i played black in this gatarted fighting over my middle pawn.. then it became VERY interesting.. im not sure it i played it best tho... could black have gotten mate and is this the best continuation?
You can only draw in this game; Na2+, Nc3+, Na2+...
14. ... Nxd4? If you had played 14. ... Qxd4 you would have just been a piece ahead.
At move 17 you have 17. ... Qf5 threatening both Qxh3 and Nxe1. This wins you at least a pawn and probably flushes the king to the center and you could get active rooks very quickly.
At first glance, I'd say:
17...Qh5 looks strong to me.
Qxh3+ is obviously threatened, and the R cant go to e3 because of Nh2+. If 18. Kg2, Nxe1+ wins the exchange
Also, 18...N away (say to h4) also looks better than allowing the Q exchange. The threat of Qh1+ is then a potential concern for W, especially as you can combine this with developing your Rs onto the e and d files with tempo against the W Queen.
I don't see how black wins the queen after 17. ... Nd2+ 18. Bxd2 Qh1+ 19. Ke2. There are no open lines to the queen and black's own queen is already attacked.
The first post in this thread was trying to point out a draw at move 17 that goes 17. ... Nh2+ 18. Kg1 Nf3+. But a draw would make white's day in this position.
i played black in this game and
the game was just basic play until we started fighting over my middle pawn.. then it became VERY interesting.. im not sure it i played it best tho... could black have gotten mate and is this the best continuation?