Wandering Dragons Chess Club, Edinburgh - game12
Wells,J - O'Neil,J [A39]
nncc championship, 04.05.2004
[Fritz 7 (25s)]
A39: Symmetrical English vs ...g6: 4 Bg2 Bg7 5 Nf3 Nf6 6 0-0 0-0 7 d4 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 c5 5.0-0 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Nc6 7.c4 Nxd4 8.Qxd4 0-0 9.Nc3 d6 10.b3 Ng4 11.Qd2 Qa5 12.Bb2 Qh5 13.h4 last book move 13...Bh6 14.Nd5 Re8 [14...e5 15.Ne7+ Kh8 16.Qxd6 Bg7 17.Nxc8 Raxc8 18.Bxb7 Rcd8+-] 15.Qc3 f6 16.f3 [16.Nc7!? might be the shorter path 16...Bd7 17.Nxa8 Rxa8 18.Bxb7 Re8+-] 16...Ne5 17.Nc7 Nxf3+? [¹17...Bd7+-] 18.Kh1 [18.Bxf3?! is the weaker alternative 18...Qc5+ 19.Kg2 Qxc7 20.Bd5+ Kh8=] 18...Nxh4 19.gxh4 [19.Nxa8?? will allow the opponent to give mate in 2 19...Nf3+ 20.Bh3 Qxh3#; 19.Nxe8?? leads to instant demise in 2 19...Nf3+ 20.Bh3 Qxh3#] 19...Qxh4+ 20.Kg1 Bg4 [20...Bf5 21.Bxb7 Rab8 22.Bd5+ Kg7 23.Nxe8+ Rxe8 24.Qf3+-] 21.Nxa8 Rxa8 22.Rae1 [22.Bxb7 makes it even easier for White 22...Rb8 23.Bd5+ Kg7+-] 22...Rc8 23.Bc1 [23.Bd5+ seems even better 23...Kh8+-] 23...Bxc1 24.Qxc1 Rc5 25.Rf2 [25.Bxb7 is clearly worse 25...Qg3+ 26.Bg2 Bh3µ] 25...Rh5 26.Qf4 Rf5 27.Bd5+ Kg7 28.Qh2 Bh3 29.Rd1 [29.Bxb7?! Rg5+ 30.Kh1 Bg2+ 31.Rxg2 Qxe1+ 32.Rg1 Rxg1+ 33.Qxg1 Qxe2 34.Qxa7 g5±] 29...Qg4+ 30.Kh1 [¹30.Bg2!? Rg5 31.Rd5+-] 30...Rh5± 31.Bf3 [31.Bxb7? is inferior since it leads to 31...Qg5-+] 31...Bg2+ Clearance to allow h5-h2 32.Rxg2 [32.Bxg2 Theme: Interference 32...Rxh2+] 32...Rxh2+ 33.Rxh2 Qf5 34.a4 b6 35.Rd3 g5 36.Kg2 Kf7 [36...Qf4 37.Rh5²] 37.Re3 [37.Rd5!? Qf4 38.Rxh7+ Kf8 39.Rh8+ Kf7+-] 37...e6 38.Rh1 [¹38.Re4±] 38...Kg7?? Black is ruining his position [38...g4!? is worth consideration 39.Bb7 Qg5³] 39.Rd3 [¹39.Rd1+- White would have gained the upper hand] 39...Qe5 40.Rhd1 [40.Rdd1!?²] 40...f5=
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