My comments on Lenny and Joe's game:
http://www.redhotpawn.com/gameanalys...gameid=2993243
1. d3 Nh6
An untraditional opening.
2. Bf4 Nf5
3. e4 Nd4
4. Na3 Ne6
I think by this point Joe has a susbtantial advantage as he has control of the center of the bored with his pawns on d3 and e4, plus he has two pieces developed (or perhaps 1.5 pieces, as the Knight's position is somewhat weak) to Lenny's one.
5. Bg3 Ng5
6. h4
I like Joe's idea of chasing the Knight around while grabbing space, and potentially developing his rook at the same time.
6 ... Ne6
7. c4 Nc5
8. f4
I'm not sure what the purpose of this move was. It seems to weaken Joe's position a bit. One, it locks his dark bishop in, making it useless at the time, and two it potentially weakens the King's position as Lenny could use the space created by f4 for an attack.
8 ... Na4
9. Rb1 Nc5
10. b4 Na4
Lenny hangs his knight. Joe can capture with his queen.
11. f5
Joe either ignores it or doesn't see it. He also misses that 11 ... Nc4 forks his rook and queen.
11 ... Nc4
12. Qc2 NxR
13. QxN
Joe loses the exchange.
13 ... h4
14. Nf3 Rh6
15. d4 Ra6
16. Nb3 Rc6
17. c5 Ra6
Joe can capitalize here and win Lenny's queen and pawn for a bishop.
18. Ng5
Joe misses the chance to capture the queen. 18. Bxc7 and then Lenny must either use his queen to capture the bishop, where after Joe's knight would capture his queen, or any other move and Joe could simply capture the queen with his bishop on the next move.
18 ... g6
19. fxg6 fxg6
20. Nxc7
Though Joe doesn't get the queen, at least he wins a rook for a knight.
20 ... QxN
Surprisingly Lenny chooses to capture Joe's knight. Now Joe gets his queen anyway.
21. BxQ Ra4
22. Bd3 Nc6
23. O-O Nxb4
24. Bc4
Joe threatens mate with 25 Bf7++.
24 ... Ra3
25 e5
Joe misses the mate.
25 ... Rg3
26 QxN Rg4
27. Nf3
Joe no longer can use Bf7++ to mate.
27 ... a5
28. Qd2 a4
29. a3 d5
30. Bxd5 b5
Hang's Lenny's rook. Joe later capitalizes on this mistake.
31. BxR Kd7
32. Bb8 Kd8
33. d5 Kd7
34. c6+ Kd8
Not entirely sure what Lenny is trying by moving his King back and forth.
35. c7+ Kd7
36. Qa5 e6
37. Qxb5+ Ke7
38. dxe6 Kxe6
39. Bd5+ Ke7
40. Re1 Bh6
41. Ba7
Joe threatens mate with Bc5
41 ... Bf4
42. Bc5++
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