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Purkiss,W - Body,M [B02]
Gosport vs Emsworth, 23.10.2000

1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.exd5 Nxd5 4.Bc4 Nxc3 5.Qf3 e6 6.Qxc3 Qg5 7.Kf1 the end of my theory 7...Nc6 8.Nf3 Qh5 9.d4 Bd7 [ 9...Bd6 10.Bd2 Bd7 Kholmov - Bohm 1-0, Moscow 1978 ed] 10.Be2 Be7 11.Be3 Bf6 12.Ng5 Qg6 the black queen looks vulnerable, and white can probably force a perpetual about here 13.h4 threatens to bring the h-rook into play 13...e5 opening the position for all four bishops 14.dxe5 Bxe5 15.Qc4 Qf6 16.Rd1 Rd8 17.Bc5 h6 18.Ne4 Qf4 19.h5 threatens Rh4 [ 19.Bf3 this looks stronger (ed)] 19...Be6 20.Rxd8+ Kxd8 21.Qd3+ Kc8 22.g3 Qc1+ 23.Kg2 Qxb2 24.c3 Rd8 using the kings Rooks rook to castle q-side... 25.Qe3 Bd5 f5 wins quicker, but time was pressing (and the text is prettier) 26.Bf3 f5 27.Nd2 Qxd2 I enjoyed this move 28.Bxd5 Qxd5+ 29.Kh2 Qe4 30.Qc1 Qf3 0-1

 

Comments supplied by Malcolm Body except the blue bits which are by me.



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