Rapid Chess * vincentraia vs BraidenPatton

Queen’s Pawn Game: Accelerated London System

3..f5 throws me for a loop

4 c4 I like, nice and aggressive usually, and also good here as we take pawns away from the center for black

6…a6 is another black mistake, allows me to ruin their structure.

9 Ne5, if takes allows me to outpost, happens. Moves the knight twice in a row but I control the center convincingly, hard to challenge.

12 b4 in order to stop c5. This could be an overreaction as I also have the queen on d1, but I think it works out.

13 Qa4 allows me to target a week pawn, create a passer.

15…Re8 is a strange move, accomplishes nothing loses a pawn.

18 Qxd8 trades queens and gives me a 4 pawn advantage, with passers.

22 Nxc3 seemed to be the only logical move

23 e4 and exchanges before the rook trade, careful to not blunder a pawn, gives me protected central passers.

27 d5 computer is okay with this, but I think it was better to play Rc7 first, keeps the king on the back rank.

30…Bxe4, panicking as I think I lost my ability to promote on a8, needed to have my king active, keep both passers.

33 g3 protects all of my pawns from the bishop, black is locked down, need to bring my king.

35 d7+ is a nothing move that may have just made it harder to win, but black has too much to worry about across the board.

45 Kd6 basically seals the game.