[Event "Spielvogel 2021"] [Site "Mechanics Institute"] [Date "2021.02.18"] [Round "2"] [White "Stewart, Scott"] [Black "Feinberg, Julian"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1707"] [BlackElo "1500"] [ECO "B21"] [Opening "Sicilian: Smith-Morra, 3.c3"] 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 d6 {Morra declined, but instead of proving the gambit the tables are turned and Black has to prove it's justified handing over the centre.} 4.cxd4 a6 5.Nf3 e6 6.Nc3 Nc6 7.Be2 Nf6 8.Bg5 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.a4 Bd7 11.Qd2 Rc8 12.Rfd1 Na5 {Wanting to fork on b3} 13.Rab1 (13.Ra2 {I think this would be an improvement}) 13...Nc4 14.Qd3 h6 15.Bc1 d5 16.b3 {When I played b3 I thought d6 was not available, but on a deeper inspection Black could have seized a slight edge here} Nb6 (16...Nd6 17.e5 Nfe4 18.exd6 Rxc3 19.dxe7 Qxe7 {Whites Queen is trapped}) 17.e5 Nh7 18.a5 Na8 19.b4 {I wasn't overjoyed with the position, I want to get a knight to c5 but it is looking very difficult. a4 is not available and b3 block's the defence of b4. My problem was solved with Black's next move however} Rc4 20.Ba3 Ng5 21.Nd2 Rc8 22.Nb3 Nc7 23.Nc5 Bxc5 24.bxc5 {White has gained a target in the weaknes of b7 on b7} Nb5 25.Bb4 Re8 26.h4 Nh7 {I thought Ne4 was a better. Black's pieces are coming to life and whites d4 pawn is exposed and becomes a target} (26...Ne4 27.Nxe4 dxe4 28.Qxe4 Bc6 29.Qf4) 27.g3 Nxc3 28.Qxc3 Nf8 29.Ba3 Bc6 30.Bc1 Nd7 31.Bf4 f6 32.exf6 Nxf6 33.f3 Rf8 34.Bd3 Ne8 35.Re1 {This was a blunder, I squandered most of my advantage. As soon as I moved the rook my heart sank. I saw it instantly and I had to sit there for several minutes poker face on.} Qf6?? (35...Rxf4 {lovely timely exchange sac missed...ouch} 36.gxf4 Qxh4 37.Rb3 {Now white has to deal with an exposed king and can boast only a slight edge.}) 36.Re3 Rd8 37.Rbe1 Bd7 {Black is running out of moves} 38.Qb4 Bc8 39.Be5 Qe7 40.Qb1 Kh8 {Just shuffling left now for Black as White slowly but surely tightens his grip on the position} 41.Bg6 Rg8 42.Rb3 {Clearing the c1 h6 diagonal for the use of my Queen} Qf8 43.Qc1 Qe7 {oops, now was not a time for shuffling but the best move Nf6 only fights on for a while longer.} (43...Nf6 44.g4 Qe7 45.g5 Nh7 46.gxh6 {and the end was nigh}) 44.Qxh6# 1-0