[Event "Barrow Club Championship"] [Site "Barrow"] [Date "2021.09.15"] [Round "1"] [White "P----, Matthew"] [Black "Hayley, Russell"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E62"] [BlackElo "1570"] [Annotator "Llewellyn,Alan"] [PlyCount "54"] [EventDate "2021.08.25"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.09.15"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. e3 Bg4 9. Bg2 e5 10. O-O Re8 11. h3 exd4 $3 {a nice complicating move} 12. exd4 ( 12. hxg4 dxc3 13. bxc3 Bxc3 $6 $11 (13... Nd7 $15 {The pawn aint going no-where fast on c3}) 14. Rb1) 12... Bf5 13. Re1 Nc6 14. Rxe8+ Qxe8 15. Nd5 $3 {it is defendable by Black but this move forces passivity from Russell and Matt has the initiative.} Bd8 16. Qe1 Qxe1+ 17. Rxe1 Kf8 18. Nd2 $4 $17 (18. a3 ) 18... Nxd4 19. Ne4 c6 20. Ne3 Bxe4 (20... Bxh3 $4 {too complex to be right... } 21. Bxh3 Nf3+ 22. Kf1 (22. Kg2 $4 $19 Nxe1+) 22... Nxe1 23. Kxe1 $17) 21. Bxe4 Bb6 22. b4 Re8 23. Bd3 $4 $19 {the losing mistake though a pawn down Russell was favourite.} (23. Bg2 $5 $17) 23... Nf3+ 24. Kf1 Nxe1 25. Kxe1 Bxe3 26. fxe3 Rxe3+ 27. Kd2 Rxg3 (27... Rxd3+ $3 $19 {Technically this i the better move because the endgame takes less thought to win}) 0-1