Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2018-19: Mansson – Barrowclough

   [Event "Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout"]  [Site "Horsham"]  [Date "2018.11.13"]  [Round "1.1"]  [White "Mansson, James C"]  [Black "Barrowclough, Richard"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "B05"]  [Annotator "jmansson"]  [PlyCount "43"]  [EventDate "2018.??.??"]  [EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]   1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 dxe5 $6 {This rarely-played  more has not achieved good results. It is more common for Black to push a pawn  to e6 or c6.} (5... e6) (5... c6) 6. Nxe5 Bxe2 7. Qxe2 e6 8. O-O Be7 9. c4 Nf6  10. Be3 O-O 11. Nc3 Nbd7 12. Rad1 c6 13. f4 {The opening has not worked out  well for Black as his position is cramped and lack counterplay.} Re8 14. g4 $1  {White takes advantage of Black's passive position to play this move. As Black  has no effective counter, White can just push him back further.} Nf8 15. g5  N6d7 16. Qh5 g6 (16... Ng6 17. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 18. d5 $1 {threatening 19 dxe6+  Kxd6 20 f5 winning back the piece with interest.} Bxg5 {Black has to cover e6.}  19. Ne4 $1 {and Black is in big trouble.}) 17. Qh6 Nxe5 $2 (17... f5 {was a  better try, although} 18. gxf6 Nxf6 19. Qh3 {still gives White an attack.}) 18.  dxe5 $2 {This is tempting, but opening the f-file is winning.} (18. fxe5 $1 {  and Black has no answer to the threat of Ne4-f6+.}) 18... Nd7 $4 {This is a  bad mistake.} (18... Qa5 {was better, when White has attacking chances but not  a clear win.}) 19. Ne4 {Now White is winning.} Qc7 {This allows White to force  a quick finish.} (19... Bf8 {was not really any better as after} 20. Qh4 {  the threat of Nf6+ cannot be met.}) 20. Rxd7 $1 Qxd7 21. Nf6+ Bxf6 22. gxf6 {  Black resigned as White will playe 23 Qg7# next move.} 1-0   [Event "Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout"]  [Site "Horsham"]  [Date "2018.11.13"]  [Round "1.2"]  [White "Barrowclough, Richard"]  [Black "Mansson, James C"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [ECO "C56"]  [Annotator "jmansson"]  [PlyCount "88"]  [EventDate "2018.??.??"]  [EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]   1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nf3 Nc6 {This is the safest approach:  transposing to a line in the Two Knights Defence.} 5. Ng5 $6 d5 6. exd5 Qe7+ $1  7. Qe2 $6 (7. Kf1 {is the main try.}) 7... Qxe2+ 8. Kxe2 Ne5 (8... Nb4 {  favours Black, who take on d5 next.}) 9. Bb5+ c6 10. dxc6 bxc6 11. Bf4 Nfd7 (  11... cxb5 12. Bxe5 Nd5 {was also possible.} 13. Bxd4 f6 14. Nf3 Nf4+ 15. Kf1  Ba6 {gives Black definite compensation for the Black because of White's lag in  development.}) 12. Bd3 h6 13. Nf3 Nxd3 14. cxd3 c5 15. Re1 Be7 16. Nbd2 O-O 17.  Nc4 Re8 18. Kf1 Ba6 19. b3 Bf8 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. Re1 Rxe1+ 22. Kxe1 Nb6 23.  Nfd2 Nd5 24. Bb8 Nb4 25. Ke2 $2 {This gets White into trouble.} (25. Bxa7 {  was fine for White after e.g.} Nxa2 26. Ne4 Nc1 $11) 25... Nxa2 26. Bxa7 Nc1+  27. Kf3 Nxd3 (27... Bb7+ $1 28. Kg3 Nxd3 {was even better, as the White king  would be driven away from the Black pawns. Black would then be clearly winning.  }) 28. Ke2 Nc1+ 29. Kd1 Nxb3 {This is tempting, but the simplifications help  White.} (29... Nd3 {was worth considering.}) 30. Nxb3 Bxc4 31. Nxc5 Bd5 {  Black has some chances in this position but ultimately they don't amount to  anything.} 32. f3 Bd6 33. h3 f5 34. Kd2 Bc4 35. Nd3 g5 36. Bxd4 Bd5 37. Bc3 h5  38. Ne1 g4 {Black decided to force simplifications as a draw would win the  match.} 39. fxg4 fxg4 40. hxg4 hxg4 41. Ke2 Bc5 42. Nd3 Bb6 43. Ne5 Bxg2 44.  Nxg4 Bb7 1/2-1/2