[Event "2022 Dorset Closed - Minor"] [Site "?"] [Date "2022.06.19"] [Round "1"] [White "Ursell, Dan"] [Black "Spirling, Florence"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D02"] [Annotator "peter"] [PlyCount "96"] [EventDate "2022.06.19"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.03.01"] 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Bf5 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 c5 {desirable in principle but played immediately it gives White an opportunity} 5. Bb5+ (5. Bxb8 Qa5+ (5... Rxb8 6. Bb5+ {gives White a big advantage}) 6. Nc3 Rxb8 7. Bb5+ {stops Black from castling}) 5... Nc6 6. Ne5 {This is a bit optimistic before White is fully developed and is well met in the game.} Qb6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. b3 cxd4 9. exd4 Qa5+ (9... c5 {This was perhaps the most natural continuation to put pressure on White.}) 10. Bd2 Qb6 11. Bc3 c5 12. O-O Bd6 (12... Rc8 {targetting c2 would have been a good option.}) 13. Qe2 {This just gives away a pawn} cxd4 14. Bb2 Bxc2 {wins a second pawn but it is hard to hang onto it} (14... Rc8 {would have left White tied down.}) 15. Na3 Bxe5 (15... Bg6 16. Nb5 a6 17. Nxd6+ Qxd6 18. Bxd4 $17) 16. Qxe5 f6 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. Bxd4 Bd3 19. Rfd1 Ba6 20. Rac1 { White has the second pawn back and now has active pieces. Black should act quickly to stop Rc7 and to fight for the c-file.} Ne7 (20... Kd7 {was the right approach, intending to follow up with Ne7 and eventually e5 and d4.}) 21. Re1 (21. Rc7 {hitting a7} Nf5 22. Bc5 Rc8 23. Rxa7 Rxc5 24. Rxa6 Kd7 {leaves plenty to play for}) 21... e5 {Control of the c-file remains critical} (21... Kd7 {still looks best}) 22. Bc5 (22. f4 $1 {is best because 22..exd4 can be met by 23.Rc7} e4 {the olny way to hang onto the pawn but now the black pawns are blockaded}) 22... Kf7 (22... Ng6 {intending Kd7 later stops White using the c-file}) 23. b4 (23. Bxe7 {White should have taken the chance to grab the c-file} Kxe7 24. Rc7+ Kd6 $1 $11 (24... Kf8 $16 25. f4 e4 26. Rec1 d4 (26... e3 27. Nc2) 27. Rd7 d3 28. Kf2 $16 {intending R1c7 and/or Ke3}) 25. Rec1 {leaves a tricky but balanced position}) 23... Rhd8 {Preparing to meet Rc7 with Rd7. Now Black has everything back under control and never loses her grip.} 24. Bxe7 Kxe7 25. b5 Bb7 26. Rc7+ Rd7 27. Rxd7+ Kxd7 28. Rd1 Ke6 29. Nc2 Rc8 30. Nb4 d4 31. Kf1 Rc4 32. Nd3 Kd5 33. f3 Bc8 (33... f5 {intending to push through with e4 seems the most direct and simplest way of wrapping up the game}) 34. Rb1 Kd6 35. b6 axb6 36. Rxb6+ Rc6 37. Rxc6+ Kxc6 38. Ke2 Kb5 39. Kd2 Bf5 {a nice move, preventing the White king coming to the defence of the a-pawn} 40. Nc1 Bb1 41. g4 Ka4 42. h4 Ka3 43. h5 Bxa2 44. Ne2 Bd5 45. f4 Bf3 46. fxe5 fxe5 47. Ng3 Bxg4 48. Ne4 Bxh5 0-1