[Event "Dorset Rapidplay 2021"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2021.03.14"] [Round "?"] [White "Holden, Phil"] [Black "Ware, Philip"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B19"] [WhiteElo "72"] [BlackElo "109"] [Annotator "peter"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [EventType "rapid"] [TimeControl "600+5"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. h5 Bh7 8. Nf3 e6 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Bd6 (10... Nf6 {is more usual} 11. Ne4 Nbd7) 11. Ne4 { This is the slight disadvantage of playing Bd6 before Nf6} Nf6 12. Bd2 Na6 13. a3 Be7 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. c3 Qb6 16. Qc2 O-O {Asking for trouble...} (16... c5 $14) 17. O-O {But this lets Black off the hook. White should be thinking of a direct attack on the Black king. Now the h5 pawn is as much of a weakness as a strength.} (17. g4 {White stands very well. He has a dangerous kingside attack based upon playing g5 and he can castle queenside, if he needs to castle at all.}) 17... Nc7 18. Be3 Nd5 19. Rae1 Qc7 20. c4 Nxe3 21. fxe3 (21. Rxe3 {looks a bit steadier.}) 21... Rad8 22. Rd1 Qa5 (22... e5 $17 {Black can open the position to get at White's pawn weaknesses.}) 23. Rf2 {overlooking that the pawn is hanging on h5} (23. c5 Qc7 $15) 23... Qxh5 24. Rdf1 Be7 25. Qe4 Bd6 26. Qh4 {the desire to swap queens off is understandable but this loses material} (26. g4 {is ugly but necessary}) 26... Qxh4 27. Nxh4 Bg3 28. Rf3 Bxh4 29. Rh3 Bg5 30. Rff3 f5 31. Rf1 Be7 32. Re1 g5 33. Rxh6 Rf6 34. Rh2 Kg7 35. g3 Bd6 36. Kg2 f4 37. exf4 gxf4 38. gxf4 Bxf4 39. Rh3 Rxd4 40. Rf3 Rxc4 41. Re2 e5 42. Rh3 Rh6 43. Rf3 Rh2+ 44. Kf1 Rxe2 45. Kxe2 Rc2+ 46. Kd3 Rxb2 47. Ke4 Re2+ 48. Kf5 Re3 49. Rf1 Rxa3 0-1