[Event "CC County match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2012.10.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lewis, Andrew"]
[Black "Richardt, Mike"]
[WhiteElo "2281"]
[BlackElo "1900"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A20"]
[Annotator "Stockfish 2.3.1 JA (30s)"]
[PlyCount "88"]

{A29: English Opening: Four Knights Variation with 4 g3} {This must be my fifth
year playing CC for Somerset. We play in the top division but it&rsquo;s tough!!!}
1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. Nf3
Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O {This line has been played by many top CC players,
including English CC GM Hall, who will finish 2. or 3. in the current World
Correspondence Championships. In my special CC Database this line is very
solid and I might adopt this for my OTB games!!!} 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 11. d3
Nd4 12. Be3 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 c6 14. Qc2 {last book move} f5 {Now I get out of
the book as the only move which has been played before was 14...Rf7! But I
didn&rsquo;t like the move and to be quite honest I didn&rsquo;t understand the move
anyway. 14...f5 looks logical and more natural to a human player, it also
gives my dark squared bishop some options in the future.} 15. b5 {not my
computer&rsquo;s first choice but looks nice and interesting. It also creates some
weaknesses along the h1-a8 diagonal} Nd5 16. bxc6
Nxe3 17. fxe3 bxc6 18. Na4 (18. Bxc6 {is obviously an option but this would
bring my rook into play and I think I would have had some compensation for the
pawn. White centre pawns do look a little bit dodgy.} Rc8 19. Ba4 Bc5 20. Bb3
Bxe3+ {and my pieces are well co-ordinated}) 18... Rc8 19. Nc5 Bf7 20. Qc3 Bg5
21. Qxe5 $2 {too greedy or white didn&rsquo;t anticipate the following activation of
my pieces} Re8 {offers another pawn!!!!} 22. Qc3 (22. Qxf5 $2 Bxe3+ 23. Kg2 g6
24. Nb7 gxf5 25. Nxd8 Rexd8 26. Rb7 Be6 $19 {and the future looks bright for
black}) 22... Bxe3+ 23. Kh1 {I have got my pawn back and my pieces are now
better co-ordinated.} Bd5 24. Rb7 Bd4 25. Qc2 (25. Qxd4 $4 Bxf3+ $19) 25...
Bxf3+ 26. exf3 (26. Rxf3 {at first I thought this is the only way to take back
but "looking deeper" into the position  it does make sense to take with the
e-pawn.} Qd5 27. Nb3 Bb6 28. Qb2 Rc7 29. Rxc7 Bxc7 $17) 26... Qd5 27. Nb3 Bf6
28. Qc4 Re3 {it seemed logical to activate my rook as white rooks are
relatively passive and not doing a lot.} (28... Rb8 {might have been the other
or better option!!!} 29. Rxb8 Rxb8 30. Rb1 Qxc4 31. dxc4 Rb6 32. Nd2 Bc3 33.
Nb3 $17) 29. Nc5 Bd4 30. Nd7 Qxc4 31. dxc4 Rxa3 32. f4 {I am a pawn up and
hopefully the rest would be technique only but we are talking CC games here so
it&rsquo;s not as easy as it looks.} c5 (32... Ra2 {looks the better choice} 33. Rfb1
a5 34. Ne5 Bxe5 35. fxe5 Re8 36. Ra7 Kf8 37. Rbb7 Rxe5 38. Rb8+ Re8 39. Rxe8+
Kxe8 40. Rxg7 h5 41. Rc7 $17) 33. Kg2 $2 {good moves are rare for white but
this is definitely a bad one. Brings my rooks into play with some nasty threats
} Ra2+ 34. Kh3 Rc6 35. g4 Rh6+ 36. Kg3 Raxh2 37. Rb8+ Kf7 38. Ne5+ Ke7 39. Rb7+
Ke6 {not}( 39... Kf6 40. Rf7+ Ke6 41. gxf5+ Kd6 42. Rd7#)  ( 39... Kd6 40.
Nf7+ {and half of a family fork has been found})40. gxf5+ Kxf5 41. Rf7+ Ke6
42. Rxg7 R6h3+ 43. Kg4 Rh4+ 44. Kg3 h5 {My opponent resigned here.} (44... h5 $19 45. Kf3 Rxf4+ 46. Kxf4
Bxe5+ 47. Ke3 Bxg7) 0-1

