My first recorded game!

Have to say that NM JMB2010 is a little inspiring for me.

Maybe one day for me :)

no one insulted you.

Good game JMB. 

Let me know if you guys see oxo on the site again, he's been banned and won't be allowed back.

Thank you for the quick response, Blackenne!

Thanks, Blackenne, and nice game JMB...infinitely better than my first recorded game 

The game is so exciting, it actually gives me a funny pounding feeling in my arse.

You were in trouble in that opening but of course you knew that already :-)  8.Bg5 with too much pressure against the Nf6 and much of Four Knights Theory centers around avoiding white's Nd5 and Bg5.  6...h6! would have maintained the balance.

White was done when he lost the exchange willingly with Nxf7?? with nothing to show for it.  12...a6 would have been more flexible though all dark pawns with a lightsquared bishop coordinate well since the bishop covers where the pawns don't.  13.Bxc5? just digs himself in deeper, giving you a much better grip over the important e4 point while opening the b-file. 

You should have agreed to a queen exchange because the g-pawn wouldn't be available to coordinate with an f-pawn anymore while you'd simplify while ahead in material. Bh3 then would severely restrict the opponent's king ...Qg6 still keeps a good edge though. 

15...Qxg3 leading to a more favorable exchange for white than the first queen trade offer. 

16...Rb8 principle of two weaknesses at work as 17.b3 is required weakening him on the light squares and the plan of a5-a4 threatens to further weaken. 

Your opponent's slick idea of playing for stalemate didn't pay off.  Maybe he didn't understand that he had a pawn move at the end of the forcing line somehow? 

An intersting game and you've came a very long way. 

tru dat

so much humility  in so few words

IM now. (3 years later)

I remember the day when he had no title. Awesome progress!