1. c4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 d6 7. Bb2 Qe8 8. d4 Nbd7 9. Nbd2 Bd8 10. Qc2 e5 11. Qxf5

“Thought for 20 minutes over move 11 and blundered. Better 11. dxe5 Nxe5 (not 11... dxe5 12. Qxf5) 12. e3” Ludgate.

11... e4 12. Qb5

“In this position, White had planned to play 12. Ne1 Ne5 13. Qf4 Nfg4 14. Qxe4 Bf5 15. Qxb7 and the queen escapes. Too late White realised that after 12. Ne1 Black plays 12... Nc5! with the following variations: (a) 13. Qf4 Ng4 and the queen is trapped; (b) (12. Ne1 Nc5) 13. Qg5 Ng4 14. Qd5+ Be6 and once again the queen has nowhere to go.” O'Brien.

[RR 12. Qa5 exf3 13. exf3! seems to be the best prospect, per engines.]

12... exf3 13. Bxf3 c6 14. Qb4 d5 15. Qc3 Qg6 16. Rae1 Ne4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Bg2 Nf6 19. d5 cxd5 20. cxd5 Bd7 21. Rd1 Rc8 22. Qd2 Bb6 23. a4? e3! 24. Qb4 exf2+ 25. Kh1 Rc2 26. Bxf6 Qxf6 27. a5 Bc5

White 2.10; Black 1.26.

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Annotator(s): Alan Ludgate; Michael O'Brien (see Source).

Source(s): Alan Ludgate scoresheet; Evening Echo, September 7, 1982 p. 15 (O'Brien).

Event information: Tournament report.