[Event "George Davison Shield"] [Site "?"] [Date "2024.10.02"] [Round "?"] [White "Saxon, Ralph"] [Black "Boyall, Hannah"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D06"] [Annotator "Damian"] [PlyCount "86"] [WhiteTeam "Culcheth"] [BlackTeam "Stockton Heath"] {[%evp 0,86,80,57,18,-17,14,-17,-16,-39,-29,-22,199,242,291,85,361,349,349,349,534,492,1199,633,633,666,671,693,29997,487,558,578,644,302,295,111,111,120,116,64,71,-62,126,17,36,47,47,-306,-284,-299,-299,-340,-350,-345,-321,-350,-370,-556,-424,-490,-429,-418,-425,-520,-531,-521,-532,-524,-529,-587,-613,-612,-615,-752,-692,-867,-634,-835,-906,-1291,-761,-867,-903,-973,-986,-998,-1023,-1029,-1041]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Bf5 {The Baltic defence, not an opening I know too much about. English Grandmaster Tony Miles used to use it now and then as Black.} 3. Nc3 (3. cxd5 {Has to be a critical reply as Black has not used the last turn to reenforce her centre with a pawn, then the line goes...} Bxb1 {Played so that White cannot play Nc3 with gain of tempo against Qxd5} 4. Rxb1 Qxd5 {Many games have been played from here, but Black seems to be holding their own.}) 3... e6 4. g3 Nc6 {The conventional wisdom in these Queens pawn openings is you often don't want to block the c pawn with the Knight as it is often more useful to either support the centre with c7-c6 or perhaps more ambitiously build toward a c7-c5 break at the right moment. This is a different kind of structure to a Jobava London System which I know you like to play as White as White has an extra tempo and more pressure in the centre because of the c4 pawn.} 5. cxd5 Nb4 $4 {Obviously missing the strength of White's reply} 6. e4 {With an extra pawn, complete control of the centre and lead in development White has a winning advantage.} Bg6 7. dxe6 (7. a3 Na6 8. Qa4+ {was even stronger, Black cannot play Qd7 due to Bb5!}) 7... f5 8. Qa4+ c6 9. a3 b5 10. Nxb5 cxb5 11. Bxb5+ Ke7 12. Qxb4+ Qd6 13. Bg5+ Kxe6 {[%csl Gb4,Gc4,Re6][%CAl Gb4c4,Gc4e6] Black was probably close to resigning here as White has mate in 2 on the board. Fortunately for Black White now opted to trade off the Queens!} 14. Qxd6+ Kxd6 {Black is still 3 pawns down and has no pieces developed but the absence of the Queens has massively helped Black's cause with the King in the middle of the board.} 15. Rc1 fxe4 16. d5 Ne7 17. Bxe7+ $2 {Another trade that just helps Black unravel. Black's position is starting to look playable!} Bxe7 18. Bc6 Rac8 19. Rc3 Bf6 20. Rb3 Rc7 21. f3 Rf8 {Hannah wisely decides not to trade in f3 which would only assist White's development} 22. f4 Bf7 {As well as attacking the d5 pawn this move set's a threat.} 23. Ne2 $4 {[%csl Ye2,Yg1][%CAl Yg1e2] A tragedy for White, 9 moves ago they had mate in 2 on the board, but now it's Black who has the winning advantage!} Rxc6 $1 24. dxc6 Bxb3 25. O-O Kxc6 26. Rc1+ Kd6 27. g4 g6 28. Ng3 Re8 29. f5 a5 30. fxg6 hxg6 {The pawns are doing a great job controlling the Knight on g3} 31. Rf1 Bxb2 32. Rb1 Bd4+ $1 {escaping the Skewer with check to win another pawn.} 33. Kg2 a4 34. Re1 e3 35. Kf3 Bd5+ 36. Ke2 Ke5 37. Rb1 Bb3 38. h4 Kf4 39. Nf1 Kxg4 40. Nh2+ Kg3 41. Nf1+ Kxh4 {The King that was driven to the middle of the board early in the game has long since become a great strength, mopping up White's Queenside.} 42. Nd2 exd2+ 43. Kxd2 g5 0-1