[Event "NACC Section A"] [Site ""] [Date "14.03.2019"] [Round ""] [White "J Blackmore"] [Black "P Brooks"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "147"] [BlackElo "165"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.c4 Bb4+ 6.Nc3 Nge7 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 O-O 9.Be2 dxc4 10.Bxc4 Nd5 {Attractive but probably wrong. Josh correctly ignores this with} 11.O-O Bg4 $6 {Paul should probably have gone for the pawn with} ( 11...Nxc3 12.Qd3 Nd5 13.Re1 Qd6 14.Ng5 Nf6 15.Bb2 { although white definitely has a compensating initiative.} ) 12.Qd3 h6 13. h3 Bh5 14.Qf5 Nf6 15.Ne5 Ne7 16.Qd3 Nfd5 17.Re1 f6 18.Ng4 Bf7 19.Qg3 {Josh misses his chance} ( 19.Nxh6+ $1 gxh6 20.Bxh6 Re8 ( 20...Kh8 21.Bxf8 Qxf8 {leaves white with rook and 2 pawns for 2 pieces and good prospects of an attack against black's weakened kingside.} ) 21.Rxe7 $1 Nxe7 22.Qg3+ Ng6 23.Qxg6+ {and the pin on the bishop is fatal for black.} ) 19...Kh8 20.Bb2 Nf5 21.Qf3 Nh4 22.Qg3 Nf5 23.Qf3 1/2-1/2