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[Event "County Chess"] [Site "Newmarket"] [Date "2023.12.03"] [Round "?"] [White "James Gardner"] [Black "Stephen Orton"] [Result "1-0"]   1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. g4 Na6 9. Nge2 Nc5 10. Ng3 h6 11. Be2 Nh7 12. h4 Nxe4 13. Ncxe4 f5 14. gxf5 gxf5 15. Nh5 fxe4 16. Qd2 (16. Rg1 Rf7 17. Bxh6 Qxh4 18. Bxg7 Qxf2+ 19. Kd2 {Got to here and got a bit spooked by ideas of e3+ and Bf5 coming, but really should have just played this}) 16... Rf7 17. O-O-O Bf5 18. Rdg1 Kh8 19. Rg2 Bf6 (19... Bf8 20. Rhg1 Nf6) 20. Bxh6 e3 (20... Bxh4 21. Bg7+ Rxg7 22. Nxg7) 21. Qxe3 Qd7 {ideas of counterplay with Queen a4 so played to shut it down straight away although doubling rooks straight away stronger} 22. Bd3 (22. Rhg1 Qa4 23. Bd3 Bxd3 24. Qxd3 Qxa2 25. Qg6 Qxc4+ (25... Qa1+ 26. Kc2 Qa4+ 27. Kb1) 26. Kb1) 22... Re8 23. Rhg1 b5 {desperate for counterplay} 24. cxb5 (24. Nxf6 Nxf6 25. Bg7+ Rxg7 26. Qh6+ Rh7 27. Qxf6+ Rg7 28. Rxg7 {saw all these ideas but didn't put them together at right moment}) 24... Bxd3 25. Qxd3 e4 26. Nxf6 Nxf6 (26... exd3 27. Rg8+ Rxg8 28. Rxg8# {I believe this is called the Arabian checkmate $1}) 27. Qd4 (27. Qe3 {stronger, looking for Qh6+ later}) 27... Qf5 28. Rg6 {Now the idea is bg7+, winning the exchange, or if Kh7, then mate in 2 starting with Rh6+, also leaves the bishop covering f4} (28. Bg7+ Kh7 29. Qe3 {I missed Queen e3 in this line, was only looking at follow up rook moves}) 28... Re5 (28... Kh7 {missed this strong defensive idea but white remains better}) 29. Bg7+ Rxg7 30. Rxg7 Nxd5 (30... Rxd5 31. Rg8+ Kh7 32. R1g7+ Kh6 33. Qe3+ Kh5 34. Rh8+ Nh7 35. Rhxh7+ Qxh7 36. Rxh7+ Kg4 37. Qg3+ Kf5 38. Qg5+ Ke6 39. Re7# {would have been a nice finish, was hoping he'd fall for the trick of taking with the rook}) 31. R7g5 Qf4+ 32. Kb1 {Black resigned as rh5# is threatened and if you prevent it with the Queen then white liquidates in the centre with winning advantage} *