polleke, thanks for posting the game.  I think that your 22nd move was just fine. I could be wrong but I prefer white in this game.  The plan would be to sink a rook into f6, supported by the other Rook at f3, then consider a sac with the Bishop.  I could be wrong, but thats the first thing that comes to mind.  

Petrosianic:  Thanks for the comments on the blog and our game.  

It was a pleasure to meet you also!

hi - nice blog. my plan on move 8 (i'm white in game 8) on was to not allow e5 as a pivot point (outpost) for black's pieces. and ok, if you get in e4, it will be at a substantial cost. 16...Bf6 i thought most interesting, then BxB NxB Nxe5 followed by g4-g5 is the idea. note that the white knight is trapped on c7. this endgame is somehow better for me, but this is the best chance.

it was a pleasure to meet you.

Here you go. I went wrong in the middle game at move 22 I think. Blocked the kingside and shut in the white bishop, but after that my rook was in the way of my pawns and I could not see a way forward. It would be interesting to see what you think would be the best way forward from that moment on.

Until move 12 Qa5 it's theory, after that I should have gone Qf4 according to my literature, but I wanted to keep my central pawns. Here is the game!

Well done polleke!  I hope that you post the game.

Just got back, drew a guy rated 2047 without too much trouble. Not bad for a friday night :-).

szozz:  How dare life interrupt chess!

Game 8, I will never forget!  I have no shame in it though.  It taught me a valuable lesson!

Thanks for sharing your games and thoughts; fine lessons. It was tough to watch 8 - glad it was chess and not boxing! Great play when you had your game on. Damn life interfering with games.

Thanks for following polleke!  Good luck in your game ... let me know how it goes.

Nice coverage! I have to play tonight after a week of too much work, opponent rated nearly 200 points higher, see how that goes ...