Your lucky!

I'm curious as to whether this means he wins or not.

well...rating is pretty equal. you know the higher rated you become the less difference it is between someone rated 1750 and 1800. for instance a 2800 player could probably defeat a 2750 player

Wow how did that happen.

your luck

yes but if black chooses to castle on the queenside then you have to switch plans. Otherwise this is a nice combat technique.

6.f5 was probably an innacurassy since you release the pressure on e5. also when you are attack you wanna open more files. i think that if black plays d5 in the future,attacking white's pawn-chain-base then white could have some serious problems. Black can still choose to castle on the queenside. Not immideately but slowly developing the queenside.

Inaccuracy is spelled with three "c"'s.

When in doubt, push a pawn.

i think white has to first at least think about the safety of his own king. and first finish developing. Only then will you be able to use a strong initiative. Once again if black develops rapidly (which he could have with 8. ... Bd7) and castle on the queenside,sure white would have a little better position but there is no attack against the king,only an attack on the flank.

Remember, pawns can never go back. Think before pushing. Also, white should be thinking about protecting the king.

i think black should have retreated with the knight to g8 instead and continue to try to castle on the queenside. if black's lucky he might even close the kingside and completely deleting all pressure.

a6? indeed. black will leave his king very exposed like white's if he goes through with b5.

partita chiusa

Interesting decision, I would never have thought of it that way. But after 14... bxc4 15. bxc4 black could play 15... Rb8 preventing white's control of the file, not?

Keep in mind that you don't necessarily want to open a file everytime... Plan your attack.

I'd probably sac the pawn.

i think algol is right. better was to take on b5 instead of creating weak squares on a3.

Better than 18. Ne2 is 18. d5, where the knight has opportunities on c7 and f6, supporting White's attack.

what in gods name are you talking about,there's no pawn on d4!?

Nd5 unstead of Ne2 (not P-d5). After, say, 18. Nd5 Qe8 19. Nf6+ Ke7 20. Rb1 9oe maybe even O-O-O? Not mad keen on the likes of Rb8 and Bb2+ for black though), white has a nice position. The h7 pawn is hanging, black's pawn structure has been weakened (c6 is now isolated), a3 is open for the queen with check - lots of threats.

Yes, 18... Rb8 contesting the file seems better

White's doubled pawns are certainly an advantage.

doubling the rooks on the h-file is dangerous now that black could get counter-play on the queenside.

the bishop is on d2 so that doesnt work. but this time when black castles on the queenside...well he has no pawns to defend him. this is very dangerous,i think Kd7 was better.

Perhaps meant Kd7?!

oh,doubling with the queen. right.

Good move! one golden rule in chess is that ''a flank attack is always responded by a counter-attack in the center''. that's why you'd wanna close the center before commencing a flank attack.

i think black has to keep diverting wwhite with 22. ... dxe4 instead,