Horsham Club Championship 2015-16: Richardson – Mansson

   [Event "Horsham Club Championship"]  [Site "Horsham"]  [Date "2016.4.19"]  [Round ""]  [White "Richardson, Paul"]  [Black "Mansson, James C"]  [Result "0-1"]  [Eco "A06"]  [Annotator ""]  [Source ""]   1.Nf3 c5 2.b3 d5 3.e3 {This is generally regarded as most accurate.}  ( 3.Bb2 {is seen as dubious because of} f6 ) Nf6 4.Bb2 g6 {!?}  {This is Black's preferred scheme of development, although it allows White to  capture on f6. Whether he ought to do that is another matter.}  5.c4 ( 5.Bxf6 exf6 6.d4 Nc6 7.Be2 Bg7 $13) Bg7 6.cxd5 Qxd5 {The game position is now a Hedgehog with colours reversed.}  7.Bc4 {This is not an ideal position for the bishop in the Hedgehog. Possibly  developing with Be2, 0-0, d3 and Nbd2 (not necessarily in that order) is sounder. Black of course is fine in such a position.}  Qf5 8.Na3 {Likewise this is not an ideal square for the knight.}  O-O 9.O-O Nc6 10.Qe2 Ng4 {This is a standard manouevre; Black looks to make some favourable piece exchanges.}  11.Bxg7 Kxg7 12.Nb5 Nce5 13.Nxe5 Qxe5 14.f4 {This looks loosening, but is pretty much forced to cover the pressure against h2.}  Qb8 15.h3 Nf6 16.Nc3 a6 17.Nd5 Nxd5 18.Bxd5 Qd6 19.Bf3 Rb8 20.g4  f5 {Black nips any attacking ideas White has on the kingside in the bud...}  21.Rf2 e5 {...and sets up this move, which hopes to show that the White kingside is over-exposed.}  22.fxe5 ( 22.gxf5 {?} Bxf5 $17{threatening both ...Bxh3 and ...exf4 is bad for White.}  ) ( 22.g5 {?!} e4 $15{gives Black a confortable advantage.} )  Qxe5 23.Raf1 Bd7 24.gxf5 Bxf5 25.Bg2 Qg3 26.d3 {!?} {White sets a cunning trap...}  Kg8 ( {...which Black spots:} 26...Bxh3 {?} {...which Black spots:}  27.Qb2+ Kg8 28.Rxf8+ Rxf8 29.Rxf8+ Kxf8 30.Qh8+ Ke7 31.Qxh7+  Kf6 32.Qxh3 $20) ( 26...Qe5 {!?} $13) 27.Rf3 Qd6 28.e4 Be6 29.Qe3  Rxf3 30.Rxf3 Qe5 31.Qf4 Qxf4 ( 31...Qd4+ 32.Kh2 Re8 33.Qc7 $13)  32.Rxf4 Rd8 33.Rf3 Kg7 34.Kf2 b5 ( 34...Rf8 35.Rxf8 Kxf8 36.h4  b5 37.Ke3 Ke7 $10) ( 34...a5 {combined with ...b6 and ...Rd4 looks interesting.}  ) 35.Ke3 b4 36.Rf2 a5 37.e5 {?!} {This gives Black some targets to aim at.}  ( 37.Rc2 {is, if anything, preferable for White.} ) Bf5 38.Bf1  {?} {This allows the Black rook into d5, which results in the loss of a pawn.}  ( 38.Rd2 {is more solid, when it is not clear that Black has much.} )  Kf7 39.Rd2 Rd5 40.d4 cxd4+ 41.Rxd4 Rxe5+ 42.Kf4 Rc5 43.Bc4+ Ke7  44.h4 Bb1 45.Rd2 a4 46.Bd3 {?} {This leads to a lost rook and pawn endgame.}  ( 46.Re2+ {is better, when Black does not have a clear way to win, despite his extra pawn.}  ) Bxd3 47.Rxd3 Rc2 48.Rd4 Rxa2 49.Rxb4 a3 50.Ra4 ( 50.Kg5 Rg2+  51.Kh6 a2 52.Ra4 Rh2 $21) h6 {Black does not need to play this, e.g.}  ( 50...Ra1 {!} 51.Kg5 a2 52.Kh6 g5 {!!} 53.h5 ( 53.hxg5 Rh1+ $21)  ( 53.Kxg5 Rg1+ $21) ( 53.Kxh7 gxh4 $21) Kf6 $21) 51.Ke5 Ra1 {?}  {This gives White a chance.} ( 51...Re2+ 52.Kd5 a2 $21{followed by advancing the g-pawn should be decisive.}  ) 52.Kd4 {?} {This is tempting, but Black has a cunning idea in mind.}  ( 52.Ra7+ Kd8 53.Kd6 {looks like it would have been tenable for White as Black cannot arrange the advance of his a-pawn.}  ) a2 {!} {Black gives up the pawn to force a won king and pawn endgame.}  53.Kc3 Rc1+ 54.Kb2 a1=Q+ 55.Rxa1 Rxa1 56.Kxa1 g5 57.hxg5 hxg5  58.Kb2 g4 {White cannot stop the Black pawn, while Black can easily stop the White, so White resigned.}  0-1