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I was confident that I would be able to pull off a win here , but white managed to get me in the end. Pease comment on which moves you liked / didn't like , and where I made my biggest mistakes . Thanks :)

 


billwall

Black should be OK with 8...Nxe4 or 8...Bb4+ first 

 

Black wins a pawn with 11...Qb4+ and 12...Qxb2. 

 

12...f6 exposes the Black King.  Better is 12...h6. 

 

Instead of 16...Nd4, which favors White, perhaps 16...f5 to break on the kingside. 

 

I don't like White's Bishop on b4, so perhaps 18...a5, then 19...d5. 

 

19...h5 is the losing move.  Perhaps 19...fxe4 20.hxg4 a5 21.Be1 d3 has some chances.