[Event "Koelle 2023"]
[Site "BMI"]
[Date "2023-11-02"]
[White "Watson, James"]
[Black "Dao, Paul"]
[WhiteElo "1934"]
[BlackElo "1847"]
[Result "1-0"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 e5 4.Bxc4 exd4 5.exd4 Nf6 6.Nf3 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.Nc3 c6 9.Re1 Nbd7 10.Qe2 Bd6 11.Bg5 Qc7 12.Bb3 a6 13.Rad1 b5 14.Bc2 Bb7 15.Ne4 Nxe4 16.Qxe4 g6 17.Bh6 c5 18.Qe3 Rfe8? {(BvR) blunder due to poor calculation. 18..Bxf3 or 18...Rfc8 would have been much better alternatives} 19.Qxe8+ Rxe8 20.Rxe8+ Nf8 21.dxc5! {(BvR) an excellent move! Winning a piece after black takes the pawn either way: 21...Qxc5; 22.Rxd6, Qxd6; 23.Rxf8, Qxf8; 24.Bxf8, Kxf8.. or 21..Bxc5; 22.Rd8 etc} Be7 22.Re1 Bxc5 23.Rxf8+ Bxf8 24.Re8 Qd6 25.Ne5! Bd5? {(BvR) 25..Qe7! The text move will loose another piece, but it does not change the outcome at all..} 26.Nd7 f5 27.Rxf8+ Qxf8 28.Bxf8 {#r}