[Event "Welsh Championships"] [Site "Cardiff"] [Date "2017.04.15"] [Round "3.4"] [White "Pleasants, Allan J"] [Black "Hatchett, Paul"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B03"] [Annotator "Allan"] [PlyCount "47"] [EventDate "2017.04.14"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "WLS"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.04.01"] 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. exd6 exd6 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. d5 Ne5 8. f4 Ned7 9. Nf3 Be7 10. Bd3 Nc5 11. O-O Nxd3 12. Qxd3 O-O 13. Be3 g6 $2 {This is a mistake as black weakens the kingside and doesn't manage to play Bf5} (13... Re8 14. Rae1 $14 {When white's central control gives him more space and a lead in development. Easier game for white to play.}) 14. Nd4 Bf6 15. Ne4 Bg7 16. Rae1 $2 ({This is a too slow, but I was looking to expand on the queenside. White has the initiative and should continue more aggressively on the kingside. } 16. f5 Nd7 17. Bg5 Ne5 18. Qc3 f6 19. Bh4 $18) 16... Nd7 17. b4 a5 18. a3 Re8 19. Bd2 axb4 20. axb4 Ra2 $6 {Now black gets a little carried away and puts his rook in no mans land} (20... Nf6 {was the simple and best} 21. Nc3 Bd7 $11 {Black has completed his development and has nothing to worry about}) 21. Nb5 b6 $2 {I really don't understand this move. Perhaps the intention is to forestall c5, but it seriously weakens c6} (21... Nf6 {is still fine for black} ) 22. Bc3 {Eliminating Black's best piece} Ba6 $2 {Perhaps this was an attempt to justify b6.} (22... Bxc3 23. Qxc3 f5 24. Ng5 Nf8 25. Nxc7 (25. Rxe8 Qxe8 26. Nd4 (26. Re1) 26... Qe7 27. Re1 Qf6 28. Re8 Bd7 29. Rb8 h6 30. Nde6) 25... Rxe1 26. Rxe1 Qxc7 27. Re8) 23. Bxg7 Bxb5 24. Ba1 {Here black gave up. Not only is the black rook in danger, but there is great danger on the e-file and the a1-h8 diagonal.} 1-0