In this game, played by two players in the British Hastings Tournament 2007, Dani Anderson (2013) gives T O'Neill (1551, playing as black) a lesson in positional play. Analyzing games by lower rated players provides people like me insight on what it means to be a grandmaster. O'Neill made a dubious exchange and was unable to maintain the initiative. This eventually cost him the game. See if you can figure out why!
1.c4 Nf6
2. Nc3 g6
3. e4 d6
4. d4 Bg7
5. f3 0-0
6. Be3 c6
7. Bd3 Na6
8. Nge2 Qc7
9. Qd2 Ne8
10. 0-0-0 f5
 White to Move: This position is interesting because white has chosen to castle on the queenside in a King's Indian Defense. This may not be recommended because of the black's dark squared bishop aiming at the king and the position of black's pieces.
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11. exf5 Bxf5
12. Bxf5 Rxf5
13. Kb1 b5
14. Ng3 b4
15. Nce2 Ra5
16. Bh6 Rxa2
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White to Move: is this sacrifice positionally unsound?
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17. Kxa2 Qa5+
18. Kb1 Bxh6
19. Qxh6 b3
20. Nc3 Nb4
21. Rd2 Na2
22. Nge2 Qf5+
23. Ka1 Nb4
24. Qf4 Qa5+
25. Kb1 Rb8
26. h4 Rb6
27. Qg5 e5
28. Qe7
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Black to Move and Draw (not the continuation in the game)
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Rb8
29. dxe5 Nc2
30. Kc1 Qa1+
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Is White Really in Trouble?
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31. Nb1 Na3
32. Nec3 Nxc4
33. Qe6+ Kg7
34. Qxc4 dxe5
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