Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2019-20: Horsham 1 – Worthing 3

   [Event "Mid-Sussex League (Division 1)"]  [Site "?"]  [Date "2020.01.27"]  [Round "?"]  [White "Mansson, James C"]  [Black "Neale, George"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "C42"]  [Annotator "jmansson"]  [PlyCount "81"]  [EventDate "2019.??.??"]  [EventType "team-match"]  [WhiteTeam "Horsham"]  [BlackTeam "Worthing III"]   1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3  Nxc3 6. dxc3 Bg4 $6 {This is not very effective as Black cannot maintain the  pin.} (6... Be7 {is more normal.}) 7. h3 $1 Bh5 8. Qd5 $1 {White forces Black  to give up the bishop pair, because of the double attack on b7 and the bishop.}  Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nc6 10. Be3 Qd7 11. O-O-O {White has a clear advantage. He had  the bishop pair and more space, while Black finds it difficult to complete his  development.} O-O-O 12. Bb5 {This pin makes it difficult for Black to unravel.}  a6 13. Ba4 Kb8 14. Bb3 Ne5 15. Qd5 Qb5 16. f4 {This wins material.} Qxd5 17.  Bxd5 c6 18. Bb3 {This is good, but perhaps it is clearer to take on e5.} (18.  fxe5 $1 cxd5 19. Rxd5 Re8 20. Bf4 dxe5 21. Bxe5+ Kc8 22. Rhd1 {is very good  for White.}) 18... Nd7 19. Bxf7 Nf6 $2 {Black should take the opportunity to  develop the bishop.} (19... Be7 {leaves White with excellent winning chances,  but at least Black gets to develop his kingside.}) 20. Bb6 Rc8 21. Rhe1 {  Now Black finds it impossible to unravel.} c5 22. c4 Rc6 23. Ba5 b6 24. Bc3 (  24. Bd5 {is more forcing, but the move played retains White's advantage.})  24... Rc7 25. Be6 Be7 26. g4 h6 27. Bf5 Rg8 28. Bg6 Rh8 29. a4 Kc8 30. Re6 Kd8  31. Rde1 Rb7 32. Kb1 Rc7 33. Rd1 Rb7 34. Re2 Rc7 35. Red2 Rb7 36. Be5 d5 37.  cxd5 Kd7 38. d6 Bd8 39. g5 hxg5 40. fxg5 Ne8 41. Bf5+ {Black resigned as he  saw that he was at losing a rook.} (41. Bf5+ Kc6 42. Be4+ {wins the rook} (42.  d7 {is suggested buy the computer as a quicker route to mate:} Rxd7 43. Be4+  Rd5 44. Rxd5 {and Black will fall victim to a fatal discovered check.})) 1-0