4NCL Division 3 2014-15: e2e4.org.uk 3 – Manchester Manticores 2

   [Event "4NCL (Division 3)"]  [Site "Daventry"]  [Date "2015.03.22"]  [Round "8"]  [White "Mansson, James C"]  [Black "Antal, Laszlo"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "E46"]  [WhiteElo "2061"]  [BlackElo "2020"]  [PlyCount "71"]  [EventDate "2015.??.??"]  [EventCountry "ENG"]  [WhiteTeam "e2e4.org.uk 3"]  [BlackTeam "Manchester Manticores 2"]   1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ $6 {Black is  not advised to give up his better bishop in this line, as he gain neither an  advantage in structure or time.} (6... Be7 {was more sensible, retaining the  bishop pair.}) 7. Nxc3 Nbd7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 c5 10. O-O $14 {Black's pieces  are passively placed, which gives White a comfortable advantage.} c4 $2 {This  is a strategic error. Black cannot now stop White playing f3 and e4 with a  strong pawn centre.} 11. Bc2 b6 12. f3 Bb7 13. e4 $16 {White has achieved his  main strategic objective: the creation of a strong pawn centre.} Qc7 14. e5 {  White now looks to launch an attack on the kingside. Black has not real source  of counterplay.} Ne8 15. f4 f5 {Black blocks White on the queenside  temporarily with this, but his position is now vulnerable to a timely g4.} 16.  Be3 g6 17. g4 Ng7 18. Nb5 {It is important that White plays Nb5-d6 in order to  then play gxf5 without allowing ...Nxf5.} Qd8 19. Nd6 Bc6 20. gxf5 gxf5 (20...  Nxf5 21. Nxf5 gxf5 22. Bxf5 $1 {with the idea} Rxf5 23. Qg4+) 21. Ba4 $5 {  White idea was to undermine the d-pawn by exchanging bishops.} (21. Rf2 {  intending Rg2 also looks strong.}) 21... Bxa4 22. Qxa4 Ne8 23. Qc6 Nxd6 24.  Qxd6 Nb8 25. Qh6 {White threatens Kh1 and Rg1+. Black has no real defence  against this.} a6 26. Kh1 Ra7 27. Rg1+ Kh8 28. Bf2 Rff7 29. Bh4 Qf8 30. Bf6+  Rxf6 31. Qxf6+ Qxf6 32. exf6 Nc6 33. Rae1 h6 34. Re6 Nxd4 35. Re8+ Kh7 36. Re7+  1-0