Italian Game Knight Attack | Outplayed and Outmatched

Whew, rough game. My opponent played the Knight Attack against me and since he was pretty highly rated, I didn't try the Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit. Maybe I should have haha. Anyway, we played a pretty solid opening, and then I slowly got crushed. No huge blunders, I just overestimated the tactics I had available and made some wasted moves. Meanwhile my opponent's position got better and better. He missed some tactics but in the end it didn't matter... my position got so tangled up that I started losing pieces.

Great game to look at to see how to build up pressure while staying solid and defending stuff.

There was ONE moment where I was winning, but I missed my chance. See if you can spot it. Hint: at one point he trapped his bishop.

I hope you enjoy, and I'll see you next time.