1.d4d52.Bg5Nc63.e4dxe44.d5Ne54...Nb4!5.c45.Nc3h66.Bh46.Bf4Nf67.Bc4c68.dxc6Qxd1+9.Rxd1bxc610.Bb3e6-+6...c65...h66.Be36.Bh4c66...e65.Nc3h65...a6!6.Qd4h6=6.Bf4Ng67.Bg3the plan before 5.. h6 was to
follow up with 7. e5 but here i realised, that at best, i'm a pawn down with
no compensation. after a long think settled on 7 .. a6 which thankfully
stockfish endorsesa6here i responded poorly to an unexpected move,
still 'on tilt' from having to abort my plan on prevoius move7...e58.dxe6Bxe69.Nb5Bd610.Bxd6cxd611.Qxd6Qxd612.Nxd6+Ke713.Nxe48.f3e3?!
as soon as i played e3 i noticed Bd3 with threrat of Bxg6 is very awkward8...Nf69.fxe4e510.dxe6Bxe611.Qxd8+Rxd812.Bxc7Rc813.Bb6Bb49.Qd4?!9.Bd3e510.Bxg6fxg611.Bxe5±9...e5!finally get in e5
and i start to feel a lot more comfortable10.Bxe510.Qxe3Qg511.Qf2h510...Nxe511.Qxe5+Qe712.Qd4Qc513.0-0-0Qxd414.Rxd4f514...Nf615.Ne4Nd7!16.d6f517.Ng3g615.Nge215.Nd1Bc516.Rd3f415...g5?!15...Bc516.Rd3Bd717.Nd1Kf718.Nxe3Re816.h4Bg717.Rc4Kd817...Ne7!18.Rxc7?!Be519.Rc4b520.Rd4Bxd421.Nxd418.hxg5hxg519.Rxh8Bxh820.f4!i was trying to decide between Bf6 and g4
and chose the inferior moveg420...Bf621.g3b522.Rb4Bb7=21.Nd4?!21.Nd1Nf622.Nxe3Ne4and it's unclear if my bishop pair provide any
compensation for the pawn21...b522.Rb4Ne723.Nc6+Nxc624.dxc6Be6
i wanted to try and exploit the bishop pair but white has an easy plan24...Bxc325.bxc3Be626.c4Ke7is interesting27.cxb5axb528.Rxb5Rxa229.Kb1Ra430.g325.Nd1e226.Bxe2Bd527.Ne3Bxc628.Nxf5Bxg229.Bxg4Bd530.Ne3c531.Nxd5cxb432.Nxb4Kc733.Bf3Rf834.Nd3a535.Kd2Bd436.c3Bg1=½–½