[Event "Athenaeum v NLC"] [Date "2022.10.20"] [White "Lee, Peter"] [Black "Kirby, Nick"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A07"] [Opening "Reti: KIA, Yugoslav"] {Notes by Peter Lee} 1.Nf3 {King's Indian attack} d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6 {Noty a variation I am familiar with} 4.O-O Bg4 5.h3 Bh5 {5...Bxf3 is also OK, when White is best to recapture with the e-pawn} 6.d4 e6 7.c4 dxc4 {A little better to develop with Be7, Bd6 or Nbd& perhaps} 8.Ne5 Nbd7 9.Nxc4 Be7 10.Nc3 O-O {White is a little better with prospects of central control} 11.a4 Nb6 12.Ne5 Nbd5 13.g4 Bg6 14.Nxg6 {Stockfish prefers h4 h6 first} hxg6 15.e4 Nxc3 {Better 15 ...Nb4. The game move allows White a big centre} 16.bxc3 Qc7 17.Rb1 {Better 17 Be3} Rab8 18.Be3 c5 19.Qd2 {Threatening Bf4} Rbc8? {Better 19...Rfd8 so that if 20.Bf4 e5! Bxe5 Qxe5! when Black is a bit better} 20.Bf4 Qd7 21.d5 {With a clear advantage} exd5 22.exd5? {Better is 22e5 Ne8 23c4, though White is still bit plus with the move played.} Rfd8 23.d6 b6?? {Black has to play 23...Bxd6 24 Bxd6 Qxd6 25 Qxd6 Rxd6 26 Rxb7 when White has a good endgame. The move played loses at once.} 24.dxe7 Qxd2 25.Bxd2 Rxd2 26.Rbd1 Rd7 {The alternative 26 ... Rxd1 27 Rxd1 Rc7 28 Rd8+ Kh7 29 e8=Q leads to an easily won endgame} 27.Rxd7 Nxd7 28.Rd1 {#r} 1-0