[Event "Australian open 2019"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2018-12-30"]
[White "Lazlow Nemeth"]
[Black "Ruari Coffey"]
[WhiteElo "1572"]
[BlackElo "1400"]
[Result "0-1"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 d5 3.e3 e6 4.Bd3 Bd6 5.Bg3 b6 {The idea being that if white castles now, Ba6 removes white's strong bishop and blacks weak bishop. (R.C)} 6.Nf3 O-O 7.Ne5 c5 8.c3 Qc7 {Covering the d7 and c6 squares with the queen. I was slightly worried about Bb5 if I played with the knight or bishop. (R.C)} 9.f4 Ba6 10.Nd2 Bxd3 11.Nxd3 {Now the question arises, Where does the knight on b8 belong? (R.C)} Nc6 12.Ne5 Ne7 13.O-O Nf5 {An excellent square for the knight, attacking the e-pawn and the dark squared bishop (R.C)} 14.Bf2 h5 {The other knight is coming to annoy the bishop} 15.Rc1 Bxe5 16.fxe5 Ng4 17.Qe2 Rac8 18.h3 Nxf2 19.Qxf2 Qe7 {The queen is coming to help on the kingside. Later the c-file will open up and black will try to create some play on both sides of the board. (R.C)} 20.Nf3 h4 {Stopping and g4 ideas and solidifying the g3 square for the knight which will cause some problems for white. (R.C)} 21.Qd2 Ng3 22.Rfe1 Ne4 23.Qe2 f5 {Pushing f4 would lead to a great position for black so white has to capture the pawn. (R.C)} 24.exf6 Qxf6 25.Qa6 {Trying to create some counter-play but in reality, this only helps black. (R.C)} Rc7 {Protecting a7 and coming to double on the f-file. (R.C)} 26.Rf1 Qh6 {The e-pawn is weak so it makes sense to attack it. (R.C)} 27.Qd3 c4 {Closing the position but wins the e-pawn or the exchange. (R.C)} 28.Qc2 Qxe3+ 29.Kh1? {This was a hand before brain move (where one knows what move to play but makes a different move with the same piece). Kh2 was the only move that continues the game but white will only be defending. (R.C)} {#R}