2019-02-18 - Walker, Max 0-1 Brigden, Michael
Game of the Month February 2019
[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.02.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Walker, Max"] [Black "Brigden, Michael"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C02"] [Annotator "Brigden,Michael"] [PlyCount "56"] [SourceDate "2018.09.05"] [WhiteTeam "Clevedon A"] [BlackTeam "Downend B"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Nge7 7. a3 c4 8. O-O Na5 9. Nbd2 Bc6 {Planning Qd7 followed by Ba4 and white square invasion. White is severely constrained, so he tries to break free.} 10. b3 $6 cxb3 11. c4 (11. Nxb3 Ba4 12. Nfd2 Rc8 $17) 11... dxc4 12. Nxc4 Nd5 13. Nfd2 $4 {Trying to regain the pawn but now his position is demolished} (13. Nxa5 Qxa5 14. Qxb3 $11 Qa4 15. Qd3 Be7 {and black has good endgame prospects}) 13... Nc3 14. Qe1 Nxe2+ 15. Qxe2 Qd5 16. f3 $2 (16. Ne3 Qxd4 17. Rb1 Qxe5 $19) 16... Qxd4+ 17. Qf2 Qxa1 {daring but best} 18. Bb2 Qxf1+ 19. Qxf1 Bc5+ 20. Kh1 Nxc4 21. Qxc4 O-O-O $1 { I love this move. He has three tempting captures but all lose quickly.} 22. Qc3 Rd5 23. h4 Bd4 24. Qxb3 Rb5 25. Qc4 (25. Qxb5 Bxb5 26. Bxd4 {is objectively better, but he wanted to keep his queen for swindling possibilities.}) 25... Bxb2 26. Ne4 Bxe5 27. Qc2 Rd8 28. Ng5 Rbd5 0-1
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