Cook - Finlay

(32) Cook,J (1506) - Finlay,I (1400) [B22] Dyfed closed (4), 30.10.2011 [Kemenade] 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.cxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 an aggressive line [6.Nf3 is more flexible] 6...b5 [6...e6 ] 7.Bb3 Bb7 8.f3 [8.Bc2 Kurz-Frish, Nuremberg op 2005,1/2-1/2] 8...e6 9.d5 [9.Nge2 d5 10.e5 Martinez Zamora-Sanchez Escamez, Once op 1997,1-0] 9...exd5 this results in a weak d5 for Bl [9...e5 ] 10.Nxd5 Nxd5 [10...Nbd7!? ] 11.Bxd5 Bxd5 12.Qxd5+/- Nd7 13.Ne2 [13.Bg5 Be7 14.Bxe7 Kxe7 15.Ne2 ] 13...Be7 14.Bf4 Nf6 [14...0-0!? its often useful just to give up a weak central p in order to get some play, rather than get passive pieces sitting defending it] 15.Qc6++- Kf8 [15...Nd7 16.Bxd6 Bxd6 (16...0-0 17.Rd1 ) 17.Qxd6 Qe7 18.0-0-0 (18.Qxe7+ ) ] 16.Rc1 d5 17.Bc7 [17.e5 Nd7 18.Nd4 (18.e6 ) ] 17...Qc8 [17...Qe8!? ] 18.exd5 Bb4+ 19.Kf2 Qe8 20.Bd6+ [20.Rhd1 and Wh has a massive development lead] 20...Bxd6 21.Qxd6+ Kg8 [21...Qe7!? ] 22.Rhd1 [22.Rhe1!? ] 22...Rd8 23.Qc6 [23.Qxa6 ] 23...Qe5 24.d6 [24.Qc7 alternative] 24...g6 [24...Qxh2 25.Qc8 ] 25.Qc3 [25.d7 ; 25.Rd4 ] 25...Qf5 loses all the advantage built up, and more 26.Nd4? [26.Qd4+- ; 26.Ng3+- ; 26.Kg1+- ] 26...Ne4+-+ 27.Kf1 Nxc3 28.Nxf5 Nxd1 29.Ne7+ Kg7 30.Rxd1 Rd7 Wh is an exchange down, and must lose his d pawn 31.Nc6 Rc8 32.Ne5 Rdd8 33.d7 [33.Rd5!? ] 33...Rc7 34.Rd6 f6 35.Nc6 Rdxd7 36.Rxd7+ Rxd7 37.Ke2 Bl should have a comfortable win in the endgame, though it may take a little while 1/2-1/2