Horsham Chess Club Rapidplay 2022-23: McDonald – Mansson

   [Event "Horsham Chess Club Rapidplay"]  [Site "Horsham"]  [Date "2022.12.06"]  [Round "2.2"]  [White "McDonald, Robert"]  [Black "Mansson, James C"]  [Result "0-1"]  [ECO "A20"]  [WhiteElo "1814"]  [BlackElo "2121"]  [Annotator "Mansson,James"]  [PlyCount "22"]  [EventDate "2022.09.01"]  [EventType "tourn (rapid)"]  [EventCountry "ENG"]  [SourceVersionDate "2022.09.07"]   {Time control: 20 minutes plus 5 second increment} 1. c4 e5 2. g3 c6 3. d4 e4 {  This is Black's most aggressive line against 2 g3.} 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bg5  {White has to put pressure on the Black centre, otherwise his opponent will  dominate the position.} Nbd7 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Qa4 $5 {White attempts to make  Black's life awkward by creating pins on both Black's knights.} (8. Qb3 {  is White's main move.}) 8... Qb6 $1 9. Nb5 $2 {White blunders in a complicated  position. There were several superior alternatives.} (9. Bd2 $5 Be7 $11 (9...  Qxb2 $2 10. Rb1 Qa3 11. Qxa3 Bxa3 12. Nb5 $1 $18)) (9. Qb5 Bb4 $1 $132) (9. Qb3  Qxd4 $11) (9. O-O-O Bb4 $1 $15) 9... a6 $1 10. Bxf6 (10. Nc3 Qxb2 11. Rc1 b5  $17) 10... gxf6 $1 11. Rc1 $4 (11. Na3 Qxb2 12. Nc2 a5 $17 {followed by ...Bb4+  } (12... Qc3+ $17)) 11... Qxb5 0-1