2018-01-23 - Brigden, Michael ½-½ Taylor, Robert
[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2018.01.23"] [Round "?"] [White "M Brigden"] [Black "R Taylor"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D94"] [EventDate "2017.11.29"] [Annotator "Brigden,Michael"] [PlyCount "96"] [WhiteTeam "Downend B"] [BlackTeam "Downend A"] {The moral of this unusual game is that when you are winning easily, keep it simple and don't be greedy. Otherwise there can be a huge turnaround.} 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Bd3 O-O 7.O-O Nbd7 8.b3 dxc4 9.bxc4 c5 10.Bb2 cxd4 11.exd4 b6 12.Qe2 Bb7 13.Rfd1 Nh5 14.Be4 Bxe4 15.Nxe4 Rc8 16.g3 h6 17.Rac1 Ndf6 18.Nc3 $16 {White is planning d5 and getting a N to c6} 18...e6 $2 {but this is an error.} 19.Ba3 Re8 20.Nb5 $18 Ra8 21.Nd6 Re7 22.Ne5 Rc7 23.Nb5 Rcc8 24.Qf3 Bf8 25.Bxf8 Kxf8 26.Nc6 Qd7 27.d5 Nh7 28.Ne5 Qb7 29.Nd6 Qc7 30.Ndxf7 ( 30.Nxc8 {would have been simpler.} 30...Qxe5 31.Qa3+ Kg7 32.Nxb6 $18 ) 30...Kg7 31.d6 {Fritz gives +12} 31...Qc5 32.Qb7 $2 {Greedy. Trying for a mate which doesn't work.} ( 32.d7 {is simpler and winning easily} ) 32...Rab8 33.Qd7 $2 ( 33.Qe4 $18 ) 33...N5f6 34.Qxa7 Ra8 35.Qb7 Rab8 36.Qf3 Ng5 37.Nxg5 $2 ( 37.Qd3 $18 ) 37...hxg5 38.Qe3 Rb7 39.Qxg5 ( 39.Qxc5 $18 {keep it simple} ) 39...Qxf2+ 40.Kxf2 Ne4+ 41.Kg2 $2 ( 41.Ke3 ) 41...Nxg5 42.d7 $5 {Strong but you need to see the complications.} ( 42.Rf1 $18 {is safer} ) 42...Rd8 43.c5 bxc5 44.Rxc5 Rb2+ {Gives white a horrid dilemma in time trouble. One move wins, one draws and one loses. Which is which? Should have kept it simple.} 45.Kf1 $4 {Wrong choice!} 45...Rf8+ 46.Ke1 Rff2 47.Rdc1 Rbe2+ 48.Kd1 Rd2+ {With less than a minute left Robert was more than happy to get a perpetual. So was I. He has mate in 5.} 1/2-1/2
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