[Event "Grand Prix"] [Site "Nassau"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Landen"] [Black "Paul H."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D38"] [PlyCount "39"] [EventDate "1993.??.??"] [EventType "simul"] [EventRounds "3"] [EventCountry "BAH"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2013.12.29"] [SourceQuality "1"] {Often times, winning a piece lulls us into a false sense of security. But just because you are up material doesn't mean you will automatically win. The game still has to play itself out.} 1. d4 Nf6 {More flexible than d5, this is a waiting move to see what my opponent will play.} 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 { More commital than Be7 but I wanted to play some some initiative, threatening Ne4 maybe.} 4. Bg5 {White has to be careful here. The bishop pins the knight but better would have been the simple Bd2 followed by Nf3.} d5 { Attacking the center is the right idea but it should have been done with...} ( 4... c5 {[%CAl Gd8a5] The idea now is to threaten Qa5 followed by a potential Ne4.} 5. Rc1 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6) 5. e3 Nbd7 {Played without much thought. The idea of developing a piece makes sense but castling makes a little more sense.} 6. Nf3 (6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Nf3) 6... c5 { Better late than never. Now Black exerts some nice pressure int he center is poised to take advantage of White's uncastled king.} (6... O-O 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 c6 9. Qc2 Be7) 7. dxc5 Qa5 {A normal move, adding pressure to the diagonal and forcing white to come up with a defense.} 8. Qc2 {..but not this one.} Ne4 {[%csl Re1][%CAl Ge4c3,Gb4c3] More problems for white. The pin is becoming more uncomfortable and the loss of material is inevitable.} 9. Rc1 {What else?} Bxc3+ {There is no reason to release the tension here. Black should keep the tension by continuing development and awaiting future events.} (9... Ndxc5 10. Be2 {Trying to castle and get out of dodge.} Qxa2 11. cxd5 e5 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qxc2 14. Rxc2 Bf5) 10. bxc3 Ndxc5 11. Bd3 {Too aggressive and missing a winning tactic.} Nxd3+ 12. Qxd3 Nxg5 13. Nxg5 dxc4 {[%csl Rg5] [%CAl Ga5g5] Hitting the Queen and the knight on g5.} 14. Qd6 Qxg5 {Game over. Black is up a piece and White has no compensation. The position is resignable but my opponent doesn't think so.} 15. O-O Qe7 16. Rfd1 {I remember being very concerned here. My king is uncastled, my bishop needs to be developed and my rooks have not moved. All of these things are true but there is a reason for this -- I AM UP A PIECE! So none of these problems means very much. I should just play Qd6, trade material and continue the game. Instead, I kept thinking about how to develop my light-squared bishop.} b6 {Possibly the worst move of my career. And like that, I am lost.} (16... Qxd6 17. Rxd6 Bd7 18. Rd4 (18. Rcd1 O-O-O) 18... b5) 17. Qc6+ Kf8 18. Qxa8 f6 {In a panic, I decide that I want to make luft for my king losing all sense of what is happening in the position.} 19. Qxc8+ Kf7 20. Qxh8 {Black resigns.} 1-0