Here is Steve's game from this week ... A great mixture of strategy and tactics combining in his favourite opening as White - "The Catalan".  By his own admission he missed Bxd5 on move #23 but the position and pawn advantage indicates that the game was virtually won at this juncture ... Well done Steve for winning your first game of the season!  Here it is ...

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 Ne4 6. O-O Be7 7. Nfd2 f5 8. Nxe4 dxe4 9. Be3 O-O 10. f3 exf3 11. Bxf3 Bf6 12. Nc3 Qe7 13. Qd2 Rd8 14. Rad1 Nd7 15. d5 cxd5 16. cxd5 Bxc3 17. bxc3 exd5 18. Qxd5+ Kh8 19. Bc5 Qf6 20. Be4 Re8 21. Rxf5 Qh6 22. Rh5 Nf6 23. Rxh6 Nxd5 24. Rxh7+ Kg8 25. Bg6 Nf6 26. Bxe8 Kxh7 27. Rd8 Nxe8 28. Rxe8 b6 29. Bd4 Bb7 30. Re7 Bd5 31. Rxg7+ Kh6 32. a3 Bc4 33. h4 Rd8 34. Rxa7 Bxe2 35. Kf2 Bc4 36. g4 b5 37. Kg3 Rf8 38. Bg7+ 1-0

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