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13... gxf5
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Instead of being stuck with a weak pawn on g6, I'd rather be stuck with a weak pawn on h5, especially since he won't have any pawns to attack my knight on f6 with after recapturing on f5, which is the sole defender of that pawn and probably the one piece that holds my structure together. |
 
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14. exf5 d5
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In my opinion the only correct move that Black has. Black, realistically, can't allow for the knight on c3 to come to e4 and pressure the knight on f6. If the knight on f6 gets traded for a piece of similar value then Black will be a pawn down after Qxh5 and that will be the least of his worries. It are moves like these that his opponents often struggle to find under time pressure which lose them the game. At the same time this is also setting up nicely for any attacking ideas on the queenside as those 4 pawns are looking really strong. |
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15. Ne2
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Moving his knight to e2 as he realises I won't give it the opportunity to go to e4. Instead he hopes to play Nf4, pressuring the h5 pawn. By making the preemptive Ne2 move, he also avoids me exploiting his knight by attacking with my pawns in the near future. |
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15... c4
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Opening the a7-g1 diagonal once more so I can give checks there if needed via Qb6+ or Qc5+ At the same time I'm creating trouble on the queenside. The interesting part of this move is that the first instinct, which is to take on c4 is most likely not the best move as after 16. dxc4 Qxc4 17. Qxc4 dxc4 18. c3/Rf1 ( either of the 2 will work imo ) Bb7 black stands fine. I'd even go as far as to say that Black stands slightly better due to the possibility of the e-pawn becoming a passed pawn, the advantage in space on the queenside and the possibility of g4 becoming a very strong square for the knight on f6. Defending the f5 pawn will also make it so that White won't have too many attacking opportunities anymore, giving the initiative of the attack to black. Instead White should ignore this move and probably play either Nd4, Ng3 or Nf4. Nd4 isn't too great because of the pin with Qb6. Ng3 and Nf4 accomplish the same thing, namely targeting the weak h5 pawn, but Black has compensation for the pawn in terms of his strong queenside and actually capturing on h5 leads to quite a few complications. |
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16. Nf4
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Ng3 was better because now the complications arise with my following move. |
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16... Bxf5
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Nf4 blocks off the f-file, which is why Ng3 was probably better. That being said, Ng3 does obstruct the rook from going to g3, pinning the bishop in the future. |
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17. Nxh5
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Winning back the lost pawn. |
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17... Nxh5 18. Qxh5
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Probably the first big mistake in this game. Better was Rxf5 as the bishop in this position is far too strong when it gets to g6. Most of White's attacking plans are done after I get to play Bg6 and with both my bishops aiming at his queensidestructure I'm bound to win a pawn sooner or later. If Rxf5 was played then the position was probably more or less equal after 18. Rxf5 Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Qg6, but now I think Black's position is just better. I'm pretty sure Bert would have played Rxf5 had he actually seen the position on a board, but Qxh5 must have seemed a lot more threatening in his head. |
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18... Bg6
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Getting 2 excellent bishops, chasing away the queen and solidifying my weak castled structure... Or what's left of it I suppose. |
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19. Qh4 f6
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Now that I have chased away the queen, I decide to end all his attacking ideas once and for all by chasing away the knight. The only square it has is h3, which will block his rook from getting there. f7 also has the added benefit of creating a flight square for my king. |
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20. Nh3 e5
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Getting as much space as possible and controlling the f4 square which he'd like to use for his knight. |
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21. Rg3
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Attacking the bishop I want to keep my bishop on g6 there for as long as possible so Kf7 is the appropriate defense. It doesn't look safe, but it all comes together nicely. |
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21... Kf7 22. Qg4
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Adding a second attacker. There's only 1 correct defense to this. |
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22... f5
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Adding a second defender on my bishop and at the same time attacking the queen. |
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23. Ng5+
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Giving a check before retreating his queen. Black has to go back to g8 as moving to e7 or e8 can get rather tricky and f6 just loses after Nh7+ Bxh7 Qxg7+. |
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23... Kg8 24. Qe2 f4
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Trying to cramp his position as much as possible. |
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25. Rh3 Qf6
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Threatening the knight. |
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26. Nf3 e4
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I looked at dxe4, but after Black plays dxe4 it seems really scary for White since the pawn on e4 has no pawns to stop it anymore. |
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27. Ne1
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Bert realises this and retreats the knight in an attempt to defend against this pawn storm. |
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27... Qd4+ 28. Kh1
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I really want a knight on f2 right now, but I suppose that would make this position a tad too easy. |
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