[Event "GotM #96"] [Site "Cork"] [Date "2005.03.30"] [Round "?"] [White "Boyle, Bernard"] [Black "Lane, Thomas"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D02"] [Annotator "Connaughton,Ken"] [PlyCount "41"] [GameId "505256960168"] [EventDate "2005.03.30"] [EventCountry "IRL"] {[%evp 0,41,38,-18,18,-18,34,-28,24,-20,57,-32,49,-37,26,-33,66,-13,35,15,44,-44,44,-28,28,-40,57,-46,125,-139,180,-150,219,-184,227,-227,214,-343,29995,-29996,29997,-29998,29999,-29999]} 1. d4 {Queen's Pawn Game} d5 {Closed Game} 2. Bf4 (2. c4 {The Queen's Gambit is usually played here.}) (2. Nf3) (2. Nc3) (2. e3) (2. Bg5) 2... Nf6 {The main move in the position.} (2... e6) (2... c5) (2... Bf5) (2... Nc6) (2... c6) 3. e3 (3. Nf3) (3. Nc3) (3. h3) 3... e6 (3... c5) (3... Bf5) (3... g6) (3... c6) 4. Nd2 (4. Nf3) (4. Bd3) (4. c3) (4. c4) 4... c5 (4... Bd6) 5. c3 (5. Ngf3) 5... Nc6 (5... Bd6) 6. Ngf3 (6. Bd3) 6... Bd7 (6... Bd6) (6... Be7) (6... cxd4) 7. Bd3 a6 {[#] White has gone with the London System and Black is preparing to expand on the Queenside.} (7... Be7) 8. a4 Be7 9. Ne5 cxd4 10. exd4 O-O 11. Qf3 Re8 12. g4 $1 {[#] White shows his hand. He won't be castling Kingside. The game has a closed nature and White believes his King will be secure enough in the center or on the Queenside. His Kingside will be a base of operations against the Black King.} g6 13. h4 {The pawn storm is coming and Black's Kingside will come under a severe attack.} Bf8 14. h5 Bg7 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. Bg5 {The defender of h7 is now under threat.} Nb8 17. Qh3 Bc6 18. Ndf3 Qb6 {[#] Black desparately trying to get some counterplay going.} (18... Nbd7 19. Nxd7 Bxd7 {would have held the Knight in place.}) 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Qh7+ Kf8 21. Qxf7# {[#] A beautifully constructed mating net closes on the Black King.} 1-0