[Event "Ringwood Saturday Blitz Arena"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2020.11.07"] [Round "?"] [White "Manning, Peter"] [Black "Barnett, Jim"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E60"] [Annotator "peter"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] [EventType "blitz"] [TimeControl "300+3"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. b3 O-O 7. Bb2 Nbd7 8. Nbd2 e5 {A novelty and a really interesting pawn sac} 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Re8 (11... Bg4 {seems to give black enough compensation for the pawn}) 12. Bb2 Qc7 (12... Bg4 {it is not too late for this}) 13. O-O Be6 14. Nf3 Rad8 15. Qc2 (15. Qc1) 15... Bf5 {and suddenly Peter is losing his extra pawn} 16. Qc1 Rxe2 17. Nd4 (17. Bc3) 17... Re5 (17... Rxb2 $1 18. Nxf5 (18. Qxb2 Ng4 19. Rad1 Rxd4 20. Rxd4 c5 $19) 18... Rdd2 $17) 18. Nxf5 Rxf5 19. Qc2 {and so we arrive at an endgame with a symmetric pawn structure but where White has the advantage of the bishop pair on an open board.} Rh5 20. Rad1 Rd7 21. Rxd7 Nxd7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Qc3+ Qe5 24. Qd2 Nc5 25. Re1 Qf6 26. Qe3 Rf5 27. Bh3 { an excellent idea to harrass the black rook which is short of squares} Rh5 28. Bg4 Rg5 29. Bf3 {for the time being the rook is safe but Peter does not give up on his idea} (29. Bc8 $1 {now the threat is h4 followed by Bg4} Ne6 (29... Qd8 30. h4 Rh5 31. Bg4) 30. Bxb7 $16) 29... Ne6 30. h4 Rf5 (30... Ra5 31. a4 $11) 31. Bg4 $1 {and suddenly White is winning} h5 (31... Ra5 {is no better} 32. Bxe6 fxe6 (32... Qxe6 33. Qc3+ $18) 33. Rd1 Rxa2 (33... Qe7 34. Qc3+) 34. Rd7+ Kg8 35. Rxb7 {and Black's position is falling apart}) 32. Bxf5 gxf5 33. Qe5 $18 {Time forfeit} 1-0