Steve Gibbs vs Steve Withington [Date "2017.02.01"] [Round "3"] [White "Steve Gibbs"] [Black "Steve Withington"] [Result "0.5-0.5"] {The Sheffield Individual Championship is a fantastic opportunity to get to play stronger players who you might not face in the league.} 1. d4 e5 2. d5 {Englund gambit declined} f5 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Nf3 e4 6. Nd4 g6 7. e3 c5 8. dxc6 dxc6 9. a3 c5 10. Nde2 Qxd1+ 11. Nxd1 {With the queens swapped off I felt I had gained some tempo and space} Bg7 12. Nf4 O-O 13. Nc3 Nc6 14. Bd2 Bd7 15. Be2 Ne5 16. O-O-O Rad8 17. h3 Bc6 18. Nfd5 Rfe8 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Kc2 Nd3 21. Rhf1 b5 22. b3 Re7 23. f3 bxc4 24. bxc4 Bxc3 25. Kxc3 Red7 {I offered a draw at this point. While I felt I was in a better position I couldn’t see an obvious way to press the advantage, and was afraid that the my opponent might turn things around in a difficult endgame.} * You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
