This last-round game is a fitting end to the tournament, as it reflects the low level of play I had consistently shown throughout. Coming out of a Colle-Zukertort opening setup that White chose, I had an equal position but could not figure out a worthwhile plan. This planlessness contributed to poor decisions which tied my pieces up and allowed White to take the initiative and never let it go. Analysis shows that I had more than one opportunity to level the game after inaccurate moves by White, but my thinking under pressure was muddled and I failed to see my own chances, as well as adequately
falsify my moves (move 34 being an excellent example of this).
From a strategic point of view, the game is an interesting look at the hanging pawns structure and how it can be exploited. White in this case supported them well and eventually after exchanges obtained an advanced passed d-pawn, which tied my pieces down while he switched to a kingside attack. Hanging pawns are always double-edged, though, and I had plenty of chances to neutralize White's play.
I was glad to get this tournament over with, as you might imagine. We'll eventually see how my subsequent tournament went and to what extent I was able to recover my play. For a little while, though, I'll plan to do some more master-level commentary games which I've been saving up, for a change of pace (and better examples of play).
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1.d4 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.Bd3 Bg4 4.Nf3 e6 5.h3 Bh5 5...Bxf3 6.b3 6.Nbd2 Nbd7 7.0-0 Be7 8.b3 0-0 9.Bb2 c5 10.c4 Rc8 11.Rc1 Qa5 12.Bb1 Rfd8 13.Qe2 Bg6 14.Bxg6 hxg6 15.a3 Qb6 16.Ne5 Nxe5 17.dxe5 Ne4 18.Nxe4 dxe4 19.Qc2 Rd3 20.Bc3 Rcd8 6...c5N 7.Bb2 Nc6 8.a3 cxd4 9.exd4 Be7 9...Bd6 9...Ne4!? 10.Nbd2 0-0 11.0-0 Rc8 12.c4 dxc4 12...Bg6 13.Bxg6 hxg6 14.c5 a5= 13.bxc4 Rc7 14.Rc1 Rd7 15.Nb3 Bg6 16.Bxg6 hxg6 17.Qc2 Rc7 17...Qc7 18.Rfe1 Rc8= 18.Rfd1 Bd6 19.Ne5 Nd7 19...Qe7!? 20.Nxd7 Qxd7 21.Qe4 Qc8?! 22.d5 exd5 23.cxd5 Re8 23...Ne7!?= 24.Qa4± Ne7 25.Rxc7 Bxc7 26.d6 Rd8 27.d7 Qb8 28.Nd4? a6? 28...Bh2+ 29.Kf1 Be5= 29.Nf3+- Nc6 30.Qh4 Bf4 31.g3 Bd6? 31...Bh6 32.Be5 Nxe5 33.Nxe5 g5 34.Qd4 32.Ng5 Be5 33.Bxe5 Qxe5 34.Nf3? 34.Rd3 Qf6 35.Rf3+- 34...Qf5?? 34...Qe7= 35.Qxe7 35.Re1 Qxh4 36.Re8+ Kh7 37.gxh4 f6 35...Nxe7 35.Re1+- Qxd7 36.Ng5 Ne7 37.Rxe7! Qd1+ 38.Kh2 Qh5 39.Qxh5 39.Qc4 Rf8 40.Rxf7 Qxg5 41.Rf5+ Kh7 42.Rxf8 Qf6 43.Qg8+ Kh6 44.Rxf6 gxf6 45.f4 g5 46.f5 a5 47.Qg6# 39...gxh5 40.Rxb7 f6 40...Re8 41.Ra7 f6 42.Nf3+- 41.Ne6 1–0
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