On Knights and Pins

[Event "Correspondence"]
[Site "gmail"]
[Date "2009.08.20"]
[White "Me"]
[Black "Sam Temple"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Qd2 0-0 9. Bc4 Nbd7 10. 0-0-0 Ne8 11. h4 Nc5 12. Nxe5 h6 13. Ng6 Be6 14. Nxe7+ Kh7 15. Bxe6 Nxe6 16. Ng6 Nxg5 17. Nxf8+ Kg8 18. hxg5 1-0

Notes: Black is troubled throughout the game by a weak center and passive opening play. 12. Nxe5! exposes the pin on the d pawn. Pressure is maintained from there on. The bishops are allowed to sit on their original squares through most of the game and their influence is key in creating opportunities for the active knight from move 12 to the end.