[Event "Essex D2, Thurrock v Ilford"] [Site "?"] [Date "2022.03.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Barton, Tom"] [Black "Reynolds, Derrick"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A41"] [WhiteElo "1949"] [BlackElo "1574"] [Annotator "Tom50"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "9.??.??"] {Modern defence, avoiding the Scotch} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 d6 4. d5 (4. Bb5 {is a better option} Bd7 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 exd4) 4... Nce7 5. c4 Ng6 6. Nc3 h6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 Bg4 9. Be2 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nh4 11. Qe2 Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 Bg5 13. O-O Qf6 14. Qh3 a6 15. Rae1 Qg6 $6 $16 {White now has an edge} 16. f4 Bxf4 17. Bxf4 exf4 {[#]} 18. Rxf4 (18. e5 {was better!} dxe5 (18... Ne7 19. Rxf4 O-O 20. Rg4) 19. Rxe5+ Kd8) 18... Ne7 19. Ref1 $6 (19. Rg4 Qf6 20. e5 dxe5 21. Ne4 Qb6+ 22. c5 Qxb2 23. d6 $18) 19... O-O 20. Qd7 Rae8 21. Qxc7 $2 (21. Rxf7 Rd8 22. Rxf8+ Rxf8 23. Qxe7) 21... Qg5 22. Qxd6 Ng6 23. R4f2 Ne5 24. b3 Qe3 {White is losing the advantage, Black is getting active} 25. Nd1 Qd4 26. Kh1 Qxe4 27. Qb6 Rb8 $2 28. Qe3 Qxe3 29. Nxe3 Nd3 30. Rd2 Nc5 31. Nf5 {White is back in control} Rfe8 32. d6 Re5 33. Ne7+ Kf8 $4 34. Ng6+ 1-0