1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5

Cao Kann defence.

3. e5

I consider this positionally suspect, but a lot of top grandmasters have played it .It has scored 54% for White, - compare with Ruy Lopez 57% White.

3... Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bd3

swapping off White's good Bishop has only scored 40% for White.

5... Bxd3 6. Qxd3

This position has scored 61% Black

6... Ne7

The immediate c5 is normal, but this can transpose.

7. Bg5 Nd7 8. O-O Qb6

Black is already better

,and pressurises the weak point b2. The Queen also hits d4 and supports c5.

9. b3 f6

a risky move, but quite in keeping with Reg's attacking style.

9... c5 10. c3 Rc8 11. Na3 Nc6 12. Rab1 cxd4 13. Nb5 Ncxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Qxd4 Qxd4 16. cxd4 Nc6 17. Rfc1 a6 18. Nc3 Ba3 19. Rd1 O-O 20. Ne2 Nb4 21. g3 Rc2 22. Rd2 Rfc8 23. Rxc2 Rxc2 24. Nc1 Bxc1 25. Bxc1 Nxa2 26. Ba3 Nc3 27. Ra1 Ne2+ 28. Kg2 Nxd4 29. b4 h6 0-1, Cehic Albino (CRO) - Mrdjenovic Georgije (CRO) 2048, Pula (Croatia) 1999

10. Bf4

weak, allows Black to gain a tempo with the attack on e5.

10. exf6 looks better, but Black's central pawns are menacing. 10... gxf6 11. Bf4 c5 12. c3 Ng6 is unclear.

10... Ng6 11. Be3 c5

11... fxe5 !? 12. dxe5 Qc7 wins a pawn immediately

12. c3

Now White's centre disappears !

12. exf6 gxf6 13. Nc3 is better.

12... fxe5 13. dxe5 Ngxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Qd2 O-O-O

Black is a pawn up, and has a won position.

16. Rd1 Bd6 17. a4

attempting Q-side attack, but Black holds all the cards.

17... Ng4! 18. g3

weakening the White K-side, but h3 is litttle better.

18... Rhf8 19. f4 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Rf6

both a defending, (e6) and attacking move.

21. c4

This allows the strong move d4!, but Reg gets around to this later.

21. Nd2 is better.

21... Rg6

21... d4! is strong.

22. a5?

driving the Queen to where it wants to be.

22. cxd5 exd5 23. Rxd5 accepting the pawn sacrifice is very unclear, 23... Bxf4 24. Rxc5+ (24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. Qxc5+ Kb8) 24... Rc6 25. Rxc6+ Qxc6 26. gxf4 Rd1+ 27. Kf2 Qg6 unclear

22... Qc7 23. Kh1 h5

23... d4! is strongest.

24. h4

24. cxd5 h4 with attack.

24... d4

! Black has a winning position.

25. Qd3 Qc6+

25... Rg4 ! is strongest 26. Nd2 Bxf4 27. gxf4 Qxf4 28. Nf3 Rg3 White has no defence. 29. Rf1 Rh3+ 30. Kg1 Qg3#

26. Kg1 Bxf4?

Reg would not be Reg without a major blunder in a game! This simply does not work.

26... Rg4 Black has a winning position.

27. Qxg6 Be3+ 28. Kh2 Rf8

Now White blunders

29. Rd2??

This loses immediately.

29. Ra2! White should win !

29... Bxd2

White resigns. My computer assures me it's mate in 10 !

30. Qe8+ Qxe8 31. Nxd2 Rf2+ 32. Kg1 Rxd2 33. Rf1 Qg6 34. Rf8+ Kc7 35. Rf3 Qe4 36. Rf7+ Kc6 37. Rf2 Qe1+ 38. Kg2 Rxf2+ 39. Kh3 Qf1#

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