Last Ditch Comeback from Keres Attack

Here's a game where I was on the rack and the brink of defeat. Managed to find a neat resource that swung the pressure onto my opponent and eventually win. Satisfying because I thought I was almost certainly going to lose for most of the game. Would be good if someone could show a stronger defence at the start as well, because this is an opening I get thrown at me occasionally, and which is very hard to defend against.

sweet... nice comebacks are always the best!

nice!!

Yes, this really shows the advantage of having open files against the king.

Does anyone have any suggestions about how to play the opening better? It seems as though there must have been a move or two better there to get some counterplay going quickly. If black had played Qxd6, I think I would have been in even more trouble.

I think you mean the Perenyi Attack, and perhaps you're right - Nc5 could have been rushed. Maybe the ...b5, ...Nb6 idea makes more sense. My 11th and 12th moves (the 12th especially) weren't good, and were rash, leading me directly into the trouble I then had to extricate myself from.