[Event "Rated Classical game"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2021.04.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Joyce, Tim"] [Black "Ellis, Bryan Timothy"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A13"] [WhiteElo "1698"] [BlackElo "1249"] [Annotator "peter"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.03.01"] [TimeControl "2700+15"] 1. c4 b6 2. Nf3 Bb7 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O d5 6. cxd5 Bxd5 (6... exd5 { looks better}) 7. Nc3 Bb7 8. a3 (8. d4 {may be more testing given Black's loss of tempi with his bishop}) 8... Be7 9. b4 Nbd7 10. d3 c5 11. bxc5 Nxc5 12. Bf4 Bd6 (12... O-O {is about level}) 13. d4 Bxf4 (13... Nce4 {walks into} 14. Qa4+ Qd7 15. Qxd7+ Kxd7 16. Ne5+ Ke7 17. Nb5 $16) 14. dxc5 Qxd1 15. Rfxd1 Bc7 { this is the first stage in the start of Black's troubles.} (15... Bb8 $14) 16. Nb5 Bb8 {everything else loses material} 17. Nd6+ (17. c6 $16 {is a clever idea pointed out by the engines} Bxc6 18. Rac1 Bb7 19. Nfd4 Nd5 (19... Bxg2 20. Rc8+) 20. e4 Nf6 21. e5 Nd5 22. Nf5 (22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Nf5 $16 O-O 24. Ne7+ Kh8 25. Nd6 $16) 22... O-O 23. Ne7+ Kh8 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. Rxd5 $16) ( 17. Rac1 bxc5 18. Rxc5 Ke7 19. Nfd4 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Re8 21. Nc7 Bxc7 22. Rxc7+ Kf8 $14) 17... Bxd6 18. cxd6 O-O {This is the critical turning point in the game} (18... Bxf3 $1 19. Bxf3 Rc8 20. e4 e5 {looks uncomfortable for Black but he may be OK}) 19. Ne5 $1 Bxg2 (19... Nd5 20. Rac1 Rac8 21. d7 Rb8 22. Rd3 Rfd8 23. f4 $1 f6 24. Nc6 Bxc6 25. Rxc6 Rxd7 26. f5 {revealing the point of 23.f4!, winning a pawn and establishing another strong passer}) 20. Kxg2 Rfd8 21. Rac1 {the passed pawn is so strong that this position is very difficult for Black, possibly arleady technically lost.} (21. d7 {was also very strong}) 21... Kf8 { this makes Wihte's task of converting much easier} (21... Ne4 22. d7 Nc5 23. Kf3 f6 (23... Kf8 24. Rxc5 bxc5 25. Nc6) 24. Rxc5 $1 bxc5 25. Nc6 a5 26. Ke3 Kf7 (26... Kf8 27. Rd3) 27. Rd3 {And Black is immobilised. White follows up with Kd2 - c3 - c4 etc And if Black tries e5 then...} e5 28. Rd6 Kf8 29. Ke4 c4 30. Kd5 c3 31. Nxd8 Rxd8 32. Ke6 $18) (21... Rac8 22. Rc7 Rf8 23. d7 Rcd8 24. Nc6 $18) (21... Nd7 {may be Black's best chance} 22. Nc6 Re8 23. Ne7+ Kf8 24. Rc7 Nb8 25. e4 $16 {White is clearly better but Black can play Na6 and Nc5 and keep fighting.}) 22. Rc7 $18 Ne8 (22... Nd5 23. Rxf7+ Kg8 24. d7 $18) 23. Rxf7+ Kg8 24. d7 Nf6 25. Re7 Kf8 26. Rxe6 Nxd7 27. Rxd7 Rxd7 28. Nxd7+ Kf7 29. Re3 Rc8 30. f4 Rc2 31. Kf3 Rc1 32. Rd3 Ke6 33. Ne5 b5 34. e4 a6 35. h4 a5 36. Ke3 b4 37. axb4 axb4 38. Rb3 Rc3+ 39. Rxc3 bxc3 40. Kd3 c2 41. Kxc2 g6 42. Kd3 Kf6 43. Kd4 g5 44. hxg5+ 1-0