1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 d6 7. Bc4 Nf6 8. f3 Bd7 9. Qd2 Na5 10. Bb3 Nxb3 11. Nxb3 a6 12. Bh6 O-O 13. O-O-O b5 14. h4 a5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. h5 Rh8 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Be6 19. Qd4+

19. h6+ Kg8 (19... Kf8 20. Qd4 f6) .

19... f6

Black's K's defences are pretty good now unfortunately for W.

20. Kb1 a4 21. Nc1 Qc7 22. Nd3 Rac8 23. Rd2

23. g4 g5 (23... Qc4 24. Qxc4 bxc4 25. Nb4) .

23... Qc4 24. Qxc4 bxc4

a good idea

25. Nb4 c3 26. Rd4 cxb2 27. g4

the move order here may be inaccurate as these moves are from memory.

27... g5 28. a3 Rc4 29. Rhd1 Rhc8 30. Kxb2 h6

30... Kf7 31. R1d2 Ke8 32. R2d3 Kd7 33. Rxc4 Rxc4 34. Rc3.

31. R1d2 Kf7 32. R2d3 Ke8 33. Rxc4 Rxc4 34. Rc3 Kd7 35. Nd5

The B is so strong it is worth weakening my pawns to exchange it.

35... Bxd5 36. exd5 Rd4 37. Rd3 Rc4

37... Rf4 38. c3 f5 39. gxf5 Rh4.

38. c3 Rf4 39. Rd4

I went for it. Probably unsound but I hate draws!

39... Rxf3

39... f5 40. Rxf4 gxf4 41. gxf5.

40. Rxa4 e5 41. dxe6+

41. Ra7+ Kd8 42. Rh7 Rg3 43. Rxh6 Ke7 44. Kb3 Rxg4 45. a4 f5 46. Re6+ Kd7 47. h6 Rh4 48. a5.

41... Kxe6 42. Rd4 f5 43. gxf5+ Rxf5 44. a4 Rf4

I was half hoping for B to make this natural looking move and had c

45. Rxf4 gxf4 46. Kc2 Kd5 47. Kd3

47. Kc5 48. Ke4 d5+ 49. Kxf4 Kb6 50. Ke5.

1-0

Annotator(s): John Loughran.

Source(s): John Loughran, via Craig DuBose.

Event information: Tournament report.