MTA vs. DRS Board 1 Round 2

[Event- DRS @ MTA Chess]

[Date- 2/11/16]

[Round- 2]

[Board- 1]

[Time Control- 30|0]

[White- Akiva Poppers, MTA Board 1 (Chess.com member vipchesschamp)]

[Black- Yair, DRS Board 1 (Chess.com member notthatgood1)]

Credits to Dov Tuchman for notation.

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. b3 cxd4 7. exd4 Bb4 8. Qd3 Ne4 9. Bd2 Nxd2 10. Qxd2 0-0 11. Be2 Re8 12. 0-0 e5 13. Qc2 exd4 14. Nxd5 Be6 15. Nxb4 Nxb4 16. Qd2 Nc6 17. Bd3 Qf6 18. Rfe1 Bg4 19. Qg5 Qxg5 20. Nxg5 h6 21. Ne4 Nb4 22. Bb1 f5 23. f3 Bh5 24. g4 fxe4 25. gxh5 e3 26. a3 d3 27. axb4 d2 28. Bh7+ Kxh7 29. Re2 Rd8 30. Rd1 Rd3 31. ........, 0-1.

*Black led on time throughout the game. Notes stopped being taken at the 5-minute mark,

**Although I have to give credit to Yair, when reviewing this game I see that in retrospect, I played terribly- I never felt like I had a better position, I put myself out of comfort with e3, and I forgot that when trading queens I would leave b4 open. I probably should have played a3 some time before that.

***On a separate note, black missed tons of chances to get a better position out of the opening, and only due to good middle game play did he win. Playing Qa5, or even just e5 a few moves earlier would have taken advantage of my horrific opening play.

Credits though for winning.

****After the game, Yair commented that I was the only player who he has struggled against, and yes, it is the same for me. His cool play got a little under my nerves, I must say :).