Hey all,
So this week the club started a new event. In the first round I was paired against the highest rated player so I had limited hope but with but it has been my experience that this match up always ends with a good lesson. Bill is one of those players that after winning is more than happy to look at the game and provide some pointers on where I went wrong. As I learn this is always a great chance for me to get in a game and get a learning conversation out of it afterwards.
Well, this game didn't get me the conversation, mainly because we were the last game to finish up and I lost in the end by dropping a rook. Without that move I had some good chances to win. That said, there were still many ways I could have improved my play and for once I played game against Bill that I was proud of, even given the massive blunder in the end.
If you have comments, please make them.
| | (black to move) | 1. | d4 | Nf6 |
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| 2. | c4 | e5 |
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| 3. | dxe5 | Ng4 |
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| 4. | Nf3 | Bc5 |
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| 5. | e3 | Nc6 |
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| 6. | Qd5 | Qe7 |
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| 7. | Nc3 | Ngxe5 |
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| 8. | Be2 | d6 |
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| 9. | a3 | Be6 |
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| 10. | Qe4 | a5 |
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| 11. | O-O | O-O |
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| 12. | Nxe5 | Nxe5 |
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| 13. | Qxb7 | Nxc4 |
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| 14. | Nd5 | Bxd5 |
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| 15. | Qxd5 | Ne5 |
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| 16. | Bd2 | c6 |
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| 17. | Qe4 | f5 |
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| 18. | Qc2 | a4 |
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| 19. | b4 | axb3 e.p. |
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| 20. | Qxb3+ | d5 |
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| 21. | Bb4 | Rfb8 |
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| 22. | Bxc5 | Qxc5 |
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| 23. | Qa2 | Ra4 |
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| 24. | Rfc1 | Qd6 |
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| 25. | Rc3 | Kf8 |
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| 26. | Qc2 | Re4 |
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| 27. | f3 | Rh4 |
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| 28. | Qxf5+ | Kg8 |
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| 29. | g3 | Rh6 |
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| 30. | f4 | Nd7 |
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| 31. | Rac1 | Rf6 |
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| 32. | Qh3 | c5 |
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| 33. | Bg4 | d4 |
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| 34. | Rd3 | Rh6 |
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| 35. | Qg2 | Nf6 |
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| 36. | Bf3 | c4 |
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| 37. | Rxd4 | Qxa3 |
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| 38. | Qe2 | Qxc1+ |
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| 39. | Rd1 | Qc3 |
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| 40. | g4 | Rb2 |
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Play 
