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Roe, Oscar   –   Gorman, Dean
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B00 Sligo Spring Tournament Challengers 2022 (2.1) 2022.04.30

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 e6 4. c4 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 Ne7 6. Ne2 d6 7. Qa4+ Nbc6 8. d5 Bxc3+ 9. Nxc3 O-O 10. dxc6 Bxc6 11. Qc2 e5 12. Nd5 Ng6 13. O-O Bd7 14. f4 c6 15. Nc3 f6 16. f5 Nh8 17. Rf3 Qe7 18. Qb3 c5 19. Nd5 Qd8 20. Rg3 Bc6 21. Be2 Bxd5 22. cxd5 Rf7 23. h4 Kf8 24. h5 h6 25. Rc3 Rc7 26. Be3 Qe8 27. Qc2 Nf7 28. a3 Qd7 29. b4 Rb8 30. Rb1 Nd8 31. bxc5 dxc5 32. Bxc5+! Kg8 33. Bb4

33. d6!.

33... Rbc8 34. Rxc7 Rxc7 35. Qd2 Nf7 36. Rc1 a5 37. Rxc7?!

The win gradually becomes more complicated than it had to be. Now Black wins a pawn.

37... Qxc7 38. Bc3 Qc5+ 39. Kh1 Qxa3 40. Bc4 Nd6 41. Bd3 Kf7 42. Bb2 Qc5 43. Qc1 Nb7 44. Qxc5 Nxc5 45. Bc2

45. Bb5 Nxe4 46. Ba3, but the move played should still win.

45... b5 46. Kg1 b4 47. Kf2 a4 48. Bc1 a3 49. Bb1! a2 50. Bxa2 Nd3+ 51. Ke3 Nxc1 52. Bb1?

It's only here that the win slips away. 52. Bc4! traps the knight, unless Black gives up the b-pawn, e.g. 52... b3 53. Kd2 Na2 54. Bxb3 and White has solved his problems.

52... Nb3 53. Kd3 Na5 54. Bc2 Ke7 55. Bd1 Kd6 56. Kc2

56. Be2= is simpler.

56... Kc5 57. Kb2?

57. Be2=: the d-pawn holds the balance, e.g. 57... Kd4 58. d6 Nb7 59. d7 Nd8 60. Bf3.

57... Nc4+ 58. Kb3 Nd2+ 59. Kc2 Nxe4 60. Kb3 Ng3 61. Bg4 Nf1

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Source(s): Lichess (https://lichess.org/study/w3EzkSaT/z3nd9cmc).

Event information: Tournament report.