1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. b3 Nf6 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Be7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. e3 Qc7

White 0.12; Black 0.43.

9. Qe2 b6 10. Nc3 Ba6 11. d3 Rad8 12. Rfd1 Bb7

White 0.35; Black 1.24.

13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Rxd5 15. d4 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Rc5

White 0.51; Black 1.46.

17. Nb5 Qb8 18. Ba3 Re5 19. Bb2 Rf5 20. Rac1 Rc5

White 1.55; Black 2.13.

21. Rxc5 Bxc5 22. Qg4 e5 23. Nc3 f5 24. Bd5+ Kh8 25. Qf3 f4 26. exf4 exf4 27. Ne4 Ne7 28. Qc3 Nf5 29. Nxc5 bxc5 30. Bxb7

White 2.24.

30... fxg3 31. hxg3

“Not 31. Bg2 gxf2+ 32. Kh1 Qe8” , Alan Ludgate (scoresheet notes), but White is also winning here, e.g. 33. Rf1.

31... Qxb7 32. Qxc5 Qf7

White 2.26; Black 2.28.

“!” Ludgate, but this allows 33. Rd7, when Black can hardly hold out much longer (33... Qe8 34. g4).

The mutual time pressure weighs more heavily on White in what follows.

33. Qd5? Qg6 34. Be5 Nh4 35. Bf4?!

35. Bc3.

35... h5 36. Qd6 Qf5

“?; better 36... Rf6”, Ludgate, but this is too pessimistic, since White has 37. Qd8+ Kh7 38. Qd3.

37. Qe5??

“37. Rd5!”; White is winning.

37... Qg4?

37... Nf3+.

38. Qd5

38. Rd3 Nf3+ 39. Rxf3 Qxf3 would leave Black with some remaining work.

38... Rxf4 39. Qd8+ Kh7 40. Qxh4? Qxd1+

White 2.29:50; Black 2.29:47.

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Source(s): Alan Ludgate scoresheet.

Event information: Tournament report.