[Event "Emigrant Cup"] [Site "?"] [Date "2014.02.02"] [Round "5"] [White "Ian George"] [Black "Lloyd Retallick"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C67"] [Annotator "George, Ian"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Nxe5 Be7 8. d4 O-O 9. Nd2 Bg5 (9... f6 10. Nd3 Re8 {is better. When the bishop is attacked he must either move it again or exchange it, in the latter case weakening the defence of his king.}) 10. Ndf3 Bxc1 11. Qxc1 Qf6 12. c4 h6 ({ The purpose of this move is not clear.} 12... Re8 {is better.}) 13. Qc3 Rd8 14. Qa5 g5 {This wekening of the pawn structure can't be a good idea.} (14... b6 15. Qa4 c5 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Qa5 Bb7 18. b3 $16) 15. Qxc7 $6 ({No need to hurry.} 15. Rad1 b6 16. Qa4 $16) 15... Ne8 16. Qa5 g4 17. Nd2 Rxd4 18. Ne4 Qd8 19. Qxd8 Rxd8 20. Rad1 Bf5 21. Ng3 Be6 22. b3 Nf6 23. Kf1 a5 24. Ne2 (24. a4 { is worth considering in order to prevent black from increasing the activity of the black rook with ...a4.}) 24... a4 25. Nf4 (25. Nd4 $5 {controlling the f5 square.}) 25... Bf5 26. Nfd3 $2 ({White is unnecessarily afraid of creating pawn weaknesses on th the Q-side but this allows black to build up more pressure.} 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. bxa4 Ra8 28. Ne2 Rxa4 29. Nc3 Ra5 30. Re3 { should hold.}) 26... Ne4 27. f3 $4 {The knight is now trapped.} (27. Nc1 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Nc3 $17) 27... gxf3 (27... Nc3 $19) 28. gxf3 (28. g4 Bh7 29. Re3 (29. Nf4 f2 30. Rxd8+ Rxd8 31. Ra1 a3 $19) 29... axb3 30. axb3 Ra2) 28... Nc3 $19 29. Rd2 Kf8 $2 (29... axb3 30. axb3 f6 $19) 30. Rc1 axb3 (30... Nxa2 31. Rxa2 Bxd3+ 32. Kf2 $17) 31. axb3 f6 $2 (31... Ra2 32. Rxa2 Nxa2 33. Ra1 Bxd3+ 34. Nxd3 Rxd3 35. Rxa2 Rxf3+ 36. Ke2 Rxb3 $19) 32. Rxc3 fxe5 33. Ke2 $11 e4 34. fxe4 Bxe4 35. Nc5 Rxd2+ 36. Kxd2 Ra2+ 37. Ke3 Bh1 38. h3 b5 39. cxb5 cxb5 40. Ne6+ Ke7 41. Nd4 b4 42. Rc4 Rh2 43. h4 Rh3+ 44. Kf2 Kd7 45. Rxb4 Rxh4 46. Kg3 1/2-1/2