[Event "2022 Dorset Closed - Minor"] [Site "?"] [Date "2022.06.19"] [Round "1"] [White "Schell, Finn"] [Black "Lane, David"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A53"] [Annotator "peter"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2022.06.19"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.03.01"] 1. d4 d6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bf5 4. Qb3 Bd7 (4... Qc8 {is also possible.}) 5. g3 ( 5. Qxb7 Nc6 6. Nb5 Rc8 {may be good for White but looks messy}) 5... Qc8 6. Bg2 Bc6 {Defends b7 but the bishop shouldn't really have many prospects here.} ( 6... Nc6 {looks better}) 7. Bh3 {This is a tricky move but gives up a lot of White's advantage. Just developing or grabbing space look stronger.} (7. Nf3) ( 7. e4) 7... Bd7 8. Bd2 Bxh3 9. Nxh3 c6 10. O-O-O b6 11. Ng5 h6 12. Nf3 e6 13. e4 Be7 14. Kb1 Nbd7 15. e5 (15. Qc2) 15... Nh7 {Rather passive} (15... dxe5 16. Nxe5 (16. dxe5 Ng4 {hitting e5 and f2}) 16... O-O {looks a bit better for White to my eyes but leaves plenty of play in the position for both sides.}) 16. Ne4 (16. exd6 Bxd6 $16) 16... a5 {Giving up a pawn with the idea of starting an attack, but White can retain a firm grip on the position.} (16... dxe5 {is still best}) 17. Nxd6+ Bxd6 18. exd6 a4 19. Qc2 c5 20. Ne5 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Kd7 22. f4 {White is a pawn up and with a big space advantage. He can set about forcing through f5 to break into Black's position.} a3 {A good try to mix things up.} 23. bxa3 {This is not a problem in itself but does mean White will be more careful as his king could become exposed.} (23. b3 {Is simplest, keeping lines in front of his king closed.}) 23... Rxa3 24. Qb2 {Going the wrong way - the queen should aiming foir the white squares around the black king.} (24. f5 $18 {This would have left White with a quick and powerful attack.}) 24... Qa6 25. Qb5+ {Presumably feeling a bit nervous about his king safety, White swaps off the queens but this drops a pawn and allows the Black pawns to become active.} (25. Rc1 Ra8 26. Rc2 {would have kept some of Wihte's advantage.}) 25... Qxb5+ 26. cxb5 Rha8 27. Kc2 Rxa2+ 28. Kd3 $11 R8a3+ 29. Bc3 c4+ {Presumably thinking he was going to win the bishop but this just loses a pawn. What's more it is a very critical pawn that stops White's rooks reaching c7.} (29... Rf2) (29... g5) 30. Kxc4 Rc2 31. Rd3 Ra4+ 32. Kb3 Rca2 33. Bb4 $1 { Cutting put checks and at the same time opening the c-file. Now White heads straight for the c-file.} Ra8 34. Rc3 R2a7 35. Rhc1 f6 36. Rc7+ Rxc7 37. Rxc7+ Kd8 38. Rxg7 Nf8 39. Rg8 Ke8 40. d7+ {A nice finishing touch} Kxd7 41. Rxf8 Rxf8 42. Bxf8 fxe5 43. fxe5 h5 44. h3 Ke8 45. Bd6 Kd7 46. g4 hxg4 47. hxg4 1-0