1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O c6 6. Bc4 g6 7. d3 Bg7 8. Qf3 Qe7 9. c3 dxc3 10. bxc3 b5 11. Bb3 a5 12. d4 Nh6 13. Bf4 O-O 14. Nd2 a4 15. Bc2 f6 16. Rfe1 d6 17. Nf1 Bd7 18. Qg3 Nf7 19. h4 Bh6 20. Bxh6 Nxh6 21. h5

This is horrible for Black and I lost without finding any real counterplay.

21... Kg7 22. Rab1 g5 23. c4 Rab8 24. Ne3 Rfc8 25. Rbd1 Nf7 26. e5 dxe5 27. dxe5 Be6 28. h6+ Kg8 29. Nf5 Bxf5 30. Bxf5 Rd8 31. cxb5 cxb5 32. exf6 Qxf6 33. Rxd8+ Rxd8 34. Be6 b4 35. Qg4 Rf8 36. Qxb4 Qxh6 37. Bd5 Qf6 38. Qxa4 Kh8 39. Re6 Qa1+ 40. Kh2 Nh6 41. Re8

1-0

Annotator(s): Tim Harding (see source).

Source(s): Tim Harding, Adventures in the Aviary: Bird's Defence (Kibitzer 199), ChessCafe.com, December 12, 2012 (to move 21W); Tim Harding, via email (full score).

Event information: Crosstable, ICCF web pages.