I played a fun game a while ago vs a 1.b4 player. I should've won but I entered time trouble.... again....

It was still a cool game though.

Love the draw swindle -- that was an interesting game Anthony. I really liked the way you were thinking of outposts for your N -- at the same time the quest for the ever more perfect N outpost caused you harm -- You damaged your position with  23....f5? (that move was designed to provide better outposts for the already perfectly outposted N? -- enough with the N already -- improve your inactive pieces!) I haven't checked my analysis with an engine, maybe there's some good reason for f5 I'm blind to, but the way I see it, f5 was a blunder -- that white pawn wall, d3,e4,g4,h3... with the ls-bishop stuck behind it and the N plopped down on f4 eyeing those weak d3 and h3 pawns, that is a fatal flaw in White's position. Leave it be until you can win something because of it. Attack the queenside. Instead f5 terribly weakens your own healthy pawn chain and frees white's game. He spaced out and let you win the exchange (and still got the better game because of the damage you did to your own position with f5) ... but if he'd played that right, I believe he keeps both his rooks and opens the the e-file with your poor king trapped in the middle.

Thanks for commenting.

I'm thinking 23...f5 was bad too. And even if it wasn't, there were probably safer moves anyway.

nice game anthony

lol your lucky that mouse slip is nothing serious