My only win in a recent tournament

[Event "Golden State Open"]
[Site ""]
[Date ""]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gaffney, P.R."]
[Black "LaCounte, Brendan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Eco "A90"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]

1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 f5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 d5 5.O-O Bd6 6.c4 c6 7.Qc2 O-O
8.Rd1 Ne4 9.Ne5 Nd7 10.f4 Ndf6 11.Nd2 Bd7 12.Nxe4 fxe4 13.h3
Nh5 14.Kh2 Be8 15.Rf1 Bg6 16.Be3 Qe8 17.b4 Rc8 18.c5 Bb8 19.a4
a6 20.Qb3 Nf6 21.b5 Nd7 22.bxa6 bxa6 23.Qb7 Bxe5 24.fxe5 Nb8
25.Rxf8+ Kxf8 26.Rf1+ Kg8 27.Bg5 Bf7 28.Rxf7 Qxf7 29.Qxc8+ Qf8
30.Qxe6+ Qf7 31.Qxf7+ ( 31.Qc8+ Qf8 32.Bd8 h6 33.Qxb8 Kh7 34.Qd6
Qf2 35.Qxc6 Qxd4 36.e3 Qxe3 37.Qxd5 Qe2 38.Qxe4+ Qxe4 39.Bxe4+
Kg8 40.e6 Kf8 41.e7+ Ke8 42.Bg6+ Kd7 43.e8=Q+ Kc8 44.Bb6+ Kb7
45.Be4# ) Kxf7 32.h4 h6 33.Bf4 Nd7 34.Bh3 Nf8 35.Bc8 Ne6 36.e3
Ke7 37.Bxa6 g5 38.Bc8 gxf4 39.Bxe6 fxe3 40.Bg4 1-0


All the rest of my games were very poor playing on my part.  I dropped pieces went headlong into tactics I saw but didn't do anything to stop.  Just really poor mental toughness on my part. 

Implaed on the Bayonet

(1) Gaffneychess (1644) - WAMsqCk515 (1792)

 

