Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2018-19: Mansson – Rogers

   [Event "Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout"]  [Site "Horsham"]  [Date "2019.06.04"]  [Round "2.1"]  [White "Mansson, James C"]  [Black "Rogers, Joe"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "C41"]  [Annotator "jmansson"]  [PlyCount "55"]  [EventDate "2018.??.??"]  [EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]   1. e4 d6 2. d4 e5 3. Nf3 Nf6 (3... Nd7 {is less accurate on account of} 4. Bc4)  4. Nc3 {White allows Black to reach the Hanham.} (4. dxe5 Nxe4 5. Qd5 {is the  main attempt to exploit this move order.}) 4... exd4 {This is playable, if  followed up correctly.} (4... Nbd7 {is best, leading to the Hanham Variation.})  5. Nxd4 Bg4 $6 {This induces White to play a useful move with tempo.} (5... Be7  {is Black's best line, known as the Antoshin Variation.}) 6. f3 Bd7 7. Be3 Nc6  8. Qd2 g6 9. O-O-O Bg7 10. g4 {White has a strong attack.} Rg8 $4 {This is a  terrible idea.} (10... O-O {is better, although White's attack is clearly more  promising than Black's.}) 11. Be2 Qe7 12. g5 Nh5 13. Nd5 {Black is clearly in  big trouble now.} Qd8 14. f4 (14. Nb5 Rc8 15. f4) 14... Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Bxd4 16.  Qxd4 c6 17. Bxh5 $1 cxd5 18. Bf3 $1 Qa5 19. Qxd5 Qxd5 20. Rxd5 Be6 21. Rxd6 {  White now has a two pawn advantage, which means that he is winning easily.} Ke7  22. Rhd1 Rac8 23. Kb1 b6 24. R6d4 Rge8 25. Be2 Kf8 26. Bd3 Kg7 $2 27. f5 gxf5  28. exf5 {Black resigned as he loses a piece.} 1-0   [Event "Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout"]  [Site "Horsham"]  [Date "2019.06.04"]  [Round "2.2"]  [White "Rogers, Joe"]  [Black "Mansson, James C"]  [Result "0-1"]  [ECO "C47"]  [Annotator "jmansson"]  [PlyCount "58"]  [EventDate "2018.??.??"]  [EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]   1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd3 d5 8.  exd5 O-O $5 {Black offers a pawn sacrifice, which White sensibly declines.} (  8... cxd5 {is the normal move, which usually leads to the game position after}  9. O-O O-O) 9. O-O (9. dxc6 {gives Black good compensation, e.g.} Bg4 (9...  Re8+)) 9... cxd5 10. Bd2 {This is innocuous.} (10. Bg5 {is more natural, and  White's usual choice.}) 10... Be7 11. Re1 Bg4 12. Qc1 c5 13. Be2 d4 (13... Bxe2  14. Rxe2 d4 {was also possible.}) 14. Bxg4 (14. Ne4 $1 {is better.}) 14... dxc3  15. Bg5 $2 {This is a big mistake.} (15. Bxc3 {is better, although after} Nxg4  {Black is doing well.}) 15... Qd4 $2 {Black slips up with this tempting but  flawed move.} (15... Nxg4 $1 16. Rxe7 (16. Bxe7 Qb8 $1) 16... cxb2 17. Qxb2 h6  $1 18. Bh4 Qd6 $1 19. g3 g5 {is winning for Black.}) 16. Bf3 $4 {This is a bad  blunder.} (16. bxc3 Qxg4 17. Rxe7 {is more promising for White.}) 16... cxb2 {  Black now gains a big material advantage, and manages to convert his position  to a win pretty easily.} 17. Qd2 bxa1=Q 18. Bxa8 Qxd2 19. Bxd2 Qxa2 20. Bf3  Qxc2 21. Bg5 Rb8 22. h3 Bd6 23. g3 h6 24. Be3 Bxg3 $1 {This is a neat way to  finish.} 25. fxg3 Rb2 26. Re2 Qd1+ 27. Kf2 Ne4+ $1 28. Kg2 (28. Bxe4 Qxe2+ 29.  Kg1 Qe1#) 28... Rxe2+ 29. Bxe2 Qxe2+ 0-1