[Event "Canada vs. England, Tromso Olympiad"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sambuev, B."]
[Black "Howell, D."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[Annotator "Malcolm Pein"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2br4/1p4k1/1n1qpr1b/p2nRpN1/P1pP1P2/2P2NP1/1PB4P/3QR1K1 b - - 0 28"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.08.27"]

{The game continued:} 28... Kg8 $2 ({Instead,} 28... Rh8) ({and} 28... Bxg5 {
are fine for Black.}) 29. Nh4 (29. Qe2 $5 Nc7 30. Rxa5 {was tempting too.})
29... Bd7 30. Qh5 $1 Be8 (30... Nc7 31. Ng6 $1 Kg7 32. Bxf5 $1 Rxf5 33. Rxf5
exf5 34. Re7+ {wins.}) 31. Qe2 $1 Bd7 32. Nxe6 Bxe6 33. Rxe6 Rxe6 34. Qxe6+
Qxe6 35. Rxe6 Bf8 36. Nxf5 Kf7 37. Re5 Re8 38. Kf2 Rxe5 39. dxe5 Nd7 40. h4 Nc5
41. h5 Nb6 42. g4 Nbxa4 43. g5 ({White wins after} 43. Bxa4 Nxa4 44. Nd6+ Bxd6
({or} 44... Ke6 45. g5) 45. exd6 Nc5 {, since his pawns are too strong:} 46.
Ke3 b5 47. Kd4 Nd7 48. h6 a4 49. g5 Nf8 50. f5 {.}) 43... Nxb2 44. g6+ ({Maybe
} 44. Ke3 $5 a4 45. h6 a3 46. h7 Bg7 47. Nd6+ Kf8 48. Bb1 Nd1+ 49. Kd2 Nf2 {
isn't completely winning.}) 44... Kg8 45. h6 a4 46. Ke3 (46. g7 {would have
been met by} Bxg7 47. Ne7+ ({or} 47. hxg7 a3 48. Bb1 Nd1+) 47... Kf7 48. hxg7
Kxg7 49. Ke3 a3 50. Bb1 Nd1+ 51. Kd2 Nf2 {.}) 46... a3 47. Bb1 Nba4 $2 (47...
Nd1+ 48. Kd2 Nf2 {was required.}) 48. h7+ {Returning the favour.} (48. g7 $1 {
was rather good.}) 48... Kh8 49. Nd6 Bxd6 50. exd6 Nd7 51. Kd4 b5 52. Kd5 Nf8
53. Ke5 ({It would still have been a draw after} 53. f5 Nxc3+ 54. Ke5 Nxb1 55.
Kf6 Nd7+ 56. Kf7 Ne5+ 57. Kf8 Nd7+ {.}) {White has been trying to get his king
to f7 to win and he looks set to do. Howell had been playing on little more
than increment for several moves, but he now impressively blitzed out:} 53...
Nxg6+ $3 54. Bxg6 Nb6 55. Bb1 b4 $1 56. f5 bxc3 57. f6 c2 58. Bxc2 a2 59. f7
a1=Q+ 60. Ke6 Qe1+ {. Magical stuff.} 0-1

