This is now the second day in a row when my main post features a game that has a bit unfinished feel to it. That is because in both games my opponent, joesheppe, lost the game on time in a position where he was clearly better. This game was played on the first round of a tournament called 2015 December Quartets I 1800+. It is being played at Red Hot Pawn and I play in group 3. I have only one game left and I am on third place in this four player group. Because my opponent decided not to continue moving in these two games against me, he ended up being 4th in the final standings of this group. It is very likely that if these two games had ended normally, I would have lost both of them and I would have been the one on last place with 0 points. In case I somehow manage to win my last game against Pattrick06 (2283), I will tie on points for the second place in the group. It does not matter all that much as far as the tournament is concerned because neither of us will be able to advance to the second round no matter what happens in that game. That game is also the last one in progress in the group I am in.
The game below featured some inaccuracies from me that over time decreased my small advantage first to a drawish position and then to a position where I was worse. After the move 11.Ne4 I started to lose control of the position and my opponent was on the better side of things. That move could have been the initial point for my downfall in the game, but it was not because the timeouts saved me from the losses.
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