[Event "Rated Classical game"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2021.09.07"] [Round "?"] [White "Blythe, Douglas"] [Black "Hutton, Allan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A18"] [WhiteElo "1541"] [BlackElo "1549"] [Annotator "peter"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [TimeControl "2700+15"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. Nge2 e5 7. O-O Be7 8. d3 Nc6 9. h3 Rb8 10. Be3 O-O 11. f4 Bc8 12. f5 Nd7 {White stands very nicely and can look forward to rolling his pawns down the kingside and playing for mate or grabbing some space on the queenside and going for a more gradual squeeze.} 13. g4 {This allows the dark squared bishops to be exchanged which helps Black greatly. There were three reasonable options to prevent this.} (13. Qd2) (13. h4) (13. Nd5) 13... Bg5 14. Qd2 Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3 h6 16. Nd5 Nf6 17. Nec3 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 (18. exd5 {is another option, freeing the e4 square} Nd4 19. Rf2 (19. f6 $5 {is an interesting exchange sac for which White seems to have enough compensation}) (19. Rac1) 19... f6 {is around level but perhaps a bit easier to play as White.} (19... Qg5 20. Qxg5 hxg5 21. Nb5 $1 Nxb5 22. cxb5 Bd7 23. a4 {and despite his "bad" bishop it is White who can press here based upon the weak c7 pawn.})) 18... Nd4 (18... f6) 19. Rac1 (19. f6 $1 {strategically desirable and justified because Black does not have time to grab the exchange.} Nc2 $2 20. Qg3 Nxa1 21. g5 $18 {and White crashes through e.g.} Be6 22. Ne7+ Kh7 23. g6+) 19... f6 {now the position is about level} 20. Nf4 c5 21. Ng6 Rf7 22. h4 b5 23. b3 (23. cxb5 {was better} Rxb5 24. Rf2) 23... bxc4 24. dxc4 a5 { Black is intending to play a4 and has significant pressure against the queenside so Douglas decides to roll the dice on the kingside.} 25. g5 (25. Rf2 {intending Bf1 and Rg2 would be a reasonable way to prepare the break}) 25... hxg5 $2 $18 (25... fxg5 {leaves Black in the driving seat, e.g. after} 26. hxg5 Qxg5 {now White does not have any good way of keeping the queens on the board} 27. Qxg5 (27. Qe1 Qxc1 28. Qxc1 Ne2+) (27. Qh3 Ne2+) (27. Qd3 {leaves White's attack going nowhere and Black's queen very nicely placed} a4 28. Rc3 axb3 29. axb3 Rfb7 30. Rb1 Bd7 {and White has to worry about Ba4 and Be8}) 27... hxg5 $17 {White can win back the pawn on g5 but Black can continue with his queenside attack.}) 26. hxg5 fxg5 27. Qh3 Rfb7 (27... Rf8 28. Qh8+ Kf7 { now White can grab the exchange but Qh5 is even stronger}) 28. Qh8+ {Winning the black queen.} 1-0