1. e4 b6 That's unusual. I suppose I'd better just grab the centre. 2. d4 g6 Crikey. This is weird. I'm tempted to play d5 or e5, but decide it might be premature. 3. Bc4 You can't go wrong hitting f7, in my opinion. 3... Bb7 I vaguely rememnber something about the Hypermoderns in the 1920s, but don't know much because their style seemed boring. I'm just going to develop normally, and if he thinks I'm going to contort my position defending the central pawns, he's wrong. 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Nf3 h6 Hmm, he saw my Ng5. 6. O-O e6 He looks quite solid, but I've got more pieces developed and I've castled. 7. Re1 Ne7 I want to attack before he castles, so got to move fast. 8. d5 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Na6 I wonder where that's going? I suppose b5. I'll put a stop to that, and add to the pressure 10. Ba3 c5 So far me 10 mins - him 5 mins. I didn't see that move. Still his knight's out of it now. 11. dxe6 dxe6 I'll let him swap queens if he wants, then I'll get the open file. meanwhile, attack! 12. Ne5 Qc7 I think about Nxg6 fxg6, Bxe6, but not for long. Although his Q side looks solid I think I've seen a way of winning a piece. 13. Bb5+ Nc6 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Bxa6 Ba4 My bishop could get trapped. Only one safe square 16. Bf1 Rd8 17. Qe2 Qe5 This often happens when you win a piece. Opponent gets the initiative and starts playing harder. I can ride out the storm. 18. Rad1 O-O 19. Bc1 Qf6 20. e5 Qf5 I keep looking at Bxh6, but it never seems the right moment. 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Rd1 Rxd1 23. Qxd1 Qxe5 Dammit. I can't lose too many pawns, else the extra bishop won't be enough to win. I may have missed a mate here, but I wasn't quite sure that he doesn't mate me first, by Qe1 and Bb5 24. Qd2 Bc6 25. Qe3 Qd5 26. c4 Qd1 27. Qd2 Qg4 I f my Q leaves the back rank unprotected, he can get a perpetual by saccing the bishop on g2. 28. h3 Qe4 I've lost my way a bit, perhaps taking too much notice of his little threats. I need to try something or it could end up as a draw. 29. Bb2 Qh4 That's a clever move, but I thought he should have interposed a pawn. Probably ends up the same though. 30. Qc3 f6 31. Qxf6 Qxf6 32. Bxf6 At last! With qs off, this should be easy-peasy. 32... Kf7 I nearly play Bc3, but I think this is the killer move. 33. Be5 a6 34. Bd3 b5 35. cxb5 axb5 36. c4 bxc4 37. Bxc4 Bd5 I make this move because I don't want him to have connected passed pawns. 38. Bb3 c4 39. Bc2 g5 40. a4 Bc6 41. a5 Bb5 42. f3 Ba6 43. Kf2 Kg8 I suppose he's afraid that if his k goes across, mine will eat all his k-side pawns. Anyway this is a dead win now. 44. Ke3 Kf7 45. Kd4 Kg8 46. Kc5 Kf7 47. Kb6 Bc8 48. Be4 Kg8 49. Bb7 1-0