[Event "BCF-ch"]

[Site "Clacton-on-Sea ENG"]

[Date "1974.08.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Simon Webb"]
[Black "William Hartston"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 c5 3.c4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 b6 5.Nc3 Bb7 6.f3 d6 7.e4
e6 8.Be2 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.Be3 Nbd7 11.Qd2 a6 12.Rfd1 Qc7
13.Rac1 Rac8 14.Bf1 Qb8 15.Qf2 Rfe8 16.Kh1 Bf8 17.Nc2 Ne5
18.Bxb6 Nxc4 19.Bxc4 Rxc4 20.Ne3 Rc6 21.Ba5 d5 22.exd5 exd5
23.Nf5 d4 24.Nxd4 Rc5 25.Bb6 Rh5 26.h3 Ng4 27.fxg4 Rxh3+
28.Kg1 Qh2+ 29.Kf1 Rg3 30.Rc2 Rxg4 31.Qg1 Qh6 32.Nf5 Qf6
33.Rf2 Qxb6 34.Qh2 a5 35.Qh3 Rg6 36.Nd5 Qb5+ 37.Kg1 Bxd5 0-1

[Event "BCF-ch"]
[Site "Clacton-on-Sea ENG"]
[Date "1974.08.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Simon Webb"]
[Black "William Hartston"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 c5 3.c4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 b6 5.Nc3 Bb7 6.f3

{white builds the morocy bind structure [%draw arrow,e2,e4,green]}
6...d6 7.e4 e6
{Black has 2 alternatives a6-b5 or d5 the freeing move. Before doing
this we have to finish our development [%draw arrow,a7,a6,green]
[%draw arrow,b6,b5,green] [%draw arrow,d6,d5,green]}
8.Be2 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.Be3
{e5 is not possible}
10...Nbd7 11.Qd2
{we have to be carefull to Nb5 attacking our weakness on d6 but we
have Qb8 followed by a6 chasing the night [%draw arrow,c3,b5,green]
[%draw arrow,b5,d6,green] [%draw arrow,d8,b8,green] [%draw
arrow,a7,a6,green]}
( 11.Qe1 {this is another alternative for white [%draw
arrow,e1,h4,green]} )
11...a6 12.Rfd1
{white can place the other rook on C file and then play a4 - a5
creating weaknesses [%draw arrow,d1,d8,green] [%draw
arrow,a1,c1,green] [%draw arrow,c1,c8,green] [%draw arrow,a2,a4,green]
[%draw arrow,a4,a5,green]}
12...Qc7 13.Rac1 Rac8
{What are the plans? We lack space as black. So we have to trade
pieces. When you have more space you have to keep pieces.}
14.Bf1 Qb8
{Manouver Bd8 and Bc7 [%draw arrow,e7,d8,green] [%draw
 arrow,d8,c7,green]}
15.Qf2 Rfe8
{this rook does no influence the dark square to perform his manouver.
After this we can play d5 and our rook on e8 will control the E file.
[%draw arrow,e7,d8,green] [%draw arrow,d8,c7,green] [%draw
arrow,e6,e5,green] [%draw arrow,e8,e3,green]}
16.Kh1 Bf8
{first surprise in this game}
( 16...Bd8 17.Qe1 Bc7 18.Bg1 {passive and the white queen is on the
same file with our rook} 18...Ne5 )
17.Nc2
{it's thretening our pawn [%draw arrow,f2,b6,green]}
17...Ne5
{black is not defending the b6 and attacks c4 pawa. There are defenses
here like Ba8 or Qc7 but there are passive. We are ofering a side pawn
for a center one. This is a good trade. [%draw arrow,e5,c4,green]
[%draw arrow,f3,f4,green] [%draw arrow,e5,g4,green] [%draw
arrow,g4,f2,green] [%draw arrow,g4,e3,green]}
18.Bxb6
( 18.b3 b5 {the night on c3 is hanging [%draw arrow,c8,c1,green]} 19.
cxb5 Rxc3 )
( 18.Na3 d5 19.exd5 exd5 20.cxd5 Neg4 21.fxg4 Nxg4 {getting the piece
back} )
18...Nxc4 19.Bxc4 Rxc4
{white center is not strong anymore and we can play d5 soon to open
the position for our bishops. On our hand white position is
solid.[%draw arrow,d6,d5,green]}
20.Ne3 Rc6 21.Ba5 d5
{best move by sacrificing a pawn but he can not win it}
( 21...Rc5 22.Bb4 {Rook lift on 4th rank to h5 and thretening mate on
h7 after d4 [%draw arrow,c8,c5,green] [%draw arrow,c5,h5,green] [%draw
arrow,d6,d5,green] [%draw arrow,b8,h2,green]} 22...Rh5 {[%draw
arrow,b8,h2,green] [%draw arrow,h5,h2,green] [%draw arrow,d6,d5,green]
} )
22.exd5 exd5 23.Nf5
{white wants to block out pawn by playing Nd4. We can not allow this
because our light square bishop will be closed [%draw
arrow,f5,d4,green]}
( 23.Nexd5 Nxd5 24.Nxd5
( 24.Rxd5 Rxc3 25.Rxc3 Bxd5 )
24...Rxc1 25.Rxc1 Bxd5 )
23...d4 24.Nxd4 Rc5 25.Bb6 Rh5
{ [%draw arrow,b8,h2,green]}
26.h3
{stops the mate}
( 26.g4 Nxg4 {[%draw arrow,b7,h1,green] [%draw arrow,g4,f2,green]
[%draw arrow,g4,h2,green]} )
26...Ng4 27.fxg4
( 27.Qg1 Qg3 28.Nce2 Rxh3+ 29.gxh3 Qxh3+ 30.Qh2 Qxh2# )
27...Rxh3+ 28.Kg1 Qh2+ 29.Kf1 Rg3 30.Rc2 Rxg4 31.Qg1 Qh6
{[%draw arrow,h6,b6,green] [%draw arrow,h6,f4,green]}
32.Nf5 Qf6 33.Rf2 Qxb6 34.Qh2 a5
{[%draw arrow,b7,a6,green] [%draw arrow,a6,f1,green]}
35.Qh3 Rg6 36.Nd5 Qb5+ 37.Kg1 Bxd5 *

[Event "hegehoc"]
[Site ""]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round ""]
[White ""]
[Black "john bartholomeu"]
[Result "*"]

1.c4 b6 2.Nc3 Bb7 3.e4 e6 4.a3 c5 5.Nf3 d6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Nf6 8.f3 Be7
9.Be3 O-O 10.Qd2 a6 11.Be2 Nbd7 12.O-O Qc7
{ [%draw arrow,a8,c8,green]}
13.Rac1 Rac8 14.b4 Qb8 15.Rc2 Bd8 16.Rd1 Bc7 17.h3 Rfe8
{rook is placed on E file where it will be important when d5 occurs
[%draw arrow,e8,e1,green]}
18.Rdc1 Ne5 19.Na4 d5 20.exd5 exd5 21.c5 Nc4 22.Bxc4 dxc4 23.cxb6 Bh2+ 24.
Kh1 Nd5 25.Bf2 Bf4 26.Qd1 Ne3 27.Bxe3 Bxe3 28.Rxc4 Bxc1 29.Rxc1 Rxc1 30.
Qxc1 Qg3 31.Nc2 Bxf3 32.gxf3 Re2 *