1.d4
d5
2.e4
When playing juniors I find it best to play off beat openings
2...e6
Black tries to transpose to a French defence
3.Be3
White is not interested in a French
3...dxe4
4.Nc3
Better would have been Nd2 avoiding the bishop pin
4...Nf6
5.f3
exf3
Good we now have a Blackmar - Diemer gambit
6.Nxf3
Bb4
7.Bd3
b6
8.0-0
Bb7
This bishop later proves to be a thorn in whites side
9.a3
Bd6
10.Bg5
Nbd7
11.Qe1
0-0
12.Ne5
Qe8
White has built up a winning position having used only 10 mins on his clock to his opponents 30mins. The normal move here is 13. Qh4 hoping for 13 h6 as a reply whereupon 14 Bh6 gives white an overwhelming advantage. However yours truly analysed 14 /\/\/\..Ne5; 15 de Qc6: 16 Qh3 Qg2+; 17 Qg2 Bg2; 18 Re1 (otherwise it is white that ends with a double pawn rather than black) 18/\/\/\.Be5; 19 Re5 Bb7; 20 Bf6 gf; where Black has 3 pawns for the piece & white has no attack left. However had I seen over the board 16 Rf3 Qc5+; 17 Rf2 Qe5; 18 Bf6 Qh2+; 19 Qh2 Bh2+; 20 Kh2 gf; 21 Rf6/\/\/\which leaves Black with only 2 pawns for the piece, then I would have had no hesitation in playing that line. As it was I was so concerned about my attack drying up that I spent the next 50 mins trying to find something. Moves such as 13 Bf6 or even Rf6 leave white with the advantage but I managed to come up with....
13.Bb5
Bxe5
14.dxe5
Ng4
15.Rd1
c6
16.Bd3
Ngxe5
17.Be4
f5
18.Bf3
Nxf3+
By a series of poor moves White has lost all his advantage lost a further pawn & should be staring defeat in the face. My opponent now seemed to not know how to proceed. Having gained a time advantage over me due to my deliberations on move 13 by now we are both equal on the clock
19.Rxf3
c5
20.Rh3
Nf6
21.Rd6
Ne4
22.Nxe4
Bxe4
23.c3
Rc8
24.Qd2
Bd5
25.Re3
Qg6
Necessary as Rd5 was the threat. At this point Black had left himself with 10 mins to reach the time control at move 40 whereas white still had 30 mins to spare.
26.Bf4
Rf6
White is managing to stay alive by denying good squares for Blacks Queen. Black now wants to play Qf7 & then to bring his rook to g6. White on the other hand wants to create some pressure on g7 ultimately by getting his Bishop on e5 & a rook on g3
27.Rd7
Rf7
28.Rd6
Not knowing the state of the match score at this time had black played Rf6 white would have repeated moves to look for the draw. However
28...Qf6
Not a good choice seeing as though he had a further 12 moves to make in 2 mins
29.Qf2
To stop f4 after the bishop goes to e5
29...g5??
In time pressure completely missing Whites reply
30.Bxg5
Qxg5
31.Rg3
Qxg3
32.hxg3
To prevent the loss of the g2 pawn
32...Rc6
Ideally white would not want to swap the pair of rooks, but can't avoid it. Although technically equal in material Queen for rook, bishop & pawn white should win but it is certainly not easy.
33.Qf4
1-0