2017-12-18 - Duncanson, Henry 1-0 Egginton, David
[Date "2018.12.18"] [White "Duncanson, Henry"] [Black "Egginton, David "] [Result "1-0"] {As this game came second in the votes for the 2018 Mike Wood trophy, this game has been annotated by Michael Meadows.} 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.Nh3 e6 7.Nf4 Bd6 8.Nxg6 hxg6 9.Ne4 Bc7 10.g3 Nd7 11.Bg2 Ngf6 12.Bg5 Qc8 13.Qd3 O-O {Both sides have played the opening well but white clearly has the space advantage and a clear target for attack.} 14.h4! {Henry's h-pawn hack begins.} e5 15.O-O-O {Don't leave your king in the centre! A wing attack is best met with an attack in the centre.} Nxe4 16.Bxe4 f5?! {Black has attempted to swap off pieces as they have the cramped position and blunt white's attack, but this is a mistake.} ( 16...exd4 17.Qxd4 Nb6 {Holds the position a little better for black as it unleashes the queen and bishop, but the knight looks awkward.}) 17.Qb3+ Kh7 18.Bg2 exd4 19.h5! {Who cares about pawns when the king is the target?} 19...gxh5 20.Be7 (20.Rxh5+ Kg6 21. Rdh1 {A more accurate continuation, but white is winning.}) g6 21.Bf3 Rg8 22.Bxh5! {The black king is too exposed to survive the material being hurled at it.} Kg7 ( 22...gxh5 23.Qf7+ Rg7 24.Rxh5# )23.Bxg6! {White again insists on giving up the bishop and mate is now inevitable.} Ne5 ( 23...Kxg6 24.Qe6+ Kg7 25.Rh7+!! Kxh7 26.Qf7+ Rg7 27.Rh1# ) 24.Rh7+ Kxg6 25.Rdh1 Ng4 ( 25...f4 {Holds for the longest possible time and allows a humble mate.} 26.R1h6+ Kf5 27.Rf6+ Kg5 28.gxf4+ ) 26.Qf7# 1-0
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