[Event "London League Division 1"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/JNSVaohC/wLckSKJG"] [Date "2019.10.16"] [White "Tom Rendle"] [Black "Phil Makepeace"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "226"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [WhiteTeam "Hammersmith"] [BlackElo "204"] [BlackTeam "Streatham & Brixton"] [Variant "From Position"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Check_M88"] [StudyName "London League D1 - Hammersmith vs Streatham & Brixton"] [ChapterName "IM Rendle, Tom (226) vs Makepeace, Phil (204)"] [FEN "1r3rk1/pb3ppp/3qpn2/1p2R3/7Q/1BP2N2/PP3PPP/3R2K1 b - - 0 20"] [SetUp "1"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/JNSVaohC/wLckSKJG"] [Orientation "white"] 20... Qc6 21. Bc2? { Setting a cheap trap but objectively not the best. } (21. Rg5! { An excellent multi-purpose move, defending g2 and thus freeing up the knight to come to d4 and win a pawn, whilst also setting up threats of Rxg7+. } 21... g6 (21... a6?? { defends b5 but is obviously terrible after } 22. Rxg7+ Kxg7 23. Qg5+ Kh8 24. Qxf6+ Kg8 25. Rd4 { and Black must lose a Queen to avoid mate. }) 22. Nd4 { and White is simply a pawn ahead. }) 21... Rfd8? { Simply overlooking my next move. } (21... h6 { prevents Bxh7 as well as Rg5 ideas after which Black has no real problems. }) 22. Bxh7+! Kf8 23. Rde1 Qc4 24. Nd4 Rxd4!? { Phil would rather create counterplay then defend a lost position. } 25. cxd4 Rd8 26. Bb1 Rxd4 27. Qh8+ Ke7 { A critical moment as White has a few ways to win. As rather a lazy calculator I decided to prevent threats of ...Rg4 and/or ...Bxg2. } 28. Bf5 (28. Qxg7! Rg4 29. Rxe6+ Qxe6 30. Rxe6+ Kxe6 31. Qh6 Bxg2 32. h3! Bxh3+ 33. Kh2 { and Black's attack has run out of steam. }) 28... Be4 (28... Nd7 { offers a bit more resistance but White should be winning easily enough after } 29. R5e3 (29. Bxe6! fxe6 30. b3! Qc6 31. Qxg7+ Kd8 32. Qg5+! Kc7 33. Rc1) 29... Rf4 30. Bh3 { even stronger is }) 29. Bxe6 Qc7 30. f4 Qb6 31. Bh3+ Kd6 32. Qf8+ Kc6 33. Qc8+ { it was still possible to lose with } (33. Rc1+?? Rc4+) 33... Kd6 34. Kh1 { 1-0 Black resigns. } 1-0