Was this sacrafice sound?
On move 22, I think white should probably play an immediate Ng3 and follow quickly with Bd1 to flush out your bishop. In that case, I think the defense should hold, making the sacrifice unsound.
I don' think so ... but your position was not good prior to the sac so it was worth getting a little creative.
When I look at sacrifices (no concrete forcing lines to calculate for a win), I tend to weigh how complicated it gets for my opponent and how easy it is for him to refute it.
In your case, after Kxg2 Rg8+, white is still doing great, but has to
a) Avoid letting your queen through by moving the well placed knight
b) Prepare a move like Bd1 to deal with your h5 bishop and support White's weak kingside.
He failed on both counts and was punished ... but quite sure a stronger opponent would have diligently done a) and b) .
6.....Be6 is bad as if he takes then your pawns are doubled and if you castle k side then the pawn defence is compromised
18....why swap off your good N for his bad one; try R to semi open file to attack the K
6.....Be6 is bad as if he takes then your pawns are doubled and if you castle k side then the pawn defence is compromised
18....why swap off your good N for his bad one; try R to semi open file to attack the K
6... Doubled D pawns is not really all that bad, and can actually be a strength. If I castled kingside after that yes, I'm missing 1 pawn from the 3 in front of my king, but it is the best one to be missing, the one that opens up a a file for the rook so it is a strength.
18... it was in close proximity to his king, and I had that half open file facing his king clearing off a piece or 2 might help in my attack
6....doubled pawns in front of your king significantly weakens your K safety
18.....saying 'clearing off a piece or 2 might help in my attack' is not concrete enough as you have no real plan. When attacking you want to avoid exchanges.
6....doubled pawns in front of your king significantly weakens your K safety
18.....saying 'clearing off a piece or 2 might help in my attack' is not concrete enough as you have no real plan. When attacking you want to avoid exchanges.
The doubled D pawns help black control the centre, are not weak and do not compromise king safety.
But I don't think the exchange that gave you doubled, isolated pawns (14...) was a good one. You had no initiative and just created three weaknesses.