[Event "Riviera Tournament"] [Site ""] [Date "2024.09.27"] [Round ""] [White "Alan Brusey"] [Black "Chris Baker"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [EventDate "2024.09.01"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5 5.Ne2 b6 6.a3 Ba5 7.Rb1 Nc6 {This is the wrong place for the knight.} ( 7...Na6 {safeguards the bishop without allowing the disruption caused by the ...d5 pawn push.} ) 8.d5 exd5 9.cxd5 Bxc3+ 10.Nxc3 Ne5 11.e4 d6 12.f4 Ng6 13.Bd3 O-O 14.O-O Re8 {Alan has emerged from the opening with a healthy advantage in the centre and prospects for a kingside attack.} 15.Re1 Bg4 16.Qc2 Rc8 17.Bd2 ( 17.Ba6 { harassing the rook looks better.} ) 17...c4 {Chris tries to get counterplay by gaining space on the queenside.} 18.Bf1 Bd7 19.g3 b5 20.Be3 a5 21.Bd4 b4 22.Nd1 Nxd5 {Chris has fought back well and most of Alan's advantage has gone.} 23.Nf2 Nf6 24.axb4 axb4 25.Bxc4 Bb5 26.b3 d5 27.Bxf6 Qxf6 28.exd5 Rxe1+ {Here, rather surprisingly maybe, a draw was agreed. The next few moves would probably be 29.Rxe1 Bxc4 30.bxc4 Qc3 31.Qxc3 bxc3 32.Nd1 Rxc4 with a drawn position. eg 33.Ne3 Rc5 34.Rc1 and neither side can make progress. A very good result for Alan.} 1/2-1/2