[Event "Dorset Rapidplay 2021"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2021.03.14"] [Round "?"] [White "Ursell, Richard"] [Black "Clark, Ian"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "145"] [BlackElo "180"] [Annotator "peter"] [PlyCount "86"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [EventType "rapid"] [TimeControl "600+5"] 1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 d5 3. d4 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. a3 Bd6 6. Bd3 Bg6 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. c3 O-O 9. Qc2 Rc8 10. Bxg6 hxg6 11. Nbd2 b6 12. c4 {the position is about level} dxc4 (12... c5 $11) 13. Nxc4 Be7 14. Nce5 (14. O-O) 14... c5 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. b5 {positionally desirable but it just drops a pawn} Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qa5+ 18. Bc3 Qxb5 {If White could establish a blockade on c4, firstly with his knight and then a rook he would have some chances to hold but this is not so easy to achieve.} 19. a4 Qa6 20. Nd3 {Over the next 10 moves, Ian plays the position very nicely to turn his advantage into a clear win.} (20. Qe2 {was probably best but would still be met by} c4) 20... Nd5 21. O-O c4 22. Ne5 Rfd8 23. Bd4 Bf6 24. Rac1 {natural but allows Black to favourably exchange more pieces} Bxe5 $1 25. Bxe5 Nb4 26. Qe4 Nd3 27. Ra1 Nxe5 28. Qxe5 c3 {Very precisely played - Black is still only a pawn up but is completely winning.} 29. Rfc1 c2 30. h3 Qe2 31. Qb2 Rd2 32. Rf1 c1=Q {Forcing the win of the White queen.} 33. Raxc1 Rxb2 34. Rxc8+ Kh7 35. Rc7 a6 36. Rxf7 Ra2 37. Rc1 Rc2 38. Rb1 Rb2 39. Rc1 Ra2 40. Rcc7 Qb2 41. Rb7 Qa1+ 42. Kh2 Rxa4 43. Rb8 Qe5+ 0-1