[Event "BDCL Div Three Stourbridge vs Mercia"] [Site "Stourbridge"] [Date "2014.12.10"] [Round "?"] [White "Chris Cox"] [Black "Jeremy Humphries"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A45"] [EventDate "2014.12.10"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 e6 $5 4.Nf3 Be7 5.b3 $6 ( { Main line is } 5.O-O { or } ) ( 5.c4 ) 5...O-O 6.O-O Nc6 $5 ( { Back to book is } 6...b6 { or } ) ( 6...c5 ) 7.Bb2 a6 $6 8.Nbd2 $6 ( 8.c4 { is essential } ) 8...b5 9.c4 Rb8 $6 10.c5 $6 ( 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Qc2 $10 ) 10...Re8 11.a3 Bb7 12.b4 a5 13.Bc3 axb4 14.axb4 Ra8 15.Qc2 h6 $2 { too passive } 16.Rxa8 Bxa8 17.Ra1 Bb7 18.Qb2 $2 ( 18.Qd3 $1 $16 { simply wins the b-pawn } ) 18...Nd7 19.Ne1 Bf6 20.Nc2 Qc8 21.Nb3 Ndb8 22.Na3 Na7 23.e3 c6 24.Nc2 Na6 25.Na5 Nc7 26.Ne1 Ba6 27.Nd3 Qd7 28.Nb7 $10 ( 28.Ne5 Bxe5 29.dxe5 $14 ) 28...Bxb7 $6 ( 28...Nc8 29.Na5 Ne7 $14 ) 29.Rxa7 Rb8 30.Ra1 $2 { Rook is better on the 7th } ( 30.Qa1 $14 ) 30...Ra8 31.Rxa8+ Bxa8 32.Qa1 Qc8 33.Nc1 Qa6 34.Qxa6 Nxa6 35.Nb3 Bd8 36.f4 $10 1/2-1/2