Round 3
Miguel (2137) - Randy (2008)
I decided to play the Najdorf and I actually got a decent position. However, when the position got complicated, I cracked under the pressure.
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 h5 11. h4 Nc6 12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. exf5 Qa5 14. Qd2 Qxf5 15. hxg5 Be5 16. Bh4 Bd4 17. O-O-O O-O-O 18. Kb1 Qa5 19. Ne4 Qe5 20. f3 Ne3 21. c3
This move came as a surprise and for some reason, I only considered Bc5 and not Bb6 or Ba7. My game went downhill in the next few moves.
21...Bc5 22. Bg3 Qf5 23. Bd3 Qe6 24. Rde1 Bb6 25. Rxe3 Bxe3 26. Qxe3 d5
I thought that by playing d6-d5, I would win back material since the Knight is pinned, but I was in for a nasty surprise.
27. Qb6!
Not only saving the Knight due to the threat of Qc7#, but I saw that after Rd7 or Qd7 comes Nc5!
27...Ne5 28. Qxe6+ fxe6 29. Bxe5 dxe4 30. Bxh8 exd3 31. Bd4 1-0
Lessons from the Game:
- I need to handle complicated positions better.
- Stop cracking under pressure
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