1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Nge2 c6 7. O-O a6 8. d3 b5 9. h3 bxc4 10. dxc4 Nbd7 11. Be3 Rb8 12. b3 a5 13. f4 Qc7 14. Qd2 Rd8 15. Rad1 Ba6 16. Na4 c5 17. Nec3 Nb6 18. Nxb6 Qxb6 19. Na4 Qc7 20. Qe1 Bb7 21. Bd2 Ra8 22. e5 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Qc6+ 24. Kh2 dxe5 25. fxe5 Ne4 26. Bxa5 Rxd1 27. Qxd1 Bxe5 28. Be1 Qc7?? 29. Qd3??

' 29. Qd5 wins a piece (29... Bxg3+ 30. Kg2) '.

29... Ng5?

' 29... Nxg3! 30. Bxg3 Rd8 31. Qf3 Bxg3+ ' [ RR -+ ].

30. Bc3 Bxc3 31. Nxc3 Qc8 32. h4 Ne6 33. Qf3 Qe8 34. Rf2 Rd8 35. Nd5 h5 36. Qe4 Rd6 37. Qe5 Qd8 38. Rd2 Kh7 39. Nf6+ Kh6 40. Qe3+ Kg7

Black: 2.29.

41. Rxd6

Sealed move.

41... exd6 42. Nd5 Nd4 43. b4 Qa8 44. Qf2 Qe8 45. b5 Qe4 46. Qf6+ Kg8 47. Qd8+ Kg7 48. Qf6+ Kg8 49. Qd8+ Kg7 50. Qg8+ Kxg8 51. Nf6+ Kf8 52. Nxe4 d5 53. cxd5 Nxb5 54. Nxc5?

' 54. a4! Nc7 55. d6 Na6 56. Kg2, prob. winning'.

54... Nc3 55. a4 Ke7 56. a5 Nxd5

White: 3.26; Black: 3.17.

57. a6 Kd6 58. a7 Nc7 59. Ne4+ Kc6 60. Ng5

Sealed move.

60... Kb7

'Not 60... f6 61. Ne6.'

61. Nxf7 Nd5= 62. Kg2 Kxa7 63. Kf3 Kb6 64. Ke4 Ne7 65. Ke5 Nf5 66. Kf4 Kc7 67. Ne5 Ne7 68. Nc4 Kd7 69. Nd2 Ke6 70. Ne4 Nf5 71. Ng5+ Kf6 72. Ne4+ Ke6 73. Ng5+

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Annotator(s): Alan Ludgate (scoresheet).

Event information: Tournament report.

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