[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