[Event "Dorset Rapidplay 2021"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2021.03.14"] [Round "?"] [White "Pleasants, Allan"] [Black "Ursell, Adam"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B22"] [WhiteElo "188"] [BlackElo "146"] [Annotator "peter"] [PlyCount "41"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [EventType "rapid"] [TimeControl "600+5"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be2 Nf6 8. Nc3 {This is a known position and the main move is Qa5.} Qd8 {This is the second most popular choice move in this position but Allan demonstrates exactly why it is not at all good.} (8... Qa5 $14 9. d5 $6 {this is not effective here because of} Rd8 $11) 9. d5 $1 Nb8 (9... Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Ne5 11. Be2 a6 12. Bf4 Ned7 (12... Ng6 13. Qa4+ Nd7 (13... b5 14. Nxb5 axb5 15. Bxb5+ Nd7 16. Bxd7+) 14. Be3 {looks pretty grim for Black}) 13. O-O g6 14. Qb3 b5 15. a4 bxa4 16. Nxa4 Bg7 17. Rfc1 {also looks dire}) 10. h3 Bh5 {the bishop cannot help defend the queenside from here. All White's pieces flood into the attack} (10... Bxf3 {was necessary but Black remains in a lot of difficulty e.g.} 11. Bxf3 g6 12. O-O Bg7 13. d6 Nc6 14. dxe7 Qxd1 15. Rxd1 Kxe7 16. Bg5 { threatening Nd5+}) 11. Qb3 Qc7 12. Nb5 Qb6 13. Be3 Qa5+ 14. Bd2 Qb6 15. Rc1 Na6 16. Qa4 $1 Nd7 17. Be3 Qf6 18. Nc7+ Nxc7 19. Rxc7 Rd8 20. Bb5 Qf5 21. Bxd7+ ( 21. Bxd7+ Rxd7 22. Rc8#) 1-0