I just got to analyzing this game, I've been quite busy. Lots of things to do, half of it what others added to my workload, half of it my own doing. I guess I shouldn't expect to have so many hobbies and interests and still have time to get any analysis done.
Recently, on the fun-side, my two trumpets have been demanding a lot of attention. Not as much for practicing at home as for rehearsals, performances and concerts. That's what I get for being in two local harmony orchestras (which are actually one orchestra as organization, yet two when it comes to rehearsals/performances/concerts etc).
One main orchestra; and the other for the improving musicians and supporting musicians from the main orchestra (who aren't quite ready for the 'grand' orchestra), I'm now mainly learning how to support others there, how to 'carry and lead' rather than being the one needing support.
Then there's a nearby fanfare which conductor asked if I could fill in as 1st trumpet during an event of about 2.5 hours, which I know will be challenging. Then there is our 'carnavalskapel', which is also a 'hofkapel' (if you're unfamiliar with either dutch word, fill in 'band', though that's highly inaccurate) with which I'm attending various events in the area during this time of the year (fewer than last year however); for band, think 4 trumpets, 1 baritone (the brass instrument), 1 alto saxophone, 1 clarinet, 2 trombones and 4 for various percussion (snare drum, tambourine, marching bass drum, cymbals).
Then there are my OTB tournaments (finished 4th this week actually behind 3 masters and ahead of one which I drew against).. The fact that I had to basically organize and archive 16 or so years of collected sheet music (!).
Suffice it to say, I've been busy eheh.
1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Nc3 exd5 9. cxd5 c4 10. Nf3 Bb4 11. Bxc4 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Nxc4 13. Qa4+ Nd7 14. Qxc4 Nb6 15. Qb5+ Qd7 {Believe it or not 15. ... Qd7 is the main line here, amazingly the game stays in book until white leaves it at 19. Rb1. During the game I felt Qd7 was better. If black didn't trade queens I would have a much easier time, but if I decided to play Bd7, I would have to deal with those very dangerous pawns with that queen on the board which struck me as admission of failure.} 16. Qxd7+ Bxd7 17. d6 Rc8 18. Bd2 Bb5 {Here 18. ... Na4 has been suggested by a friend of mine. While black can get that pawn, I didn't think it was safe to do so. I didn't like 18. ... Na4 19. Nd4 Nxc3 20. Rc1 and the book line with 19. Rc1 Bb5 looks no better than the game in my opinion.} 19. Rb1 Bd3 {An error, one I knew I was making to make matters worse. Instead I should have seen Ba6 keeping that bishop in a solid position doing its job along the diagional. Fortunately I wasn't severely punished for it.}20. Rb4 Kd7 21. Rg4 {White's time to make a mistake. Instead 21. Be3 Rxc3 22. Kd2 Ra3 23. Bxb6 axb6 and I'd be in considerable trouble! I don't like e6+ and Rc1} Rhg8 22. Rd4 Bc4 23. Kf2 Bd5 24. a4 Rc5 25. Re1 Nc4 {Doing my best to keep the pressure on those pawns, note how clumsy the bishop is} 26. Bf4 Rgc8 27. Ng5 h6 28. Ne4 Ra5 29. Ng3 {The beginning of a series of inferior moves giving me the e-pawn} g5 30. Bc1 Be6 31. Ne4 Nxe5 32. Nf6+ Kd8 33. Kg1 b6 34. Ng8 Kd7 {My opponent claims he could have gone for a draw} 35. Nf6+ Kc6 36. h4 gxh4 37. Bxh6 Nd7 38. Ne4 {Bad call, he should've traded off the knight! My Nd7 is a perfectly blockading that d-pawn on which white's hopes now rest. This gives me the opportunity to counter along the g-file, which I happily did.} Rg8 39. Bf4 h3 {Hmm on second thought bringing the other rook to the kingside would've been better, pushing white back a bit with Rf5.} 40. g3 Ne5 41. Re3 {A losing move, white should capture that monster-knight. Instead he gets killed.} Ng4 42. Re2 Rh8 43. Bd2 {Going further downhill, white misses an important idea 43. d7. Black cannot play Bxd7 because of 44. Rd6+ Kc7 45. Rh6+ or 44. ... Kb7 45. Kb7. I saw that in the game and wasn't worried because I could force an exchanges or two with Rd5 and the pawn would still hang.} h2+ 44. Kh1 f5 45. Nf6 Re5 46. Rg2 Nxf6 47. Rxh2 Rxh2+ 48. Kxh2 Re2+ 49. Kg1 Ne4 50. Bf4 Kd7 51. c4 Nc3 52. a5 Ra2 53. Rd2 Rxa5 54. Rc2 Ne4 55. Rc1 Ra4 56. c5 bxc5 57. Kg2 a5 58. Kg1 Ra2 59. Rb1 Bd5 60. Rc1 a4 61. Kf1 a3 62. Re1 Nd2+ 63. Bxd2 Rxd2 64. Re7+ Kxd6 {The rest of the game was basically just spite-play in my opinion. Black was going to win every step of the way after 43. Bd2 in my opinion} 0-1
Analysis request: (Alekhine Defense, Four Pawns Attack 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 c5)
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