07/03/2012 - C.Sreeves vs A.Burnett

[Clement Sreeves]

1.c4 e5
2.g3 Nc6
3.Nc3 g6
4.Bg2 Bg7
5.d3 d6
6.e4 h5
7.h4 Nd4
8.Nce2 Ne6
9.Nf3 Nf6
10.0-0 a5
11.b3 0-0
12.a3 c6
13.Bb2 c5
14.Bc3 Nd4
15.Nexd4 exd4
16.Bd2 Ng4
17.b4 axb4
18.axb4 Rxa1
19.Qxa1 f5
20.Ng5 Ne5
21.Qa3



Spoiler here>> As I mentioned in my previous note, Qa3 is the logical move here, defending d3 while counter-attacking c5. I was actually wondering for a while what my threat was, since 22.bxc5 dxc5 23.Qxc5 Nxd3 isn't so good. However I managed to overcome my hate of pushing f-pawns in these positions to realise that 22.f4 would simply net a pawn. Playing around with the position a bit I then discovered that I actually have an incredibly strong positional threat: let's say 21...Qe7 to defend the pawn, 22.f4! Ng4 23.bxc5 dxc5 24.e5! and Black should be completely bust. I've not found a decent defence yet, but again that's his problem <<Spoiler here