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1. e4
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Who's A Lucky Panda!?
This one I over-reached myself. Got too ambitious and nearly paid the price, tried to salvage a draw with perpetual and somehow walked away with the win. Very lucky! |
 
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1... e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5
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I LIKE this opening. I really should learn some others, but the saying about old dogs and new tricks is very true.... |
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4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d3 h6 6. a3 O-O 7. b4 Bd4 8. Bb2 d6 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Ne2 Bg4
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So far so good, about equal in dev terms I think, no overt threats and feeling optimistic.... |
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11. f3 Nxe2 12. Qxe2 Bd7 13. O-O b5 14. Bd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 c6
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Started to worry here, could see him having a lot more attacking potential and/or my pawns getting bent out of shape so.... |
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16. c4 bxc4 17. dxc4
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Not very satisfactory as I'm liable to end up with an isolated d pawn. |
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17... f5 18. Rad1 f4 19. Qd2 Qg5 20. dxc6 Bxc6 21. Qxd6
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Pawn snaffling time. Always snaffle pawns. Well I shouldn't really, but they are tasty. |
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21... Ba4 22. Rd5 Rfd8
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And this is where it started to go slightly askew. Looking at the e5 pawn I quite forgot that my opponent is equally entitled to attack me. Which I don't think is fair but unfortunately I don't get to make the rules. |
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23. Qe6+ Kh8 24. Bxe5
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So I thought I'd be a smart aleck and attack the g7 pawn exposing the queen to the rook. Great idea yeah? |
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24... Rde8 25. Bxg7+ Qxg7
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No it wasn't a great idea. Cos the queen just takes the bishop. You know if I had brains I'd be dangerous. |
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26. Qa6 Re2 27. Rf2
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Block and protect. Rook doing a valiant job of bodyguarding the lowly but rather important g pawn. |
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27... Qa1+
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And right about HERE is where I start to imitate Rincewind the Wizard. |
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28. Rf1 Qxa3
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If I were my opponent I might have tried R-e1 there |
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29. Qf6+
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But I'm going for perpetual check. I'm a big cowardly custard and I've had enough of this.. |
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29... Kg8 30. Qg6+ Kf8 31. Qxh6+ Kg8 32. Rg5+ Kf7 33. Qg7+ Ke6 34. Rg6+ Kf5 35. Qf6#
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Ah, ok.... tbh I didn't even see it myself (wasn't thinking about the f3 pawn at all see, was just trying to make a nuisance of myself). The game disappeared and I panicked. And then a smile of disbelief probably echoed by curses from my opponent.
Plans? Who needs plans. Sometimes sheer undiluted panic DOES work. |
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