Hi. I'm new. Gonna try to post a game.

Hi, I'm new. I decided to join because I found agadmator on YouTube and suddenly became so much better at chess. I was grinding for years without much improvement. I don't know how the world of chess goes so I hope there's no business conflict with mentioning him on this site. I have a dicey history with forums so I may or may not post very often.

I know it's against my phone so the opponent isn't all that sophisticated, but I still don't think it's wrong to really love how this turned game turned out. I had to start over at move 10 or 11 because I tried to protect my pawn structure and that turned into disaster. I think the rest is legit (I might've looked at a move I'm not remembering) how the game went down and everything worked how I thought it would except for one pleasant and very useful surprise. I think it turned out wonderful and is really fun to watch. Maybe lovely even. With my own commentary.

I'm black.

1. h4 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. e4 Nxe4 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6

6. Be3 h6 7. Nf3 a6 8. a3 Nc6 9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Nd7

11. Be2 Nxe5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Be6 14. Nf4 Bd6 15. Nxe6 fxe6

16. Rb1 Qe7 17. g3 O-O 18. Qb3 b5 19. Bd2 Ra8c8 20. a4 c6

21. O-O Rb8 22. Be3 b4 23. f4 Nd7 24. Bc4 Kh7 25. Qc2+ Kh8

26. Qe4 Nf6 27. Qxe6 Qxe6 28. Bxe6 Rb8e8 29. Bh3 Rxe3 30. Kg2 Rf8e8

31. Bf5 Bc5 32. Rb1c1 Re2+ 33. Kh3 Be7 34. Rxc6 Nd5 35. Rb1 a5

36. b3 Bf6 37. Rc5 Ne3 38. Rxa5 Rf2 39. Rb5 Nf1 40. Rxb4 Rh2+

41. Kg4 Ne3+ 42. Kf3 Nxf5 43. Kg4 Ne3+ 44. Kf3 g6 45. Rb6 Nf5

46. Kg4 h5+ 47. Kf3 Re3#  0-1

1. h4 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. e4 Nxe4 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6

6. Be3 h6 7. Nf3 a6 8. a3 Nc6 9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. Be2 Nxe5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Be6 14. Nf4 Bd6 15. Nxe6 fxe6

16. Rb1 Qe7 17. g3 O-O

Here, I'd normally go for a Queen side, but I decided to immediately play with the open file for that Rook.

18. Qb3 b5 19. Bd2 Ra8c8

Here I anticipated the computer moving the Rook to c and decided to back up the pawn. I then thought it was likely that pushing the b would be handy later

20. a4 c6

21. O-O Rb8 22. Be3 b4 23. f4 Nd7 24. Bc4 Kh7 25. Qc2+ Kh8

Here I moved to lure the Queen into checking me thinking I'd be better off without it sitting behind the bishop. When it made its next move, I knew I was good (which I wouldn't have been aware of a few weeks ago). So I pushed the Queen into attacking.

26. Qe4 Nf6 27. Qxe6 Qxe6 28. Bxe6 Rb8e8

Here I forced the computer to choose between protecting its Bishop and losing one and probably both of its suddenly very important pawns or lose a Bishop. It chose to ditch a bishop

29. Bh3 Rxe3 30. Kg2 Rf8e8

31. Bf5 Bc5 32. Rb1c1 Re2+

Here I lured the Rook to c, but only had a general inkling of the direction I wanted to go but I knew I was on to something. Rook takes the bait.

33. Kh3 Be7 34. Rxc6 Nd5 35. Rb1 a5

36. b3 Bf6

It was after 36 that I saw how I wanted to do it and this is one of the only times this has happened to me so deeply. The surprise here for the cpu is that I didn't protect my pawns on g and h, but I didn't realize that I had placed my bishop in a sneaky defensive position.

37. Rc5 Ne3 38. Rxa5 Rf2

These two moves I first sat on for awhile just to double and triple check my idea and then the mechanism makes its first step. Cpu again takes the bait and it doesn't even realize endgame has started

39. Rb5 Nf1 40. Rxb4 Rh2+

And here is the start of the final devastating attack. I can't be wrong to love it can I?

41. Kg4 Ne3+ 42. Kf3 Nxf5 43. Kg4 Ne3+ 44. Kf3 g6 45. Rb6 Nf5

46. Kg4 h5+ 47. Kf3 Re3#  0-1