[Event "British Champs Morning AM"] [Site "?"] [Date "2015.08.06"] [Round "?"] [White "Simons, Martin"] [Black "Graham, William M"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B07"] [Annotator "Martin"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2014.12.29"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.03.01"] {Notes by the winner} 1. d4 Nf6 2. f3 {Trying to steer the game into a Blackmar Diemer Gambit!} g6 {but Black is having none of it, he wants a Pirc!} 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Be3 O-O 6. Qd2 e5 7. d5 {This move is designed to close down Black's central and queenside play, at least until it's too late, and for me to attack on the king side.} Nbd7 8. g4 $5 {Always a good idea to embark on a flank attack when the centre is blocked, and especially when the opponent's king is the target.} Ne8 {My much younger opponent chooses to get out of the way, perhaps also preparing f5.} 9. h4 c6 $6 {This seems a bit slow and inconsistent with Black's last move but it is difficult to find a good alternative plan.} ({perhaps} 9... f5 10. gxf5 gxf5 11. exf5 Nb6 12. O-O-O Bxf5 13. Nh3 Nf6 {when Black still has some slim chances.}) 10. h5 Qe7 $6 {This is again too slow.} 11. hxg6 fxg6 (11... hxg6 12. dxc6 bxc6 13. Qh2 {and there is no defence e.g.} Ndf6 14. Bh6 Nh5 15. gxh5 Bxh6 16. hxg6 {winning}) 12. dxc6 bxc6 13. Bc4+ ({Also good is} 13. Nd5 Qe6 (13... Qd8 14. Bc4 cxd5 15. Bxd5+ Rf7 16. Bxf7+ Kxf7 17. Qd5+ Kf8 18. Qxa8 $18) 14. Bc4) 13... Kh8 14. Rxh7+ $1 { A thematic rook sacrifice similar to Peter's game in the Daily Countdown series (Dec 16th). My opponent and his dad, Neil, were very gracious afterwards in the post game analysis and recognised there was a key learning point in these type of positions and that is Black needs to react more quickly to a flank attack.} 1-0