Look to your left, then look to your right

I managed to squeeze one more game of chess in tonight, just before flying off for holidays tomorrow.  It started off as a French, and I played the off beat 2.b3. Despite being worse out of the opening, I whipped up some tactics in the centre, and managed to win the ending after giving up 2 pieces for a rook (and pawns). But there was a big tactical hole in the game, so I instead I will show a game that kind of looks like the game.
I played this other game at the 2002 Olympiad. I managed to miss a trick in the opening (which was a Caro-Kan) and it looked like I was getting done over on the queenside. However my opponent missed a dangerous threat on the other side of the board and I went from losing to winning in the space of 1 move. However we then both missed the best lines in the position, and although I was far better in the final position bailed with a draw by repetition.


Press,S (2057) - Simmons,Matthew [B12]
Olympiad Bled SLO (4), 29.10.2002

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Be2 Bf5 6. Nf3 e6 7. O-O Qb6 8. a3 cxd4 9. cxd4 Bxb1 10. Rxb1 Bxa3 11. Qa4 Bb4 12. Bb5 a6 13. Qxb4 axb5 14. Qc3 Nge7 15. Be3 O-O 16. Qd2 Rfc8 17. Rfc1 Na5 18. b3 Rxc1+ 19. Qxc1 Rc8 20. Qa3 b4 21. Qa4 Nec6 22. Rc1 Ra8 23. h3 Ra6 24. Qa2 Nc4 25. Qc2 Nxe3 26. fxe3 Ra3 27. Ng5 h6 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Nxe6+ fxe6 30. Rf1+ Ke8 31. Qxg7 Ne7 32. Qf8+ ( 32. Rf8+ Kd7 33. Qf7 +- ) 32...  Kd7 33. Rf7 Qd8 34. Qxh6 Qg8 35. Qf6 Qe8 36. Rf8 Qg6 37. Rf7! Qxf7 38. Qxf7 Rxb3 39. Qf1 Nc6 40. Qf7+ ( 40. Qb5 Kc7 41. Qc5 Rxe3 42. Qd6+ Kb6 43. Kf2 Rd3 44. Qxe6 Rxd4 45. Qd6 b3 46. Qa3 Rb4 47. Qb2 ) 40...  Ne7 41. Qf1 Nc6 42. Qf7+ 1/2-1/2