[Event "Vietnam vs. England, Tromso Olympiad"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Le Quang Liem"]
[Black "Adams, Mi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E01"]
[Annotator "Malcolm Pein"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.08.27"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nf3 c6 7. Qb3 O-O 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Rc1 a5 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Na3 Qe7 13. e3 Rd8 14. Rab1 g6 15.
Qc2 Bg7 16. Rd1 Nf6 17. Ne5 Bd7 18. Nxd7 Rxd7 19. Rd2 e5 {This allows the
knight on a3 into play.} (19... h5 20. h4 Ng4 21. Rbd1 Rad8 {was fine.}) 20.
dxe5 Qxe5 21. Rbd1 Rad8 22. cxd5 Nxd5 23. Nc4 Qe6 (23... Qc7 24. Bh3 {forces
the weakening} f5 ({because} 24... Re7 $2 25. e4 {wins a piece, so Adams has
to sacrifice a pawn.})) 24. Bxd5 cxd5 25. Nxa5 d4 $1 26. exd4 Qxa2 27. Nb3 Qa4
28. Ra1 Qb4 29. Qc3 Qb6 30. Ra4 ({If} 30. Rad1 Rd5 {with reasonable play for
the pawn.}) 30... Qe6 31. Nc5 Qe1+ 32. Kg2 Rc7 33. Rc2 Qe8 $1 {Targeting the
rook on a4 and threatening 34...b6, winning the knight.} 34. Rc4 ({White is
actually already in difficulties, since if} 34. Qe3 Qc6+ 35. Kg1 {, then} b6 (
35... Qd5) ({and} 35... Qxa4 {are all strong.})) 34... b5 $1 35. Rb4 Rxc5 $1
36. Qxc5 Bf8 $1 37. Qxb5 Qe4+ 38. Kg1 Qxc2 39. Ra4 Qb1+ 40. Kg2 Qe4+ 41. f3
Qc2+ 42. Kh3 Qd1 43. f4 h5 44. Qc4 Rxd4 0-1

[Event "British Championship, Aberystwyth"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tan, J."]
[Black "Hawkins, J."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C75"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.08.27"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 {The Cozio Defence. One wonders if Hawkins had
picked up a copy of Alexey Dreev's latest book for the long journey to
Aberystwyth.} 4. c3 a6 5. Ba4 d6 6. d4 Bd7 7. O-O Ng6 8. Be3 Be7 9. d5 {This
all feels very logical from Tan. White accepts the loss of tempo with his
c-pawn, but takes play into an Indian structure where the absence of
light-squared bishops should be in his favour.} Nb8 10. Bxd7+ Nxd7 11. c4 O-O
12. Nc3 f5 {Black's main break, but also one which gives White control of
the e4-square.} ({The alternative is} 12... h6 13. b4 Nf6 14. h3 Nh7 {,
heading for g5, as in Melia-Harikrishna, Gibraltar 2011.}) 13. exf5 Rxf5 14.
Ne4 Nf4 $5 {Hawkins attempts to stir up some trouble on the kingside, but Tan
is able to drive the knight away while retaining control.} 15. g3 Ng6 16. Kg2 (
{The text can hardly be terrible, but one has to wonder what Hawkins would
have done after the logical} 16. Nfd2 {, followed by arranging the c4-c5 break.
The position simply looks like an ideal King's Indian for White.}) 16... Qf8
17. Nfg5 $6 {Once consulted, several engines want to play this move, but why
allow Black to swap off his bad bishop?} ({Once again,} 17. Nfd2 {was
indicated.}) 17... Bxg5 18. Nxg5 Qf6 19. Ne6 $2 {This invasion was presumably
Tan's point, but he should have retreated to e4, which would still have
retained an edge.} Ndf8 $1 {It turns out that Black has more than enough
resources to deal with the pesky knight.} 20. Nxc7 ({One might criticise
Tan's move, but even after} 20. Nxf8 Rxf8 {, Black is in control, being
ready to invade on f3 and meet} 21. f3 {with} e4 $1 {.}) 20... Rc8 21. Ne6 Nxe6
22. dxe6 Qxe6 23. b3 e4 $1 {Black's early play may have been risky, but it
did allow White to suffer a rush of blood to the head and self destruct. Now
the initiative belongs to Hawkins and he must have been enjoying himself,
being able to bring a knight to e5, if needed, while going after the white
king.} 24. Qd4 $2 ({White's position was most unpleasant, but he had to try
something like} 24. Rc1 {, keeping his queen in touch with h5.}) 24... Rh5 25.
Rh1 Qh3+ 26. Kg1 Re8 $1 {Black can even afford to give up his d-pawn. Hawkins
has realised that he has more than enough attacking power in the key sector of
the board.} 27. Qxd6 Kh8 {Fine prophylaxis which prepares ...Ne5 without
dropping the e-pawn to a check on d5.} 28. Bd4 Rg5 {Calm, and deadly.} 29.
Bxg7+ {Desperation, but 29...Nh4 was a winning threat. White has been
outplayed.} Kxg7 30. Qd4+ Kh6 31. Rd1 Nh4 0-1

