(4) Burnett,Jim - Butterworth,Andrew [E01]
Worksop A v Barnsley A Sheffield Division 1, 08.10.2008

192MB, Fritz10.ctg, CHESSDIRECT

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.g3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 d5 6.Bg2 e5 7.Nb5 d4 [7...a6 8.N5c3 d4 9.Nd5 Nc6 10.0-0 Be7 is the alternative.]

8.0-0 Nc6 9.Qc2 a6 10.N5a3 Bc5 11.Nd2 0-0 12.Nb3 Bb6 [Probably not best as it loses time after 13.c5. I wanted to keep the bishop so didn't play 12...Bxa3. e.g. 12...Bxa3 13.bxa3 Bg4 14.Nc5 Qe7 15.Ne4 Nxe4 16.Bxe4~~ ]

13.c5 Bc7 14.Rd1 Bg4 15.f3 Bh5 16.e3 It looks as though Black's d-pawn is doomed but his active pieces provide enough play.

16...Qd7 17.exd4 exd4 18.Bg5 Bg6 19.Qf2 Qf5 19...d3; is an alternative but I didn't want to allow 20.Bxf6, gxf6; breaking up Black's pawns

20.Bxf6 Qxf6 21.Nxd4 Nxd4 22.Rxd4 Be5 23.Rd2 Rad8 24.Rad1 Rxd2 25.Rxd2 Rd8 26.Rxd8+ Qxd8 27.Qe2 Qd4+ [27...Bd4+ 28.Kh1 Bxc5 is better as White's pieces are poorly placed. Now it's dead level.]

28.Kh1 Qxb2 29.Qxb2 Bxb2 30.Nc4 Bd4 31.Na5 [31.f4 Bxc5 32.Bxb7 Bd3 33.Bxa6?? Be4# is not recommended as Jim pointed out after the game!] 1/2-1/2