Opening – Sicilian defense (french variation)
1. After 7. .. 0-0 I missed the attack d5. At that point, I wanted to allow a king-side castle to avoid queen pinning, now that Re8 is available.
2 better options would have been e5 and Bd3 with protection on the pawns no the c and e files.
2. Instead of 11. Qb3 a better defense would have been Nd4. After 11. Qb3 dxe4 with a tempo on the knight on f3 and the bishop on e2.
Middle game
1. 13. 0-0 was an optimistic move. I hoped there will be no queen exchange since I felt I’m less developed. Eventually, this created a double pawn toward the endgame, which was critical.
2. Obviously, blundering the knight on 21. Ne4 didn’t help.
Points to take
1. Look for attacks in defensive situations
2. Dont be optimistic on evaluation