Game 2: Arty Vs Me - 4/20/13 on iggamecenter.com

The 2nd game played at iggamecenter. Trying it this time with photos from my 

iPhone. Black vs. white pieces.

1. e1-g3 h3-f5

2. b8-e5

A gift for white. But I was more concerned with being blocked in.

...h4-f4

3.g1-g4 h6-e3

4. g8-e6

g8-g5, followed by c8xf5 would have been better, creating a stronger wall.

...h2-f2

5.d1-d3

Another gift. This one I saw.

...h7xd3

6. c1xa3 a2-c4

White is starting to connect, although not too solidly.

7. c8-c6 h5-h6?

Oops! Ruins a5xe5, a move that should have been played by now.

8. f8-d6 a5-b4

9. e8-e4 a7-d4

White is almost connected, but the lone piece at h6 is having difficulties joining the party.

10. e6xc4 a4xc6

11. d8xd4 c6xe4

h6xd6 is much better, preventing the next move.

12. d6xd3

With these 3 moves, black has decimated white's connections, while creating a new wall.

...f2-f6

13. a3xe3 h6-e6

14. f1-b5 b4-c5

White recovers nicely, threatening mate with a6-d6.

15.b5-c6

Blocks mate

...e6xc4

16.c6xe4 a6xd3

17. g3xd3

Threatens mate. White misses it

...c4-d5.

Also threatens mate, but too little, too late.

18 b1xf5#

A lesson in counterattacking and paying attention to the pieces on the edges of the board. White had a connection in the 2nd diagram, but black had 4 moves that would break it. This was a close game I will visit again in the future, as I feel that it would be worth analyzing the some of the positions.