Coffee for Dessert

[Event “?”]
[Site “Chess.com iPhone”]
[Date “2024.08.04”]
[Round “?”]
[White “Guest1566437152”]
[Black “Guest8505166796”]
[Result “0-1”]
[FEN “rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq – 0 1”]
[WhiteElo “1600”]
[BlackElo “1600”]

1.e3 g5 2.g3 Bg7 3.Bg2 c5 4.h3 Qb6 5.Ne2 Nc6 6.O-O h5 7.f4 g4 8.h4 d5 9.c3 Bd7 10.d4 O-O-O 11.Nd2 cxd4 12.exd4 e5 13.fxe5 f6 14.Kh2 fxe5 15.dxe5 Nxe5 16.Nf4 Bb5 17.Nb3 Bxf1 18.Bxf1 Qf2+ 19.Bg2 Nf3+ 20.Kh1 d4 21.Nxd4 Bxd4 22.cxd4 Rxd4 23.Qf1 Qxg3 24.Be3 Qh2# {0-1}

See key FEN position | 2kr2nr/pp4b1/1q6/1b1pn2p/5NpP/2P3P1/PP1N2BK/R1BQ1R2 w – – 2 17

Things were balanced after 16. ..Bb5 / but 17. Nb3 did not meet the needs of the position. Study the continuation to practice closing out a winning position, or practice with a friend or computer from move 17 onwards.