Horsham Club Championship 2019-20: Mansson – Taylor

   [Event "Horsham Club Championship (Rook)"]  [Site "Horsham"]  [Date "2019.10.08"]  [Round "?"]  [White "Mansson, James C"]  [Black "Taylor, Alex"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "B76"]  [Annotator "jmansson"]  [PlyCount "109"]  [EventDate "2019.??.??"]  [EventType "tourn"]   1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2  Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5 {This is the main move  and best for Black. However, based on our previous encounters, I had prepared  for 12...cxd5. I was therefore less prepared for the following than I might  have been.} (12... cxd5 $6 {is met effectively by} 13. Bg5 {when the Black  central pawns come under heavy pressure.}) 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Ne4 Qc7 15. Bc5 Rfd8  16. h4 {At this point my book knowledge ran out. I actually considered the  theoretical recommendation, but was unsure about it, and so chose the game  move instead. Unfortunately, I spent a lot of time on the move, which meant  that I was under some sort of time pressure for much of the rest of the game.}  (16. Qh4 {intending Ng5 is the main line and promising for White.}) 16... Nf4 {  This natural reply should give Black decent chances. It has to be said that  both sides played inaccurately in what follows, no doubt due to clock pressure.  } 17. Bxe6 (17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 $11) 17... Nxe6 $6 (17... Rxd1+ 18. Qxd1 Nxe6 $11)  18. Bd6 $1 Qb6 19. Be7 $6 (19. h5 $14) 19... Rxd1+ 20. Qxd1 Rb8 21. b3 Qa5 $6 (  21... Rb7 $11) 22. Qd6 Rc8 $6 (22... Rb7 $14) 23. Kb1 $6 (23. Qd7 $16) 23... c5  $6 (23... Qd5 $14) (23... Qc7 $14) 24. Nf6+ Bxf6 25. Bxf6 c4 26. Qxe5 $2 (26.  Rc1 $16) 26... Qb4 $2 (26... Qd2 $11) 27. Qb2 $2 (27. Rd1 $16) 27... a5 $2 (  27... Qd2 $11) 28. h5 cxb3 29. axb3 a4 30. hxg6 fxg6 31. Qe5 $2 (31. Rd1 $16)  31... Re8 $2 (31... Nf4 $11) 32. Rh4 {Now White should be winning as the  following complications are in his favour. The biggest problem was that he  only had a few minutes left, plus the 30 second per move increment.} Qf8 33.  Rxa4 Nc5 34. Qd5+ Qf7 35. Qxc5 Qxf6 36. Qd5+ Kf8 37. Ra8 Rxa8 38. Qxa8+ Kg7 39.  Qe4 {Missing a simpler continuation.} (39. Qa1 $1 {forces a won king and pawn  endgame.}) 39... Qd6 40. g4 $5 {White hopes to play g5 and f4, but this allows  Black's response.} h5 $5 {Black tries to mix things up by creating a passed  pawn of his own.} 41. g5 $5 {White plays the most ambitious move; the pawn on  g5 restricts the Black king and creates dangerous threats, but Black now has a  passed pawn which has to be watched.} Qd1+ 42. Kb2 Qd8 43. Qe5+ Kh7 44. b4 h4  45. Qf4 Qh8+ 46. c3 Kg7 47. Qe5+ Kg8 48. Qe8+ Kg7 49. Qd7+ Kg8 50. b5 h3 51. b6  Qh7 52. Qc8+ Kf7 53. b7 h2 54. Qd7+ Kg8 55. b8=Q# 1-0