(1) Dean Hartley - Dave Gaston [A82]
Chorley Congress (1), 08.2006
[Kirk Gornall]



1.d4 f5 2.e4 d6 3.Bd3?
This is not good as it allows Black to gain a tempo by attacking the Bishop on e4 when it captures the pawn [3.exf5 Bxf5 4.Bd3 Bxd3 5.Qxd3 Is better for White. Black ends up with a weak Kingside and a hole on the e6 square]

3...fxe4 4.Bxe4 Nf6 5.Bd3 g6 6.h4
Aggressive play by white. Development with 6.Nf3 looks better

6...Bg7 7.h5 Nxh5 8.Bg5
[8.Rxh5!? is an interesting exchange sacrifice but is not winning for White 8...gxh5 9.Qxh5+ Kf8 10.Nf3 Qe8 11.Qg5 Nc6 12.Nc3 Nxd4 13.Nxd4 Bxd4 14.Qf4+ Bf6 15.Nd5 Qf7 16.Nxc7 Rb8 is one possible line. Black retains an advantage]

8...Nc6 9.g4
[9.Rxh5!? gxh5 10.Qxh5+ Kf8 11.Qf3+ Bf6 12.Bh6+ Kg8 13.Ne2 Bg7 14.Qg3 Qf8 15.Bc4+ e6 16.Nbc3 with an equal game. White has some compensation for the exchange in the form of pressure against the Black King]

9...Nf6 10.Bxf6 exf6
[10...Bxf6 is probably better as it prevents Rxh7 11.Rxh7?? Rxh7 12.Bxg6+ Rf7 13.g5 Bxd4 14.Bxf7+ (14.Qh5 Be6 ) 14...Kxf7 15.Qh5+ Kg8-/+ ]

11.Rxh7 Qe7+
Kf7 was also good

12.Ne2 Rxh7 13.Bxg6+ Kf8 14.Bxh7 Bxg4 15.Nbc3 Bh6
Redeveloping the Bishop to an open diagonal and preventing White from Queenside Castling

16.Qd3 Qg7 17.Kf1 Re8 18.Ng3 Bh3+ 19.Kg1 Be3!
Cutting a wedge into the heart of the White position.

20.Bg6
Qg6 was the last chance although Black would still be clearly better

20...Nb4! 21.Nh5 Qh6 22.Qe2 Qxg6+ 23.Ng3 Qxg3+
A well played game by Black. White paid the cost for his overly aggressive play in the opening. 0-1