Shepley, J. - Toon, J.
Guildford Internal
[D02]

1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.a3?! Very unusual. It does nothing to help White's development. Black is already equal. 3...Bf5 4.c4 c6 5.Qb3 Qb6 6.Qa2
	[6.Qxb6 axb6 7.cxd5 cxd5 8.Nc3 looks more normal and has been played before.]
6...Nbd7 7.Nc3 e6
	[Black could exploit the lead in development with ...e5, opening up the centre, but there was no need to go in for tactics at this stage. One line is 7...e5 8.dxe5 Ng4 9.e3 Ndxe5 10.cxd5 Bd6 11.Nd4 Nd3+ 12.Kd2 Nxc1 13.Rxc1 Bg6 14.Ke1]
8.e3 Be7 9.Be2 O-O 10.Nh4?! This leads nowhere. White should simply castle. 10...Bg4 11.Bxg4 Nxg4 12.Nf3 a5 13.h3 Ngf6 14.O-O Rfc8 15.Bd2 h6 16.Rfe1 Qa6 Targeting the weak square c4. 17.cxd5 cxd5 18.e4 White's play has been leading up to this but it simply weakens his pawn structure. 18...Nxe4 19.Nxe4 dxe4 20.Rxe4 Nf6 21.Re5 Nd5 22.Rae1 Bf6 23.R5e2 23.Rxd5 exd5 24.Qxd5 was a better chance. 23...Rc2 24.Qb1 Rac8 25.Ne5? After this White is lost. 25...Bxe5 26.dxe5 Nf4 27.Bxf4
	[27.Re4 Nd3 28.Rd1 Rxb2 29.Qa1 Rxd2]
27...Rxe2 28.Rxe2 Qxe2 29.Be3 Rc2 30.b4 axb4 31.Qxb4 Qd1+ 32.Kh2 Qd5 33.Qf4 b5 34.a4 g5
	[34...Rc4 35.Qg3 bxa4 36.Bxh6 g6 37.Bg5 Qc5]
35.Qg3 bxa4 36.h4 Qe4 37.hxg5 h5 38.Bf4 Rc4 0-1