Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2021-22: Mansson – Forster

   [Event "Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout"]  [Site "Horsham"]  [Date "2022.09.07"]  [Round "4.1"]  [White "Forster, Michael C"]  [Black "Mansson, James C"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "A21"]  [Annotator "jmansson"]  [PlyCount "63"]  [EventDate "2021.??.??"]  [EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]   1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. b4 Bf8 5. Bb2 c6 6. Ne3 Bxb4 (6... f6 {  is more solid.}) 7. Bxe5 Nf6 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Qb3 Na6 10. g3 d6 (10... d5 $13) 11.  Bb2 Qe7 12. Bg2 d5 13. O-O dxc4 14. Qxc4 Be6 15. Qh4 h6 $5 {Black believes  that his bishop pair is compensation for his weakened pawns in the endgame.} (  15... Nd5 16. Qxe7 Bxe7 17. Nd4 $14) 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qxf6 gxf6 18. Rfb1 Rad8  $2 {Black is better off defending the b-pawn. The forcing sequence started by  this move looks to be distinctly in White's favour.} (18... Rab8 $11) 19. a3  Bxd2 20. Nxd2 Rxd2 21. Rxb7 Nc5 22. Rxa7 Rxe2 23. Bxc6 Rb8 24. Ra8 $6 {Now  Black can eliminate the a-pawn.} (24. Nd5 {is better, with a clear advantage.})  24... Rxa8 25. Bxa8 Nb3 26. Rd1 Ra2 27. Bd5 Bxd5 $6 {This hands the advantage  back to White.} (27... Rxa3 $11 {at once was fine for Black.}) 28. Nxd5 Kg7 29.  Kg2 Nc5 30. Rd4 Rxa3 31. Rg4+ Kf8 32. Nxf6 {and White went on to win.} 1-0   [Event "Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout"]  [Site "Horsham"]  [Date "2022.09.07"]  [Round "?"]  [White "Mansson, James C"]  [Black "Forster, Michael C"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [ECO "D20"]  [Annotator "jmansson"]  [PlyCount "66"]  [EventDate "2021.??.??"]  [EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]   1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 b5 $5 {This is a sharp sideline that has become  popular recently.} 4. a4 c6 5. axb5 cxb5 6. Nc3 Qb6 $5 (6... a6 {has been the  most common move, intending} 7. Nxb5 axb5 8. Rxa8 Bb7 $13 {with complications.}  ) 7. Nf3 {White seems to have compensation after the move played, but perhaps  it is not the best.;} (7. Nd5 $13 {is the recommend line.}) 7... e6 8. Be3 Nf6  9. Be2 Bb7 10. d5 Bc5 11. Bxc5 Qxc5 12. dxe6 O-O $5 (12... fxe6 13. Qd4 $13 (  13. Nd4 $13)) 13. exf7+ Rxf7 14. O-O (14. e5 $13) (14. Qd8+ Rf8 15. Qd4 $13)  14... Rd7 $2 {This leads Black into big trouble.} (14... Nxe4 $11) 15. Qc2 Nc6  (15... a6 16. e5 $16) (15... b4 16. Na4 $18) 16. Nxb5 $1 Kh8 (16... Qxb5 $4 17.  Bxc4+ $18) 17. Qxc4 Qxc4 18. Bxc4 Nxe4 19. Rfe1 Nf6 20. h3 h6 21. Ne5 Nxe5 22.  Rxe5 a6 23. Nc3 Rd2 24. b3 Rc2 25. Na4 Rd8 26. Nc5 {White will win the a-pawn,  with good winning chances.} Bd5 $2 {This makes things worse, if White responds  correctly.} 27. Rxa6 $2 {White does not play the correct move.} (27. Rd1 $1 $18  {wins material because of the pin.}) 27... Bxc4 28. bxc4 Rdd2 (28... Rd1+ 29.  Kh2 Rxf2 30. Ne4 Nxe4 31. Rxe4 {and the c-pawn gives White some chances.}) (  28... Rxc4 29. Ne6 {keeps up the pressure.}) 29. Ra8+ (29. Rf5 {at once is  perhaps better.}) 29... Kh7 30. Ne6 $2 {This leads to a draw.} (30. Rf5 {  keeps the game alive.}) 30... Rxf2 31. Nf8+ Kg8 32. Ng6+ Kh7 (32... Kf7 $4 33.  Nh8#) 33. Nf8+ Kg8 1/2-1/2