Idle Reserve Game : First Rated Match

On Tuesday I went down to the Bingley, Andy Wainwright arranged for me to take part in a friendly with the Idle Reserves.

Opening

C41 - Philidor's defense

According to chess databases, my 3rd move (Nc3) was weaker (39.5% chance of winning) than the more played alternatives d4 or Bc4 (both at 48.7%).

Advantage

Black's move 12 was big mistake, allowing a checked fork, and gave me the advantage

Ending

On move 35 I missed checkmate by a move
Rather than take the rook with the rook, all i needed to do was move the queen to h7 (which was protected by the knight)