Ryde Rapid 2009

This is for Greig Edwards



[Event "Ryde Eastwood Rapid"]
[Site "Ryde Eastwood Leagues Club"]
[Date "2009.02.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Edwards, Greig"]
[Black "siow, wengnian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A41"]
[Annotator "Fritz 8 (180s)"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2009.02.18"]
[TimeControl "25/25"]

{A41: 1 d4 d6: Tartakower System and Modern Defence}
1. d4 g6 2. c4 d6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Nf3 e5 5. Nc3 Bg4 6. Be2 Nd7 7. O-O Ne7 8. Re1 a6 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Rb8 11. b4 b5 12. Qd3 c5 13. bxc5+/- exd4??

(13... dxc5 $142 14. cxb5 axb5 15. Nxb5 O-O +/=)

14. Nd5??

(14. exd4 O-O 15. Bg5 +- (15. cxd6 ?! Nf5 16. Be3 bxc4 17. Qxc4 Nb6 +-))

It seems my only chance to gain a winning advantage was here but I played 14... dxe3??

(14...Ne5 15. Qd1 d3 16. Rb1 dxc5 17. Bb2 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Bxb2 19. Nxe7 Qxe7 20.
Rxb2-+)

15. Rb1??

(15. Nxe7 Ne5 16. Qd5 (16. Qxe3 Qxe7 17. Bg4 O-O+/=) 16... Qxe7 17. cxd6+/-)

Here I had the chance to equalise but I played 15... Nf5??

(15... exf2+ 16. Kxf2 Ne5 17. Rxe5 dxe5=)

16. Nxe3+- O-O 17. Nxf5 Ne5

(17... bxc4 18. Rxb8 Nxb8 19. Qxd6 gxf5 20. Bf4+-)

18. Qd5

(18. Rxe5 {makes it even easier for White} Bxe5 19. Nh6+ Kh8 20. cxb5 Rxb5
21. Rxb5 axb5 22. Qxb5 Qc7+-)

18... Nxf3+

(18... gxf5 19. cxd6 Nxc4 20. Bf4+-)

19. Qxf3 Re8

(19... gxf5 20. cxd6 Qa5+-)

20. Rxe8+ Qxe8 21. Nxg7 Qe1+ 22. Kh2 Kxg7

(22... Qe5+ 23. Qf4 Qxf4+ 24. Bxf4 Kxg7 25. cxd6 Rc8+-) (22... Qe5+ 23. Qf4 Qxg7
24. Qxd6 Re8 25. cxb5 axb5+-)

23. Bh6+! Kg8

(23... Kxh6 24. Rxe1)

24. Rxe1

(24. Rxe1 f5 25. Qd5+ Kh8 26. Qd4+ Kg8 27. Qg7#) (24. Rxe1 f5 25. Qd5+ Kh8 26.
Qd4+ Kg8 27. Qg7#)

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