(1) Coburn,J - Yeo,M [D07]
Hants Congress 2002 (1), 01.11.2002
[Yeo,Michael J.]

In 1991, I lost to the same opponent in Round 1. This year, I made sure I had the afternoon off!

1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.e3 e5 4.cxd5 Qxd5 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bd2 Bxc3 7.bxc3 Qd6 8.Nf3?!
Probably not the best choice. 8.Bd3 is more usual e.g: [ 8.Bd3 Nf6 9.Ne2 0-0 10.0-0 e4 11.Bc2 Bg4 12.Qe1!? Rad8 13.Ng3 Rfe8 14.c4 h5!? 15.h3 Bc8 16.Qe2? g6! 17.Qd1 Qf8 18.Bc3 h4 19.Ne2 Nh5 20.Ba4 Bd7 21.Rb1 b6 22.Rb5 f5! 23.Rd5 Nb8 24.Bxd7 Rxd7 25.Qa4!? Rxd5 26.cxd5 a5 27.Rc1 Qf7 28.Bb2 Rd8 29.Qc4 Rd7 30.Ba3 Nf6 ( 30...g5!? 31.d6 c6 32.d5!? ) 31.Nf4 g5!? 32.d6! cxd6?! ( 32...Qxc4! 33.Rxc4 cxd6! ( 33...c6 34.Ne6 g4 35.hxg4 fxg4 36.Rc2!+/- ) 34.Ne6! ( 34.Rc8+ Kf7 35.Rxb8 gxf4 36.Rxb6 fxe3 37.fxe3 Nd5 38.Rxd6 Rxd6 39.Bxd6=/+ ) 34...Kf7 35.Nxg5+ Kg6 36.f4= ) 33.Qc8+ Kg7 34.Qxb8 gxf4 35.Bxd6 fxe3 36.fxe3 Kg6 37.Be5 Re7 38.Qh8 Qh7? 39.Qxf6+ 1-0 Kasparov,G-Yeo,M 1989 (A five minute game - I panicked on move 32 when I realised I had 1 minute left to his 3. How I came to be playing him is a very long story....!)]

8...e4 9.Ng1
[ 9.Ng5 Qe7=/+ ]

9...Nf6 10.Ne2 0-0 11.Ng3 Bg4?
An awful oversight! [ 11...Qe7= ; 11...Re8= ]

12.Qc2?
[ 12.Nxe4! Nxe4 13.Qxg4 Nxd2 14.Kxd2+/= ]

12...Rfe8 13.h3 Bd7 14.a3?! Rad8 15.Be2 g6?!
[ 15...Nb8= /\16.c4 c5 ; 15...b5!?= ]

16.0-0 h5!?
I could still remember my game against Kasparov!

17.Rfd1 h4 18.Nf1 Nh7 19.c4 Ng5
Fritz thinks white is a lot better here, but at the time I was reasonably happy with my position.

20.Bg4?
[ 20.Bc3+/- ; 20.c5+/- ]

20...f5
[ 20...Bxg4 21.hxg4 h3=/+ ]

21.Be2 f4 22.Bg4?
I was fairly sure he would play this again, but now white is definitely a lot worse [ 22.c5 Qf6 23.Bc4+ Be6 24.Bxe6+ Qxe6 ( 24...Rxe6 25.exf4 Nxd4 26.fxg5+/- ) 25.exf4 ( 25.Qa2=/+ ) 25...Nxd4 26.Qb1 Nxh3+ 27.gxh3 Qxh3 28.Nh2 Kh7=/+ ]

22...f3
[ 22...Bxg4!? 23.hxg4 h3! 24.Qb3 ( 24.Nh2 hxg2 25.Kxg2 f3+ 26.Kh1 Kg7 27.c5 Qxh2+ 28.Kxh2 Rh8+-+ ) 24...f3 25.g3 b6=/+ ]

23.gxf3
[ 23.Nh2! fxg2 24.Kxg2 ( 24.c5 Qf6 25.Bxd7 Rxd7 26.Qb3+ Kh7 27.Kxg2 Qf5-+ ) 24...Bxg4 25.hxg4 Rd7=/+ ; 23.c5 Qf6 24.Qb3+ Kh7 25.Nh2 fxg2 26.Qxb7 Bxg4 27.Nxg4 Qf3-+ ]

23...Bxg4 24.fxg4
[ 24.hxg4 Nxf3+ 25.Kh1 ( 25.Kg2 Qf6-+ ) 25...Qe6 ( 25...Qf6-/+ ) 26.Nh2 Nxh2 27.Kxh2 Rf8 28.Bb4 Rf3 29.Rg1 Nxb4 30.axb4 Rdf8 31.Raf1 Kg7-/+ ]

24...Qf6! 25.f4
[ 25.Be1 Qf3 26.c5 Kh7-+ ]

25...exf3 26.Nh2
[ 26.Kh2 Nxd4 27.exd4 Re2+ 28.Kh1 ( 28.Kg1 Nxh3+ 29.Kh1 Rg2-+ ) 28...Nxh3-+ ; 26.Bc3 f2+ 27.Kh2 Nxd4 28.Bxd4 ( 28.Rxd4 Rxd4 29.Bxd4 Nf3+ 30.Kh1 Nxd4 31.exd4 Re3-+ ) 28...Rxd4 29.Rxd4 Nf3+ 30.Kh1 Nxd4 31.exd4 Re3-+ ]

26...Nxh3+ 27.Kh1
[ 27.Kf1 Nxd4 28.exd4 Re2-+ ]

27...Nf2+ 28.Kg1 Nxd1 29.Rxd1 Nxd4!
Fritz eventually agrees that this is the best, although there are many other possibilities

30.exd4 Re2 31.Nxf3 Rxd4 32.Nxd4?
and White resigned not waiting for 32....Qf2+ 0-1