[Event "Crown City Open"]
[Site "Pasadena, CA"]
[Date "2012.10.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Steven Niles"]
[Black "Michael Cooper"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1649"]
[BlackElo "2080"]
[Opening "King's Indian: London system"]
[ECO "A48"]
[NIC "QP.03"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. h3 {French grandmaster and London System expert Eric Prié frowns at an early h2-h3. He considers the critical line of the London to be the rarely played 6. O-O c5 7. c3 Nh5 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Nfd2 cxd4! 11. cxd4 (11. Bxh5? dxe3!; 11. exd4?! Nf4) 11... Nf4 12. exf4 gxh4.} c5 7. c3 cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. d5 {This unprovoked advance only weakens White's control of the center.} Ne5 10. Nxe5 {This leads to an initiative for Black in the endgame. 10. O-O or 10. Na3 should have been tried.} dxe5 11. Bxe5 Qxd5 12. Qxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. O-O {The f4 square is very nice for Black's knight, so 14. g3 seems advisable.} Nf4 15. Bc4 {15. Bf3 puts the bishop on a more useful diagonal, plus the bishop is exposed on c4...} b5 16. Bxb5 {16. Bb3 Rd8 is also very pleasant for Black.} Rb8 17. Na3 a6 18. Bc4 Rxb2 19. Rab1 Ne2+ 20. Kh2 Rd2 {20... Rxb1? 21. Nxb1 Nf4 22. Rd1 is less clear.} 21. Bxe2 {Black's advantage is huge after White gives up bishop for knight in this position. White should instead give up the pawn for activity with 21. Rbd1 Rxd1 (21... Rfd8?? 22. Bxe2) 22. Rxd1 Nxc3 23. Rc1. If 21. Rb6 Nxc3 22. Bxa6 Rxa2 23. Bxc8 Rxc8 24. Rb3 Nd5 25. Nb5 Rd2, White has liquidated the pawns to one side of the board, but Black's pieces are much better situated.} Rxe2 22. Ra1 {If there is ever a situation where you must make such a move, you probably might as well resign.} Rd8 23. Nc4 Be6 24. Ne3 Rdd2 25. c4 f5 26. Kg3 g5 27. Kf3 Rxa2 28. Rxa2 Rxa2 29. c5 f4 30. Ng4 {Allowing a cute mate, but 30. Nd1 Bd5+ 31. Kg4 Kg6 32. h4
Bxg2 is quite bleak.} Bd5# 0-1
