Assistance Needed :).

Alright so I just played this 10 min./game blitz game.  On the surface I may have lost handily but it really looks like I had a few tactical chances.  I don't have access to an engine at the moment to check for myself but I'm sure there's something here.  Of course my opponent was (is :P) super strong so it's possible he had brilliant defensive resources available throughout the game... but it really looked good.

Any analysis appreciated!

26... Rd4? why not Re2!

The problem, as i see it, was that you spent too much time defending, instead of counteratacking.

on 20... Bxc4 why did you do that, its obvious that the queen was protecting the pawn, you should have gone back to bd7 then later proceeded to attack the d-pawn with Nc6

I agree with Kingfisher on this one.

Kingfischer and KillaBeez...

You're missing mate in 1 :P

To bcguy390 - I may be wrong but I felt that the bishop had very little use and trading it for two central pawns plus positional advantage was more than enough compensation. 

To myself :P - 27. ... Re3 was wrong.  Perhaps 27. ...Rb4 could have salvaged a draw.

Thanks for the comments so far!

 26...Re2??? 27. Qg7#

15... Nxd5 16. exd5 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Rxb5 would have been an interesting try.

The pitfall in this game seemed to be 19...Bb5, where you either had to lose material (which you chose) or allow your opponent to dominate the center. After running the game through my engine, after the path you chose at move 20, it offered improvements on your moves, but they all seemed to lead into a won endgame for billwall, just by a slightly smaller margin. 

13. ... b5 - seems an odd move by black. Seems to just lose a pawn.

17. ... Bxc3 - not sure about this; black trades off a very strong bishop there for a knight that isn't dong anything. Leaves black weak on the black squares. After 25. Bb2 white takes control of the long diagonal a1-h8.

20. ... Bxc4 - black gives away a piece for two pawns and some activity for his rooks. However, it doesn't come to much. By this time white is clearly winning and after 25. Bb2 the writing is on the wall. Black has to lose the exchange by giving up his rook for the bishop in order to stop the threat of mate.

This is my analysis. The biggest problem seems to be the positionally suspect 17. ... Bxc3. White has an easy plan from this point. However, I also ran the game through the blunder check analysis of Fritz 11.

Fritz doesn't particularly like black's 23. ... Rd4 and suggests the alternative invasion of the 2nd rank with 23. ... Re2. 

After 24. ... h5 Fritz declares that white has a decisive advantage.

Fritz also finds a way to avoid losing the exchange on d4. It suugests that instead of 27. ... Re3 the following line: 27. ... Rb4 28. Qa2 Ne3 29. Rf3 Nc2 30. Rc1 Nd4 when the knight on d4 blocks the long diagonal.

Thanks for sharing the game. Very interesting. Unfortunately I don't think you missed anything. White's position is stronger throughout and just gets better as the game goes on.

I really missed a mate in one?  Wow...  That's what I get for just looking at the position in 10 seconds.

A a mate in one should be easy to see.