[Event "Dorset Rapidplay 2021"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2021.03.14"] [Round "?"] [White "Allis, Richard"] [Black "O'Neill, Martin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D03"] [WhiteElo "180"] [BlackElo "173"] [Annotator "peter"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [EventType "rapid"] [TimeControl "600+5"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 Nbd7 4. Nbd2 g6 5. c3 Bg7 6. e3 c5 7. Bb5 a6 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Qe2 b5 11. O-O Bb7 12. a3 {the opening has been a success for Black - he has the two bishops, no real weaknesses and can now break in the centre.} e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. e4 Re8 16. f4 Bg7 17. e5 c4 18. Bc2 d4 19. Be4 Bxe4 20. Nxe4 d3 21. Qe3 Qd5 22. Rad1 Re6 23. Qd4 Rd8 24. Qe3 { with some nice play Black has built up a really strong position} f6 25. Rd2 fxe5 26. f5 gxf5 27. Rxf5 Rg6 28. h4 Rf8 29. Rdf2 Rxf5 30. Rxf5 Qe6 (30... Rg4 {was an instant kill as the knight can't move because of mate on g2 and after} 31. Qc5 Qxc5+ 32. Nxc5 d2 33. Rf1 e4 34. Rd1 e3 35. Kf1 {Black has a number of ways to win e.g.} {the prosaic} Bh6 ({or the flashy} 35... Rxg2)) 31. Rf2 Qg4 { Black is still better but now White starts mixing it up} 32. h5 {dragging the black queen away from its attack on e4} Qxh5 33. Qa7 h6 34. Qf7+ Kh8 35. Qe8+ Kh7 36. Rf7 {Suddenly it is far from clear and it is Black who needs to take care} d2 {this allows a nice tactic winning the black queen} (36... Qh4 37. Qxe5 Qd8 {was one way for Black to play for a win} 38. Re7 (38. Nd2 Qa8 39. Qh2 Qd5 $19) 38... d2 39. Nxd2 Qxd2 {though the engine points out White has a perpetual in this line} 40. Rxg7+ $1 Rxg7 41. Qe4+ {etc}) (36... Qd1+ {Black can bale out with a draw if he wants.} 37. Kh2 Qh5+) 37. Nf6+ $1 Rxf6 38. Rxg7+ Kxg7 39. Qxh5 {but in fact Black is still OK} Rd6 $2 {We have all done this: we go from winning to equal then find a way to lose.} (39... e4 {holds the draw as the White king cannot reach the pawns} 40. Qe2 (40. Qd1 e3 $11) 40... e3 $11 {Black just sits tight}) 40. Qxe5+ Rf6 41. Qd4 1-0