[Event "Richard Furness League"] [Site "?"] [Date "2025.10.01"] [Round "?"] [White "Harrison, Stephen"] [Black "Slater, Isaiah"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A80"] [Annotator "McCarthy,Damian"] [PlyCount "109"] {[%evp 0,109,19,31,33,12,62,60,68,39,56,31,69,38,22,26,26,-14,2,-19,5,-46,-13,-25,-34,-34,-42,-47,-9,-17,-20,-7,53,35,-1,-14,8,5,5,6,6,0,-74,-49,-31,8,56,-13,-30,-16,-33,-99,-48,-85,-56,-64,-39,-97,-48,-82,-95,-492,-521,-604,-606,-671,-316,-320,226,215,221,223,467,225,414,196,197,202,202,153,215,214,222,164,220,207,234,231,260,220,244,265,303,286,281,248,251,201,209,209,202,170,250,6,172,167,152,66,207,224,464,472]} 1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nc3 {[%CAl Gb1c3] what is white planning with this move?} Nf6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Bd2 b6 6. a3 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Bb7 8. Ne5 {[%CAl Gf3e5] what do we think of this move?} d6 9. Nd3 Nbd7 10. Be2 {[%CAl Gb7g2] should Black capture on g2?} Qe7 11. Bh5+ g6 12. Bf3 Ne4 13. Bxe4 Bxe4 14. f3 Bb7 15. Qe2 Qg5 {[%CAl Ge7g5] does this move achieve anything? Can anyone suggest a better plan using strategy?} 16. Nf4 Qe7 17. O-O-O O-O-O {I would say that the middlegame has started} 18. d5 {[%csl Ge6][%CAl Gc3h8,Gd5e6,Gf4e6] How must Black react to this move?} e5 19. Ne6 Rde8 20. Rhe1 Nf6 {[%CAl Gb7d5] Bxd5 looks a tempting move here, is it good?} ({answer no!} 20... Bxd5 21. Nxc7 Kxc7 22. Rxd5 $16) 21. e4 fxe4 22. fxe4 Qd7 23. Qf2 {[%csl Ge8] what interesting move did Isaiah play now?} Rxe6 24. dxe6 Qxe6 25. Kb1 Bxe4 26. Qg3 Rf8 27. Bd2 h5 28. h3 Bf5 29. Bg5 Ne4 30. Qh4 {[%csl Ge4] Black to play, what did Isaiah spot!} Nc3+ 31. bxc3 {[%csl Ge6]} Qb3+ 32. Ka1 Bxc2 33. Qb4 {[%CAl Gh4b4] White is desperately trying to swap off queens to lessen Black's attack. What move should we play here?} Qe6 $4 (33... Bxd1 $1 $18) 34. Rd2 a5 35. Qb5 Qf5 36. Kb2 Be4 37. h4 Kb7 38. Qe2 Bc6 39. Qd3 e4 40. Qd4 Re8 41. Rde2 d5 {[%CAl Gd4f6] What is white's idea with this move?} 42. Qf6 Qxf6 43. Bxf6 Bb5 44. Rf2 c5 45. Bg5 d4 46. Rf7+ Kc6 47. cxd4 cxd4 48. Rc1+ Kd5 49. Rf6 e3 50. Re1 Kc4 51. Kc2 Ba4+ 52. Kc1 Kd3 53. Rf4 e2 54. Rf3+ Ke4 {[%CAl Gd3e4]} 55. Rxe2+ 1-0