[Event "County Shield"] [Site "?"] [Date "2013.10.23"] [Round "1"] [White "Robin Kneebone"] [Black "Gary Trudeau"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E71"] [Annotator "Robin Kneebone"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2013.??.??"] {The Modern Benoni is an opening in which black is prepared to tolerate structural deficiencies in return for activity. In this game black's position becomes passive early on and he finds it difficult to counter white's space advantage.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 c5 6. d5 e6 7. Bg5 Qa5 8. Bd3 (8. Qd2 exd5 9. exd5 O-O 10. Nf3 Re8+ 11. Be2 $11) 8... exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 (10. Nf3 b5 11. O-O O-O (11... b4 12. Nb1 c4 13. Bxc4 Nxe4 14. Re1 f5 15. Nbd2 $18) 12. e5 dxe5 13. Nxe5 $14 {according to Fritz, but looked unclear to me}) 10... Qb4 $6 11. Bd2 (11. Nf3 Qxb2 12. Rc1 $13) 11... Qb6 (11... c4 $1 12. Be2 Nbd7 13. Nf3 O-O 14. O-O Nc5 $14) 12. Nf3 Nbd7 13. O-O O-O 14. Rb1 { starting an incorrect plan of queenside expansion} (14. a5 Qc7 15. Re1 Re8 16. Qc2 $16) 14... Qc7 15. Bf4 Re8 16. Nd2 Nh5 17. Be3 Ne5 (17... Bd4 18. Bxd4 cxd4 19. Ne2 Ne5 20. Rc1 Qe7 21. Nc4 $13 {black has compensation, according to Fritz }) 18. Be2 Nf6 19. f4 (19. Qc2) 19... Ned7 20. Bf3 (20. Bf2 {is sensible; watching for cheapos took B a lot of time}) 20... Rb8 (20... Nxe4 {this doesn't work, but the looseness of the Be3 is a constant problem for several moves} 21. Ncxe4 f5 22. Nxd6 Rxe3 23. N2c4 {the Re3 has no squares!} Re7 (23... Nb6 24. Nxb6 Qxb6 25. Nc4 Qb3 26. Nxe3 Qxe3+) 24. Nxf5 gxf5 25. d6) 21. Qe2 b6 (21... b5 $5 22. axb5 axb5 23. Ra1 $1 $14 (23. Nxb5 {intended, but perhaps I'd have noticed it's wrong.} Qb6 24. Na3 Ba6 25. Nac4 Qb4 {at the time I thought this was unclear; in fact black is better})) 22. Rfc1 Bb7 23. Kh2 (23. Nc4 { not sure why I did not play this. Perhaps I had not realised he could no longer play ... b5. But Kh2 is equally good (Fritz)}) 23... Rbc8 24. g4 (24. Nc4) 24... Re7 25. g5 (25. Nc4) 25... Ne8 {W starts to go wrong ...} 26. Bg4 ( 26. Nc4) (26. h4 h5 27. b3 Qd8 28. Ra1 Rb8 29. Ra2 Ra8 30. Kg3 Rb8 31. Nc4 $16) 26... h5 27. gxh6 $2 (27. Bf3 c4 28. f5 gxf5 29. exf5 Be5+ 30. Kh1 Bd4 31. Be4 {didn't see 31 Be4 or Nde4} (31. Nd1 b5 32. axb5 axb5 $13)) 27... Bxh6 $13 28. f5 Bg7 $6 (28... Bxe3 29. Qxe3 $14) 29. fxg6 Be5+ 30. Kh1 fxg6 31. Be6+ Kh7 32. Qg4 {missing a good finish} (32. Rg1 Ng7 {Rxe6 is necessary, but losing} (32... Nf8 33. Rxg6 $3 {[%emt 0:00:06] mate in}) 33. Rxg6 $1 Kxg6 34. Qg4+ Kh7 35. Qh4+ Nh5 36. Qxh5+ Kg7 37. Qh6#) 32... Bf6 33. Nf3 Ng7 34. Ng5+ (34. Rg1) 34... Kh8 35. Rg1 {playing the right moves, but in the wrong order, like the Morecambe and Wise sketch.} (35. Qh4+ Nh5 36. Bf5 Ne5 37. Bxg6) 35... Ne5 36. Qh4+ Nh5 37. Bg4 (37. Rbf1 $18) 37... Rh7 $13 (37... Nxg4 38. hxg4 $2 Rh7 $17) 38. Rbf1 Qe7 39. Bxc8 Bxc8 40. Kh2 (40. Qf2) 40... Nc4 (40... Nd3) 41. Bc1 (41. Qf2 Nxe3 42. Qxe3 Bd4 43. Qd2 Bxg1+ 44. Kxg1 {edge for white, according to Fritz, but I can't see why.}) 41... Ne5 (41... Be5+ 42. Kg2 Nf4+ 43. Rxf4 Rxh4 44. Rxh4+ Kg8 45. Rf1 $13) 42. Qf2 Nd3 43. Qd2 (43. Qf3) 43... Qe5+ (43... Be5+ ) 44. Kh1 Ng3+ $4 (44... Bxg5 45. Qxg5 Qxg5 46. Bxg5 Bxh3 47. Rf3 Bg4 48. Rxg4 Ne5 49. Rf8+ Kg7 50. Rb8 Nxg4 51. Kg2 $18) 45. Rxg3 Qxg3 46. Rxf6 Rxh3+ 47. Nxh3 Qxh3+ 48. Qh2 Qxh2+ 49. Kxh2 $138 {The remianing moves were not recorded.} 1-0