White: E Josiah Lutton
Black: Evegeny Prokopchuk
BCF Major Open R1
ECO B23
Annotations: E Josiah Lutton

1. Nc3 Nf6 2. e4 d6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2

Tony Bennett has encouraged those who study with him to use this line.

5... c5

Transposing into a variation of the Sicilian.

6. O-O Nc6 7. Qe1

After 7 d3 Black can play 7...Nd4 stopping 8 Qe1.

7... O-O 8. d3 Nd4 9. Bd1Bg4 10. Nxd4 cxd4 11. Ne2

Not 11. Bxg4?? dxc3 12. Bf3 cxb2 13. Bxb2 Qb6+.

11... Qb6 12. h3

Rumens-Sherman (Islington 1972) saw 12 Kh1 and an eventual win for Black.

12... Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Rac8 14. g4 Rc5 15. Qg2 Nd7 16. g5 e6 17. h4 f6 18. Bg4

18...f5

18...d5 is probably better here.

19. exf5 gxf5

19...exf5 might have given Black opportunities down the e-file.

20. Bf3 Rfc8 21. Rf2 d5?!

Leaving the e-pawn unsupported.

22. h5 Qc6 23. Bd1 a5 24. Qg3 Kh8 25. Kh1

Not 25 h6? for 25...Bxh6! 26 gxh6 Rg8.

25... Rg8 26. Qh3 Bf8 27. h6 Bd6 28. b3 Rc3 29. Bb2 Nf8

30. Bh5!

30 Bxc3 is premature as 30...Qxc3 31. Rb1 Ng6 gives Black some compensation for the exchange.

30... Ng6 31. Bxg6 Rxg6 32. Bxc3 Qxc3 33. Raf1 Qc7 34. Qf3 b5 35. Re2 Bb4 36. Qf2 Bc3 37. Re5

I was now able to see the winning continuation.

37... Qd6 38. Qe2 Kg8 39. Qh5 Kf7 40. Rf2 Kf8 41. Rfe2 Qd7

42. Qxg6

Black resigned in view of 42...hxg6 43. Rxe6 Bb4 44. Re8+ Kf7 45. h7 queening the pawn and an easy win.

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