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[Event "Autumn Swiss R3"] [Site ""] [Date "2022.11.24"] [Round ""] [White "D Morton"] [Black "A Kinder"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [EventDate "2022.11.24"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d6 3.e4 g6 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.f4 h6 6.Bh4 c6 7.e5 Nh5 8.Qf3 d5 { The computer is screaming for white to play f5 here and for the next few moves. Doug prefers to develop first.} 9.g4 Ng7 10.O-O-O Nb6 11.Bd3 a5 12. Nge2 a4 13.Rhf1 Qc7 14.f5 {Finally Doug plays the pawn break - this should lead to a significant advantage.} 14...g5 15.Bg3 Qd7 16.f6 ( 16.e6 $1 {, breaking open the path to the king, is the key move. eg} 16...fxe6 17.f6 $1 {and } 17...exf6 18.Qxf6 {leaves black wide open.} 18...Qe7 19.Qg6+ Kd8 20.Rf7 {and black's best is to give up the queen.} ) 16...Ne6 17.Bf5 Nc4 18.Rfe1 b5 19.Nb1 b4 20.Nd2 Na5 21.Kb1 {Now, it's closer although white still has more space.} 21...Qa7 22.Bxe6 $6 {Giving up the bishop allows Andrew to equalise. } 22...Bxe6 23.Bf2 Rb8 24.Nc1 Qd7 25.h3 Nc4 26.Nd3 b3 27.cxb3 Nxd2+ 28.Rxd2 axb3 29.a3 exf6 30.Nc5 Bxc5 31.dxc5 f5 32.gxf5 Bxf5+ 33.Ka1 Qe6 34.h4 g4 35.Qe3 Kd7 36.Qc3 Rb5 37.Bd4 Ra8 38.Rf2 Qg6 $6 {Doug had one final chance.} 39.Qg3 ( 39.e6+ $1 fxe6 40.Qg3 {and white can break through on the dark squares.eg} 40...Ra6 41.Qd6+ Kc8 42.Re5 Qf7 43.Rfxf5 exf5 44.Re7 {with a decisive attack...but with both players short on time this was very difficult to see.} ) 39...Be6 40.Ref1 Rba5 41.Qxb3 Rb5 42. Qc3 Qe4 43.Rf4 Qe2 44.R4f2 Qe4 45.Rf4 Qe2 1/2-1/2