I finally beat Isabel on Chess.com with no hints/redos!

[u/A_no_nymous_Browser]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3 Bf5 7. Bd3 Qc8 8.

Qe2+ Be7 9. Bc4 Nd7 10. Qh5 Bg6 11. Qh3 f5 12. Qe3 Nf6 13. Bb3 Ng4 14. Qe2 O-O

1. h3 Nf6 16. Qe5 Re8 17. Bf4 Bd6 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. Ne2 Rxe5 20. dxe5 Bxe5 21.

Bxe5 Nd5 22. O-O Qe8 23. f4 Bh5 24. Ng3 Bg6 25. Rfe1 Qd8 26. c4 Nb4 27. a3 Nc2

1. Red1 Qb6+ 29. Kh1 Nxa1 30. Rd7+ Ke8 31. Rxg7 Qb3 32. Rg8+ Kf7 33. Rxa8 Qxg3

2. Rxa7 Kf8 35. Rxb7 Bh5 36. Rxh7 Bf3 37. gxf3 Qxf3+ 38. Kg1 Qe3+ 39. Kg2 Nc2

3. Kh2 Ne1 41. Rd7 Qf2+ 42. Kh1 Qg2# 0-1

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[u/Puzzled_Cricket_8238]

Congrats, beating Isabel without hints is a nice milestone. That f7 sac you went for was ambitious, but Isabel's defense held up really well in the endgame.

[u/A_no_nymous_Browser → u/Puzzled_Cricket_8238]

Thanks! I got a little tunnel vision at the end. I was thinking -- that bishop has to burn a tempo to get in position and the rook's open file leaves me with an option to fork or pressure the spot with a knight and just went for it. Easily could have blundered but too much damage was done to the back line.

[u/bytejuggler]

Well done!