(1) Smallbone,K - McCumiskey,A [B06]
Leamington Rapidplay 2003 Leamington Spa (4), 14.09.2003
[Andrew McCumiskey]



1.e4 g6 2.d4 d6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.f4 c6 5.Nf3 d5 6.e5 Bg4
[ 6...h5 7.Be3 Nh6+/= is the normal line]

7.h3 Bxf3 8.Qxf3 h5 9.g4 e6 10.Rg1 Qb6 11.Bd3 Nd7?
[ 11...hxg4 12.hxg4 Nd7+/= is best]

12.gxh5 g5
[ 12...Qxd4?! 13.Be3 Qb4 14.0-0-0 0-0-0+- is hopeless]

13.Rxg5
[ 13.Ne2! c5 14.c3 Ne7 15.fxg5+- is lost for Black]

13...Bh6 14.Rg1 Ne7
[ 14...Qxd4 15.Be3? Nxe5!! was worth a try at Rapidplay]

15.a3 0-0-0 16.Be3 c5
[ 16...Qxb2 17.Kd2 Qb6 18.Rgb1 Qa5 19.Rb3+/- gives White an instant attack]

17.dxc5 Nxc5
[ 17...Qxb2! ]

18.Bxc5 Qxc5 19.0-0-0 Rhg8
[ 19...d4! 20.Ne2 Qxe5 levels things]

20.Rxg8 Rxg8 21.Kb1 Nc6 22.Nb5 Kb8 23.Nd6 f6 24.Nf7 Bg7?
[ 24...Qf8 25.Bg6 fxe5 26.fxe5 Bg7 was better]

25.h6 Bh8 26.exf6 Bxf6 27.Ne5?
White now has time trouble

27...Nxe5 28.fxe5 Bxe5 29.Qf7 Qc8 30.h7 Re8 31.Rg1 Bh8 32.Qxe8?
[ 32.Rg8+- wins]

32...Qxe8 33.Rg8 Qc8!!
Black was about to resign

34.Bb5 Kc7 35.Rxc8+ Kxc8
Draw agreed 1/2-1/2