Me vs Bob

A game from a couple of months back.  Brief and was fun to play !

Longson,Alex (227) - Newton,Bob (175) [B31]

Manchester Summer League, 16.06.2014

 

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.0–0 Bg7 5.c3 Qc7?! 6.d4 a6 7.Bxc6 Qxc6 8.d5 Qc7 9.e5?! [9.c4 Also seems quite good 9...b5 (9...d6 10.h3 Nf6 11.Nc3 0–0 (11...b5!?) 12.Re1 Intending Bf4 and e5 with a pleasant game) 10.Nc3 bxc4 (10...b4 11.Ne2) 11.Nd2; 9.d6! Funnily enough I had originally considered this but then became preoccupied with e5 9...Qxd6 10.Qxd6 exd6 11.Bf4 Looks very promising for white] 9...Bxe5?! I was pleased to see this - now my idea is justified [9...d6 10.exd6 Qxd6 (10...exd6 11.Re1+ Ne7) 11.c4 Nf6 12.Nc3 0–0 13.Bg5 Bf5 (13...b5! 14.cxb5 axb5 15.Nxb5 Qxd5³) 14.Re1 Rfe8 15.Qd2 Seemed pleasant to us for white after the game though the computer likes an earlier ...b5] 10.Nxe5 Qxe5 11.Re1 Qg7 [11...Qf6 12.Nd2±; 11...Qc7 12.d6; 11...Qf5!?; 11...Qh5!?] 12.Bf4± g5 13.Bd6 h5 14.Bxe7 Nxe7 15.d6 Rh6 [15...0–0 16.Rxe7 White is dominating] 16.Rxe7+ Kf8 17.Na3 b6 [17...Re6 18.Rxe6 fxe6 (18...dxe6 19.d7+-) 19.Nc4 b5 (19...Qf7 20.Nb6 Rb8 21.Qf3 Qxf3 22.gxf3+-; 19...Rb8 20.Nb6 It took the computer a few moments to realise the complete futility of blacks position here !) 20.Qf3++-; 17...Qf6 18.Nc4 b5 19.Qd5 Rb8 (19...bxc4 20.Qxa8+-) 20.Ne5 Rh7 21.Qxc5+-; 17...b5 18.Qd5 Rb8 19.Qxc5 Qf6 20.Rd1+-] 18.Nc4 Rb8 19.Ne5 g4 [19...Rf6 20.Qd5 (20.Qxh5 a5 21.Re1 a4 22.Ng6+ Qxg6 (22...Rxg6 23.Re8#; 22...fxg6 23.Re8+ Kf7 24.R1e7#) 23.Re8+ Kg7 24.Qh8#) ] 20.Rxf7+ Qxf7 21.Nxf7 Kxf7 22.Qd5+ Re6 23.Re1 Bb7 24.Qxh5+ Kf6 25.Rxe6+ Kxe6 26.Qxg4+ Kd5 27.c4+ Ke5 28.Qxd7 Black resigned 1–0