down here with my queen and bishop lined up.}
34.Rxe4 dxe4 35.Qxe4 Ne7 36.Qh7+ Kf8 37.Be4 d5 38.Qh8+ Qg8 39.Qxg8+ Nxg8 40.Bxd5 Nf6 41.Bxb7
{Black resigned. A messy win, but a win.}
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