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Lane,G (IM) - Bruce Rowston

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. c3 c5 6. f4 Nc6 7. Ndf3 Be7 8. h4 O-O 9. h5 h6 10. Bd3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nb6 12. Bb1 Bd7 13. Ne2 Bb4+ 14. Kf2 Rc8 15. Qd3 Re8 16. a3

-+tDt+j+
Xx+l+xX-
-Ss+x+-X
+-+xP-+p
-L-P-P-+
P-+q+n+-
-P-+nKp+
RbB-+-+r
White's standard attack has yielded results; the B cannot retreat to e7 because of the mate. Black should have hit harder at the centre with ...Qb6 and/or ...f6 - see Matthew's game, where both featured.

16... f5 17. exf6 Qxf6 18. axb4 Nxb4 19. Qh7+ Kf8 20. Bd2 Nc6 21. Ne5 Nxe5 22. dxe5 1-0

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