1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Ne2 O-O 6. a3 cxd4 7. exd4 Be7 8. Nf4 d5 9. c5 b6 10. b4 a5 11. Be3 axb4 12. axb4 Rxa1 13. Qxa1 bxc5 14. bxc5 Bxc5 15. dxc5 d4 16. Bd2 dxc3 17. Bxc3 Ne4 18. Be2 Qg5 19. Nh3 Qxc5 20. Bxg7 Qb4+ 21. Kf1 Rd8 22. f3 Ba6 23. Bxa6 Nd2+?

The critical moment on which the game turned. The right way is 23... Nxa6!! e.g., 24. fxe4 Qc4+ 25. Kg1 (25. Kf2? Rd2+ 26. Kg3 Qxe4 is the point) 25... Qc2 26. Nf2 Rb8 27. g4 Rb1+ 28. Qxb1 Qxb1+, though even here White should be able to hold.

24. Kf2 Nxa6 25. Qf6 Qb6+?!

25... Rd3.

26. Kg3 Nc5 27. Ng5 Nce4+

‘A complete hallucination’, Harding, but there is nothing better. Harding's suggestion of 27... Qc7+ 28. Kh4 Rd5 is met simply by 29. Bh6 and mates.

28. fxe4 Qe3+ 29. Kh4 Rd7 30. Bh6 Qd4 31. Qxd4 Rxd4 32. Ra1 Rd8 33. Ra7

1-0

Annotator(s): Tim Harding (see Source).

Source(s): Tim Harding, Sunday Press, July 28, 1985 p. 10.

Event information: Tournament report.