[Event "Cumbria Weekend League"] [Site "?"] [Date "2022.11.05"] [Round "2"] [White "Frean, Daniel"] [Black "Mackenzie, Matthew"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D27"] [WhiteElo "2005"] [BlackElo "2168"] [Annotator "MM-Matthew Mackenzie, AL-Alan Llewellyn"] [PlyCount "114"] [EventDate "2022.11.06"] [SourceVersionDate "2022.11.06"] [WhiteTeam "Kendal"] [BlackTeam "Barrow"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Bxc4 e6 6. Nf3 b5 7. Bb3 c5 8. O-O Bb7 9. dxc5 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bxc5 11. Bd2 Nbd7 12. Ne2 Bxf3 $1 (12... O-O 13. Ba5 $11 {this is the theoretical line here AL}) 13. gxf3 Ne5 14. Kg2 Ng6 15. Rac1 Bd6 $3 {A trully fantastic move putting the Bishop in the line of fire undefended with the threat of Nh4+ is trully inspired...} 16. f4 Ne4 17. Ba5 Be7 18. Rd4 $6 $14 (18. Nd4 $3 O-O 19. Nxe6 $3 fxe6 20. Bxe6+ Kh8 21. Bd5 Nh4+ 22. Kf1 Nf6 23. Bxa8 $16) 18... Nc5 19. Bd1 $2 $15 {(19 Bc2 was better, and should give White a modest edge) MM} (19. Bc2 f5 20. b4 Nb7 21. Bb3 Nxa5 22. bxa5 Nh4+ 23. Kg3 Kf7 24. Rd7 Ng6 25. Nd4 Rhd8 26. Bxe6+ Kf8 27. Rcc7 $18) 19... Nh4+ 20. Kh3 Nf5 21. Rd2 $2 $17 {gradually Matthew gets on top despite the scare in the opening. AL} (21. Bc2 Nxd4 22. exd4 Nb7 23. Be4 Nxa5 (23... Rb8 $4 24. Bc6+ Kf8 25. Bxb7 Rxb7 26. Rc8+ Bd8 27. Rxd8+ Ke7 28. Rxh8 $18) 24. Bxa8 $15) 21... Ne4 22. Rdc2 Nxf2+ 23. Kg2 Nxe3+ 24. Kxf2 Nxc2 25. Rxc2 O-O { (computers rate this ending as roughy equal, but in practice it is much easier to play for Black) MM} 26. Ng3 Rfc8 27. Rd2 Bd8 28. Bc3 Bb6+ 29. Kf3 $6 $17 Rd8 30. Be2 Rxd2 31. Bxd2 Rd8 32. Be3 $2 $17 {keeping on the Bishop pair was Whites only hope} (32. Bb4 a5 33. Be1 b4 34. f5 $17) 32... Bd4 33. b3 f5 34. Bxd4 Rxd4 35. Ke3 Rb4 $4 {this move is dangerous for Black -I give a line where Black loses but it may not be with best play by Black...AL} 36. Bd1 $4 { Daniel misses the counter punch falling into the trap-to mortal eyes it still looks curtains for the rook but Matthew had a ploy in mind...AL} (36. Bf3 $3 g5 37. Ne2 gxf4+ 38. Kd3 a5 39. Kc2 e5 40. a3 Re4 41. Bxe4 fxe4 42. Nc3 e3 43. Nxb5 f3 44. Kd1 $1 Kf7 45. Nd6+ Ke6 46. Nc4 Kd5 47. Nxa5 Kd4 48. Nc4 Kc3 49. Nxe5 f2 50. Ke2 Kxb3 51. Ng4 Kxa3 52. Nxe3 f1=Q+ 53. Nxf1 Kb3 54. Kf3 Kc2 55. Kg4 Kd3 56. h4 Ke4 57. Kg5 Ke5 58. Kh6 Kf6 59. Kxh7 Kf7 60. Ng3 Kf6 61. h5 Kg5 62. Kg7 Kg4 63. h6 Kxg3 64. h7 $18) 36... g5 $3 {(White is very likely lost now) MM} 37. Ne2 Re4+ 38. Kf3 gxf4 39. Nxf4 Re1 40. Be2 e5 41. Nd5 Kf7 42. Nc7 Ra1 43. Nxa6 Rxa2 44. Nc7 e4+ 45. Kf2 Kf6 46. Nxb5 Ke5 47. Nc3 Rc2 48. Nd1 f4 49. Ke1 f3 50. Bc4 Rxh2 51. Nf2 Kf4 52. Bd5 e3 53. Nd3+ Kg3 54. Bxf3 Kxf3 55. Ne5+ Ke4 56. Ng4 Rb2 57. Nf6+ Kf3 {The refuting of Matthews opening was there to see but would maybe only be found by a Grandmaster. Daniel found Matthews counterplay too much to handle. AL} 0-1