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15... e4
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This clears the lines for black fianchettoed bishop and creates a light square weakness around the king. This pawn becomes a monster. |
 
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16. Nxc6
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White is clearly better. My objective for phase two is now complete. Now that I have a clear material advantage I head for the touch down, by exchanging the remaining pieces. By exchanging my remaining piece for their black counterpart my pawn majority on the queenside become increasingly more powerful. |
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16... Rfe8
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Black does not like the look of 17. Ne7 Kh8 18. Bd4 when white's advantage is clear. |
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17. Bd4
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This is an error. I was looking to forces black to give up the diagonal but I failed to see blacks next move. |
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17... e3
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Excellent move that in my haste I totally missed. This move completely busts open my king and leaves it exposed. This also creates a weakness for black to exploit. This pawn has had an amazing career |
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18. fxe3
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an eye score in an otherwise terrific position. |
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18... Bb7
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With the f pawn diverted to e3 the a8-h8 diagonal causes white a few problems. |
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19. Rc1 Rac8 20. Bxg7
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ensuring that I have the bishop in the endgame. I can not allow black to have the bishop pair. |
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20... Bxc6 21. Qd4
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I give black back the bishop to ensure that it is me who has the bishop in the endgame. |
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21... Qh3
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threatening mate so white is forced to give back the bishop |
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22. Rxc6 Rxc6
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At this point, white enjoys a slight advantage in space, material and two connected pawns. White is winning but it will be difficult to convert the past pawns for the win. |
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23. Qd5 Qe6
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Black seeks to go straight into the endgame and try his luck there. However, the exchange of queens makes my connected queen side pawns very dangerous. Better in my opinion is Qc8. However, given the fact that Mercutio sees that he is almost 400 points stronger than me he takes his chances in the end game. But one of the strongest parts of my game is the endgame. Also in my favor is that I have a clear plan for victory. |
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24. Qxe6 Rcxe6
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White is clearly better. The endgame is an simple win. |
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25. Bd4 Ra8
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Because white has the strong bishop and two connected past pawns black does not stand a chance. All he can hope for is a draw. |
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26. Ra1
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White is clearly better now. The queenside pawns are major advantage. |
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26... f6
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Mercutio has major problems on the queenside. He does not have time to play passive moves like this one. |
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27. a4
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because of Mercutio's timid play I take advantage by taking a giant leap toward queening. |
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27... Rea6 28. b3 Rb8 29. Ra3 Kf7 30. Kf2
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centralizing your king in the end game is very important. |
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30... Ke6
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In the end game it is critical to centralize your king as soon as you can. |
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31. e4
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this prevents black from seizing control of the centre with his king. |
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