[Event ""]
[White "Witchard,Henry"]
[Black "Suesan,Baptista"]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Annotator ""]
[Result "0-1"]
[Date "2024.11.04"]
[PlyCount "76"]
1. c4 e5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Ne7 5. Nf3 Nbc6 6. O-O O-O 7. d3 d6 8. Rb1 a5 9. a3 f5 10. Ne1 Nd4 {10...f4 is also possible pre-empting 11.f4. Baptiste's plan is to transfer his pieces to the kingside where he will develop an attack by advancing his pawns.} 11. e3 Ne6 {12.f4 is the usual way to to prevent blacks expansion} 12. Bd2 f4 $1 {Thematic!} 13. b4 axb4 14. axb4 fxg3 15. hxg3 Nf5 (15... Ng5 )16. b5 Nh6 17. Nc2 Ng5 18. Qe2 Bg4 19. f3 Bh3 20. Ne4 (20. e4 )Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Nxe4 22. dxe4 {Black is better here because his pieces are better placed, he has the open a-file and the pawn on c4 is weak and backward - not to mention the possibility of threats on the kingside after Nf7-g5} Nf7 23. Nb4 (23. f4 $15 )Ng5 24. Bc3 {Too slow} Qd7 25. g4 {a desperate attempt to prevent Qh3} h5 (25... Rxf3 $1 26. Rxf3 Qxg4+ 27. Kf2 Nxe4+ {is even stronger} )26. Nd5 {Rxf3 or Nf3 are other options} hxg4 27. fxg4 Nxe4 28. Bb4 b6 29. Nc3 Nf6 30. Kg3 e4 $1 31. Rbd1 Qe6 32. Rf2 Nh7 (32... Nxg4 {is equally conclusive} 33. Rxf8+ (33. Qxg4 Qxg4+ 34. Kxg4 Rxf2 )Rxf8 34. Qxg4 Be5+ )33. Rdf1 Be5+ 34. Kg2 Ng5 {This is more than good enough although} (34... Rf3 {is another way to finish the game} )35. Nd5 Nf3 $1 36. Kh3 Rf7 37. Nf4 Rh7+ 38. Kg2 Qxg4# 0-1