(1) Purkiss,W - McCumiskey,A [B06]
Portsmouth League Chichester, 07.01.2003
[McCumiskey,Andrew]



1.e4 g6 2.d4 d6 3.Nc3 c6 4.Be3 Bg7 5.Qd2 Nd7?
[ 5...b5 6.f3 Nd7 is better as White cannot play Bh6]

6.Nf3 Ngf6 7.Bh6 0-0 8.0-0-0 b5
[ 8...Qa5 ]

9.Bxg7 Kxg7 10.Bd3 b4?
[ 10...a5 prevents White gaining tempos while re-locating the Knight]

11.Ne2 a5?
[ 11...Qa5 12.Kb1 c5 13.e5 dxe5 14.dxe5 Ng4-/+ ]

12.Ng3 e5 13.h4 h6
[ 13...h5 14.Qg5 Kh8 15.dxe5 Ng4 16.exd6 Qxg5+ 17.Nxg5~~ is interesting]

14.h5 Rh8 15.hxg6 fxg6 16.Rh4 exd4
[ 16...a4 17.Qxb4 c5 18.dxc5 Nxc5 19.Nxe5 a3 20.Nf3+/= at least gives Black some activity]

17.Rdh1 Ng8 18.Bc4 h5
[ 18...Ne5 19.Qxd4 Qf6 20.Bxg8 Nxf3 21.Qxf6+ Kxf6 22.gxf3 Rxg8 23.Rxh6+/- just wins for White]

19.Nxd4 Ne5 20.Bxg8 Qxg8 21.Qg5 Kf7
[ 21...Qxa2?? 22.Nxh5+! wins]

22.Nxc6
[ 22.f4 Nc4 23.e5 is also strong]

22...Nxc6 23.Qd5+ Ke7 24.Qxc6 Be6?
[ 24...Bd7 25.Qd5 Qxd5 26.exd5 Rhe8 27.Re4+ Kf6 28.Rhe1 h4+/= gives Black chances]

25.e5!
[ 25.Qc7+!! Bd7 26.e5 is even stronger]

25...dxe5 26.Ne4 Qc8 27.Qd6+ Kf7 28.Qxe5 Ke7 29.Rd1 Rf8 30.Qg5+ 1-0