Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2018-19: Horsham 1 – Brighton 1

   [Event "Mid-Sussex League (Division 1)"]  [Site "?"]  [Date "2019.04.25"]  [Round "?"]  [White "Rutherford, Luke E"]  [Black "Mansson, James C"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "A17"]  [Annotator "jmansson"]  [PlyCount "95"]  [EventDate "2018.??.??"]  [EventType "team-match"]  [WhiteTeam "Brighton"]  [BlackTeam "Horsham"]   1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Re1 Ne4 8.  Nxe4 Bxe4 9. d3 Bb7 10. e4 c5 11. d4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 d6 13. b3 a6 14. Bb2 Qc7 {  This allows White an interesting possibility.} (14... Nd7 {was safer.}) 15. Qe2  {White continues in solid fashion.} (15. Qg4 $5 {puts pressure on g7, pretty  much forcing} g6 16. e5 Bxg2 (16... dxe5 $2 17. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 18. Qxe6+ Rf7 19.  Bxe5 {wins material.}) 17. exd6 Bxd6 18. Kxg2 Nd7 {and Black defends for the  moment.}) 15... Nc6 16. Rac1 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 e5 18. Bc3 a5 {This arrangement of  pawns makes it hard for White to break through. However, it clearly creates  some weaknesses too. Black's argument is that with both knights exchanged, it  is less easy to do so. However, as the game shows, there are still risks.} 19.  Red1 Bc6 (19... Bc8 {followed by ...Be6 is perhaps the correct approach. Then  the position looks like a decent version of the Najdorf for Black.}) 20. a4 Qb7  21. Bb2 f5 $5 22. Ba3 Rad8 23. f3 f4 $6 {This looks aggressive, but in fact  White's position is quite safe. The weaknesses in the Black position are the  significant factor.} (23... fxe4 24. fxe4 {leaves White with a weak pawn on e4.  The position is probably balanced then.}) 24. Bh3 fxg3 25. Be6+ Kh8 26. hxg3  Rf6 $6 {This allows the exchange of light-squared bishops, when Black has long  term problems.} (26... Qc7 {at least avoids that.}) 27. Bd5 {White now has a  solid position advantage.} Rdf8 28. Rc3 Qc7 29. Bxc6 Qxc6 30. Kg2 Rg6 31. Rcd3  Bh4 32. g4 {White appears to have weakened his kingside, but there doesn't  seem to be a way for Black to exploit it.} Be7 33. Rh1 Rf4 34. Rd5 Qb7 35. Rh5  h6 36. Rf5 {White forces some favourable exchanges. Black is now in definite  trouble.} Rf6 37. Bc1 R4xf5 38. exf5 Rf8 39. Qe4 Qc8 40. Be3 Qc7 41. Rb5 Rb8  42. Qd5 Bf6 43. Qe6 Qc6 44. Rd5 Qc7 (44... Rd8 45. g5 $1 Bxg5 (45... hxg5 46.  Rd1) 46. Bxg5 hxg5 47. Rd1 {wins as in the game.}) 45. Rxd6 e4 46. fxe4 Bg5 47.  Bxg5 hxg5 48. Rd1 {Black resigned as there is no defence to Rh1+.} 1-0