[Event "Crossroads Invitational IX Arena"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2020.07.25"] [Round "?"] [White "Fritz S."] [Black "Paul H."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B21"] [WhiteElo "1960"] [BlackElo "2100"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. f4 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 {A slower buildup in the center than the typical e5 you might expect.} Bg7 6. h3 O-O 7. Be2 d5 8. e5 Ne8 { Nh5 is better, partly because White has played h3. This is a recurring theme from other games.} 9. O-O f6 10. exf6 exf6 11. d4 c4 12. b3 b5 $6 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 Bd7 15. Ra1 Nd6 16. b4 $6 Re8 (16... a5 17. bxa5 Nxa5 18. Ne1 Ne4 $15) 17. Nh2 Ne4 18. Bf3 f5 (18... a5 19. bxa5 f5 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Rf2 Rxa5 22. Rxa5 Qxa5 $15) 19. Be2 Ng3 20. Re1 Qb6 21. Nf3 h6 22. Ne5 Nxe5 23. fxe5 Bxe5 ( 23... Rxe5 24. Bf3 Ne4 25. Be3 Re7 $15) 24. Bxh6 Bf6 25. Bf3 Rxe1+ 26. Qxe1 Bxd4+ $4 {A tactic that I thought would win the rook on a1.} 27. Kh2 $4 (27. cxd4 Qxd4+ 28. Be3 Qxa1 29. Bxd5+ $1 Be6 (29... Kg7 30. Bxa8 f4 31. Bxf4 $18) 30. Bxa8 $18) 27... Bf6 $4 {Forgetting my knight is hanging.} (27... Re8 28. Qxg3 Bg1+ $1 29. Kh1 Bf2 30. Be3 Bxg3 31. Bxb6 Re1+ 32. Bg1 Bf2 33. Bxd5+ Kg7 34. Ra2 Bxg1 35. Na3 Bb6+ $17) (27... Bf2 {This line leads to a draw..} 28. Qe7 Nf1+ 29. Kh1 Ng3+ $11) 28. Qxg3 {The rest of this game is a collection of blunders on both sides caused by fatigue and time trouble.} Kf7 29. Be3 Qb7 30. Bc5 $18 a6 31. Nd2 Re8 32. Qf2 Be5+ 33. Kg1 Bxc3 34. Re1 Rxe1+ 35. Qxe1 Bxb4 $4 (35... Bc6 36. Qh4 Bxd2 37. Qh7+ Ke8 38. Qxg6+ Kd8 39. Qxf5 $18) 36. Qe7+ Kg8 37. Qf8+ Kh7 38. Bd4 $4 Bxf8 {White resigns.} 0-1