[Event "Ballarat Club Championship 2005"] [Site "?"] [Date "2005-06-26"] [White "Rob Bailey"] [Black "Michael Schreenan"] [WhiteElo "1468"] [BlackElo "1300"] [Result "1-0"] {D20: Queen's Gambit Accepted: 3 e3 and 3 e4} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be3 {last book move} e5 (5... e6 $5 {is worth consideration} 6. Nc3 Bxf3 7. gxf3 Qf6 $11) 6. d5 $16 Nd4 7. Bxc4 (7. Bxd4 exd4 8. Qxd4 Bxf3 9. gxf3 Qf6 10. Qxf6 Nxf6 11. Bxc4 Bd6 $16) 7... Bxf3 (7... Bc5 8. Nbd2 Nf6 9. Bb5+ Nxb5 10. Bxc5 $14) 8. gxf3 {White has the pair of bishops} Nf6 (8... Qf6 9. f4 O-O-O 10. Nc3 $16) 9. Nc3 (9. Bxd4 exd4 10. Qxd4 Bd6 11. Bb5+ Kf8 $16) 9... c6 (9... Bc5 10. f4 Nd7 11. Kf1 $14) 10. a3 (10. Bxd4 $5 exd4 11. Qxd4 $18) 10... cxd5 11. Bb5+ $4 {a weak move, ruining a winning position} (11. Nxd5 $142 Bc5 12. f4 $14) 11... Nc6 (11... Nxb5 $142 {and Black can celebrate victory} 12. Nxb5 a6 $19) 12. exd5 $18 a6 13. dxc6 (13. Ba4 $142 $5 b5 14. dxc6 bxa4 15. Qxa4 $18) 13... axb5 $16 14. cxb7 Qxd1+ 15. Rxd1 Rb8 16. Nxb5 Rxb7 17. a4 Bb4+ 18. Bd2 Bxd2+ 19. Rxd2 O-O 20. Ke2 Nd7 (20... Nh5 $16) 21. Nd6 {White threatens to win material: Nd6xb7} (21. Rc1 $142 {White would have gained the upper hand} h6 22. b4 $18) 21... Rb4 $14 {Black threatens to win material: Rb4xa4} 22. Ra1 (22. a5 $142 Nc5 23. Nf5 $14) 22... Nb6 $2 (22... Nc5 $142 { and Black has air to breath} 23. Rd5 Nxa4 24. Rxe5 Rxb2+ 25. Kf1 Nb6 $11) 23. a5 $18 Nc4 $2 (23... Nc8 24. Nxc8 Rxc8 $18) 24. Nxc4 Rxc4 25. a6 h6 (25... g6 26. Rd7 Rc2+ 27. Ke3 Rxb2 28. Rb7 $18) 26. a7 Rcc8 (26... Ra8 {the last chance for counterplay} 27. Rd7 Rc2+ 28. Ke3 Rxb2 $18) 27. b4 Kh7 (27... e4 {praying for a miracle} 28. b5 exf3+ 29. Kxf3 Rc3+ 30. Kg2 Rb3 $18) 28. b5 Ra8 (28... e4 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 29. Rb2 exf3+ 30. Kxf3 Rc3+ 31. Kg2 $18) 29. b6 f5 30. b7 {#r}