[Event "Spielvogel 2021"] [Site "Mechanics Institute"] [Date "2021.02.25"] [Round "3"] [White "Harrison, Harrison"] [Black "Stewart, Scott"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1643"] [BlackElo "1707"] [ECO "A04"] [Opening "Reti: 1...c5"] 1.Nf3 c5 {I thought I would at least invite a Sicilian} 2.a4 {Out of book, but really what is the book other than the application of opening principals. We shouldn't be alarmed when faced with unprincipled play} Nc6 3.Ra3 e5 {d5 is better than this as e5 allows e4 and cedes the d5 square, but that's not how play continues} 4.Nxe5 {Not the best continuation for white but definately the move that makes Ra3 look like it has purpose} Nxe5 5.Re3 Qc7 6.f4 f6 {Objectively d6 is a bit better than this, White is actually better here for a while and I felt under a lot of pressure but I appreciate the open f file later in the game} 7.fxe5 fxe5 8.d4 d6 9.dxe5 dxe5 10.Qd5 {Black is struggling to consolidate, I only have only moves at the moment.} Bd6 {else I lose a pawn} 11.Rd3 Be7 {else I lost the Boshop} 12.Nc3 Nf6 {with tempi which helps} 13.Qc4 Bd7 {I liked Bd7 as it gave some uncertainty to the position, will my King duck to the Queenside? I didn't know I was keeping my options open as I have yet to secure a Kingside exit.} 14.Nb5 {I don't like this move for white at all. the knight has no future here and Whites Kingside development needs attention.} Qc6 {and the knight is doing nothing} 15.Bg5 {Again another tempi spent on not much ignoring the White Kingside development} a6 16.Nc3 Be6 {The queen has only 1 square and is doing very little on h5} 17.Qh4 h6 {I missed c4 here according to stcokfish, I believe h6 was not a necessary move and just wastes time and weakens the Kingside} (17...c4 {Getting busy straight away is the stronger continuation}) 18.Bxf6 Bxf6 19.Qh5+ (19.Qe4 {is an improvement and what I was expecting in the game but Black is still better in both lines}) 19...Bf7 {Now Black's position is beautiful, I am ready to embark on my middle-game with my opponents King in the centre with no prospects to remedy this situation} 20.Qg4 c4 {Putting the question to the rook, given the sitiation of the white king a brave man might play Rf3 the best move but if I was white I probably wouldn't vacate the d file here} 21.Rd1 O-O 22.e4 Be6 23.Qe2 Rad8 {At first site Rd8 seemed natural, but I after the expected Nd5 I was a little spooked by the counter-play White got on the g8 a2 diagonal. I wasn't convinced White couldn't find time to develop his Kingside pieces after all so I swallowed humble pie after Nd5} 24.Nd5 Rc8 (24...Bxd5 25.exd5 Rxd5 (25...Qb6 {I was fine after Qb6 whites pieces are painful to look at}) 26.Qxc4 {But I saw I couldn't win this darned pawn and changed plans} Qxc4 (26...Kh8) 27.Bxc4 {This pin is a killer}) 25.Qd2 (25.c3 {is better}) 25...Bd8 {Still a bit rattled I decided to preserve the Dark Square Bishop on the g1 a7 diagonal, Stockfish thinks Kh8 was stronger getting off the g8 a2 diagonal} 26.Qc3 {A huge mistake but one Harrison has made many times this game, He had time to develop his Kingside again and didn't, he is stoill worse but not dead lost. The rest of the game we bare witness to the total collapse of Whites position} (26.Be2) 26...Bxd5 27.Rxd5 Qxa4 28.b3 cxb3 29.Qxb3 Qxe4+ 30.Kd1 Kh8 {Finally my King is on h8 :) and not a moment too soon} 31.Bd3 Qxg2 32.Re1 Bg5 {I am fully apreciating my Dark Square Bishop now} 33.Be2 Rfd8 34.c4 Rxd5+ (34...Qxd5+ {pity I never saw this, it's just prettier} 35.Kc2 Qd2+ 36.Kb1 Qxe1+ 37.Ka2 Qxe2+) 35.Kc2 (35.cxd5 Rc1# {But this is pretty too}) 35...Rd2+ {Was a nice game, he plays stupid chess l have nothing against the man but if he played by book he would play better and he would be come a strong good who is he trying to play like tal lmao} {#R} 0-1