74MB, D41JCC21

1. c4 b6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d4 Bb7 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. Qc2 d5 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3 Nbd7? Moves like this make me question my sanity. Until 0. 2 seconds after this move the only threat I saw was Bxf6 Qxf6 Bxh7+. Nbd7 does protect against that! 9. Bxh7+ Kh8 10. Ne5 dxc4 11. f3 Qe7 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qc5 15. exf6 Qxg5 16. fxg7+ Kxg7 17. Be4 Qxe3+ 18. Kh1 Bxe4 19. fxe4 Rfd8 20. e5 Rd2 21. Rxf7+ Kxf7 22. Qh7+ Ke8 23. Qg8+ Kd7 24. Qxa8 Qe2 25. Qf3 Qxf3 26. gxf3 Rc2 27. h4 Ke7 28. Rg1 Kf7 29. h5 Rxc3 30. h6 Rxf3 31. Rg7+ Kf8 32. Rxc7 Rh3+ 33. Kg2 Rxh6 34. Rxc4 Rh5 35. Rc7 Rxe5 36. Rxa7 Ra5 37. Rxa5? White is lost now. 37. Rb7, tying my king to the last rank, would most likely be a draw, even though I am two pawns up. 37... bxa5 38. Kf3 Ke7 39. Ke4 Kd6 40. Kd4 a4 41. a3 e5+ 42. Ke4 Ke6 43. Ke3 Kd5 44. Kd3 Kc5 45. Ke4 Kd6 46. Ke3 Kc5 47. Ke4 Kd6 48. Ke3 Kd5 49. Kd3 e4+ 50. Ke3 Ke5 51. Ke2 Kd4 52. Kd2 Kc4 53. Ke3 Kb3 54. Kxe4 Kxa3 Definitely a lucky win considering my awful 8th move. 0-1 [Daniel DeLuca]