[Event "Newton Abbot A v S Hams"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2021.12.02"]
[Round ""]
[White "D Archer"]
[Black "A Brusey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[EventDate "2021.12.02"]
1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 {Dave plays his favourite Jobava London System.}
3...e6 4.e3 Bb4 5.Bd3 c5 6.dxc5 {An unusual move in a queen pawn opening -
white hopes that he can take advantage of the time it will take black to
recapture the pawn.} 6...Nc6 7.Bd6 Qa5 8.Ne2 Bxc5 9.Bg3 e5 10.O-O O-O $6 {
Tempting but perhaps Alan needed to shore up his centre with 10..Be6.} 11.
Bh4 {Now Alan is faced with an unenviable choice. Lose a pawn to the
tactic played in the game, or allow Dave to double the pawns in front of
his king. Looking back, maybe Alan should have played 11...Rd8 or 11...Be6
allowing 12.Bxf6.} 11...Be7 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.Nxd5 $1 {13..Qxd5 loses the
queen to 14.Bxh7+.} 13...Bg5 14.Nec3 Be6 15.Qh5 h6 16.Rad1 Bxd5 17.Nxd5 {
Again the knight is taboo.} 17...Qxa2 $2 {This looks very dodgy. Alan
regains his pawn but allows Dave to congregate his forces around the black
king - exactly the type of position he likes.} 18.h4 Bd8 19.Qf3 Qa4 20.g3
Re8 {Black had to play 20...Ne7 to give the queen an escape square.} 21.
Ra1 {Now it's trapped! Alan tries to get some compensation, but he's
fighting a losing battle.} 21...e4 22.Qf4 Qxa1 23.Rxa1 exd3 24.cxd3 Ne5
25.Qa4 Re6 26.d4 Nc6 27.b4 a5 28.Qb5 Ra7 29.Qc5 b6 30.Qb5 axb4 31.Rxa7
Nxa7 32.Qd7 {Dave's queen and knight are working together much better than
Alan's uncoordinated pieces.} 32...Nc6 33.Nxb4 ( 33.Nf4 Rf6 34.d5 {was
even quicker.} ) 33...Nxb4 34.Qxd8+ Kh7 35.d5 Rf6 36.d6 {Alan has no way
to stop the pawn (except by sacrificing a piece) and the rest is easy.}
36...Nc6 37.Qc7 Ne5 38.f4 Ng4 39.d7 Re6 40.d8=Q Rxe3 41.Qc2+ g6 42.Qb2
Re1+ 43.Kg2 Ne3+ 44.Kf3 {A very good attacking game by Dave.} 1-0