I like this game. I think the way your opponent gave up his bishops while most of his other pieces were undeveloped was really sloppy.
Nice piece synergy in the late game. Comments/discussion welcome.
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Thank you! I agree. I was pleased with the early opportunity to pick up his white bishop. It helped set up some great squares for my bishops later.
Insightful comment, doduobird.
jbuckhart28: Yeah, I don't understand Bxd5 at all. White loses a bishop for nothing. After that, trading the second bishop for the rook seems to be the only way to salvage any illusions of equality (even if strictly material), though it remains a completely miserable position.
Tallperson27: I find the d5 idea fascinating, though the relevent line to me, seems to be 5 PxN PxB 6 P(F)xP(G) BxP, where you have a very nice dark squared bishop and what looks to be a very strong bind situated againnst the backward d7 pawn and d6 square, at the cost of doubled pawns. (The alternative, to retreat the bishop, or give check, leaves black a very nice pawn setup, but also threatens to transpose into positions reminiscent of the French Defence). Not sure how other stronger players would qualify the position, but it certainly looks an interesting, and a promising dynamic.
After the blunder on the fifth move, though, white's position is miserable, and your piece activity becomes overwhelming, and they were coordinated quite nicely. That being said, you missed an immediate win on move 21: rather than Bxd4, Ne2+ wins on the spot.
Doduobird, I did. It was cute.
Gambitknight, I saw that pretty much immediately after I made the other move. At that point, we both had about 20 seconds each left of the 10 minute game, and I'm not much of a speed player. Thank you for the thoughts about d5. I was looking to shake him up a bit after his early blunder, and I suppose it worked. Great analysis of the alternate line though, very thourough and helpful.
Mistakes abound, but I was proud of the way my minor pieces and queen worked together after I dropped my rook until my opponent ended up missing a protected piece and resigning.