(1) Searle,C - Dawson,A
LDL 2004 Stratford A vs L Spa A



1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bf4 g6 4.e3 Bg7 5.Be2 0-0 6.h3 Nbd7 7.0-0 Re8 8.Re1 e5
my opponent likes an attacking game - this gambit pawn is offered to gain a big lead in development due to dark threats on b2

9.dxe5 dxe5 10.Nxe5 Nh5 11.Bxh5 Nxe5 12.Be2 Qe7 13.c3 Be6 14.Nd2 Rad8
white already lacks space

15.Qc2 f5 16.Nf3 Nf7
preparing ..g5 and a K-side attack

17.a3 g5 18.Bh2 c5 19.Rad1 g4 20.hxg4 fxg4 21.Nd2 Be5
to remove White's last k-side piece

22.Bxe5 Nxe5 23.Nf1 Qf6 24.Rxd8 Rxd8 25.Ng3 Rf8 26.Rf1 Bd5
the combination starting with 26...Nf3+ falters after a timely Qe4 - hence this move designed to place a pawn on e4 rather than a Q

27.e4 Be6 28.f4
White would do better here to offer back the pawn with 28.Nf5

28...gxf3 29.Bxf3 Qg5
the threats on the Black squares are too great

30.Kf2 Ng4+ 31.Ke1 Qh4 32.Qe2 Qxg3+ 33.Kd1 Qf4 34.Bxg4 Bb3+ 0-1