Originally posted by zebanoThanks.
The OP was black...
Ram, well played.
Overall, it was a challenging game. From this game, the examiner may learn a major point considering planning:
In open positions, you must initiate a plan that is as quick as possible.
In closed positions, you may maneuver your pieces slowly and subtley in order to achieve your suggested plan.
In this case, it was closed. I actually found it pretty difficult to come up with a good plan. I considered a king-side pawn storm but didn't feel strong enough and didn't want to risk activating his bishop. Thus I went for the undefended c-pawn, and formed the plan of getting my knight to the 3rd rank through using that weakness.
Overall, I believe this is one of my best positionally-played games. Thanks for the comments.