2018-04-25 - Hearne, Rob ½-½ White, Martin
[Event "Bath v Downend KO Final 2018"] [Site "London Rd, Bath"] [Date "2018.04.25"] [Round "6"] [White "Hearne, Rob"] [Black "White, Martin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E45"] [EventDate "2018.04.25"] [PlyCount "112"] [SourceDate "2017.09.13"] [SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6 5.Ne2 Ba6 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.Nxc3 d5 8.cxd5 Bxf1 9.Kxf1 {Given the setups adopted, this awkward king isn't a problem for white.} exd5 10.b4 O-O 11.Qf3 c6 12.Bb2 Re8 13.g3 {Both sides are still finishing their development, but black has equalised by now and white's bishop looks very bad.} Nbd7 14.Kg2 Ne4 15.Nxe4 dxe4 16.Qe2 Nf6 17.Rac1 Re6 18.Rc2 Qd7 19.Rhc1 Nd5 20.Qg4 Qe8 21.Qf5 Rd8 22.h4 b5 23.h5 Nb6 24.d5 {This sacrifice makes sense to finally give the bishop something to do!} Rxd5 25.Qg4 f6 26.Rc5 Nc4 27.h6 g6 28.R5xc4 {This sacrifice makes sense, as nothing else was removing the knight from that outpost and it maintains black's backward pawn.} bxc4 29.Rxc4 Rd2 30.Bd4 f5 31.Qf4 Rxd4!? {Simplifying but giving white chances again.} 32.Rxd4 Kf7 33.Qc7+ Re7 34.Qd6 Re6 35.Qf4 Re7 36.Rd6 Re6 37.Rxe6 Kxe6 {Despite the airy black king and white's imposing queen, black has a draw if he can find all the right moves.} 38.Qc7 Qd7 39.Qb8 Kf6 40.Qh8+ Ke6 41.Qg8+ Kf6 42.Qf8+ Ke6 43.Qc5 Kf7 44.Qe5 Kg8 45.Qb8+ Kf7 46.Qe5 Kg8? (46... Qd1! {Everything can fall because the draw can be forced.}) 47.Qc5? (47. Qf6! {Black will struggle to hold it all together.}) Qd1 48.Qe5 Qf3+ 49.Kg1 Qd1+ 50.Kg2 Qf3+ 51.Kg1 Qd1+ 52.Kh2 {White prolongs the draw.} Qh5+ 53.Kg1 Qd1+ 54.Kh2 Qh5+ 55.Kg2 Qf3+ 56.Kg1 Qd1+ 1/2-1/2
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