Last Tuesday, I played my two games against Alex Taylor in the club rapidplay. The score finished as one win apiece, with Black winning both games. Indeed, both games followed the same pattern: White gained a big advantage, only to let it slip and let Black take over. I was White in the first game.
I built up a large positional advantage with careful play. However, as we both started to run low on time, I decided to force matters with an unwise piece sacrifice; this backfired, and in the end I lost.
I give some notes on the game below: