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1. e4
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An interesting endgame where I managed to pull out a victory. |
 
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1... b6
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Owen's Defense, planning Bb7. |
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2. d4
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Pushing for the center. |
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2... Bb7 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7
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A double fianchetto. |
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5. Bc4 e6 6. Bg5 f6 7. Bf4 Nc6 8. e5 f5
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He doesn't want the position to open up yet. |
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9. Bg5 Nce7 10. O-O
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I want my rook in the center to open things up there. |
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10... h6 11. Be3
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The bishop is in the way there, but there aren't many places for it to go, and I didn't want to help him develop his Ng8. |
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11... g5 12. d5
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Making a push in the center |
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12... exd5 13. Nxd5 c6 14. Nxe7 Qxe7 15. Bd4
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Protecting the pawn, I intended an eventual Re5. |
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15... g4 16. Nh4
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? I failed to notice the knight was en prise. |
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16... Qxh4 17. e6 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Rh7 19. Rfe1
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Looking for a discovered check with exd7. |
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19... O-O-O
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! Gets his king out of danger and his rook into action to protect d7. |
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20. Rad1
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More pressure on d7. |
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20... d5
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Protecting the pawn and attacking the bishop, now e6 looks fragile. |
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21. Bd3 Re7
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So now he puts pressure on my pawn. |
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22. Bxf5
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Gains a pawn, protects my pawn, and opportunities to cause other problems in the kingside. |
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22... h5
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Protects g4, but... |
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23. f4
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The queen is now trapped. |
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23... c5 24. Qh8 Nf6 25. Qh6 Rg8 26. g3
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Winning the knight. |
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26... Qh3
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But now the queen is perilously close to my king. |
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