Thursday, August 7, 2008

LindseyAnn v. Scottie Dug 0-1



[Event "www.ChessWorld.net server game"]
[Site "www.ChessWorld.net "]
[Date "2008.7.14"]
[Round "NA"]
[White "lindseyann"]
[Black "Scottie Dug"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteELO "1293"]
[BlackELO "1404"]

{Termination "White king mated" Mode "ICS" DateLastMove "2008.8.7" Board "5100834"}
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.e3 e6 6.Be2 Bb4 7.Qb3 a5 8.c5 O-O 9.a3 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 a4
{This was the first move that wasn't completely sound.}
11.Qxb7 Qa5 12.Bd2 Nbd7 13.Qxc6 Rfc8 14.Qb5 Qd8 15.O-O
{It would have been better to play Qb4 here. It puts a bit of pressure on the a-pawn, and any rook threats can be met with Bb5, protecting the queen and further pressuring the pawn.}
15...Rcb8 16.Qd3
{Qc6 would have been better according the the machine. But, I wanted to keep her a bit more safe.}
16...Ne4
{Not a very good move on his part. I, however did not take advantage of it. The problem with the position right now is my queen is actually in danger from the g4 Bishop, and she doesn't have many places to run.}
17.Rfb1 Rc8 18.Rb4 Nxd2
{This seems like a very bad move to me. His knight was on a good square, and the traded it for my useless bishop, thus freeing my queen.}
19.Qxd2 Ra7 20.Rab1 h6 21.Qc2 Raa8 22.Rxa4
{I thought this was a brilliant move, and it did work out for me. But, he had the devastating 22...Bf5 23. Bd3 Rxa4 24. Qxa4 Bxd3 and I'm in big trouble.}
22...Rxa4 23.Qxa4 Ra8 24.Qb3 Rb8 25.Qa2 Ra8 26.Rb3
{Play the rook to b7 may have been a bit more aggressive and appropriate.}
26...Nf6 27.Ne5 Bxe2 28.Qxe2 Qa5 29.Qb5 Qd8 30.Nc6
{I never even considered Qb7, which was a great move to make on several occasions.}
30...Qc7 31.a4 Nd7 32.a5 g6 33.a6 h5 34.Ra3
{I was in really good shape here, and I should have pushed it one more time and won the rook.}
34...Nb8 35.Nxb8 Rxb8 36.Qa5
{And that's it. Totally lost concentration for a half a second, and it was all over.}
36...Rb1#
{We both played solid games and I had the lead for almost the entire game. Aside from the rook move that he missed earlier, I made no major mistakes except this final one. White king mated}
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