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21. Rh1
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Here comes trouble. |
 
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21... Rfg8
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This seems foolish to me now. Never trade pieces when you're behind. I guess I was eying the pawn at g2. |
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22. Rh6+
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This was smart as it forces me to consider losing the knight. |
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22... Kg7
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My only move to save the knight. |
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23. Bg4
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Stacked rooks make lots of power. |
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23... Ng5
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I probably should have moved the rook into a support role at h8. |
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24. Bf5
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White is slowly choking off my avenues of escape and tightening the board. |
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24... Rgh8
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This move came too late. Now, I'm inviting a trade. |
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25. Rh6xh8
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White is happy to trade. His position is better, he's up a pawn, and he's further advanced in the middle. |
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25... Rxh8
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I had to respond to this point. |
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26. Rxh8
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Again, white has the same decision. Why not trade? |
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26... Kxh8
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What's black's strategy now? The open file is the g-file, so I probably should have been looking for ways to clog that line. Also, I should have been aware of the weakness of the position of the a-, c- and f-file pawns. |
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27. b4
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White advances and pressures the knight into action. 27. .. Nxe4, 28. N/Bxf4 Nxb4 might have been interesting. |
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27... Nb7
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This is the only safe non-sacrificial move. |
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28. Nb5
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A knight fork that costs me a pawn. |
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28... a5
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This only accelerates matters in white's favor. |
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29. a3
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White gladly sets up the trade. |
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29... Kg7
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I have no idea why I thought it would be helpful to advance the king up the h-file. Desperation? I now realize that this wasn't yet a clear win for white. |
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30. Nxc7
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White takes his pawn. |
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30... Kh6
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The king takes a walk in the park while the empire crumbles. |
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