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J.Wilkinson
P.Waller
Gosport A v Fareham A, 2006
1. Nf3d5Five minutes ago I had been expecting to be White against frequent sparring partner Rick Smith. I had prepared a nice new line for him. Now I found myself to be Black, playing a player graded 50 points higher than me and in an opening I hate. I can already smell the knight on e5 2. g3Nf6 3. Bg2c6 4. O-OBg4 5. d4Nbd7 6. Nbd2e6 7. c4Bd6 8. b3O-O 9. Bb2Re8 10. Ne5Bc7 And here is that Knight. So fixated was I on its strength it didn't occur to me that taking on g4 was a good option for him 11. Nxg4After this it is a big struggle. I thought long and hard about Qg5 and Fritz thinks it is the best move. In the end I could see too many ways for him to counter 11... Nxg4 12. e4Nh6 13. cxd5cxd5 14. exd5e5 15. dxe5Bxe5 16. Bxe5Nxe5 17. Nf3Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3Qd6 19. Rfe1f6 20. Bh3Nf7 21. Rxe8+Rxe8 22. Be6Re7 23. Rc1Rc7 24. Rxc7Qxc7 25. d6A neat move which isn't obvious although I did see it during my opponent's long think. According to Fritz I should actually take on d6 but after my next move its curtains 25... Qc6 26. Qxc6bxc6 27. d7Kf8 28. Bxf71-0
