White: Mickey Adams
Black: Julian Hodgson
Redbus KO 2001
Modern Defence B06
1 e4 g6 2 d4 Bg7 3 Nc3 d6 4 Be3 a6 5 Qd2 b5 6 h4 h6
Perhaps stronger is 6...h5 7 f3 Nf6 8 0-0-0 Nbd7 9 Nh3 Nb6 10 Bd3 b4 11 Ne2 a5 with an unclear position, Adams-Speelman, Hastings 1989/90.
7 0-0-0 Nd7 8 f4 h5
White now gets a very good position, so it's possible that the idea of ...h7-h6 and then ...h6-h5 is just too slow. One the other hand, if Black does nothing White will be able to play h4-h5 himself.
9 Nf3 Ngf6 10 Bd3 Nb6 11 f5!
A crucial move. Many would be tempted to play e4-e5 instead, but that would only give Black counterplay on the light squares.
11...gxf5 12 exf5 Nc4 13 Qe1!
Another excellent move. It looks dangerous to give up the dark-squared bishop, but surprisingly Black cannot take advantage of the pin along the c1-h6 diagonal.
13...Nxe3 14 Qxe3 Bh6 15 Ng5 Bb7
After 15...Ng4 White gains a tempo with 16 Qf3, followed by 17 Kb1. 16 Kb1 Rg8
Black could grab a pawn for his troubles, although after 16...Bxg2 17 Rhg1 Bb7 18 Nce4 White continues the pressure as in the game.
17 Nce4 Bxe4 18 Bxe4 d5
Or 18...Nxe4 19 Qxe4 Bxg5 20 hxg5 Rxg5 21 Qc6+ Kf8 22 Qf3 and White captures on h5.
19 Bf3 Qd6 20 Rde1
White begins to build up pressure on the half-open e-file.
20...Kd7 21 Re2 Ng4
After the game Mickey suggested that Black should probably enter a worse ending with 21...Rae8 22 Rhe1 Rg7 23 Nxf7 Bxe3 24 Nxd6 exd6 25 Rxe3.
22 Qb3! Bxg5
22...c6 loses to 23 Nxf7.
23 hxg5 c6 24 g6! Raf8
Or 24...fxg6 25 Re6 Qc7 26 Bxd5!.
25 gxf7 Rxf7 26 Re6 Qc7 27 Rxc6! 1-0
After 27...Qxc6 28 Bxd5 hits the queen on c6 and skewers the rooks.