The Exmouth Open is one Matthew's local tournaments, he taught chess at Millfield School at the time of this tournament.
1.c4
e5
2.g3
Nc6
3.Bg2
g6
4.Nc3
Bg7
5.e3
d6
6.Nge2
f5
7.d3
[7.d4
Nf6
8.dxe5
dxe5
9.Bxc6+
bxc6
10.Qxd8+
Kxd8
Despite the doubled c-pawns black has equal chances]
7...Nf6
8.0-0
0-0
9.Rb1
[9.Nd5!?
Nxd5
10.cxd5
Ne7
11.d4
e4
12.Qb3
Kh8
13.f3
exf3
14.Bxf3
c6
15.dxc6
bxc6
16.Nf4+/=
Huebner,R-Kindermann,S Munich 1991; 9.b3
Be6
10.Nd5
(10.d4
Bf7
11.d5
Ne7
12.f4=
Turner M-Soh E Perth 1998 12...exf4
13.exf4
Ne4
14.Bb2
c6=
) 10...Qd7
(10...Bxd5
11.cxd5
Ne7
12.e4
Qd7+/=
) 11.Bb2
Bf7
12.f4?!
Nxd5
13.cxd5
Nb4
14.e4
Qb5
15.Rf3
Nxd5!
16.exd5
e4!=/+
Davies,N-Khalifman,A London WFW 1991]
9...a5
most common move [9...Be6
Gives a Closed Sicilian setup a tempo down 10.Nd5
Qd7
(10...Rb8!?
11.b3
Ne7
12.Nxf6+
Bxf6
13.f4
Krasenkow,M-Socko,B POL-ch 13...c6=
This move allows Qa5 to keep white's black squared bishop under control) 11.b4
Chiburdanidze,M-Gallagher,J Biel 1990 11...Bxd5
12.cxd5
Ne7=
]
10.a3
again most common response [10.b3!
Ne7
11.Ba3+/=
]
10...Ne7
[10...Be6
11.Nd5
(11.b4
axb4
12.axb4
d5=
(12...e4
13.dxe4
Nxe4
14.Nxe4
fxe4
15.Bxe4
Bxc4=
) ) 11...Bf7
12.Nec3
Nxd5
13.Nxd5
Nb8
14.Qb3
Ra7
15.e4
f4
16.gxf4
Bxd5
17.cxd5
exf4
18.f3
Qf6=
Jussopow,A-Tseshkovsky,V Minsk 1982 0-1]
11.f4
c6
12.b4
axb4
13.axb4
Be6
14.Qb3?!
[14.b5
Qc7
(14...e4
15.Nd4
(15.dxe4
fxe4
16.Qb3
(16.Nxe4
Nxe4
17.Bxe4
Bxc4
18.bxc6
bxc6
19.Bb2
Bxb2
20.Rxb2
d5-/+
) 16...cxb5
17.Qxb5=/+
) 15...Bf7=/+
) 15.Qb3
Rfe8=
; 14.h3
Nh5
15.Kh2
exf4
16.exf4
d5=/+
]
14...Qc7
[14...b5
15.fxe5
(15.Qc2
bxc4-/+
) 15...dxe5
16.Nd1=/+
(16.Rd1
Qc7=/+
) ]
15.b5
Rfb8
[15...Nd7
with the idea of Nc5 16.Rd1
Beliavsky,A-Salov,V 1999 Enghein les Bains 16...Nc5
17.Qc2
white can regain the tempo with d3-d4 17...e4
18.dxe4
Bxc4=
]
16.h3
Bf7
Matthew was leading the tournament by a clear point before going into this last round game so he could quite happily accept the draw offer [16...Bf7
17.e4
(17.Ba3
e4
18.b6
(18.dxe4
Nxe4
19.Nxe4
fxe4
20.Bxe4
cxb5
21.Qxb5?
Rxa3-+
) 18...Qd7
19.dxe4
Nxe4
20.Nxe4
fxe4
21.Bxe4
d5
22.Bd3
Qe6-/+
) 17...Nd7
(17...fxe4
18.fxe5
dxe5
19.dxe4
Qb6+
20.Kh2+/=
) 18.fxe5
dxe5
19.Ba3
c5
20.Kh2+/=
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