Live Chess Chess.com, 27.12.2012

E97: King's Indian: Classical Main Line (6...e5 7 0–0 Nc6): 8 Be3 and 8 d5 Ne7, not 9 Ne1 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 Black has a cramped position 5...0–0 [5...c5 6.dxc5 Qa5 7.Bd3=] 6.Be2 [6.h3 Re8=] 6...e5 7.0–0 Nc6 [7...exd4 8.Qxd4 Re8 9.Qe3³] 8.d5 White threatens to win material: d5xc6 8...Ne7 9.b4 The Bayonet Attack [9.h3 c6²] 9...Nh5 10.Re1 Kramnik used this move to revitalize the Bayonet in his famous wins over Kasparov in this line. Move makes room for the bishop on f1 which in turn help the defense of the kingside. 10...Nf4 11.Bf1 h6 Consolidates g5 12.c5 The thematic attack and point of 9.b4 12...f5 The typical lever [12...a5 13.cxd6 Qxd6 14.b5²] 13.g3 This move is possible because of the bishop on f1. [13.Bxf4 exf4 14.e5 g5 15.cxd6 cxd6 16.exd6 Ng6±] 13...Nh5 [13...fxe4 14.Nxe4 Nh3+ 15.Bxh3 Bxh3 16.Qb3=] 14.Nh4 With the idea of capturing on g6 and winning a pawn. As I look at this game now, I realize much I felt the need to make good moves without wasting time. One passive move and the initiative would've changed hands. 14...fxe4? Possible overlooking the following moves seeing that I win a pawn. [¹14...Nf6 would allow Black to play on 15.cxd6 cxd6 (15...Qxd6? 16.Nb5 Qd8 17.Nxc7 Qxc7 18.d6+-) 16.exf5 Bxf5=] 15.Nxg6!+- Remove defender: g6 15...Nxg6 16.Qxh5 Bf5 17.Nxe4 [17.Bxh6!? e3 18.Rxe3 Bxh6 19.Qxh6 Rf7+- Is not a variation I even looked at. Computer likes it, but I'm not that good yet.] 17...Bxe4± 18.Rxe4 Qf6 19.Be3 I had seen to here when I looked at Nxg6, but his next move came as a bit of a surprise. 19...Ne7 20.Bh3? Overlooking the obvious threat to my d5 pawn. [20.Rg4 Kh8+-] 20...Kh8? And lucky for me he overlooked it too. [20...Nxd5!? deserves consideration 21.Rf1 Nxe3 22.fxe3 Qe7²] 21.Be6 Rad8? [21...c6 22.Rd1 Rad8 23.Qe2+-] 22.Rf1 This was a bit of a paranoid move. I was worried about dxc5 bxc5 Nxd5 attacking my bishop. I thought that an exchange sacrifice was in the works if I played cxd6 Rxd6 followed by Rxe6. [¹22.cxd6 and White can celebrate victory 22...Rxd6 23.Bc5+-] 22...c6± 23.cxd6 Rxd6 24.Rh4? Trying to set up a tactical threat on the black king. He falls for it but I must admit I didn't see the "obvious" computer recommendation. [¹24.Bc5 cxd5 25.Bxd6 dxe4 26.Bxe7 Qxe7 27.Bf5±] 24...Nf5?? This threatens to make life very hard but my opponent was moving rather quickly at this point and didn't seem to consider his moves carefully. He made short term threats but created long term weakness. [¹24...cxd5 this is the best bet to save the position 25.Bh3 d4=] 25.Bxf5 [¹25.Bg5! makes sure everything is clear 25...Rxe6 26.Bxf6 (26.dxe6?! Qxe6 27.Rg4 Qd5±) 26...Rexf6 27.Re4+-] 25...Qxf5 26.Qxf5 [¹26.Bc5 and White can already relax 26...Rxd5 27.Bxf8 Qxf8 28.Rd1+-] 26...Rxf5± 27.dxc6 [27.Bxa7?! cxd5 28.b5 d4²] 27...Rxc6 At the end of a rather scruffy middle game I have emerged a pawn up with a considerable time advantage as well. I missed some solid moves in there but I felt very comfortable here as I felt I had all my bases covered. 28.Rc1 Not at all necessary but I wanted to simplify here to get a clearer ending. 1 rook and 1 bishop is a lot easier for me than 2 of either one still on the board. [28.Bxa7 b6 29.b5 Rg6+-] 28...Rxc1+ 29.Bxc1 Kh7 30.Re4 Rf3 31.Re2 [31.Bb2!?±] 31...Rc3² Black threatens to win material: Rc3xc1 32.Bb2 White threatens to win material: Bb2xc3 32...Rc4 33.a3 Attacks the isolani on e5 33...e4 34.Bxg7 While I considered this position won for white the computer disagrees with most of my decisions and gives me a small edge here. I am glad I didn't know that during the game. 34...Kxg7 A rook endgame occured 35.Re3 Kf6 36.h3 Kf5 37.Kg2 h5 38.h4 Rd4 [38...Rc2!?=] 39.Rc3± b6 40.Rc7 a5? The dreaded passive rook mentality. "I can't move my rook I guess I have to move my pawns." [40...Rd2!?±] 41.bxa5+- bxa5 42.Ra7 Absolutely terrible. The simple Rc5+ would've been crushing. I got stuck with the "Rooks belong behind passed pawns" thinking. [¹42.Rc5+!? Ke6 43.Rxh5+-] 42...Ra4= 43.Rf7+ Kg6 Black threatens to win material: Kg6xf7 44.Re7 Kf5 45.Rf7+ Twofold repetition 45...Ke6?! Black threatens to win material: Ke6xf7 Maybe he didn't want to draw a lower rated opponent as I had started to run under 5 minutes here. [¹45...Kg6!? must definitely be considered 46.Rf4 Rxa3 47.Rxe4 a4²] 46.Rh7± Rxa3 47.Rxh5 White has new protected passed pawns: g3+h4. Black has a new passed pawn: a5 [47.Rh6+!? Ke5 48.Rxh5+ Ke6 49.g4±] 47...Ra2= 48.Kf1 a4 49.Ra5 a3?! A strong pawn And pawns lust to expand, as Nimzowitch said, but this is a mistake that allows my pawns to start rolling. [49...Ra1+!? 50.Kg2 Ra2=] 50.h5² Kf6 [50...Ra1+ 51.Kg2 Ra2 52.Ra8±] 51.g4± Ra1+ [51...Kg7 52.g5 e3 53.fxe3+-] 52.Ke2 Computer really didn't like this move, but I thought it was OK because his rook can only stay passive. Looking at it now, I see it would've stayed stuck like a rock had I played Kg2. [¹52.Kg2 a pity that White didn't try this 52...Rc1 53.g5+ Kg7 54.Ra7+ (‹54.Rxa3 Kh7 55.Kg3 Rh1+-) 54...Kh8 55.Rxa3+-] 52...a2² 53.g5+ Kg7 54.Ra7+ Kf8?? [¹54...Kg8² was much better] 55.h6+- Rg1 [55...Rh1 56.Rxa2 e3 57.Kxe3 Kg8+-] 56.h7 Rh1 [56...a1Q is not much help 57.Rxa1 Rxa1 58.h8Q+ Kf7 59.Qxa1 Ke7 60.g6 e3 61.Qe5+ Kd7 62.Kxe3 Kd8 63.g7 Kd7 64.g8Q Kc6 65.Qc8+ Kb6 66.Qec5#] 57.g6 a1Q 58.Rxa1 Rxa1 59.h8Q+ Ke7 60.Qxa1 Kd6 [60...e3 does not save the day 61.Qe5+ Kd7 62.Kxe3 Kc6 63.g7 Kb6 64.g8Q Kb7 65.Qb5+ Kc7 66.Qgb8#] 61.Qa6+ Kd5 [61...Ke7 doesn't get the cat off the tree 62.Ke3 Kd7 63.g7 Ke7 64.g8Q Kd7 65.Qge6+ Kc7 66.Qab6#] 62.g7 Kd4 [62...Ke5 hardly improves anything 63.g8Q Kd4 64.Qd6+ Kc3 65.Qd2#] 63.g8Q Kc3 [63...Ke5 is not the saving move 64.Ke3 Kf5 65.Qae6#] 64.Qgc4+ Kb2 65.Qaa2# 1–0