Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Zorb vs. LindseyAnn 1-0



[Event "www.ChessWorld.net server game"]
[Site "www.ChessWorld.net "]
[Date "2008.7.14"]
[Round "NA"]
[White "xorb"]
[Black "lindseyann"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteELO "1350"]
[BlackELO "1295"]

{Termination "Black resigned" Mode "ICS" DateLastMove "2008.8.5" Board "5100840"}
1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 f6 3.Bh4 Nc6
{The computer suggested Nh6, which would have never occurred to me, but from there it can easily move into f5, a good square for it.}
4.g3 e5 5.e3 g5
{While this wasn't a bad move, it would have been better to either play it on the move before (since there was no queen check at the time) or to play h5 first and prevent the queen check.}
6.Qh5+ Ke7 7.Bxg5 fxg5 8.Qxg5+ Nf6
{Not a good move. I didn't think about the fact that the pinned night could now be attacked. It would have been better to move the king. I've now lost the advantage and my king is looking awfully loose.}
9.dxe5 Rg8
{Also a bad move, I should have gotten rid of the pawn with Nxe5, at the expense of the knight.}
10.Qxf6+ Ke8 11.Qxd8+ Kxd8 12.Bh3 Bxh3 13.Nxh3 Nxe5 14.Ke2 Kd7 15.Nc3 c6 16.Nf4 Be7
{This move (aside from connecting the rooks) doesn't make a lot of sense. It would have been best to play Nc4 with a bit of aggression, or Bg7 placing it on the long diagonal.}
17.Rhd1 Raf8 18.h4 Bd6 19.b3 Kc7
{Wow, I could have made any number of moves, but instead I chose to put the king where he could now fork it with the rook. I'm pretty sure it all falls apart after this.}
20.Ne6+ Kd7 21.Nxf8+ Rxf8 22.f4 Ng4 23.e4 dxe4
{Nail in the coffin. I could have played Re8, pinning his pawn. But, I instead pinned my own bishop and after Nxe4, the bishop is done for and so am I.}
24.Nxe4 Re8 25.Rxd6+ Kc7 26.Kd3 Nf6
{I could have taken the knight with my rook and gained back some ground. I was mentally checked out of the game and just gave up my knight.}
27.Rxf6
{Black resigned}
1-0

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