Here is the analysis: game

More usual is to wait until White has played d2-d3. Otherwise Black might be playing with the intent to exchange on c3.

Joe in the endgame the B is worth more. Early on the Knight is stronger, either way Bb4 is very aggressive and I used to do this early when whites N is really not pinned.

The threat of Qxg7 disarms the usual ...Nc6 strike against the Q in this sort of position.

for sure early Q move is easily handled by a N move

I might have given 9...Be6 a look, here.

i favor Be6 also

White's bishops look the more active pair, though. I do think White has the freer game, but how much of an edge that is is difficult to say.

White is nicely developed and a passed pawn I like Blacks LSB and pawn structure

Pretty good by Black! Cuts back White's attacking resources.

very nice position! Queen is developed and connected Rooks

16.Qd4 prevented 16...Bg4, which might have led to equality. Black's problem is that her bishop lacks any really good squares. Exchanging it off seems very much in her interest, so White prevents it.

What has changed to make the bishop exchange suddenly desirable to White? I am inclined to think the weakness that has recently developed on the c-file. Once White plays Rc6, the c-pawn comes under a close siege. That seems to suggest that maybe Black ought to have played ...Bd7 at move 18.

Rc6 proving unnecessary, White attacks decisively at once. Black should probably play ...Qd2, now, by way of counter-attack, with the idea 23.Rb1 Qc2, or 23.Rxc7 Rxc7 24.Qxc7 Qxe1 25.Qxb8ch Kh7 and if 26.Qxd6(?) Qxe4ch draws. In my view Black might have got very fair chances of holding the Q ending, absent any passed pawns for White to play with.

Option C would have been my choice, as well.

This should have waited one move, upon 28...Kg6.

At least Black has ensured that the pawns are all on one side of the board, and she has active pieces. As a rule both aid the defence.

33...Qc8 was probably the only reasonable defence.

When playing against stronger opponents, or have got myself into heap of trouble, I always tried, as Black did in this game, to lose 'my way'. That by no means meant giving up and putting a piece 'en prise' or anything. It meant finding ways of throwing obstacles in the opponent's path to the win, complicating the game, or finding for my opponent attractive ways for him to go wrong. The result? Every now and then, a saved game - even a win - but at least as often a sense that my opponent had had to fight for the win. Good one, Jo!

good game thanks for sharing