[Event "WDCL Bidgood Trophy"] [Site "Sedgley"] [Date "2017.04.18"] [Round "Final"] [White "Gordon Sands"] [Black "Jonathon Pincher"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B22"] [EventDate "2017.04.18"] 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.d4 cxd4 6.cxd4 e6 7.Nc3 Qd8 $6 ( { Book line is } 7...Qd6 8.Bc4 Nf6 9.O-O Be7 10.Nb5 Qd8 11.Bf4 O-O 12.Bc7 Qd7 13.Ne5 Nxe5 14.dxe5 Ne8 15.Ba5 b6 16.Bc3 a6 17.Nd4 $14 ) 8.Bd3 Nf6 { transposing back to book } 9.O-O Be7 10.Be3 ( { another long typical line is } 10.a3 O-O 11.Bc2 b6 12.Qd3 Bb7 13.Re1 g6 14.Bh6 Re8 15.Rad1 Rc8 ) 10...O-O 11.Rc1 a6 $6 ( { Still following book was } 11...Nb4 12.Bb1 b6 13.a3 Nbd5 14.Qd3 Bb7 $14 ) 12.Re1 Kh8 $6 ( { Perhaps better was } 12...Nb4 $14 ) 13.Bb1 Nd5 14.Qd3 g6 $2 ( { Forced was } 14...f5 15.a3 Bf6 16.Nxd5 Qxd5 17.Rc5 Qd6 18.Rec1 Rd8 19.Qd2 $14 ) 15.Bh6 Rg8 $6 ( { Slightly better was } 15...Re8 $16 ) 16.Ne5 Nxe5 17.dxe5 Nxc3 18.Qxc3 Bg5 19.Rcd1 Qe7 20.Qh3 $2 ( { Stronger was } 20.Bxg5 Qxg5 21.Qc7 $16 ) 20...Bxh6 21.Qxh6 b5 22.Re4 Bb7 23.Rh4 Rg7 24.Rhd4 Bd5 25.h4 Rc8 26.h5 $2 ( { The alternative was } 26.Be4 Bxe4 27.Rxe4 Rc5 28.Qf4 g5 29.Qf3 gxh4 30.Red4 $10 ) 26...gxh5 27.Be4 Bxe4 28.Rxe4 Rcg8 29.g3 Qc5 ( { Best was } 29...Rg4 $1 30.Rxg4 hxg4 31.Qf4 $10 ) 30.Qf6 Re8 $4 ( { Drawing was } 30...Qc2 31.Red4 h4 32.Qxh4 Rg5 33.Rd8 Qg6 $10 ) 31.Red4 Qe7 32.Rd8 $3 Rxd8 ( { or } 32...Qf8 33.Rxe8 Qxe8 34.Rd8 $18 ) 33.Rxd8+ Qxd8 34.Qxd8+ Rg8 35.Qf6+ Rg7 36.Qh6 1-0