2016-05-10 - Levene, Mike ½-½ Meadows, Michael
[Event "Downend vs Horfield KO Final"] [Site "?"] [Date "2016.05.10"] [Round "7"] [White "Levene, Mike"] [Black "Meadows, Michael"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A96"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "2016.05.10"] [SourceDate "2016.05.10"] 1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nc3 d6 7. O-O Ne4 8. Qd3 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 Bf6 10. Rd1 Qe8 11. Qc2 e5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Be3 Na6 (13... Nc6 { Allowing 14. Bc5 is surprisingly fine.} 14. Bc5 e4 15. Nd4 $6 b6) 14. a3 f4 $2 {Too ambitious.} (14... c6 {Just an example of a sensible plan.} 15. Rac1 Be6 16. b4) 15. gxf4 (15. Bc1 {Has to be played as the alternative because Bd2 is no good.}) (15. Bd2 $2 e4 16. Ne1 e3) 15... exf4 16. Bxf4 Bxb2 $2 {The problem my 14...f4 plan.} 17. Ng5 $1 Qg6 18. Qxb2 Rxf4 19. Rd8+ Rf8 20. Bd5+ Be6 21. Bxe6+ Kh8 22. Rxa8 Qxg5+ 23. Kf1 $2 (23. Kh1 $1 {The direction I thought the game was heading.} Rxa8 24. Rg1 Qf6 25. Qxb7 Re8 26. Bd5 {White is better.}) 23... Rxa8 24. Qxb7 Rf8 25. Qxa6 (25. Rd1 {White's best plan.} Nc5 26. Qc6 Nxe6 27. Qxe6 Qf4 {The position is level.}) (25. Qxa7 $2 {A number of people suggested this as improvement for white after the game.} Qf6 26. Rd1 Qxe6) 25... Qf6 $1 26. Qxa7 Qxa1+ 27. Kg2 Qe5 28. Bd5 Qxe2 29. h3 Qe5 30. a4 Qg5+ 31. Kh2 Qf4+ (31... Qf6 {A computer suggestion for improving black's position.} 32. Kg2 Qg6+ 33. Kh2 c6 34. Bg2 Qd6+ 35. Kg1) 32. Kg2 Qf6 33. Qe3 c6 34. Bf3 Qg6+ 35. Kh2 Qd6+ 36. Kg2 Qg6+ 37. Kh2 1/2-1/2
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