2017-10-28 - Adams, Neil 1-0 Livermore, Richard
[Event "D&F v Pentyrch"] [Site "?"] [Date "2017.10.29"] [Round "?"] [White "Adams, Neil"] [Black "Livermore, Richard"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C06"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] [PlyCount "65"] [SourceDate "2017.10.29"] [SourceVersionDate "2017.10.29"] 1.e4 e6 2.f4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.d4 cxd4 5.Qxd4 Nc6 6.Qa4 Bd7 7.Qb3 Qc7 $15 8.Nf3 Bc5 9.Bd2 Nge7 10.Na3 a6 11.c3 {Neil is demonstrating that he is not really sure of this opening!} 11...Na5 12.Qd1 Qb6 13.Nd4 $6 Qxb2 14.Nac2 Qb6 15.Bd3 Nac6 $6 ( 15...Nc4 16.Bxc4 dxc4 17.a4 Bc6 $17 ) 16.Rb1 Qc7 17.Qg4 O-O-O {Depends on which way you look at this move. In the words of Mr McEnroe "You cannot be serious!". Alternatively Richard sportingly opens a can of interesting possibilities.} 18.Qe2 Nb8 19.Nb4 Bxb4 $6 ( 19...Rde8 20.O-O f6 $11 ) 20.cxb4 Qb6 $2 21.Be3 $18 {Plus 3.} 21...Rdg8 {Has Black not noticed that White has not castled K-side? (Sorry Richard!)} 22.Nb5 $2 {Not best, Nf5 or 0-0 was rated higher.} ( 22.Nf5 Qc7 23.Nxe7+ Kd8 24.Nxg8 ) ( 22.O-O Qd8 23.Rfc1+ Bc6 24.b5 axb5 25.Nxb5 ) 22...Qd8 ( 22...Qxb5 {was best according to the engine.} 23.Bxb5 Bxb5 24.Qc2+ Kd7 25.a4 Bc4 26.Qf2 {and Black struggles on, now only minus 2.8.} ) 23.Nd6+ Kc7 24.Qc2+ Bc6 25.b5 axb5 26.Rxb5 {Good enough, even though some alternatives were even stronger, for instance} ( 26.Bxb5 Kd7 27.Bxc6+ Nbxc6 28.Rxb7+ Qc7 29.Rxc7+ Kxc7 30.Nxf7 ) ( 26.Bb6+ Kxb6 27.Bxb5 ) 26...Kd7 27.Bb6 Qf8 28.Nxb7 Nc8 29.Rxd5+ exd5 30.Bf5+ Ke8 31.Bc5 Ne7 $2 32.Nd6+ Kd8 33.Bb6# {Phew!! Neil must come out of retirement more often!} 1-0
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