[Event "Steve Boniface Fide Open 2015"] [Site "Bristol"] [Date "2015.08.21"] [Round "1.7"] [White "Pearce, Roger W"] [Black "Burnett, Leon"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B21"] [PlyCount "45"] [EventDate "2015.08.21"] [EventCountry "ENG"] [Source "Dave Tipper"] [SourceDate "2015.08.25"] 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 d6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bc4 a6 7. O-O Ne7 $6 { Normally in playing this system black plays Nc6 instead of d6} (7... Nc6) 8. Bg5 Qc7 (8... h6 9. Be3 Nbc6 ({If} 9... Ng6 {The following idea is playable} 10. Nd4 Be7 {rushing to castle} 11. Nxe6 Bxe6 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Qh5 O-O (13... Kf7 14. f4 $16) 14. Qxg6 Rf6 15. Qg4)) (8... Nbc6 {is better}) 9. Bb3 {The black Queen looks a bit exposed now} Ng6 (9... Nbc6 10. Rc1 Qb8 (10... Ng6 11. Nd5 $16) 11. Be3) (9... h6 10. Rc1 $1 hxg5 11. Nb5 axb5 (11... Qa5 12. Nxd6+ Kd7 13. Nxb7+ $18) 12. Rxc7 $18) 10. Rc1 Qa5 $2 (10... Nc6 {is better} 11. Nd5 Qa5 12. Rxc6 bxc6 13. Ba4 exd5 14. Bxc6+ Bd7 15. Bxa8 dxe4 16. Bxe4 $16) 11. Nb5 $1 {White now has a big advantage} (11. Nd5 {is also strong}) 11... axb5 ( 11... Nc6 {Just doesn't look right, although I didn't see all of the following variation.} 12. Nxd6+ Bxd6 13. Qxd6 f6 14. Rxc6 bxc6 15. Qxc6+ Bd7 16. Qxa8+ Ke7 17. Qa7 fxg5 18. Rd1 Rd8 19. Qd4 Kf7 20. Bxe6+ $18) 12. Rxc8+ Kd7 13. Rd8+ Kc7 (13... Qxd8 14. Bxd8 Kxd8 15. Qd3 Kc7 16. Qxb5 {Is a difficult struggle for black}) 14. e5 {Played to stop f6} (14. Bxe6 $1 {The computer shows this move as stronger but I did not analyse it} fxe6 15. Nd4 Nf4 16. Rxf8 Rxf8 17. Bxf4 Rxf4 18. Nxe6+ Kd7 19. Nxf4 Nc6 20. Qg4+ $18) 14... Ra6 {I had not looked at this move} (14... dxe5 15. Qc2+ Nc6 16. Rfd1 Bc5 17. Rxa8 Rxa8 18. Qxc5) ({ on} 14... d5 {I intended} 15. Bxd5 {thinking that it must be winning} exd5 ( 15... h6 16. Bxe6 hxg5 17. Rxf8 $18) 16. Qxd5 Kb6 17. Be3+ Ka6 18. Rc1) (14... Nxe5 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Qd3 (16. Qh5 g6 17. Rc1+ Nc6 18. Qd1) 16... Nc6 17. Qd7+ Kb6) (14... Qa6 15. Qd3 d5 16. Nd4 $18) 15. Qd3 {After a long think} (15. Nd4 { maybe stronger}) 15... h6 $4 {Having failed to play this earlier black finally blunders} (15... dxe5 16. Rc1+ Rc6 17. Rd1 e4 18. Qxe4 $18) (15... d5 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Qf5 $18) (15... Qb4 16. Nd4 $18) (15... Be7 16. Rxh8 Bxg5 17. Nxg5 Nxh8 18. Qxh7 $18) 16. Rc1+ $18 Rc6 (16... Nc6 17. exd6+ Bxd6 18. Qxd6+ Kb6 19. Be3#) 17. exd6+ Kb6 (17... Bxd6 18. Qxd6+ Kb6 19. Qxb8 Rxc1+ 20. Bxc1 Rxd8 21. Qxd8+ $18) 18. Be3+ Ka6 19. Rxc6+ bxc6 (19... Nxc6 20. Ra8+) 20. Rxb8 Ne5 ( 20... Nf4 21. Qe4 $18) 21. Nxe5 (21. Qd4 $1 {Is much better but it doesn't matter now} Nxf3+ 22. gxf3 Qe1+ 23. Kg2 c5 24. Qxc5 {and mate to come}) 21... Qe1+ (21... Bxd6 22. Rxh8) 22. Qf1 Qb4 (22... Qxf1+ 23. Kxf1 Bxd6 24. Rb6+ Ka7 (24... Ka5 25. Nxc6#) 25. Rxc6+ Kb8 26. Rxd6) 23. Rb6+ {Black resigns} 1-0