[Event "Dorset Rapidplay 2021"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2021.03.14"] [Round "4"] [White "Spirling, Florence"] [Black "Headlong, Georgia"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A46"] [WhiteElo "100"] [BlackElo "146"] [Annotator "Martin"] [PlyCount "136"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [EventType "rapid"] [TimeControl "600+5"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 b6 4. Bf4 Bb7 5. Nb5 $6 d6 6. c4 Nbd7 7. e3 Ne4 8. Nd2 Nxd2 9. Qxd2 f5 10. f3 Nf6 {So far both players have gone about their business in a normal way but Florence's 5.Nb5 was probably slightly inexact as the threat of Nc7 could easily be parried.} 11. Bg5 $6 {Florence is looking to play e4 but Georgia has good control over this square and Florence's last move, along with 5.Nb5 looks like it is breaching opening principles by moving the same piece twice in the opening.} Be7 12. Bxf6 {This is consistent.} Bxf6 13. Bd3 Bh4+ {Now that the White bishop has moved to d3 this move is aimed at softening the h1 to a8 diagonal.} 14. g3 Bf6 15. Rf1 Qd7 16. e4 $6 {Georgia now sees her chance to grab a central pawn.} a6 17. Nc3 Bxd4 18. exf5 exf5 19. Qe2+ {Possibly not best as it gives Georgia to consolidate her pawn advantage.} (19. Nd5 {looks more aggressive and White has some compensation for the pawn.}) 19... Qe7 20. Qxe7+ Kxe7 21. O-O-O {Understandable but it allows Black to destroy White's pawn structure with} Bxc3 $1 22. bxc3 Kf6 {The position is now technically winning for Black but Florence plays the next phase of the game extremely well.} 23. f4 g6 24. Rfe1 Rhe8 25. Kd2 Re6 26. Re2 Rxe2+ 27. Bxe2 Re8 28. Re1 a5 29. Bd3 Rxe1 30. Kxe1 d5 31. Kd2 Ke6 32. Ke3 Kd6 33. cxd5 Bxd5 34. c4 Bb7 35. Kd4 c5+ $2 {Although in principle it is good to place pawns on the opposite colour to one's own bishop, there is a danger the position may become locked with no entry squares for the Black king.} 36. Ke3 Kc6 37. a4 Bc8 38. Bc2 Be6 39. Bd3 Kd6 40. Be2 Ke7 41. Kf3 Bd7 42. Bd1 Bc6+ 43. Ke3 Kf6 44. Kf2 h6 45. h4 Be4 46. Ke3 g5 47. h5 $2 {The final mistake as the h-pawn is now lost. Georgia now converts.} (47. hxg5+ hxg5 48. Bb3 $1 {and it is not easy to see how Black might win.}) 47... g4 48. Kf2 Bc6 49. Bc2 Be8 50. Bd1 Bxh5 51. Be2 Be8 52. Bd1 h5 53. Kg2 Bc6+ 54. Kf2 Kg6 55. Bc2 Bd7 56. Kg2 Be6 57. Bd3 h4 58. gxh4 Kh5 59. Kg3 Bd7 60. Bc2 Bc8 61. Bd3 Kg6 62. Bc2 Kf6 63. h5 Be6 64. Bd3 Bf7 65. Kh4 g3 66. Be2 g2 67. h6 g1=Q 68. h7 Qh2# {Well played Georgia.} 0-1