Skype Spoken Thought game. 
25 May 2014. 

The following Spoken Thought game was played, the game 28 moves) is given with annotations and then again without annotations. 

Paul Benson. 

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Annotated game. 

Skype Spoken Thought Game. 
25 May 2014. 
White: R. Grimwood. 
Black: P. Benson. 
Opening: Pirc Defence, Classical Variation, Two Knight's System, B08. 
Result: 0-1, in 28 moves. 

1. d4 g6 
2. Nf3 Bg7 
3. Nc3 d6 

| Black is waiting for white to commit a few pieces before deciding where to make a challenge with pawns in the centre. || 

4. e4 Nf6 
5. Bd3 

| More popular here is, 5. Be2, anticipating a pin on the f3 knight with black, Bg4. Some prefer not to allow the pin at all by playing, 5. h3. A different idea is to line up the dark square bishop and queen on the c1-h6 diagonal, castle queenside, and launch a kingside attack. Such opposite wing attacks need careful judgement as to when to attack and when to take time to defend. || 

5. ... O-O 
6. O-O a6 

| Unusual. If black is planning potential queenside expansion with, a6, and, b5, then it is more often initiated on move 4. || 

7. a4 

| Preventing black from expanding on the queenside, but also leaving the a-pawn as a potential target later in the game. Win some, lose some. || 

7. ... c5 
8. d5 Bg4 

| It is now a Benoni central pawn structure, but black has missed out on a good plan for the b8 knight. The idea of, Na6, intending, Nc7, supporting a potential, b5, pawn break, which will require further support from the black c8 bishop and a8 rook. || 

9. h3 Bxf3 
10. Qxf3 Nbd7 
11. Qd1 

| Retreating to allow the f-pawn to advance, white must play for kingside activity. || 

11. ... e5 
12. f4 

| Perhaps white should take some time for king safety with, Kh1, before becoming involved in kingside activity. || 

12. ... exf4 

| Giving white a semi-open file on the kingside, but in return the g7 bishop is now beginning to influence the long diagonal. || 

13. Bxf4 Re8 
14. Qd2 

| The d6 pawn is poisoned. If, 14. Bxd6 c4 15. Bxc4 Qb6+, winning the white d6 bishop. King safety before complications. || 

14. ... Rc8 
15. Qf2 c4 

| Black could play for a positional game with, 15. ... Ne5, and will have a knight established on e5, or a rook should white play, Bxe5. || 

16. Be2 Nxe4 

| Black relieves the tension by snatching a pawn. Will the white bishop pair be able to create sufficient compensation? || 

17. Nxe4 Rxe4 
18. c3 

| Necessary as black was threatening, 18. ... Bd4, winning the white queen. King safety before complications. || 

18. ... Qb6 
19. Qxb6 

| Forced. Black was threatening to capture either white bishop with the e4 rook. Now white has to try to find compensation for the pawn without the possibility of complications involving kingside activity. || 

19. ... Nxb6 

| Now white has a couple of light square pawn targets on, d5, and, a4, to defend. || 

20. Rf2 Be5 

| There are now ideas of white trapping the black e4 rook, but at the cost of both the white bishops. || 

21. g3 

| Instead, 21. Bg4 f5 22. Bf3 Rxf4 23. g3 Rxf3 24. Rxf3 Nxd5, and black has a decisive material advantage. || 

21. ... Re8 
22. Bf1 Bxf4 
23. Rxf4 a5 

| Fixing the white a4 pawn and allowing the knight to remain on b6. || 

24. Rxe4 Rxe4 
25. Kf2 Re5 

| Perhaps starting some kingside expansion with, 25. ... f5, followed by advancing the king toward the centre is a better plan. The king is a strong piece in endgames, use it. || 

26. Rd1 Nxd5 

| Tiredness is creeping in. Instead, 26. ... Nxa4 27. Bxc4 Nxb2 28. Rd4 Nxc4 29. Rxc4 Rxd5, and black has a decisive material advantage. Alternately, 26. ... Nxa4 27. Ra1 Nxb2 28. Rxa5 Nd1+ 29. Kf3 Nxc3 30. Bxc4 b5 31. Bxb5 Rxd5 32. Ra8+ Kg7 33. Bc4 Rc5, and black should win. || 

27. Bxc4 Ne3 
28. Re1 

| White can play on with, 28. Rd4 Nxc4 29. Rxc4 Rc5 30. Rd4 Rc6, when black is going to have much work to do. || 

28. ... Nxc4 
White resigns, 0-1 

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Unannotated game. 

Skype Spoken Thought Game. 
25 May 2014. 
White: R. Grimwood. 
Black: P. Benson. 
Opening: Pirc Defence, Classical Variation, Two Knight's System, B08. 
Result: 0-1, in 28 moves. 

1. d4 g6 
2. Nf3 Bg7 
3. Nc3 d6 
4. e4 Nf6 
5. Bd3 O-O 
6. O-O a6 
7. a4 c5 
8. d5 Bg4 
9. h3 Bxf3 
10. Qxf3 Nbd7 
11. Qd1 e5 
12. f4 exf4 
13. Bxf4 Re8 
14. Qd2 Rc8 
15. Qf2 c4 
16. Be2 Nxe4 
17. Nxe4 Rxe4 
18. c3 Qb6 
19. Qxb6 Nxb6 
20. Rf2 Be5 
21. g3 Re8 
22. Bf1 Bxf4 
23. Rxf4 a5 
24. Rxe4 Rxe4 
25. Kf2 Re5 
26. Rd1 Nxd5 
27. Bxc4 Ne3 
28. Rd1 Nxc4 
White resigns, 0-1