[Event "Welsh Championships"] [Site "Cardiff"] [Date "2017.04.16"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Kett, Timothy"] [Black "Pleasants, Allan J"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B07"] [Annotator "Allan"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2017.04.14"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "WLS"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.04.01"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 Nf6 5. Qd2 O-O ({A previous game with Tim went} 5... Ng4 $6 6. Bf4 e5 7. dxe5 Nxe5 8. Bh6 O-O 9. Bxg7 Kxg7 10. h4 { and whites attack was very strong as black is missing key defensive pieces.}) 6. O-O-O Nc6 {Black hopes to encourage white to advance the d-pawn which reduces the mobility of the white centre.} 7. f3 Re8 ({I decided not to play the immediate} 7... e5 {as I can't force white to play d5} 8. Nge2 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. g4 {When white is nicely in control of the position}) 8. Bb5 {I didn't understand this move as whites bishop is not bad. More sensible was the immediate g4 or h4} a6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nge2 a5 11. g4 Ba6 12. h4 Qb8 13. Bh6 Bh8 14. h5 e5 15. hxg6 fxg6 16. dxe5 Rxe5 17. Bf4 Re7 18. Nd4 Qe8 19. Bg5 Rb8 {The position is finely balanced but I felt as if my pieces were more coordinated than whites. His kingside attack has stalled.} 20. Rhe1 Rb4 21. a3 Rb6 22. Na4 Rb8 23. Qxa5 {White feels the need to have something concrete for his manoeuvring. I wasn't too worried.} Bb5 24. Nc3 Rf7 25. Ncxb5 cxb5 26. Qd2 {Tim was now short of time in a complex position.} b4 27. axb4 Qa4 28. Qc3 $2 ( {White had to play} 28. c3 Nd7 29. f4 c5 30. Nc2 cxb4 31. Nxb4 Rxb4 32. cxb4 Qa1+ 33. Kc2 Qxb2+ 34. Kd3 Qd4+ (34... Qb3+ 35. Ke2 Bc3 36. Qxd6 (36. Qd5 Qb2+ 37. Kf1 Bxe1 38. Rxe1 Ne5 $11) 36... Bxb4) 35. Ke2) 28... Rxb4 29. Bxf6 Bxf6 30. e5 Bxe5 31. Rxe5 dxe5 32. Nb3 Rb8 33. Kb1 (33. Qxe5 Rxf3 34. Qxc7 Qf4+ 35. Qxf4 Rxf4 {is winning for black}) 33... Qf4 34. Rd3 e4 35. fxe4 Qxe4 {There is no longer any defence. Blacks rooks and queens now show off their mobility.} 36. Nc5 Rf1+ 37. Ka2 Ra8+ 38. Kb3 Rb8+ 39. Ka2 Qa8+ 40. Qa3 Qh1 {White cannot defend against Ra1 and Ra8} 0-1