1. d4 d6 2. c4 Nd7 3. e4 e5 4. d5 Ngf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Be3 O-O 7. Bd3 c6 8. Nge2

It seems like I could get the initiative here.

8... Ng4 9. Bd2 Qb6 10. O-O Nc5

Nc5 necessary to not lose the queen I think.

10... Qxb2 11. Na4 Qa3 12. Bc1 Qb4 13. Rb1 Qa5 So perhaps I could have got away with it.

11. Bc2 Qxb2 12. h3 Nf6 13. f3 Qb6 14. Kh2

Better here seems like Be3

14... Qd8 15. Be3 Ncd7

And black has to be better?

16. Qd2 h6 17. g4

My plan is to get the Bishop on h4

17... Nh7 18. Ng3 Re8

18... Ndf6 19. g5 hxg5 20. Bxg5 Nxg5 21. Qxg5 Nh7 22. Qh5.

19. Nf5

Same thing as last game!

19... Bf8 20. dxc6 bxc6 21. Nxd6 Re6 22. Nxc8 Qxc8 23. Qf2 Qa6?! 24. Bb3 Be7 25. Na4 Nhf8 26. Rad1 Qb7 27. Rd3 Rd6 28. Rfd1 Rxd3 29. Rxd3 Ng6

29... Bg5 30. Bxg5 hxg5.

30. Qd2 Nh4 31. Qf2 Qc7 32. Bd1 Ng6 33. Qd2 Rd8 34. c5 Nf4 35. Bxf4 exf4 36. Qc3 Bf6 37. Qd2

1/2-1/2

Annotator(s): Damian Evans.

Event information: Tournament report.