Recently Peter Cafolla recommended the “fantastically entertaining” final round games of Alex Lopez, Sam Collins, and Mark Hebden at the e2e4 Diamond Jubilee Premier earlier this month. He was hardly exaggerating. Here’s the Collins game, versus Simon Williams.
Collins, Sam – Williams, Simon K.
e2e4 Diamond Jubilee Premier (9.4) 2012.06.06
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Ne2 Nc6 5. a3 Ba5 6. b4 Bb6 7. Bb2 Nh6 8. g3 Qf6 9. Qd3 Ng4 10. Nd1 dxe4 11. Qxe4 e5 12. h3 Bf5 13. Qg2 exd4 14. hxg4 Bxg4 15. Qe4+ Kf8 16. Rxh7 Rxh7 17. Qxh7 Ne5 18. Ne3 Nf3+ 19. Kd1 Qg5 20. Qh8+ Ke7 21. Qxa8 dxe3 22. Qxb7 Nd2 23. Bd4 Bf3 24. Bc5+ Kf6 25. Qc8 Qd5 (diagram)
26. Kc1 Bxc5 27. bxc5 Nxf1 28. Nc3 Qd4 29. Qa6+ c6 30. Kb2 Nd2 31. fxe3 Nc4+ 32. Kb3 Qxe3 33. Rd1 Bxd1 34. Qxc6+ Kg5 35. Kxc4 Bxc2 36. Qd5+ f5 37. c6 Qb6 38. Qd2+ Kg4 39. Qxc2 Qxc6+ 40. Kb3 Qe6+ 41. Kb2 Kxg3 42. Qd3+ Kh2 43. Qd2+ Kh3 44. Qd3+ Kg2 45. Qd2+ Kh3 46. Qd3+ Kg2 47. Nd5 Qe5+ 48. Ka2 Qe4 49. Qd2+ Kf3 50. Nc3 Qe6+ 51. Ka1 f4 52. Qd3+ Kg4 53. Ne4 Qe5+ 54. Ka2 f3 55. Nf2+ Kg3 56. Ne4+ Kf4 57. Nd2 Qe2 58. Qd4+ Kg3 59. Qxg7+ Kf2 60. Qb2 Kg2 61. Nxf3 Qxb2+ 62. Kxb2 Kxf3 63. Kc3
½ – ½