Waters,A (151) - Stonehouse,T H (158)
Rainham Club Championship 22nd April 2009
Annotated by Tom Stonehouse.
Waters,A (151) - Stonehouse,T H (158)
Rainham Club Championship 22nd April 2009
Annotated by Tom Stonehouse.
1.e4 c6
Forsaking the Pirc
2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 e6 11.Bd2 Ngf6 12.0-0-0 Be7 13.Rh4!?
This looked rather outlandish to me. There is a point however...
13...0-0
Castling into it!
14.Ne2 c5 15.g4?!
This is the point. However, white can advance the g pawn without the protection, as if black takes, the attack down the g file will be strong.
15...cxd4 16.g5 hxg5 17.Bxg5 e5 18.Qf5
18...Nh7?!
Rc8 or Qc7 was better .
19.Bxe7?
[19.Rg1 Nxg5 (19...Bxg5+ 20.Nxg5 Nxg5 21.Rxg5) 20.Nxg5 Bxg5+ (20...Nf6 21.h6 g6 22.h7+ Nxh7 (22...Kh8 23.Nxf7+ Rxf7 24.Qxg6 Qf8 25.Qg8+ Nxg8 26.hxg8Q#) 23.Nxf7 Rxf7 24.Qxg6+ Kh8 (24...Kf8 25.Qg8#) 25.Qxf7+-) 21.Rxg5+/-]
19...Qxe7 20.Rg1 Qe6 21.Qxe6 fxe6 22.h6?
[22.Rhg4 Rxf3 (22...Rf7) 23.Rxg7+ Kh8 24.Rxd7 Rxf2 etc as in the game]
22...Rxf3 23.Rxg7+ Kh8 24.Rxd7 Rxf2 25.Kd1 Ng5 26.Rg4 Nf3 27.Ng3
[Missing the draw 27.Nf4 exf4 28.Rgg7=]
27...Rd2+ 28.Kc1 Rc8! 29.h7?
Overlooking mate in two. [29.Ne4 Rdxc2+ 30.Kd1 d3 with advantage to black. 31.Rxd3 Rc1+ 32.Ke2 Nd4+ 33.Kf2 R1c2+ 34.Kg3 Rxb2 35.Ng5 Rf8]
29...Rdxc2+ 30.Kd1 Rd2 mate
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