[Event "Somerset v Suffolk Minor Counties Quarter-final"]
[Site "Milton Keynes"]
[Date "2016-05-21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gerry Jepps"]
[Black "Stephen Gregory"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "155"]
[BlackElo "189"]
[Opening "Pirc"]

 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d6 3. e4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 a6 6. a4 O-O 7. O-O b6 8. Re1 Bb7
 9. Bf1 Nc6 10. h3 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Bg5 Qe8 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nd5 Bd8 15. Qd2 Kg7 16. Qc3 f6
 17. Rad1 Rc8 18. Rd2 Nb8 19. b3 Nd7 20. b4 c6 21. Ne3 b5 22. Red1 Rf7 23. Qb3 Nf8 24. c4 bxa4 $2 {White was threatening to win the b5 pawn because the Black Queen is tied to the defence of the Bd8.  However, the exchange on a4 adds to the weaknesses in Black's position. Better was 24... Bc7}
 25. Qxa4 Ne6 26. c5 a5 $2 {Again, Bc7 was better.}
 27. Nc4 Bc7 28. Nd6 Bxd6 29. Rxd6 Ra8 $2 {This loses a pawn. 29...axb4 was better, but Black would still be struggling.}
 30. Bc4 Re7 31. Bxe6 Rxe6 32. bxa5 Re7 33. Nd2 Qb8 $2 {Hoping  to counter-attack along the a-file, but Ba6 was a better move, activating the Bishop.}
 34. Nc4 Qa7 35. Qb4 Qa6 36. Rd7 Rae8 $4 {Losing the exchange and the game.}
 37. Nd6 Kf8 38. Nxe8 Kxe8 39. Rxe7+ Kxe7 40. Qd2 Bc8 41. Qd8+ Kf7 42. Qc7+ 1-0 