[Event "British Championship, Aberystwyth"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Williams, SK."]
[Black "Hawkins, J."]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/2pbr2k/p6p/P2P1p2/3QpP1q/4N1rP/4R1P1/5R1K w - - 0 37"]
[PlyCount "10"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.08.27"]

37. Rc1 $2 ({A draw would have been likely after} 37. Rc2 Bb5 38. Rff2 {,
since it's not easy for either side to make progress. Williams, however,
must have tired of all the back-and-forth manoeuvring and was determined to do
what he does best – attack.}) 37... Qxf4 38. d6 {The point of White's play,
although it transpires that both captures are more than fine for Black.} cxd6
39. Rc7 $2 {Williams continues down the planned path...} ({Instead,} 39. Rd1 {
would still have offered a few chances to hold.}) 39... Reg7 40. Qa7 Qe5 $1 {
...only to find that Hawkins has seen further. White has jettisoned two pawns
and it turns out that bishop is taboo.} 41. Rxd7 Qa1+ ({It is Black's attack
which decides, in view of} 41... Qa1+ 42. Kh2 Rxh3+ $1 {, followed by mate on
g1 or h1.}) 0-1

[Event "British Championship, Aberystwyth"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Howell, D."]
[Black "Williams, SK."]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7r/pb2bkpp/4p3/2p5/6P1/1P3P2/PBPP1R2/RN1K3n w - - 0 27"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.08.27"]

{In this rather crazy position the players have been repeating (24 Rf2 Nh1 25
Rf1 Ng3 26 Rf2 Ng3), but now Howell showed that he is nothing if not brave.} 
27. Rh2 $5 Bd6 28. f4 Bxf4 29. Rh5 Bf3+ 30. Ke1 Bg3+ 31. Kf1 Kg6 32. Nc3 {
Finally developing his queenside, but allowing Black to bring his final piece
into the attack.} ({The silicon monster maintains that} 32. Rh3 $5 {is good
for White, but few humans would feel comfortable here and even less
comfortable with Simon Williams sitting opposite. Perhaps, though,} Rf8 ({or} 
32... Kg5 33. Kg1 Kxg4 34. Rxh1 Bxh1 35. Kxh1 Rf8 36. Nc3) 33. Kg1 Bf2+ 34. Kh2
Bxg4 35. Rd3 {is more than tenable, largely due to the strangely-placed knight
on h1.}) 32... Rf8 33. Kg1 Bf2+ 34. Kh2 Bxg4 35. Rxh7 $2 ({Now} 35. Rh3 Bxh3
36. Kxh3 Ng3 37. Kg2 {, and if} Nh5 38. Rf1 {would still be very sharp and by
no means bad for White, but with move 40 looming Howell miscalculated.}) 35...
Kxh7 36. Rxh1 Bf3 37. Rf1 Bc6 38. Nd1 {The point of White's combination, but
after...} Bg3+ $1 39. Kxg3 Rxf1 {...an exchange had fallen. Howell resisted
desperately, but eventually had to throw in the towel after 83 moves.} 40. Ne3
Rf3+ 41. Kg4 Rf2 42. Bc3 Kh6 43. Nc4 Be4 44. Kg3 Rf3+ 45. Kg4 Rf2 46. Kg3 Re2
47. Ne3 g5 48. Ba5 Kh5 49. c4 Re1 50. Bc3 g4 51. Be5 Re2 52. Bc3 Kg5 53. Ba5
Bb7 54. a3 Re1 55. Bd8+ Kh5 56. Be7 Rg1+ 57. Kf2 Rb1 58. b4 cxb4 59. axb4 a6
60. Nf1 Rb3 61. Ng3+ Kg6 62. Ne2 e5 63. Nc3 Rb2 64. Ke2 Bf3+ 65. Ke3 Rc2 66.
Bh4 Kf5 67. b5 axb5 68. cxb5 Rb2 69. Bg3 Rb4 70. Bh4 Bb7 71. Bg3 Bc8 72. Nd5
Rb3+ 73. Nc3 Bd7 74. Kd3 Bxb5+ 75. Ke3 Bc6 76. Kf2 Rb2 77. Ke2 Bb7 78. Kd3 Rb4
79. Ke2 Rd4 80. Bf2 Ba6+ 81. Ke1 Rf4 82. Nd5 Rf3 83. Ne3+ Kg5 0-1

