[Event "Charlotte Chess Club: Wilson - Fuerstman"]
[Result "*"]
[UTCDate "2020.07.09"]
[UTCTime "01:31:48"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Opening "Trompowsky Attack"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/wilsonator1276"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c6 3. Bxf6? exf6 4. c4 { this move attacks the center } 4... d5 5. cxd5 cxd5!? { this move gives Black an isolated pawn which is what White should try to attack if possible } (5... Qxd5 6. Nc3 Qa5) 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. Nf3 { e3 istead should be equally strong or better.. White may play Nd2 followed by g3 and Bg2 to attack the isolated pawn } 7... Be6 { I thought this move looked a bit strange, but the engine agrees it is best. } 8. g3 Bd6 9. Bg2 Qd7 10. Qb3!? { I chose this move because it added pressure to d5, but I think Castling is also a strong alternative since Black has not decided which side to castle on. } 10... Rc8 (10... Na5 11. Qa4 Qxa4 12. Nxa4 { [%csl Gc4] } 12... Bb4+ 13. Nc3 (13. Kd1 Rc8) 13... Rc8 { this could leave White with a backwards pawn on c3 } { [%csl Gc3] }) 11. a3 { I played this move to try to avoid Bb4+. but castling is much more direct. } (11. Nxd5?? { White can't win a central pawn yet! } 11... Bb4+ (11... Bxd5?! { note, this recapture does not work. } 12. Qxd5 Bb4+ 13. Nd2 { and the Knight blocks the check while the Bishop on g2 guards the queen } { [%cal Gg2d5] }) 12. Nxb4 (12. Qxb4 Nxb4 13. Nxb4 Bf5) 12... Bxb3) 11... g5!? { this move is interesting although it almost guarantees that Black won't be castling kingside. } (11... Na5 12. Qa2 Nc4 { I thought Leland would go for this and the positon was very unclear, although Black has a stellar knight on c4 for the time being } 13. O-O) 12. e3 { stabilizing the center and preparing a Nd2 and e4 idea. } (12. Nxd5 { is still impossible due to a very strong Be7! } 12... Be7 (12... Bxd5 13. Qxd5 Bb4+ 14. Nd2 Bxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Nxd4 16. Qxd7+ Kxd7 { this position is relatively equal but white would hopefully enjoy a slightly better endgame with the bishop })) 12... Ne7 (12... a6 13. Nxg5 fxg5 14. Nxd5 Be7 { [%csl Gf6] }) 13. O-O (13. e4 dxe4)  (13. h4 g4 14. Ng1 Rc6 15. Nge2 { note that in almost all of these variations the knight is better placed on e2 anyway. This is why it is probably better to have played e3 earlier in the game } 15... O-O $14) 13... h5 14. Nd2 { preparing e4 } 14... Bb8 15. e4 dxe4 16. d5!! { this move essentially sacs two pawns, but White is able to get an attack while Black's king is in the center. } 16... Nxd5 17. Ndxe4!! { this move is very important as it threatens Nf6+ } 17... f5?? { this move is a blunder as now the Knight on d5 is free } (17... Nxc3 18. Qxc3 Rxc3 19. Nxf6+ Ke7 20. Nxd7 Bxd7 (20... Rc2 21. Nxb8 Rxb8 { the engine line, which ends up as -0.2 slightly in favor of black }) 21. bxc3) 18. Nxd5 fxe4 19. Nf6+?! (19. Bxe4)  (19. Rad1 { this move is better than what was played, White has a lasting pressure in this position } 19... Kf8 20. Bxe4) 19... Ke7 20. Nxd7 Bxb3 21. Nxb8 f5 22. Na6?? { although it looks like White is giving back his material to double Black's outside connected pawns, a far stronger way to play is f3 which breaks the center immediately. White needs to seek counterplay against those pawns as soon as possible, otherwise the situation is desperate. } (22. f3 Bc4 23. Rfe1 Rxb8 24. fxe4 f4 25. Rac1 Rbc8 26. gxf4 gxf4 27. Bh3 Be6 { is the silicon's reccomendations for both sides }) 22... bxa6 23. Rfe1?? { f3 is again the way White should start to break open the center to have a fight against Black's extra pawn } (23. f3) 23... Kf6 24. Rac1? (24. f3 exf3 25. Bxf3 a5) 24... g4 25. Bf1 { White has to seek activity as much as possible } 25... a5 26. Rxc8 { White should probably avoid trading rooks, but I thought that Re3 Rc3 would be a drawing maneuver } 26... Rxc8 27. Re3 a4 28. Rc3 Rxc3? { Black would do better to keep the rook on the board to keep threats like Rd1 and Bd4 alive. However this move is still understandable, and Black is still winning in the following positions (-1.8) } (28... Rd8) 29. bxc3 Ke5 30. Bb5 h4?? { this allows White to slip away with the draw after: } (30... Kd5 { Black should be winnning } 31. h3 (31. h4 gxh3 32. Kh2 Kc5 33. Ba6 Be6 34. Kxh3 (34. Be2 Bd7 35. Bxh5 (35. Bf1 Bb5 36. Bxh3 Kc4 37. Bf1+ Kc5 38. Bh3) 35... Kc4)) 31... Kc5 32. Ba6 Be6 33. h4 Kd5 (33... Bd5 34. Kf1 (34. Kg2)  (34. Kh2 Bc6 35. Bc8 Kc4 36. Bxf5 Kb3))) 31. Kf1 (31. gxh4 Bf7 32. Bd7 Bg6 33. Kf1 Bf7 { Black must stay abreast of the h-pawn and can't waste any other time } 34. Ke1 Bg6 35. Bxa4 Kd6 36. Kd2 Bf7 { to me if anyone can go wrong in this position it is probably Black as opposed to White (0.0) }) 31... hxg3 32. hxg3 Kd5 (32... f4 33. gxf4+ Kxf4 34. c4 e3 35. fxe3+ Kxe3 36. c5 Be6 { huarding c8 } { [%csl Gc8] } 37. c6 Kd4 38. Bxa4 Kc5 39. Kf2 Kb6 40. Kg3 Kc7 { both sides are forced to shuffle forever } 41. Bb5 Kb6 42. Ba4 Ka5 43. Bd1 { [%csl Gg4] } 43... Kb6 44. Ba4) 33. Ke1 (33. Ke2 Bc4+ { must be avoided at all costs } 34. Bxc4+ Kxc4 35. Kd2 Kb3 { and the a-pawn falls }) 33... Kc5 34. Ba6 { draw agreed, Black has no way to break through to the c3 pawn because the bishop on a6 keeps him out., and if Black ever tries to play Bc4, White can defer } 34... Bc4 35. Bc8 (35. Bxc4 Kxc4 { is losing for White })