[Event "6th Annual Gulf Coast Open"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.10.05"] [Round "1"] [White "Milla, Diego"] [Black "Cobb, Jeffrey"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B21"] [WhiteElo "1986"] [BlackElo "1801"] [Annotator "Jeffrey"] [PlyCount "48"] [EventDate "2019.10.05"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.09.23"] 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 Nf6 (3... Nc6 {In Milla vs Cobb Florida State Championship, October 2019, I played Nc6 in this position. Although I managed to win that game, Nf6 is a better choice.}) 4. Bd3 dxc3 5. Nxc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 d6 7. h3 g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Rd1 Qa5 11. Be3 {The first break from theory, although we left GM theory awhile ago. 11. Bc4 and Bf4 have been played } Bd7 {Transposing back into previously trod territory, not that I knew all of this at the time.} 12. Rac1 {a3 and Nh2 have been tried here} Rac8 13. a3 a6 14. Bb1 Be6 {The idea is to place the B on b3 and take control of the d1 square } 15. Nd2 Qh5 {Up by the gambit pawn, looking to exchange Q's or provoke f3} 16. Qf1 {Opens the door for attack on the K-side} Ne5 17. g4 Nfxg4 18. hxg4 Bxg4 19. f4 Nf3+ {Bxe1 is cleaner} (19... Bxd1 20. fxe5 Qxe5 21. Qxd1 Qg3+ 22. Kf1 Qxe3) 20. Nxf3 Bxf3 21. Rd2 Qg4+ 22. Kh2 (22. Kf2 {And Black is only slightly better, but the pressure has taken it's toll.}) 22... Bh6 23. Rg2 Bxg2 24. Qxg2 Bxf4+ {White Resigns} 0-1
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