1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O Be6 9. f4 Qc7 10. f5 Bc4 11. a4 Nbd7 12. Kh1 Rd8 13. a5 Qc6 14. Bxc4 Qxc4 15. Ra4 Qc6 16. Qe2 Nc5 17. Nxc5 dxc5 18. Bg5 Rd4 19. Rxd4 cxd4 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Nd5 O-O 22. c3 dxc3 23. b4 Rc8 24. Qc2 Qc4 25. Rd1 Bd8 26. Qxc3 Qxc3 27. Nxc3 Bg5 28. Nd5 Rc1 29. Rxc1 Bxc1 30. Kg1 Kf8 31. Kf1 Ke8 32. Ke2 Kd7 33. Kd3 Kc6 34. Kc4 Bg5 35. h3 h6 36. Nc3 Be3 37. Nd5 Bd4 38. Kb3 h5 39. Kc4 h4 40. Kb3 b6 41. Ka4 b5+ 42. Kb3 Kd6 43. Kc2 Bf2 44. Kd2 Kc6 45. Ke2 Bg3 46. Kf3 Be1 47. Kg4 Kd6 48. Kg5 Kd7 49. f6 Bd2+ 50. Kf5 g6+ 51. Kxe5 Be1 52. Kd4 Bf2+ 53. Kd3 Kd6 54. Ke2 Bg3 55. Kd2 Bf2 56. Nf4 Bd4 57. Nd3 Ke6 58. e5 g5 59. Ke2?

White has drifted into danger by overpressing, and now goes wrong. 59. Kc2! seems to hold, e.g. 59... Kd5 60. Kb3 Bxe5 61. Nc5 Bxf6 62. Nxa6 Be7 63. Nc7+ Kc6 64. Ne8.

59... Kd5 60. Kf3 Bxe5 61. Nc5 Bxf6 62. Nxa6 Be7

The White king is badly misplaced compared to the note above.

63. Ke3 Bd6 64. Kd3 f5 65. Kc3 g4 66. Kd3 gxh3 67. gxh3 f4 68. Ke2 Kc6

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Source(s): Jonathan O'Connor game file.

Event information: Tournament report.