1.e4
e5
2.Nf3
Nc6
3.Bb5
a6
4.Ba4
Nf6
5.0-0
Be7
6.Re1
b5
7.Bb3
d6
8.c3
0-0
9.h3
Na5
10.Bc2
c5
11.d3
I wanted to steer the game out of main lines.
11...Qc7
12.Nbd2
Bb7
13.Nf1
Rfe8
14.Bg5
Rac8
[Better was 14...d5
]
15.Ng3
g6
16.Rc1
Qd8
17.Bb1
Nc6
18.Qd2
[Possibly 18.d4
exd4
19.cxd4
]
18...Nd7
19.Bh6
Bf6
20.Nh2
Qe7
21.Ng4
Bh8
[21...Bg7
is better.]
22.Bg5
f6
23.Nh6+
Kf8
24.Be3
Bg7
25.a4
Nd8?!
26.Ba2
Threatening Ng8 trapping the queen!
26...Ne6
27.Rf1
[I thought for quite a long time about moving one of the knights into f5 - but couldn't make it work. Shame: 27.Nhf5!
gxf5
28.Nxf5
Qd8
29.Bxe6
Rxe6
30.Bh6
(this is what I missed) 30...Bxh6
31.Qxh6+
Ke8
32.Qh5+
Kf8
33.Re3
Re7
34.Rg3
and mate or great material loss will follow.]
27...c4
28.dxc4
bxc4
29.Rcd1
Ndc5
30.Bxc4
Nxe4
31.Nxe4
Rxc4
32.Nxd6
Rd8
33.Nxc4
Rxd2
34.Rxd2
Bc6
[I was more worried about my knight being trapped: 34...f5
35.Rfd1
Bc6
36.Rd6
Bxa4
37.Rxe6!
Qxe6
38.Rd8+
(38.Bc5+
Ke8
39.Nd6+
Kd7
doesn't get anywhere..) 38...Ke7
39.Bg5+
Bf6
40.Bxf6+
Kxf6
41.Rd6
Bd7
42.Rxe6+
Bxe6
43.Nd6
Kg7
44.Nhf7
Bxf7
45.Nxf7
Kxf7
46.f3
- is White better?]
35.Ng4
[Better was 35.b3!
Nf4
36.b4
Ne6
37.Nd6
f5
38.b5
Ba8
39.Nhf7
Qc7
40.Rb2
f4
41.b6
Qxc3
42.Bc1
Nc5
43.Nd8
f3
44.g3
Nb7
45.N8xb7
Bxb7
46.Rd1
]
35...h5
36.Nh2
Bxa4
37.Ra1
Bb5
38.Nd6
Kg8
39.Nxb5
axb5
40.Ra7
Qe8
41.Rdd7
g5
42.Nf1
Qc8
43.Ng3
Qc6
44.Nxh5
Bh8
Black has almost no moves.
45.Kh2
e4
46.b4
f5
47.Bd4
Bxd4
48.cxd4
e3
[48...Nf8
49.Rf7
Qd6+
50.g3
and Black is powerless against Nf6+, Rh7+ and Rh7 mate - eg 50...Qh6
51.Nf6+
Kh8
52.Rxf8+
Qxf8
53.Rh7#
]
49.Nf6+
Kf8
50.Rf7#
1-0