A game I won, but I'd like to see if I did as well as I could

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cornince

I am posting this with the permission of my opponent.  (I think my opponent will also find this helpful.)  I won the game, and it had an interesting progression.  This was my first online game here, which I really liked, because I liked being able to see the analysis board and look at lines, to walk away and come back later, and to look at the opening book at the start--I often come to a bad start because of unfamiliar openings.  Anyway, here is the game:

 

_emily

What would 11...e5 have accomplished? I don't see how that was an alternative.

In the game, I didn't see 11...cxd4 either - if I had, I certainly wouldn't have moved the king. After that, I was pretty discouraged at my crappy position. I definitely think 13...O-O-O was a great move on your part, though. At first glance, I totally thought it was a mistake, but it was basically the winning move as far as I can tell.

_emily

It occurred to me that nobody commented on this. Oh well.

hsbgowd

EDIT:My Bad, Embarassed. Sorry I thought you meant Rg1.

Btw, it just being nice.. but its not essential to ask opponent's permission to post your game.

shoop2

I'd stick a ?! on both 2. ...e6 and 3. nf3 - perhaps I'm missing something, but why ignore the fact that c3 was played?  After e6, I think white can play d4 with advantage, and I'm not sure why that didn't happen.

_emily

@hsbgowd

You mean 10...Qxh3? Why would that be better? Seems to hang the queen in exchange for a pawn.