White played a nice opening, gaining a definite advantage. The middlegame was complicated. White had multiple chances to win a piece, and move twentytwo he missed a clever in between move. He kept trying to win, but the weaknesses in his position provided easy entry for White's queen and rooks. In a flash the game went from winning to a draw, to a loss. 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6 4.Qd1 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 g6 7.Be3 Bg7 8.Bd3 0-0 White has set up a dragon variation with his pieces. White's pieces are not well coordinated. 9.0-0 Bg4 10.Be2 Bxf3 11.Bxf3 Ne5 12.Be2 Qd7 13.h3 Rfd8 14.Bd4 Nc6 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Nd5!? [16.Qd2 is steadier.] 16...Bxb2 White grabs the b pawn to try to create an advantage. 17.Rb1 [Much more testing is 17.Bg4 e6 (Black could try 17...f5!? 18.exf5 gxf5 19.Rb1 Bg7 when Black's king is loose, but he has an extra pawn.) 18.c3 would block Black's bishop from getting back to defend.] 17...Bg7 18.Bg4 e6 19.f4 [19.Ne3 avoids further material losses.] 19...Bd4+ [19...h5 wins a piece, as White cannot maintain the pin on the e6 pawn.] 20.Kh1 [20.Qxd4 Nxd4 (worse is 20...exd5 21.Qxd5 Qe7 22.f5 and White is attacking) 21.Nf6+ Kg7 22.Nxd7 Rxd7 when Black keeps a clear extra pawn in the endgame.] 20...f5 21.Nb4 [ Better is 21.Qxd4 Nxd4 22.Nf6+ Kf8 23.Nxd7+ Rxd7 24.exf5 exf5 25.Bf3 Nxf3 26.Rxf3 Black maintains his pawn plus, but in an endgame with four rooks White can resist.] 21...Nxb4 White makes correct choice in capturing. 22.Rxb4 [22.Qxd4 Nc6 23.Qd1 fxg4 wins the piece.]

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