Blitz Chess #355: English Opening, Symmetrical variation

This is a blitz chess game I played as black with time control 3|2. The opening was the English Opening, Symmetrical variation. Black offers up a pawn as early as move 8 in exchange for some pressure against white’s queenside, however white declines the gambit. An early mishap nets one side a pawn plus. The big question is would this small advantage turn substantial enough to earn the full point?

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PGN:
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 d6 9. b3 Bd7 10. Bb2 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Bc6 12. e4 Nxe4 13. Qe3 Nxc3 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Bxc3 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 e6 17. Rad1 d5 18. c5 a5 19. a3 Re8 20. b4 axb4 21. axb4 e5 22. Rb1 Rb8 23. Ra1 Qc8 24. Ra7 Rb7 25. Ra5 Qc7 26. Ra6 Reb8 27. Ra4 Qe7 28. f4 exf4 29. Rxf4 Re8 30. Ra6 Rc7 31. Qf6 Qxf6 32. Rxf6 Re6 33. Rf3 Kg7 34. Rb3 Re4 35. b5 cxb5 36. Rxb5 Rc4 37. Raa5 Rc2 38. c6 d4 39. Rd5 Rc4 40. Rac5 Rxc6 41. Rxc6 Rxc6 42. Rxd4 Rc2 43. Rd6 h5 44. h4 Kf8 45. Rd7 Ke8 46. Ra7 Kf8 47. Kh1 Re2 48. Kg1 Kg7 49. Ra6 Rd2 50. Kf1 Kf8 51. Ra7 Ke8 52. Kg1 Kf8 53. Kf1 Rb2 54. Kg1 Kg7 55. Ra6 Re2 56. Kf1 Rd2 57. Kg1 Re2 58. Kf1 Rc2 59. Kg1 Kf8 60. Ra7 Re2 61. Kf1 Re7 62. Ra8+ Kg7 63. Ra6 Re6 64. Ra7 Kf6 65. Kg2 Rd6 66. Kh3 Ke6 67. Ra5 Rd5 68. Ra7 f6 69. Rg7 Kf5 70. Re7 Rd2 71. Re8 g5 72. hxg5 fxg5 73. Rf8+ Kg6 74. Rg8+ Kf6 75. Rf8+ Kg7 76. Ra8 g4+ 77. Kh4 Rh2+ 78. Kg5 Rh3 79. Ra7+ Kf8 80. Kf6 Ke8 81. Kg5 Kd8 82. Rh7 Rxg3 83. Rxh5 Rg1

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