2019-11-18 - Wilson, Matthew 0-1 Thompson, Robert
Game of the Month November 2019
[Event "Clevedon A v Downend A"]
[Site "Clevedon Cricket Club"]
[Date "2019.11.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Wilson, Matthew"]
[Black "Thompson, Robert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2019.11.18"]
1. d4 d6 {The less common Wade Defence. Usually a signal that black will play a King's Indian Defence or even a Pirc, but it can lead to the Rat, with 2. c4 e5!?} 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 g6 4. Be2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 Nbd7 7. c4 {We've reached a King's Indian position and while there are e3-systems available to white, they often involve getting the bishop out to g5 first. Black can now seize the initiative.} e5! 8. d5 a5 9. Nc3 Nc5 10. Nd2 Nfd7 11. Nce4?! (11. e4!? {White should accept this loss of tempo and fight on.} f5 12. b3 Nf6 13. Qc2) f5 12. Nxc5 Nxc5 {Black has swapped off his passive knight for white's good one.} 13. Nb3 b6 14. Nxc5?! {White creates a target on a5, but black has more ambitious plans.} bxc5 15. Bd2 Bd7 16. Bc3 Qg5 17. Qd2 f4!? 18. e4 h5 19. Bxa5 {White has won the pawn but neglected the kingside. Black now uncorks a great move to displace the remaining defence.} Rxa5!! 20. Qxa5 {White won't have time to get the queen back into the game.} f3 21. Bf1 (21. Bxf3!? {Giving up material gives white longer, but the king is already in trouble.} Rxf3 22. g3 Bh3 23. Re2 h4 24. Qd2 Qh5! 25. Rae1 Bh6 26. Qc2 {Black has a number of plans, but one could be to retreat the rook, bring the bishop to f3, and go for mate.}) fxg2 22. Be2 Qh4 23. f3 Bh6 {White has lost control of the dark squares, but there's nothing else.} 24. Kxg2 Bf4 25. Rh1 (25. Rg1 {No better.} Qxh2+ 26. Kf1 Bh3+ {Mating soon.}) Bh3+ 26. Kg1 Be3# 0-1
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