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Time control was 3 minutes. Also below is the PGN from the chess engine analysis but I will, as suggested in the "read me" explain my thought process.


1.e4 e5 2.d3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Be2 Bc5 5.O-O O-O 6.h3 d6 7.Nbd2 Bxh3?? ( 7...a5 8.c3 a4 9.b4 axb3 10.Qxb3 h6 11.Nc4 ) ( 7...Bxh3 8.gxh3 a5 9.Nb3 Bb6 10.a4 d5 11.exd5 ) 8.gxh3 Qd7 9.Kg2 Nh5? ( 9...a5 10.c3 a4 11.Nc4 b5 12.Ne3 d5 13.exd5 ) ( 9...Nh5 10.Nb3 Nf6 11.Nxc5 dxc5 12.Bd2 h6 13.a3 ) 10.Nh2?? ( 10.Nb3 g6 11.Nxc5 dxc5 12.Bh6 Nf4+ 13.Bxf4 exf4 ) ( 10.Nh2 Nf4+ 11.Kh1 Qxh3 12.Bf3 Rae8 13.Nb3 Bb6 ) 10...Nf4+ 11.Kf3?? ( 11.Kg1 Qxh3 12.Bf3 Nd4 13.Nb3 Nde2+ 14.Qxe2 Nxe2+ ) ( 11.Kf3 Qxh3# ) 11...Qxh3# ( 11...Qxh3# )
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The reason I am posting is to explore other possible options and ideas any feedback is appreciated.

6.h3 d6 (I wanted to bring to make space for my bishop as I was pondering on how to attack the castled king. After 7.Nbd2 I noticed that after Bxh3 and gxh3 I could play Qd7 and start attacking. I idea was that his King would be vulnerable and Re8, Re6 and Rg6. All the while my main intention was to firstly attack h3 as it seemed weak. At this point I saw that 9.Kg2 would come as Nh5 was played with the intention to Nf4+ and then after the King moves Qxh3 and win the game.

I understand that there may be some continuations in which black could survive and hope to look into some but the overall idea was to have black out in the open. The continuation that the chess engine suggests is interesting but I still come out on top.

Also interested that after 8... Qd7 if black has some way to turn the game around as it seems to be important. I'm curious to why Bxh3??? is a blunder and also Nh5? as a mistake. The overall computer analysis (~2000) said I had the blunder and mistake.

Open to all comment and ideas. Also I may not of played the opening exceptionally well and comments on that too will be appreciated also.

Also after previewing I noticed that some continuations are included which I did not see at first, any suggestions on the alternatives posted whether your own, others or the computer please do so.

~EDIT~ I should probably mention, although obvious, that I played black.

~Regards.

Diakonia

Your sac was very unsound, youre lucky you won.