2014-11-16 - Crombleholme, Alan ½-½ Meadows, Michael
[Event "4NCL Division 3s"] [Site "Daventry Court ENG"] [Date "2014.11.16"] [Round "2.99"] [White "Crombleholme, Alan K"] [Black "Meadows, Michael"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D45"] [WhiteElo "2110"] [BlackElo "1818"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2014.11.16"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Be7 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. O-O b6 8. Re1 Bb7 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Nf6 12. Bc2 O-O 13. Qd3 g6 14. Bh6 Re8 15. Ne5 c5 {opening up an unfortunate line onto the rook} 16. Ba4 Rf8 $2 (16... Qxd4 17. Bxe8 Rxe8 18. Qxd4 cxd4 19. Rad1 Bc5 { makes White have to work for the advantage}) 17. Bxf8 Bxf8 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Qxd8+ Rxd8 20. Rad1 Rc8 21. Nd7 Be7 22. Rd4 Bc6 23. Bxc6 Rxc6 24. b3 Ne8 25. Ne5 Rc7 26. Red1 Nf6 27. h3 Kg7 28. Ng4 a5 29. Nxf6 Kxf6 30. Kf1 Bc5 31. R4d3 Ke7 32. f4 Ra7 33. a4 $2 {as White cannot get through the centre he can only win by activating the queenside pawns. This move allows Black to set up a fortress.} (33. Ke2 a4 34. Kd2 axb3 35. axb3 Ra2+ 36. Kc3 Rxg2 37. b4 Bg1 38. Kb3 {seems very promising though it should also be possible to win without giving up the g pawn.}) 33... Rc7 34. Ke2 h5 35. g4 hxg4 36. hxg4 Ra7 37. g5 Rc7 38. Kf3 Bb4 39. Ke4 Ba3 40. Rd8 Bc5 41. Rb8 Rd7 42. Rxd7+ Kxd7 43. Rb7+ Ke8 44. Ke5 Be3 45. Ke4 Bc5 46. Rc7 Bf2 47. Ke5 Be3 48. Rb7 Bc5 49. Rc7 Be3 50. Rb7 1/2-1/2
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