[Event "British Championship, Aberystwyth"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Howell, D."]
[Black "Hebden, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r6k/2p1r1p1/5bbp/p7/R3p3/2P1B1PP/1PB1RP2/6K1 w - - 0 40"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.08.27"]

{Howell had exploited an early pull (stemming from 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Be7
4 d4 d6 5 dxe5 dxe5 6 Nbd2) to saddle Hebden with a number of weak pawns.
It's safe to say that the Leicester-based Grandmaster had been outplayed
without ever managing to create any real counterplay. The manner in which
Howell concluded proceedings was, however, still impressive.} 40. Bc1 $1 {The
bishop returns home to cover b2 and so allow White to pick off e4.} Kg8 41.
Bxe4 Rxe4 42. Rexe4 Bxe4 43. Rxe4 a4 44. Kf1 Kf7 45. Ke2 a3 {This was
Black's only real try, but now White will enjoy an outside passed pawn.} 46.
bxa3 Bxc3 47. Kd3 Bf6 48. a4 c5 49. Be3 {The a-pawn can't advance for now,
but this ties Black down to the defence of c5 after which White can switch his
attention to a second front on the kingside.} Be7 50. g4 Bd6 51. Bd2 Bc7 52.
Be3 Bd6 53. h4 $1 Bf8 54. h5 Bd6 55. Bd2 Bc7 56. Be3 {Howell continues to
repeat, gaining time on the clock and emphasising just who is in control.} Bd6
57. f4 Kf6 58. Bd2 Bc7 59. Bc3+ $1 {Finally, the bishop finds a better
diagonal.} Kf7 60. g5 ({The finish might have been} 60. g5 Kf8 61. g6 Bd8 62.
f5 Ra6 63. Rc4 Be7 64. a5 {, when Kc2-b3-a4-b5 is one winning plan.}) 1-0

[Event "British Championship, Aberystwyth"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Emms, J."]
[Black "Ward, CG."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E06"]
[Annotator "John Emms"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.08.27"]

