I think that no matter what, black's winning. But, this is where I'd have to be careful with my thought process since it would be very easy to underestimate the opponent and go wrong.

That's true, and other times, it works out. You remember the time that I was ahead and winning, and then I liquidated Q's which was to Carl's benefit since my Q was more active then his.

'The Art of Exchanging' - it's always a judgment call - or ought to be. It is also a matter of experience. It is very hard to draw up guidelines, as, for almost any scenario you can think of, there will be exceptions.

I'd say that he's out of them, at once.

White's game is near resignable here. He completely lacks counterplay.

I agree with disquiet.

Because it's trapped.

The White bishop is 6th Army; h6 is Stalingrad.

As it's pinned with no way for white to break it.

A 4th Panzer Army rescue attempt by 23.Nxf5 exf5 24.Rxf5 Rxh6 25.Rxg5 ... wipes out Black's wave of infantry, but leaves two minor pieces down for two pawns - and no chance.

White is in a truly miserable bind on the dark squares. That a7-g1 diagonal is the stuff of pin-cushion nightmares.

White lacked a feel for the position, starting from the opening, and went for easily parried short-term threats which gave black all the piece play and initiative. Blunders and a lost position soon followed.

That's was an excellent but complex game. I can see why someone requested an annotation for this game, and once again, just like Charles, ION did an excellent job in putting this annotation together. And, his insights were, as usual, very instructive.

Thanks for your comments, guys!