[Date "2019.02.18"] [White "Mildenhall, John"] [Black "Lane, Tim"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C01"] [Opening "French: Exchange"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Be3 Bd6 5.c4 c6 6.Nc3 Ne7 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Nxd5 cxd5 9.Bd3 Nc6 10.Ne2 Qb6 11.Qd2 Be6 12.O-O Rc8 13.Nc3 O-O 14.Be2 Ne7 15.Rfc1 a6 16.Na4 Qa7 17.Rxc8 Rxc8 18.Rc1 Qb8 19.Rxc8+ Bxc8 20.g3 Qc7 21.Nc5 Kh8 {I wasn't sure how to improve my position, and eventually decided on ...Ng8 and ...Nf6. I chose h8 for the K in preference to f8 to avoid any cheapo checks from the knight on c5.} 22.Bd3 Bf5 {But now I decided to see if he wanted to trade his good bishop for my bad one. I realised this would leave b7 weak, but reckoned I would get good N vs bad B as compensation. And I turned out to be right!} 23.Bxf5 Nxf5 24.Qd3 Ne7 {Just ... g6 is better.} 25.Qb3 Bxc5 26.dxc5 Qd7 27.Qc3 Nc6 28.Bf4 Kg8 29.b4 {I don't like this because it makes it harder for him to attack b7.} Qf5 {Threatening ...Qb1+.} 30.Qe1 h6 {It's hard to foresee that the game will be over in another four moves.} 31.Qd2 {A serious error. He played the Q to e1 precisely to prevent ... Qb1+, but now he allows it.} Qb1+ 32.Kg2 Nxb4 33.a3 Nd3 34.Bd6 {Missing the threat.} Ne1+ {Game over – moving the K to the back rank costs the Q, and the other line is 35. Kh3 Qf5+; 36. g4 Qf3+; 37. Bg3 Qg2+; 38. Kh4 Nf3+; 39. Kh5 Qh3+; 40. Bh4 Qxh4#. I'm honest enough to admit I hadn't seen this through to the mate, but John obviously had, as he resigned at once.} 0-1