{It's never easy playing someone who's both a long-time friend and training
partner. At least when Chris and I do play, it usually means we're both doing
well in a tournament. In this case Chris was joint leader with 3/3, having
just defeated Mark Hebden in what was later awarded game of the tournament,
and I was half a point behind.} 1. c4 ({I've recently realised (better late
than never!) that there's more to life than} 1. e4 {.}) 1... e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2
Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. Qc2 c6 {This move surprised me a little.} ({The
Closed Catalan is hardly a rare choice; it's just that I was expecting either} 
6... dxc4) ({or} 6... c5 {.}) 7. O-O b5 {And now I really was on my own, even
though I'd seen the idea of ...b5 in similar positions. Black normally starts
developing the queenside with ...Nbd7, ...b6 and ...Bb7 or ...Ba6.} 8. c5 ({
Keeping the tension with} 8. b3 {must also be possible here, but blocking the
queenside and then going for the e2-e4 pawn break seemed like a more
straightforward option.}) 8... a5 {Another move I wasn't expecting, at least
not straightaway. In fact ...a5 is simply a part of Black's expansion plan on
the queenside. As Chris mentioned after the game, if Black delays this move,
White might play a2-a4 and meet ...b5 with a4-a5, isolating Black's pawn on b4.
} 9. Bg5 ({White can play} 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. e4 {, but I assumed that Black
doesn't want to take the pawn when it reaches e4 and I didn't want to block in
my dark-squared bishop.}) ({There's also} 9. Bf4 Nbd7 10. Nbd2 {and here} Nh5
11. Bd6 {looks nice for White and much more appetising now than it looked
during the game.}) 9... Nbd7 10. Nbd2 h6 11. Bxf6 (11. Bf4 {is still possible
even here, but I was happy to continue with the intended plan: take on f6,
e2-e4, Rfe1, N(d2)-f1-e3, and then have another think.}) 11... Bxf6 12. e4 b4
13. Rfe1 a4 {It's not an easy choice between this move and 13...Ba6. Black
will certainly gain some possibilities based on either ...b3 or ...a3. On the
other hand, there's no going back and the b4-pawn turns out to be a weakness
later on.} 14. Nf1 Ba6 15. exd5 ({Ideally I would have preferred to keep the
tension in the centre a little longer, but I was concerned by the possibility
of} 15. Ne3 b3 {, deflecting the queen from her defence of the e4-pawn.}) 15...
Bxf1 (15... cxd5 {(or 15...exd5)} 16. Ne3 Bb5 17. Ng4 {was the type of
position I had been aiming for. It feels like White's kingside play comes
naturally here. The bishop on b5 looks quite impressive, but actually doesn't
do a great deal and is probably not as good as the g4-knight, which is why
Chris decided to swap it off while he had the chance.}) 16. Bxf1 cxd5 {This is
a critical moment. If Black could grab one extra move here it would be ...Qa5.
This is followed by the key manoeuvre ... Nb8-c6 and Black's position would
make complete sense. So my next move was vital.} ({Against} 16... exd5 {, I
was planning} 17. Bh3 Re8 18. Qd2 {and White keeps some advantage.}) 17. Bb5 a3
18. b3 {White now has a straightforward plan to gain a big advantage: -- i.
Keep the queenside blocked; -- ii. Swap off on d7; -- iii. Plonk a knight on
e5; and -- iv. Aim for the f4-f5 pawn break. --- Chris chose to avoid the
exchange and hoped to get rid of the bishop later on, in some cases even at
the cost of a rook.} Nb8 19. Ne5 Qa5 ({After the game we agreed that} 19... Ra5
{is a much stronger option for Black and would justify the decision to play 18.
..Nb8. The point is that in some positions Black can sacrifice the exchange to
get his knight to the vital c6-square. For example,} 20. Qd3 ({if} 20. Ba4 {,
Black can play} Bxe5 21. Rxe5 Rxa4 22. bxa4 Nc6) 20... Bxe5 21. Rxe5 Qc7 22.
Rae1 Rxb5 23. Qxb5 Nc6 {, attacking e5 and d4. Even here White keeps some
advantage, but Black is much better placed than in the game.}) 20. Qd3 {The
