(1) Croel,Duane (1742) - Armstrong,Nathan (1680) [D13]



1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bg4
ok I am out of book was looking for exchange Slav unsure with blacks move here I like to go to n-e5 with the exchange anyway.

6.Ne5 Bf5 7.Bf4 Qb6 8.Rc1
Note: am notating this wth very little help from Fritz so I can just explain my think t/o the game how wrong or sometimes right it was. In this pos. I thought that I could get away with a move like this, I felt after Q-b2, I would be better usure what my planned follow up was, I think n-b5 was in my plan.

8...Nbd7 9.e3
maybe e4 would be better.

9...Qxb2 10.Nb5 Nxe5 11.Bxe5?!
I think d take was better.

11...e6 12.Nc7+
I played this because well I went this fare and I at least wanted him not to be able to 0-0, this was my first game of the event it showed with rust and uneven play, this game became a rollercoaster of mistakes for both.

12...Kd8 13.Be2 Bb4+! 14.Kf1 Rc8 15.g4?! Be4 16.f3?! Nxg4! 17.fxg4 Bxh1
maybe f6 first, also note my first three games are at g/60, come to find out I played much better with more time or at least I think I did.

18.Bxg7 Rxc7
by the way I understood I was losing but felt it was a little messy and may get a blunder back from my opponet.

19.Rxc7 Kxc7 20.Bxh8 Qxa2?!
ok this helps.

21.Be5+
q-c1+ was better I think.

21...Bd6??
this is why I played B-e5 hoping for this blunder, plus time was a factor.

22.Qc1+! Kd7 23.Bb5+! Ke7 24.Bxd6+
my opponent said he missed the mate, I did see that all along.

24...Kf6 25.Be5+ Kg5 26.Bf4+ Kxg4 27.Be2+
Q-e1 was better, time is very short.

27...Kf5 28.Qd1?!
Q-e1 would be better.

28...Be4 29.Bg4+ Kf6 30.Ke1
I am not finding the right moves in this time scramble both had less than a minute.

30...Ke7 31.Be2 Qa3 32.Kf2 f6 33.Bf1 Qa2+ 34.Kg3 Qb1 35.Qe2 Bg6 36.Bg2 Qg1 37.Qb5?? Qe1+!
ok you will like this move, k-h4 oops illegal move my opponent states it I agree pause the clock we raise our hand for the director, at this time I forget what the penalty was, I remember soon after that you add 2min. my opponent did not know either, but anyway I look and see oh if any other move I get mated so before the director comes I offer draw!! My opponent accepts?? we each had seconds on our clock, an interesting blunder filled game, at this point I was wondering if I would win a game in this event :)?!

38.Kg4 1/2-1/2