My allergies have been getting in the way, and the audio is full of my throat clearings and other disgusting congestion noises. I don't want to pay for a video editor program, and I haven't gotten the free ones to work, yet.
Anyway, I have been going over that game so much, I am going to move on to another for my first video, and I will post my analysis of Newshutz v Dobbs from the 2010 Region VI open. I used Fritz to help create this analysis.
1. Nf3 d5
2. g3 c6
3. Bg2 Nd7
4. O-O
Instead of O-O I could have transposed into some kind of Catalan or Slav with d4 and c4
4... e6
This is a very cautious but solid move, setting up the QGD pawn wedge. A more challenging move would have been 4...e5, or to develop the bishop with Bf5 or Bg4 before playing e6
5. d3 Bc5
6. c3
I think this move is too cautious. Better would have been e4
6... Ngf6
Now I have to do more preparation to play e4
7. Nbd2 O-O
8. e4 dxe4
9. dxe4 e5
10. Qc2 Re8
11. b4 Bb6
12. Nc4 Bc7
13. Bg5
This is a mistake. all it does is provoke h6, which in some cases can become a weakness, but also removes the possibility of my knight going to g5. It works out ok for me in the end, but was unnecessary.
13... h6
14. Be3
And this is probably not the right square for the bishop, but I wanted to connect my rooks for contesting the d-file. There is no urgency to contesting the d-file, because there are no invasion points for either player along the d-file, I could bring the bishop to d2, leaving e3 open for my knight on c4
14... b6
15. a4
I was too focused on gaining space on the queenside and missed his next move. I should have moved Rfd1 to avoid the pin.
15... Ba6
16. Nfd2 Ng4
17. Rfd1 Nxe3
18. Nxe3 Qe7
19. Rab1
I did this to support b5, but I missed that if cxb5 it opens up d5 for my knight. This is odd, because I
am prepareing b5 to dislodge c6 to open up d5 for my knight. (19. b5 cxb5 20. Nd5 Qd8 21. Bf1 and I regain my pawn. Bb7 22. axb5) I am moving to fast and not considering the full ramifications.
19... Nf6
20. c4
I am bringing up more support for b5, and opening up the option to do c5, but I am giving up contesting d4 (20. b5 cxb5 21. axb5 Bb7 +=)
20... Rad8
21. b5 Bb7
22. bxc6 Bxc6
23. Nd5 Qd6
24. Nf1 Ba8
I missed a tactical shot here.
25. Nfe3
I have a discovered attack set up, and I did not take advantage. (25. Nxb6! Qe6 26. Nxa8 Rxa8 27.Ne3+-)
25... Qc6
26. Rdc1 Bd6?
This mistake allows me to disrupt his kingside pawns and makes that provoking of h6 on move 13 look good!
27. Nxf6+ gxf6
28. Nd5 Bc5
29. Bh3 Qd6
30. Qd2 Bxd5
31. cxd5
I do not want to retake with the e-pawn as that releases his e-pawn (31. exd5? e4 32. Re1 Qe5 -+)
31... Qf8
32. a5
I should have doubled my rooks on the c-file and began infiltrating on the light squares. I thought I was only marginally ahead, and I was playing for a draw at this point. (32. Qe2 Re7 )
32... Qg7
33. axb6 axb6
34. Qe2 Qg5
35. Bg4 Rd6
36. h4 Qg7
37. Kg2 Re7?
This is a fatal weakening of the back rank, and I missed a winning move here. I think he was worried about me shifting my rooks to the a file and taking the seventh rank.
38. Ra1
(38.Rxc5! Qf8 (38... bxc5 39. Rb8+ Qf8) 39. Rc4) and I am up a piece with a dominating initiative.
38... Qf8
39. Ra4 Qe8
40. Rca1 Bd4
41. R1a2 Rd8
42. Ra7 Rxa7
43. Rxa7 b5
44. Be6??
I made this move too quickly (see last blog post)
44... Bxa7 0-1
PGN:
[Event "Region VI open"]
[Site "Minneapolis,MN"]
[Date "2010.09.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Newshutz"]
[Black "Dobbs"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Nd7 4. O-O e6 5. d3 Bc5 6. c3 Ngf6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. e4 dxe4 9. dxe4 e5 10. Qc2 Re8 11. b4 Bb6 12. Nc4 Bc7 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3 b6 15. a4 Ba6 16. Nfd2 Ng4 17. Rfd1 Nxe3 18. Nxe3 Qe7 19. Rab1 Nf6 20. c4 Rad8 21. b5 Bb7 22. bxc6 Bxc6 23. Nd5 Qd6 24. Nf1 Ba8 25. Nfe3 Qc6 26. Rdc1 Bd6 27. Nxf6+ gxf6 28. Nd5 Bc5 29. Bh3 Qd6 30. Qd2 Bxd5 31. cxd5 Qf8 32. a5 Qg7 33. axb6 axb6 34. Qe2 Qg5 35. Bg4 Rd6 36. h4 Qg7 37. Kg2 Re7 38. Ra1 Qf8 39. Ra4 Qe8 40. Rca1 Bd4 41. R1a2 Rd8 42. Ra7 Rxa7 43. Rxa7 b5 44. Be6 Bxa7 0-1
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