Standard Chess #267: Game 1 vs. Patrick (Semi-Slav Defense)

My student, Patrick (estimated ELO: 1700-1800), challenged me to a pair of 25+5 games. We both recorded commentary (Patrick's version:    • Standard Chess #1 | Pat6578 vs. Fins0905 (...  ). In the first game, a Meran Semi-Slav leads to a slightly more comfortable position for Black after Patrick errs with 11.Bg5. Later, I face a critical decision whether to play for restriction and full-board domination, or win a pawn and try to grind out a win with opposite-color bishops. Review this game on Chess.com: https://www.chess.com/live/game/25766... Follow me on Twitter:   / fins0905   Check out my Scandinavian Repertoire (1.e4 d5) on Chessable: https://www.chessable.com/book/im-joh... Support the channel: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr...