[Event "Dorset Rapidplay 2022"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2022.03.06"] [Round "?"] [White "Doyle, Jamie"] [Black "Westrap, Christian"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2103"] [BlackElo "2324"] [Annotator "peter"] [PlyCount "165"] [EventDate "2022.??.??"] [EventType "rapid"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.03.01"] [TimeControl "900+3"] {As you would expect, Christian played some really nice chess throughout the tournament and was unlucky not to end up with a prize. Here is one of his more complex games in which he fends off a kingside attack and wins on the other wing.} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. a3 c5 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. Be3 c4 $5 ( 7... Bg4 $15 {relying on the fact that} 8. dxc5 $2 {can be met by} d4 $19) 8. Be2 a6 9. h3 Nge7 10. O-O h6 11. Nh4 Bh7 12. f4 Nc8 13. Nf3 b5 14. b3 {this only weakens White's queenside. It was better to start preparing a kingside attack} (14. g4) (14. Rf2) 14... Nb6 15. Qd2 Rc8 16. b4 Be7 17. Nd1 c3 $5 { offering up the pawn for the half open file and the use of c4. White's extra pawn on c2 is not really going to be worth much for a long time, so this is a low risk sac.} (17... a5 18. c3 Ra8 19. Nf2 Ra7 {was another option}) 18. Qc1 ( 18. Nxc3 {best just to take the pawn}) 18... Na4 19. Ne1 Qb6 20. Nf3 Be4 21. Nf2 Bxf3 22. Bxf3 O-O {Christian shows strong nerves, castling into a potentially strong attack when his pieces are mainly on the other side of the board.} (22... Nxd4 $6 23. Kh1 {and Black will be tied down to the defence of the knight on d4.} Rc4 24. Rd1 Bd8 25. Rxd4 Rxd4 26. Nd3 $11) (22... a5 23. f5 axb4 24. fxe6 fxe6 25. Bh5+ Kd7 26. Nd3 {gives White enough counterplay}) ( 22... Nb2 $1 $17 {covering d1 and therefore threatening Nxd4 in earnest and also heading for c4}) (22... g6 {was a solid choice}) 23. Kh1 {An excellent move which makes Nxd4 harder to play as Nxf3 will no longer be check.} f5 { attempting to hold up the White attack, but this may do more harm than good to Black's defences.} (23... Nb2 {was again a good move}) 24. Qe1 (24. g4 { was the most direct and could have been hard to meet}) 24... a5 25. bxa5 Nxa5 26. Nd3 Nc4 27. Nb4 Nxa3 28. Rxa3 Bxb4 29. Rb3 Be7 30. Be2 {This forces the b-pawn onto a dark square, which in a way is a good thing, but when White plays g4, the bishop is much better placed on f3 hitting the d5 pawn} b4 31. g4 {at last, but compare this with playing g4 on move 24. Black has made a lot of progress on the queenside in the meantime and White's pieces are worse placed to support the attack (including the knight being off the board).} Nb2 32. g5 $2 {after this White never succeeds in open enough lines} (32. gxf5 exf5 33. Rg1 {is better for Black but White can keep fighting}) 32... hxg5 33. fxg5 g6 34. h4 {It might look like White has a scary attack but Christian has everything under control.} (34. Qh4 Rf7 35. Qh6 Nc4 36. Bf2 Rg7) 34... Kg7 35. Qg3 (35. h5 Rh8) 35... Rh8 36. Kg2 Rh7 37. Rh1 Rch8 38. h5 Nc4 39. h6+ { Closing the lines looks wrong in principle but it is hard to suggest a better move. Now Christian keeps everything under control on the kingside whilst steadily winning on the queenside.} (39. Bf2 gxh5 40. g6 Rh6 $19) (39. Kf2 f4 $19) (39. Ra1 Rxh5 $1 {and g5 will drop}) (39. Rbb1 gxh5 40. g6 h4 41. Qf2 Nxe3+ 42. Qxe3 h3+ 43. Kh2 Rh4 $19) 39... Kf7 40. Rhb1 Ra8 41. Qf4 (41. Rxc3 Nxe3+ 42. Qxe3 Qd8 {and g5 will drop}) 41... Ra2 42. Bd1 Rb2 43. Bc1 Rxb1 44. Rxb1 Qa5 45. Rb3 Qa2 46. Qf1 Qa4 47. Qd3 Qa2 48. Kg1 Qa1 49. Bf4 Qa6 50. Be2 Qa1+ 51. Kg2 Nb2 52. Qf3 Nc4 53. Bf1 Qa2 54. Qe2 Rh8 55. Kg1 Ra8 56. Kg2 Kg8 57. Kg1 Kh7 58. Kg2 Na3 59. Bc1 Qxc2 60. Bxa3 Qxe2+ 61. Bxe2 Rxa3 62. Rb1 Ra2 63. Kf3 c2 64. Rc1 b3 65. Bd3 Ba3 66. Rh1 c1=Q 67. Rxc1 Bxc1 68. Bb1 Rb2 69. Bd3 Rd2 70. Bb1 Ba3 71. Ke3 Rh2 72. Bd3 b2 73. Bb1 Rh1 74. Ba2 b1=Q 75. Bxb1 Rxb1 76. Kf3 Rb4 77. Ke2 Rxd4 78. Ke3 Re4+ 79. Kf3 Rxe5 80. Kf4 Re4+ 81. Kf3 d4 82. Kf2 d3 83. Kf1 0-1