My Chesswanders: That was a tough fight

I told about my latest effort, against my chesscomputer, which ended in a narrow draw. Well, naturally we had to have second game, me being black this time. There was quite much on the line, I was playing against my computer´s best level, and if, I would win, I could consider the computer finally beaten by me! Well, this game turned out to be one of my hardest chessgames...

Chess 2001 (Level 11/15 min./move) - ChessWanderer 8.-18. 2. 2008

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nf3 d6 5. d3 h6

This situation I found bit difficult, I just felt this move is necessary, well I don´t think it´s bad here though usually it is, being this early in the game. Later I found that Nf6 has been played but I didn´t quite like that due to Bg5..

6. Na4 Computer goes out to get my bishop, well I don´t mind, this takes time and I get nice pawns in the center. 6.-Nge7 7. Nxc5 dxc5 8. c3 Qd6 9. Qb3

Okey, this is typical for this computer - not really great move, but does develop the queen and threaten f7, tactics is what computer wants. Well..Here I could just protect f7. But, I thought about something else, namely to try to take advantage of white queen´s bad place. 9.-Na5 Go ahead, take my pawn! I analyzed variations here a lot, and thought my position would have some potential...Well, computer liked it too. 10. Bxf7+ Kf8 11. Qb5 Queen has to retreat, threatening the loose knight. 11.-Kxf7 12. Qxa5 Nc6 By this move I felt I would really make white queen feel itself woulnerable. 13. Qa4

Here I simply thought, that I would take on d3 with my Queen, and have quite nice position as black! Agree? Well, my queen is on a great place, and white is denied castling at the moment! What more could you ask?! I thought computer had really went badly wrong, and white is just suffering. Until...To my big surprise, I found out that after Qxd3 white has nice blow with Qxc6! I would have to take, bxc6 but then Nxe5+ would win the queen back in style, white would be up a pawn, I would have triple pawns on the c-file and just struggling horribly! You can never be too sure about anything against computers, can you =) So I had to think of some other move, as I cannot snap the weak white pawn straight away! 13.-Rd8 This seemed like best, though now I figured I was somewhat uncomfortable. 14. Be3 this is nice move, I was sure computer would play this. Now I just went for the best I could, not losing though but not having advantage I earlier thought. 14.-Qxd3 I take the pawn back. 15. Qxc6! Wow, now computer plays this move! Now again bxc6 would be just losing. Did I miss it? Well no. Here is nice move and situation you don´t get to see everyday...15.-Qxe3!