[Event "The Surrey Classic Open 2002"]
[Site "Unknown"]
[Date "2002.06.01"]
[Round "Unknown"]
[White "Meri Grigorian"]
[Black "Mark Lyell"]
[Opening "Dutch Defence - Leningrad variation"]
[Result "1-0"]

1.Ng1-f3 {Annotations by Meri Grigorian} f7-f5 2. d2-d4 Ng8-f6 3. g2-g3 g7-g6
4.Bf1-g2 Bf8-g7
5.Bc1-g5 {An unorthodox and premature move, white should have played 5.0-0, however there is a variation with Bg5 after 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.c3 c6 5.Bg5 Bg7 6.Nd2 d5 7.Nh3 0-0 8.0-0 Qe8 MG} 0-0 {Black should have played d6 waiting for white to castle first.}
6.c2-c3 {Possible 6.Qc1 with idea Bh6} d7-d6
7.Qd1-b3+ {Now Qb3 is with check and winning a tempi, whereas after following 1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.c3 Bg7 5.Qb3(without check) Nc6 6.Nf3 e6 7.0-0 0-0 etc.} Kg8-h8
8. Nb1-d2 Qd8-e8
9.h2-h4? {White has forgotten to follow the golden rules - castle into safety! h4 makes weaknesses and white cannot make any attacks after Nh5* and whites black-squared bishop is uncomfortable.} e7-e5
10. Bg5xf6 Bg7xf6
11. d4xe5 {White clarifies in the centre and the d file could be useful.} d6xe5
12. Nf3-g5 {A desperate move.} Nb8-c6 {It is better to play Na6 and Nc5.}
13. Bd5 {Now black cannot play c6.} a5 14. a4 e4! {Obvious!}
15.g4 {White cannot prevent e3. But at least g4 gives some chances if black plays wrong.} e4-e3
16. fxe3 Qe8xe3? {A strategic move could have been 14.Bxg5 15.hxg5 then Qxe3.}
17. Ng5-f7+ Rf8xf7 {If 17.Kg7 then 18.g5 Be7 19.0-0-0 and Rdg1, h5 or 18.Qg3+ 19.Kd1 and Kc2,Rag1.}
18. Bd5xf7 f5xg4 {If 18.Qg5 then 19.Kd1 and Kc2.}
19. 0-0-0 Ra8-a6 20. h4-h5 g6-g5
21. Bf7-g6 {Protecting the square f5.} Bc8-e6
22. Qb3xb7 Qe3-b6
{There is tricky move here 22.Bxc3!? (if 23.bxc3 Qxc3 and Rb6) 23.Qxa6 Bxb2+ (if 24.Qa3 25.Nc4 Qa1+ 26.Kc2 Nb4 27.Kd2 Nxa6 28.Rxa1 Bxc4 29.Rab1± or 27.Qxa4 28.Kxb2 Bxc4 25.Rd8+!)
24.Kb1 Ba2+ 25.Kxb2 Qd4+ 26.Kxa2 Nb4+ 29.Kb1!* Nxa6 30.Bc2± with strong defence and later threatening Nb3, h6. Another move against 22.Bxc3 is 23.Bd3 Rb6 24.Qa8+ Rb8 25.Qxc6 Bxc2 26.Kc2 if now Bg8 then 25.bxc3 Qc5 26.Nc4,
and, if 24.Nb8 then 25.Nb1. If 23.Bxd2 24.Rxd2 Nd4 25.Qb8+ Bg8 26.Bc4 Nxe2+ 27.Kd1 Nc3+ 28.Kc2±.}
23.Qb7xb6 Ra6xb6 24. Bg6-e4 {Black loses after a few more moves...}
1-0

[Event "The Surrey Classic Open 2002"]
[Site "Unknown"]
[Date "2002.06.02"]
[Round "Unknown"]
[White "Graeme Buckley"]
[Black "Mark Lyell"]
[Opening "Dutch Defence - Leningrad variation"]
[ECO "Unknown"]
[Result "0-1"]

1.d4 {Annotations by Mark Lyell} f5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.0-0 0-0 6.c4 d6
7.Nc3 Qe8 {This is now the main line Leningrad position.}
8.b3 Na6 {8.d5 is the most popular. 8.b3 has been played by Karpov, Miles and others. The main idea is to play Ba3, particularly if Black replies 8 .. e5. 8 ..
Na6 is the main alternative to 8 .. e5 and has been often played by Kramnik.
In fact Kramnik was was of the pioneers of this position in his younger (and less boring?) days.}
9.Rb1? {This is a bit wimpy. 9.Ba3 is good.} e5 10.dxe5 dxe5
11.Nd5 {11.Ba3 was also possible.} c6
12.Nxf6 Bxf6 13.Bb2 {Black is ok because of his central control but he still has to develop the queen's bishop and watch out for the weakness of d6. White wants to maintain pressure on e5 and bring a rook to the d-file.} Qe7
14.Qd2 Nc5 15.Rbd1 Ne4
16.Qc2 Qc7! {Black intends Be6. It is difficult to find another move. If 16. ..
Bd7 17 Nxe5 and 16. .. b6 is too weakening after 17.Nd2.}
17.Nd2! Nc5 18.b4 Ne6
19.Nb3 Bd7 {White is building-up nicely and Black has to develop his bishop.}
20.c5 Rad8 21.e4! {This looks good because the standard response 22. .. f4 leaves Black vulnerable on the h3-c8 diagonal.} Ng5!
22.exf5 Bxf5 23.Qe2 Bg7 {Black is trying to get play on the f-file. Although he
has an isolated pawn his pieces are slightly more active.}
24.h4 Ne6 25.Qc4 {Now White has the possibility of g3-g4 trapping the Bishop. So I tried to counter this with f-file threats.} Rxd1
26.Rxd1 Qf7 {If 27.g4 Bb1! or 27 .. Be4!} 27.a4 Bh3!
{I was short of time so I went for a tactical gamble. It seemed to work because
my opponent spent a lot of time thinking about it and didn't take it! If 28 Bxh3 Qxf2+ 29 Kh1 Qf3+ 30.Kh2 Qxd1 31.Qxe6+ Kh8 32.Bg2 Rf2 33.Kh3 h5 seems OK for Black.}
28.Qc2 Bxg2 29.Kxg2 e4 30.Bxg7 Qf3+
31.Kg1 Kxg7 {Now black is ok because of the f-file and the possibility of e4-e3.}
32.Rd7 Kg8? {Rf7 was better. Now both players had less than a minute to reach the time control at move 35 and white misses a golden opportunity. 33. Nd4! Nxd4 34.Qc4+ Rf7 35.Rd8+ Kg7 36.Qxd4+ Qf6 looks like a preferable rook ending at least}
33.Re7? e3 {It's easy for Black now.}
34.fxe3 Qf1+ 35.Kh2 Rf2+ 36.Qxf2 Qxf2+ 37.Kh3 Qf1+ 38. Kh2 Qf2+ 39.Kh3 Qf5+ 40.Kh2 Qc2+ 41.Kh3 Qxb3 42.Rxb7 Qxe3 43.b5 Nf4+ 44.Kg4 h5+ 45.Kg5 Qe5+ 46.Kh6 Ne6 47.b6 Nf8 48.g4 hxg4
0-1