[Event "OS State Finals 2016"]
[Site "Brighton Grammar"]
[Date "2016-09-09"]
[White "Nick Barker"]
[Black "Joseph Hatton"]
[WhiteElo "901"]
[BlackElo "712"]
[Result "1-0"]

{C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves} 1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.d3 {last book move } c6 (3...Nc6 4.Nbd2 $11) 4.Be2 Nf6 5.d4 (5.e5 $142 Nfd7 6.c4 $14) 5...Bd6?? {weakening the position} (5...dxe4 6.Nfd2 $17) 6.Nc3 (6.e5 {and White can already relax} Bc7 7.exf6 gxf6 $18) 6...Nbd7?? {allows the opponent back into the game} (6...Nxe4 7.Nxe4 dxe4 8.Ng5 $17) 7.g3 (7.e5 $142 {and White wins} Bc7 8.exf6 Qxf6 9.Bg5 $18) 7...dxe4 (7...Nxe4 8.O-O $17) 8.Ng5 {White threatens to win material: Ng5xe4} (8.Nd2 Bb4 $11) 8...O-O (8...Bb4!? {is an interesting idea} 9.f3 Qa5 $15) 9.Ngxe4 Nxe4 10.Nxe4 Qe7 {Black's piece can't move: c8} (10...Be7 $11) 11.Rg1 (11.Nxd6!? { should not be overlooked} Qxd6 12.O-O $14) 11...e5 $15 12.dxe5 (12.Nxd6 $142 Qxd6 13.c3 $15) 12...Qxe5?? {overlooking an easy win. .} (12...Bxe5 $142 13.c3 Re8 $17) 13.Nxd6 $18 (13.Qxd6?! Qxe4 14.Qd3 Qxd3 15.cxd3 Rd8 $11) 13...Nb6 14.Bf4 (14.Nxc8 $142 {seems even better} Raxc8 15.Kf1 $18) 14...Qc5 (14...Qxb2 15.Nxc8 Raxc8 16.Kf1 $18) 15.Ne4 (15.c4!? { makes it even easier for White} Qb4+ 16.Qd2 Qxd2+ 17.Kxd2 Rd8 $18) 15...Qe7?? {terrible, but what else could Black do to save the game?} (15...Qb4+ $142 16.Nc3 Re8 $18) 16.f3 f5 (16...Rd8 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} 17.Bd6 Qe6 18.g4 $18) 17.Bd6 (17.Qd6 $142 {might be the shorter path} Qf7 18.Nc3 $18) 17...Qd7 (17...Qe8 {is one last hope} 18.Nf2 Rf6 $18) 18.Bxf8 Kxf8 19.Qc1 (19.Qxd7 $142 {and the result of the game is clear: White will win} Nxd7 20.Nd6 Nf6 $18) 19...Qd4 (19...fxe4 20.fxe4 Kg8 21.Qd2 $18) 20.Rg2 (20.Nf2 {and White can already relax} Bd7 21.c3 Qc5 $18) 20...Be6 (20...fxe4 21.Qf4+ Kg8 22.Qxe4 Qxe4 23.fxe4 Be6 $18) 21.c3 (21.Qd2 {keeps an even firmer grip} Qxb2 22.Qd6+ Kg8 23.Qxe6+ Kh8 $18) 21...Qd5 (21...Qe5 { doesn't improve anything} 22.Ng5 Bg8 $18) 22.Qd1 (22.Qf4 {seems even better} Bf7 23.Rd1 Qxa2 24.Qxf5 Kg8 $18) 22...Qe5?? {Black falls apart} (22...fxe4 23.Qxd5 cxd5 24.fxe4 dxe4 25.Rf2+ Kg8 26.Rf4 $18) 23.Bd3 (23.Qd6+ {keeps an even firmer grip} Qxd6 24.Nxd6 Rb8 $18) 23...Nd5 24.Re2 f4 25.c4 Ne3 26.Qd2 Rd8 27.gxf4 Qxf4 28.Qxe3! Qxh2?? 29.Rxh2 b6 30.Rxh7 c5 31.Qg5 Rxd3 32.Qxg7+ {#r}