1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. e4 a6 8. a4 Bg4 9. Bf4

only move

9... Bxf3

This drags the Queen out to f3, but has never been played. Players wait for the h3 move before Bxf3

9... Bg7 10. Be2 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 O-O 12. O-O Qe7 is 56% Black in 158 games.

10. Qxf3 Nh5!

I liked this move. If you leave the Bishop on f4 you can't play Bg7 and Nbd7 as the d6 pawn hangs.

11. Be3 Bg7 12. g4?!

Unpositional but has good tactical points ! Interesting stuff from Reg

12... Nf6?!

12... Qb6 When Kev was thinking about the Knight retreat I thought he was considering this move. 13. Qe2 Nf6 14. a5 Qc7 15. f3 is unclear

13. Qd1?

Reg wants to untangle his pieces, but it's time consuming.

13... O-O

13... h5! was the move that I would have played. 14. g5 (14. f3 hxg4 15. fxg4 Nfd7 threat Qh4+, White's K-side look as bare as a baby's ...) (14. gxh5 Nxh5 15. Qd2 Nd7 is advantage Black.) 14... Ng4 is good for Black.

13... Qb6 14. Ra3

14. Be2 Re8?!

Certainly a natural move but there are problems with this move 1. Black does not have e8 for the Knight retreat from f6 if White plays g5, 2. Black may well want to play the f5 counter.

14... Nbd7 15. g5 Ne8 16. f4 Qe7 17. Qd3 (17. Bd3 f5) 17... f6 18. h4 with a wild middle game brewing.

15. Bd3?!

What should Black play ?

15. f3 Nfd7 16. O-O f5!

15... Re7?

Black was afraid of Nbd7 because of 16. g5, but it was, in fact, playable. Also Black had Geoff's suggestion of c4!

15... c4! 16. Bc2 Qa5 (16... h5 is still possible.) (16... Nbd7 is also playable. 17. g5 Nh5 18. Qd2 f6 19. Bd1 fxg5 20. Bxh5 gxh5 21. Bxg5 Bxc3 22. bxc3 Rxe4+=) 17. O-O (17. f3? Nxd5) 17... Nbd7 and Nc5 looks good for Black.

15... Nbd7 16. g5 Nh5 17. Be2? Bxc3+ 18. bxc3 Rxe4 adv Black

16. f3 Re8

Black has wasted two tempo.

16... Nbd7 was playable. 17. g5 Ne8 18. O-O f6 with an interesting middlegame.

17. O-O Nbd7 18. a5 Ne5 19. Ra4?!

Be2 looked better, but Reg is wanting to play e5 !? and then swing the Rook over to the e or f file.

19... Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Nd7 21. f4?

Possible over ambitious, but attacking ! A crucial stage of the game.

21... Qe7

This is not bad, but Qh4! looks better.

21... Qh4 Now it's difficult to find a move for White. 22. g5 Qg4+ 23. Kh1 Qh3 adv Black

22. e5!?

!? Here we go says Reg, Gung Ho !

22... dxe5 23. d6 Qd8?

23... Qh4! 24. f5 with a wild position !

24. Ne4?

24. f5!? Andrew Drabble 24... b5 25. axb6 Nxb6 26. Raa1 (26. Rxa6 Rxa6 27. Qxa6 Qxd6 28. b4)

24. Nd5 looked best for me, and Black is on the defensive.

24... exf4 25. Rxf4 Bxb2?

Kev fiddles while Rome burns. I would not have even considered this move. This pawn is irrelevant !

25... Be5!? 26. Rf2 b5 27. axb6 Nxb6 28. Ra1 Qh4 is really wild in true Modern Benoni style. 29. Bxc5 Qxg4+ 30. Rg2 Bxh2+ 31. Kxh2 Qh4+ 32. Kg1 Nd7 adv Black