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Lane,G (IM) - Matthew Leigh

1. d4 d5 2. e4 e6 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. c3 c5 6. f4 Nc6 7. Ndf3 Qb6 8. h4 (hacker...) cxd4 9. cxd4 f6 10. Bd3 Bb4+ 11. Kf1 O-O 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Ne2 Bd7 14. g3 Rac8 15. Kg2 Bd6 16. a3 Na5 17. b4 Nc4 18. Neg1

  Black is clearly winning

18...Ng4?

-+t+-Tj+
Xx+l+-Xx
-D-Lx+-+
+-+x+-+-
-PsP-PsP
P-+b+nP-
-+-+-+k+
R-Bq+-Nr
Now it's not quite so clear, but I think Black should still be all right.

19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Ng5+ Kg8 21. Qxg4 Qxd4 22. Qh5

-+t+-Tj+
Xx+l+-X-
-+-Lx+-+
+-+x+-Nq
-PsD-P-P
P-+-+-P-
-+-+-+k+
R-B-+-Nr
White is fishing hard but Black is so well-placed; better developed, better control of the centre, with chances against the scattered White pieces and King. Here

[22...Rf6] may have been worth a look, giving Black one more move in defence.

22... Qd3 23. N1f3 Qc2+ 24. Bd2 Nxd2 25. Ra2! Qf5 26. g4 Qd3?

[26... Be8! 27. gxf5 Bxh5 28. Rxd2 Bxf4]

  Not an easy move to spot in a hurry - this is the secret weapon of the simul. player, forcing opponents to make a decision.

27. f5 Qe2+ 28. Kh3 Rxf5 29. gxf5 Nxf3

[29... exf5]

30. Qf7+ Kh8 1-0

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