1.e4
e6
2.d4
d5
3.Nc3
Bb4
4.e5
Ne7
5.a3
Bxc3+
6.bxc3
c5
7.Qg4
0-0
8.Bd3
Qa5
9.Nf3?!
[9.Ne2
]
9...f5
[9...Qxc3+
10.Bd2
Qxa1+
11.Ke2
Qxh1
12.Bxh7+
Kxh7
13.Qh5+
Kg8
14.Ng5
Rd8
15.Qxf7+
is a draw by repetition, but my intention was 10Ke2?? Qxa1?? 11Bh6. But 10..c4 ! is very good for black)]
10.exf6
Rxf6
11.0-0
[I didn't like my king after: 11.Bg5
Qxc3+
12.Ke2
Rg6
]
11...c4
12.Bg5
Rf7??
[12...Nd7!
13.Bxh7+
Kxh7
14.Bxf6
Nxf6
15.Qh3+
looks very unclear to me though Fritz gives white a small edge]
13.Bxh7+
Kxh7
14.Bxe7
Kg8
[14...Rxe7
15.Qh4+
]
15.Bd6
Qd8
16.Be5
Nc6
17.Rfe1
Rd7
(Jim started to play Rf5 but noticed Qxg7 in time)
18.Qxe6+?
(a pause for reflection would have revealed the strengthof 18Qh5 followed by Hg5 & Re3 but this and my subsequent missed wins were caused by moving quickly to gain an advantage on the clock)
18...Rf7
19.Qg6
Bf5
20.Qg5
Nxe5
21.Rxe5
Qxg5
22.Nxg5
Rf6
23.Rae1
Raf8
24.f3
[24.R1e2
first]
24...Bxc2
25.Rxd5
Rg6
26.Re7
Ba4
27.h4
Bc6
28.Rde5
Rh6
29.d5
Ba4
30.Ne6?
[30.Rxb7
]
30...Rf7
31.Rxf7
(I knew 31Nc5 was stronger but couldn't resist the immediate simplification)
31...Kxf7
32.Nc5
Bc2
33.Nxb7
Rxh4
34.Kf2?
[34.d6
Ba4
35.Re7+
Kf6
36.d7
Rh8
37.Rxg7
]
34...Rh1
35.Nd6+
Kf6
36.Re2?
[36.Re6+
Kg5
37.Nxc4
Bd3
38.Ne3
]
36...Bd3
37.Ne4+?
[37.Re6+
Kg5
38.Ne4+
Kf4
39.g3+
Kf5
40.Ke3
(idea g4 mate) 40...Re1+
41.Kd4
]
37...Ke5
38.Ng3+
Bxe2
39.Nxh1
Bd3
40.Ke3
Kxd5
41.Ng3??
(Technically throwing away the win. Correct was 41Nf2 Bf1 42g4 as with the pawn on g5, pawn endings are winning for white, but Jim's flag was already starting to hang while I had nearly a minute left)
41...Kc5
42.Ne4+
Kb5
43.Kd4
Ka4
44.Nd6
Kxa3??
[44...a5
45.Nb7
Bf1
46.g3
(46.g4
g5
) 46...Be2
47.Ke3
Bd3
48.Nc5+
Kxa3
49.Nxd3
cxd3
50.Kxd3
Kb3
51.c4
Kb4
52.f4
a4
53.g4
a3
54.Kc2=
]
45.Nb5+
Kb3
46.Nxa7
Kc2
47.Nc6
Kd2
48.Ne5
Bf1
49.g4
Bg2
50.f4
Ke2
51.f5
Kf2
52.Nxc4?
[52.g5
Bh3
53.f6
gxf6
54.gxf6
Be6
55.f7
]
52...Kf3
53.Ne5+
Kf4
54.c4
Bh1
55.c5
& black lost on time. The winning plan is c6-c7, Ng6+, Ke5, Ne7 (or Ne7, Ke5 if the bishop is on c8) promote & Nxg7 1-0