County Match (Open) 2012-13: Sussex – Essex

   [Event "County Match"]  [Site "Wanstead"]  [Date "2013.3.16"]  [White "Mansson, James C (Sussex)"]  [Black "Goldberg, Jeff A (Essex)"]  [Result "0-1"]  [Eco "D15"]   1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.c5 Bf5 6.Bf4 Nbd7 7.e3 e6 8.h3   {This is probably not necessary, although it isn't bad.}   8...Be7 9.Bd3 O-O 10.O-O Re8 11.Qc2 Bxd3 12.Qxd3 Bf8 13.b4 b6 14.Ne5 Nxe5 15.Bxe5 Nd7 16.Bg3 e5 17.f4   {!? White aims to resolve the position in the centre. Whether Black plays ...e4 or ...exd4, White should have all the play.}   17...bxc5   {17...e4 blocking the position does not look a good idea, as White would be left with all the play on the queenside.}   18.fxe5   {?! This tempting try backfires for White. He should proceed in a more straightforward manner with 18.bxc5 exd4 19.exd4 and White is doing fine, as 19...Nxc5? 20.dxc5 Bxc5+ 21.Bf2 is no good.}   18...cxb4   {18...cxd4 19.exd4 (19.Qxd4) 19...Bxb4}   19.Nb1   {?! 19.Na4 gave more compensation.}   19...f6   {19...Qg5 was worth considering.}   20.Nd2   {?! 20.exf6 Nxf6 21.Nd2 was a better approach, although Black is still doing well.}   20...fxe5 21.Qf5 e4   {?! 21...Qe7 eliminates all White play by covering f7.}   22.Rac1 Rc8 23.Nb3   {?! 23.Qf7+ Kh8 24.Nb3 should have been played.}   23...Qe7 24.Na5 Qe6 25.Qf2   {25.Rxc6!? Rxc6 26.Nxc6 Qxf5 27.Rxf5 Rc8 is probably winning for Black, but was a better try.}   25...c5   {! Now White's position is clearly lost.}   26.dxc5 Nxc5 27.Qf5 g6 28.Qg5 Bg7 29.Rfd1 Nd3 30.Rxc8 Rxc8 31.Nb3 Bf6 32.Qh6 Qe7  33.h4 Qg7 34.Qxg7+ Kxg7 35.Rd2 Kf7   {Time control}   36.Kh2 Ke6 37.Kh3 Rc3 38.Re2 Nc1 39.Nxc1 Rxc1 40.Bf2 a5   {40...Rh1+ wins at once: 41.Kg4 h5+ 42.Kf4 g5+ 43.hxg5 Be5# or 41.Kg3 Kf5 42.Be1 Bxh4#}   41.g4 a4 42.g5 Bc3   {White resigned as he has no defence to the advance of the b-pawn.}   0-1