1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 O-O 5. c4 d6 6. Nc3 c6 7. b3 a6 8. O-O b5 9. h3 Nbd7 10. Nh4 Rb8 11. Bxc6 bxc4 12. bxc4 Nb6 13. c5 dxc5 14. dxc5 Nfd7 15. cxb6 Bxc3 16. Bh6 Rxb6 17. Bg2 Rd6 18. Qc1 Bxa1 19. Qxa1 f6 20. Qb1

20. Bxf8.

20... Ne5

“Gawain said 20. Qb1 was a bluff, black should play 20... Rf7 21. Nxg6 f5 and black is winning.”—Paul Wallace (via Gerard MacElligott).

20... Rf7 21. Rc1.

21. f4?!

21. Bxf8.

21... Nf7

21... Nc4!.

22. Bxf8 Kxf8 23. Nf3 Be6 24. Rc1 Qb6+ 25. Qxb6 Rxb6 26. a3 Nd6 27. Nd4 Bd7 28. Rc7 Ke8 29. Bc6 Bxc6 30. Nxc6 Rb7 31. Rxb7 Nxb7 32. Kf2 Nc5 33. Ke3 Kd7 34. Na5 e5 35. g4 Ke6 36. fxe5 Kxe5 37. Nc4+ Kd5 38. Nb6+ Ke5 39. h4 h5 40. Nc4+ Kd5 41. gxh5 gxh5 42. Nd2 Ke5 43. Nf3+ Kf5 44. Nh2 Ne6 45. Kf2 Nf4 46. a4 a5 47. Nf3 Kg4 48. Nd2 Nd5 49. e4 Nc3 50. Ke3 Nxa4 51. Nc4 Nc5?

51... Kxh4! cuts out White's saving resource at move 53.

52. Nxa5 Kxh4 53. Kf4?

53. Nc6!= (only move), e.g. 53... Kg4 (or 53... Kg3 54. Nd4 h4 55. Nf5+ Kg4 56. Nh6+) 54. e5! f5 55. Nd4.

53... Kh3?

53... Nd3+! (only move) 54. Kf3 Ne5+ 55. Kf4 Kh3.

54. Nc4 Nd3+ 55. Kf5 Nf2 56. Kxf6 Nxe4+ 57. Kf5 Ng3+ 58. Kg5 h4 59. Nd6 Ne2 60. Nf5 Ng3 61. Nxh4 Ne4+ 62. Kf4 Kxh4 63. Kxe4

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Event information: Tournament report.

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