[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 "66"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 {I have the Black pieces finally!} 2. f4 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 Bg7 6. a3 {A lot of pawn moves designed to limit my mobility but it also creates weaknesses.} O-O 7. h3 $6 {Another pawn move. Preventing Bg4 but opening up more squares near his king.} d6 (7... Nh5 {It's strange to move a knight to h5 during all these random pawn moves but this is strong. Ng3 is coming and the only way to limit the damage is to play Kf2 or Rg1.} 8. Rg1 (8. Kf2 e5 9. fxe5 Nxe5 10. Be2 Nxf3 11. Bxf3 Qh4+ $15)) 8. Be2 b6 9. O-O h5 $6 { Falling for the trap of preventing g4 which is not the greatest concern.} 10. Ng5 $1 {That's the problem with h5.} Bb7 11. g4 hxg4 12. hxg4 {A phalanx of pawns is headed in my direction but let's remember how exposed the White king is.} Bc8 $6 (12... Nh7 13. Nxh7 Kxh7 14. Kf2 Rh8 15. Nd2 Na5 16. Rh1+ Kg8 17. Rxh8+ Bxh8 $11) 13. Rf2 e5 (13... d5 14. Nd2 (14. e5 Ne8 15. d4 f6 16. Nf3 Bxg4 17. Rg2 Qc8 $11)) 14. f5 d5 15. Qf1 dxe4 $2 {A simple recapture and I am now much worse.} 16. dxe4 gxf5 17. gxf5 Bb7 18. Rh2 Re8 19. Qh3 {Tempting but not accurate.} (19. Nd2 Rc8 20. Ndf3 $18 {There is no rush, White simply has to keep building his pieces around the Black kingside.}) 19... Kf8 $1 {The king has to run to the other side of the board.} 20. Nh7+ Ke7 21. Bg5 Rg8 22. Kf1 Kd7 23. Qd3+ (23. Qh4 $18 {The pin is crushing and there is no way to stop the loss of a piece.}) 23... Kc7 24. Qxd8+ Nxd8 $4 25. Bxf6 Bxe4 {Time pressure begins. Each of us has less than 30 seconds to finish our moves.} 26. Bxg7 Rxg7 27. Nf6 Bxf5 28. Nd2 $4 {[%csl Rc7,Ge8,Rg7][%CAl Gf6e8,Ye8g7,Ye8c7] Missing Ne8 forking King and rook.} Nc6 29. Nf3 Rg6 30. Nd5+ Kb7 31. Rd1 Rag8 32. Bb5 Re6 {Preventing the knight fork after Bc6.} 33. Rh7 $4 {A blunder in time pressure.} Bxh7 {Black resigns.} 0-1