(1) McNaughton,Ralph D (1487) - Moffett,Corey Jarrett (600) [A37]

A37: Symmetrical English vs ...g6: 4 Bg2 Bg7 5 Nf3

1.c4 d6 2.Nc3 c5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bd7 5.Bg2 g6 6.0-0 Bg7 7.Nd5 Nf6 8.Ne3
it's unclear what the point of the maneuver was [8.Qb3 0-0= ]

8...0-0=/+ 9.d4 Ng4
[9...cxd4 10.Nxd4 Nxd4 11.Qxd4=/+ ]

10.Nxg4
[10.dxc5 dxc5 11.Nd5 e6= ]

10...Bxg4 11.dxc5?!
[11.d5 Bxf3 12.exf3 (12.Bxf3 Ne5 13.Qb3 Nxf3+ 14.Qxf3 Qd7= ) 12...Nd4= ]

11...dxc5=/+ 12.a3?!
[12.Bd2=/+ ]

12...Qxd1-/+ 13.Rxd1 Rad8 14.Rd3
[14.Re1!?-/+ ]

14...Bf5-+ 15.Rxd8 Rxd8
White's in a lot of trouble here, his development is lagging behind

16.h4
[16.Nd2 Nd4 17.Bf1 Nxe2+ 18.Bxe2 Bxb2-+ ]

16...Rd1+ 17.Kh2 Ne5?!
Black could have won at least a pawn here [>=17...Be6 18.e3 (18.Nd2 Nd4 19.e3 Ne2 20.Nb3 Bxc4 21.Bf3 Nxc1 22.Bxd1 Nxb3-+ ) 18...Bxc4-+ ]

18.Nxe5-/+ Bxe5 19.Bxb7 Re1 20.e3 Bd4??
[>=20...Bd3-/+ ]

21.exd4+/- cxd4 22.Bf3 d3?
[>=22...e5 23.g4 Bd7+/- ]

23.b4??
[>=23.g4 Bd7 24.b3+- ]

23...d2-/+ 24.Bb2 h6?
[>=24...Be4! 25.Bxe4 Rxa1-/+ and White has to give up a bishop to stop Black from getting a new queen 26.Bf3 d1Q 27.Bxd1 Rxd1+/- here White has one pawn for the exchange, but Black should have excellent winning chances]

25.Rd1!+-
this stops Black in his tracks

25...h5 26.Rxd2 Bg4? 27.Rd8+ Kh7 28.Rh8# 1-0