John won the Challengers Section of the Blackpool Chess Congress in 2008 - this is his 5th round game against the 17-year-old Xi-Chang Guo.
1.d4
g6
2.e4
Bg7
3.Nc3
a6
4.a4
b6
5.Nf3
d6
6.Bc4
e6
7.0-0
Ne7
8.Bf4
h6
9.Re1
Nd7
10.Qd2
Bb7
11.Rad1
Kf8
11...Kf8 has been played before. My reply, 12 h4, tends to deter the King from walking to h7 - "castling by hand" - and more importantly, more obviously, stops 12 ...g5.
12.h4
d5?
This just helps to open up the position.
13.exd5
exd5
14.Bd3
Nf6
15.Be5
c5?
This is another mistake. After the game Black felt that 15 ...Nc6 was a better choice.
16.Qf4
Nc6
17.Bd6+
Kg8
18.dxc5
Nh5
19.Qh2
bxc5
20.Nxd5
Kh7
21.Bc4
Na5
22.Bc7
Nxc4
This is Black's best chance as other moves lost at least a piece.
23.Bxd8
Raxd8
24.Nc3
Bxf3
25.Rxd8
Rxd8
26.Qc7!
The most active move.
26...Bxc3
27.bxc3
Black resigned seeing that he was lost. [27.bxc3
Rd1
28.Rxd1
Bxd1
29.Qxf7+
] 1-0