[Event "Wessex , tournament number 54"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2021.04.23"] [Round "?"] [White "Duggan, Mike"] [Black "Ursell, Adam"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2228"] [BlackElo "2164"] [Annotator "peter"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.05.22"] [TimeControl "300+5"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bf4 c6 5. e3 Bd6 6. Bg3 O-O 7. Qc2 Re8 8. Nf3 Na6 9. O-O-O Nb4 10. Qb1 {engines judge this position as around equal but for a human it is probably easier to play for Black at blitz speeds as his king is probably a bit safer than his opponent's.} Bf8 {with the intention of g6 and Bg7} (10... dxc4 $11) 11. h4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 b5 13. Be2 a5 (13... Nbd5 $11 14. Ng5 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Ba3+ 16. Kd2 Bd6 {and now Be5 is not immediately possible because of the pin on the d-file}) 14. Be5 Nbd5 15. Ng5 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Ba3+ 17. Kd2 {compare this to the line starting 13...Nbd5 and it is apparent that 13... a5 was a critical loss of a tempo} g6 (17... b4 {going on the counterattack is probably better as} 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qxh7+ Kf8 {does not yield an immediate win for White}) 18. h5 {now the attack is overwhelming} b4 19. c4 c5 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Ke1 {tucked up nicely at home after a little trip out!} Bb7 22. dxc5 Qe7 23. Bd6 (23. Rd7 {as Mike points out this would have been a pretty finish as it forces the win of the queen or a quick mate on h8} Qxd7 (23... Nxd7 24. Rh8#) (23... Bxg2 24. Rxe7) 24. Bxf6 Bxg2 25. Rh8#) 23... Qd8 24. Qa1 Bxg2 25. Rh2 Nh5 (25... Bc6 26. Be5) 26. Rxg2 Qf6 27. Be5 Qf5 28. Bd3 {and to add insult to injury the Black queen is trapped!} Nf4 29. exf4 1-0