1.    d4 b6 Owen's defence - also called the English defence

2.    c4 Theory recommends e4 as  best, but Kev doesn't know the line. Bb7

3. Nc3

[3. d5 e6 4. e4 Bc5 5. Nf3 +0.48

Eval]

3... f5 seeking to control e4 as in a Dutch.

3.    e3 Novelty Nf6

4.    f3 Keeping a knight out of e4 and preparing e4 e6 Black will pin the QKnight to strengthen his hold on e4

6. Bd3 Bb4

 [6... c5!? 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. O-O cd]

7. Qc2 Novelty ?!

 [7. Nge2!? c5 8. a3 Bxc3 9. Nxc3]

7... O-O

 [7... Bd6!? 8. Nh3 O-O 9. O-O a6]

8. a3 Novelty

 [8. Nh3!? Bd6 9. O-O a6 10. a3]

8... Bxc3

[8... Bd6!? 9. Nh3 a6 10. O-O c5]

9. Qxc3 d6

[9... d5!? 10. Ne2 dc 11. Bxc4 Nd5]

10. b4 Space grab Nbd7

[10... Qd7!? 11. Ne2 e5 12. Bc2 e4]

11. Rb1? Presumably to exploit the pin on b6 pawn by c5, but Nh3 or e2 more natural.

[11. Nh3¹ c5 12. O-O Qe7 13. Bb2;

11. c5 dc 12. bc bc 13. dc Nd5 (13... Nxc5 14. Bxf5) 14. Qc2 Ne5µ]

11... c5?!  Instead g6 to support f5 and prepare e5 was playable.

[11... g6!? 12. Ne2 e5 13. O-O e4]

12. bc

[12. Ne2!? g6 13. bc dc 14. O-O]

12... dc Black controls d5 so d5 by White is not possible, dxc5 is obviously ugly. 13. Ne2 Qc7 The natural place for the Queen, and covers e5 square.

14. Qb3? Instead O-O is better . White presumably wants to play d5

[14. O-O Rfe8 15. Qc2 Nf8 16. Nc3]

14... g6!? covers f5, to free the e6 pawn to take on d5 without Bxf5. Black is a little better.

[14... g5?! 15. Nc3 g4 16. Nb5 Qb8]

15. Nf4

[15. Nc3!? e5 16. d5 e4 17. fe]

15... Qd6 Note that  Rfe8 is also playable.

[15... Rfe8!? 16. Ne2 e5 17. d5 e4]

16. Bb2?!

[16. Ne2!? Qc7 17. Nc3 e5 18. d5]

16... cd

17. ed?? A losing blunder Bxd4 had to be played.

[17. Bxd4 g5 (17... e5 18. c5) 18. Ne2 g4µ]

17... Qxf4 Now the game is effectively over. 18. O-O Rfe8 19. Rbe1 Kg7 20. Re2 Qd6 21. Rfe1 Rad8 22. a4 Kf7 23. Qc3 a5 24. Ba3 Qc6 25. Kh1 Qxa4 26. Bc2 Qc6 27. Bd3 b5 28. Bb2 b4

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