[Event "WDCL Div 1"] [Site "?"] [Date "2023.03.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Potter, Steven"] [Black "Smith, Jonathan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D03"] [Annotator "McCarthy,Damian"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r1bq1rk1/pppnbppp/4pn2/3p2B1/3P4/3BPN2/PPPN1PPP/R2Q1RK1 b - - 0 7"] [PlyCount "47"] {[%evp 0,60,19,9,26,-12,-1,-10,9,17,10,8,37,19,19,14,58,32,58,48,64,35,28,-2, -9,-9,-5,-34,-17,-50,-58,-52,-51,-155,-130,-132,-33,-55,-39,-178,-91,-128,-167, -340,-237,-187,-229,-274,-193,-201,-162,-153,-165,-204,-43,-111,-132,-165,-182, -180,-156,-169,-176] [#]} {we join this game as Jonathan is just about to play the move c5. It could be argued that from the pawn structures White is now playing as Black and visa versa!} 7... c5 8. c3 Qc7 9. Bf4 Bd6 10. Bg3 { surprisingly (especially for a Jonathan game) we are still in theory with several hundred other games having already reached with position} e5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Bxe5 13. Nf3 Bxg3 14. fxg3 $2 {The first new move, from the 33 games in my database of this position everyone else has played the more natural hxg3 here} Bg4 15. Qc2 g6 16. e4 {trying to liquidate the e4 weakness but this rebounds} c4 17. Be2 Bxf3 $5 {Jonathan decides he would rather correct White's structure then allow the Knight the d4 outpost} 18. gxf3 (18. Bxf3 {was probably better} dxe4 19. Bxe4 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 Qb6+ 21. Kh1 Qxb2 22. Qxc4 {with balanced play}) 18... Rae8 19. Qa4 {and here Jonathan spots a chance to gain time against White's Queen} b5 $5 (19... Qb6+ 20. Rf2 Qxb2 { is the cold hearted engine's preference}) 20. Qa6 {refusing to capture but unfortuntely but Jonathan insists on the trade with} Re6 $1 21. Qxb5 Rb8 22. Qa4 Rxb2 23. Rae1 Qb6+ 24. Kh1 Qe3 25. Bxc4 Qxc3 26. Be2 Rc2 (26... dxe4 27. fxe4 Rxe4 $19) 27. Qb3 Qd2 28. Qd3 Rxa2 {The first pawn falls} 29. Qxd2 Rxd2 30. Bb5 dxe4 {and here Jonathan 2 pawn up and with the better position selflessly offered the draw in order to secure victory for the team.} 1/2-1/2