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The game I was thinking of, actually annotated by ionadowman gameknot.com

Dear Joanne was aiming, I suspect, for the Demolition Derby Gambit: 3...dxe4 4.Ng5 Nf6 5.Bc4 Bg4 6.Bxf7ch Ke7 7.Qxg4.

I've never been able to get people to do that myself!

@x-machine: I have those troubles on openings myself. Sometimes, I like the way that my opponent starts suffocating his position when he plays something that he can't play on a specific opening.

I'm pretty sure White wanted to play the "demolition derby attack", as easy19 (and others) would call it: 3...dxe4 4.Ng5 Nf6 5.Bc4!? Bg4 6.Qxg4!?!?!? Nxg4 7.Bxf7+

Sorry i-d-j: didn't see your comment... Black's response is a reasonable one.

I think 4.Bb5+ is more common here, but nothing wrong with 4.Nc3.

Black has nothing wrong doing 4...d4.

Not so sure I agree with this move so much either but it doesn't really hurt white so I wouldn't call it an error. White maybe better off doing this with the dsb. b3 Bb2. instead white sees that d3 may need to be played to continue development so white goes with developing the lsb along the long diagonal. Bb5 the text move is good as well as it pins the c6 knight and black will most likely respond with Bd7.

6.Bb5 Bd7 7.Qe2 Nf6 8.f5 is probably white's best attempt at getting an advantage.

I doubt if I would even consider this move - there's a heck of a lot of weak diagonals leading in to the castled position should the WK go that way. Possibly she intends to castle long? That's a good three or four moves off... Possibly White was cncerned that if she moved Bb5, then she would just about have to take on c6 if the bishop were challenged (...a6).

White has played a dubious move here, but I would have played 6.d4 to release the knights once a trade begins.

An interesting idea for black is 7...Nh6 (instead of Nf6), intending ...Nf5 and clamping down on the d4 square.

It also supports a general advance on the Q-side...

It's a good move, a good idea, but I think it's a little bit early.

10.Ne5 looks good for white: 10.Ne5 Nxe5 11.fxe5 Nd7 12.d4! and suddenly it's dangerous for black's king, whether he castles or not! In particular the threat of Qg4 has to be dealt with.

10.Ne5 came to my mind at once as well. It's certainly worth a look, especially before the Black bishop reaches b7. I did wonder if Black might have been better advised to advance the b-pawn two squares, instead of one - in keeping with the general theme of Q-side operations. That would also have made 11...Nd5 possible in the 10.Ne5 line.

Ne5 clearly puts Black in some critical positions.

?! to d3. Not sure what this move does other than weaken the d2 pawn. Guess maybe white didn't like Nd4.

That's what it seems to me: as much to keep Black out of d4 while she prepares the d-pawn's advance.

Perhaps aiming for 12.d4. Not a bad idea at all.

I prefer black here, though both sides still have winning chances.

It's anyone's game - but Black's game looks easier. It's not going to be easy for White to find a reasonable plan, by the look...

+.3 isn't really that big of an advantage - like ion'a comment, anyone's game!

As mentioned in my previous comment, I would suggest 12.d4 instead. However, I see the effects of this move.

Think the computer may have liked Qc7 as it focuses on play e5 and piling the rooks on the d-file.

Good idea, but I'd prefer 12...Nd7.

There are two plans that came to mind: a general advance on the Q-side (...a6; ...b5 etc), but before that I'd probably play ...Qc7 and ...Rfd8.

GK engine probably thought that you could have a better place for that Knight which is now at e8. 12...c4 was better.

I like this move ...

Unfortunately for Black, this move benefits White. 1. The Queen is freed (almost); 2. White's sitting DSB no longer has to sit out of all of the fun.

... except that I'd recapture with the f-pawn, greatly restricting the scope of black's remaining N & B.

White released his advantage with RxN instead of f-pawn takes N.

I don't like 18.Nxf6+. White's N is better than black's B in this position. Maybe 18.Qf3 or 18.Bd2 instead.

Mind you, it's bally hard to find an alternative. 18.Nxf6 is an 'easy' move - one of those obvious moves that one is inclined to play because it's too hard to find anything else. Maybe 18.Qf3 was worth considering, and bring the e1-Rook to d1.