Tim Partridge (ECF 89) - Keith Freshwater ECF (102) [A51]

OXL, Div 3, Banbury 2 v Witney 3, 15th Nov 2011

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. e3 e4 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bd2 O-O 6. a3 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 c6 8. Be2 d5 9. Rc1 Be6 10. c5 Qc8 11. h3 Kh8 12. g4 Ng8 13. f4 f5 14. g5 Bf7 15. h4 g6 16. h5 Qe6 17. Qb3 Qd7 18. Qd1 Na6 19. Kd2 Nc7 20. Nh3 a6 21. Nf2 Nb5 22. a4 Nxc3 23. Rxc3 Ne7 24. Rh2 Rg8 25. Nh1 Nc8 26. Ng3 b5 27. b4 Qc7 28. a5 Rg7 29. Rc1 Ra7 30. Qc2 Qe7 31. Rch1 Qd7 32. Qd1 Rc7 33. hxg6 Bxg6 34. Bh5 Qf7 35. Bxg6 Qxg6 36. Nh5 Rgf7 37. Nf6 Rfe7 38. Rh6 Qg7 39. R1h2

39. Qh5! is even better ... e.g. 39... Qf7 (39... Rf7 40. Rxh7+ Qxh7 41. Qg6!! Rxf6 42. Qxf6+ Kg8 43. Qd8+ Kg7 44. Qxc7+ winning) 40. Rxh7+! Qxh7 41. Qg6!! Rg7 42. Qe8+ Rg8 43. Qxg8#

39... Qf7 40. Qh5 Qxh5 41. R2xh5 Ra7 42. g6

42. Rg6! also wins ... e.g. 42... Rg7 43. Rxh7+ Rxh7 44. Rg8#

42... Rg7 43. Rxh7+ Rxh7 44. Nxh7 Kg7 45. Rg5 Ne7 46. Rg2 Ra8 47. Ng5 Nxg6 48. Rh2 Rh8 49. Rxh8 Kxh8 50. Ne6 Ne7 51. Nc7 Nc8 52. Nxa6 Kg7 53. Nb8 Na7 54. Ke2 Kh6 55. Kf2 Kg6 56. Kg3 Kh5 57. Kh3 Kg6 58. Kh4 Kf6 59. Kh5 Ke6 60. Kg6 Ke7 61. Kxf5 Kd8 62. Ke6 Kc7 63. Na6+ Kb7 64. f5 Kxa6 65. f6 1-0