1. d4 d5 2. Bg5 c6 3. Nf3 Nd7 4. e3 Ngf6 5. Bd3 e6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Ne5

I have 3 games in lichens with this position. Won 2.

8... Nxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. f4 f6 12. exf6 Nxf6

Serious contemplation on whether c3 is needed before either Qf3 or Rf3. But after 3 days of chess I didn't do too much calculation. Qf3 was probably better.

13. Rf3 e5

I only saw the pin on the rook with Bg4 and not the attack on the knight and queen. Hence Rg3.

14. Rg3? exf4 15. exf4 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bc4+ Be6 18. Bxe6+ Qxe6 19. Qd4 Qf6 20. Qxf6 Rxf6 21. Rf1 Raf8 22. Re3 Rxf4 23. Rxf4 Rxf4 24. g3 Rf7

1/2-1/2

Annotator(s): Damian Evans.

Event information: Tournament report.