bishop is secure on b5 and Black's queen gets in the way of the rook. Now
Chris could find nothing better than swapping off all the minor pieces and I
gained an even better version of what I was originally aiming for.} (20. Ba4
Qc7 {was Chris's idea, when the idea of ...Bxe5, ...Rxa4 and ...Nc6 comes into
play.}) 20... Bxe5 21. Rxe5 Qc7 22. Rae1 Nc6 23. Bxc6 Qxc6 24. f4 Qa6 (24... g6
{runs into} 25. Rxe6) ({but} 24... Rae8 {is more resilient.}) 25. Qxa6 Rxa6 26.
f5 exf5 ({If} 26... Re8 {,} 27. Rxd5 {wins a pawn.}) 27. Rxd5 {With two
connected passed pawns in the centre, I was absolutely positive this
double-rook ending was winning for White. However, Chris, despite having
virtually no time on his clock, found some 'only moves' to keep the game going
and it almost paid dividends...} Re6 28. Kf2 Rfe8 29. Rxe6 fxe6 30. Rd7 Rc8 31.
Re7 Rc6 32. Ke3 {The exchange on e6 means it's down to just one passed pawn,
but even so this is still completely winning for White.} g5 {The only chance.
Black's king is cut off on the back rank, but he needs to get going on the
kingside at any cost.} 33. Rb7 ({I was also considering} 33. Kd3 Kf8 34. Rb7 {
, which is also good, as ... f4 no longer comes with check. For example,} e5
35. Rxb4 exd4 36. Kxd4 f4 37. gxf4 gxf4 38. Rb6 {and White wins.}) 33... e5 {
Again, the only move.} 34. Re7 {Up to this point I'd handled the endgame
pretty well, but this move - played quickly after rejecting better options,
which is never a good idea - is a really bad choice. In trying to keep control
of everything, I nearly end up losing all control.} ({My original intention
had been} 34. Rb6 Rc8 35. Rxh6 {, which is fine, but I suddenly thought why
should I allow the black king off the back rank?}) ({However,} 34. Rxb4 f4+ 35.
gxf4 gxf4+ 36. Ke4 exd4 {and now the star move} 37. Rc4 {, as pointed out by
Andy Martin in the commentary room, is the cleanest win.}) 34... f4+ 35. gxf4
gxf4+ 36. Ke4 Rf6 $2 {Luckily for me it just wasn't Chris's day - he overlooks
a final tactic and loses a vital pawn.} ({After} 36... exd4 37. Kxd4 ({I'd
even been considering} 37. Kd5 {, but} f3 38. Re1 Rf6 39. c6 d3 40. c7 Rf8 {is
a ridiculous position for White to get into considering where we started})
37... f3 38. Re1 f2 39. Rf1 Rf6 40. Kc4 Kf7 41. Kxb4 Ke6 {, the game is very
much alive and Black definitely has drawing chances here.}) 37. Kxe5 {White
can safely take the pawn.} Rf8 ({After} 37... f3 38. Kxf6 f2 {, Black promotes,
but Chris had missed that White has} 39. Kg6 f1=Q 40. Re8+ {, when Black has
to give back the queen.}) 38. Kd5 f3 39. Re1 {The two connected pawns beat the
lone passed pawn.} ({After} 39. Re1 Kf7 {, the simplest is} 40. Rf1 Ke7 41. Ke4
{, picking up the f-pawn.}) 1-0

[Event "British Championship, Aberystwyth"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Pert, R."]
[Black "Storey, C."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Annotator "Andrew Zigmond"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/3P4/4K3/4P3/r1pk4/2R5/8 w - - 0 62"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.08.27"]

{Knowing I was at least spared the ignominy of a zero from five-round
tournament I took a wander around the hall to see what was going on. Most of
the games were finished, but Richard Pert and Charlie Storey were still
playing and (I think) they had just reached this position. --- Play continued} 
62. d7 $1 Ra5+ 63. Ke6 Kxc2 64. d8=Q {. One can now say, in an academic kind
of way, that White should win, but how many players of my standard would want
to have to play this position? As Pert sank into a deep think I was tempted to
return to the hotel for a beer and an earlyish night, but it isn't very often
I get to watch players of this calibre at work. I decided to stay and see how
they did it - which Pert did with} Ra4 65. e5 Kb3 66. Qd3 Rb4 67. Kd5 Kb2 68.
Kc5 Rb8 69. Qd4 Rc8+ 70. Kb6 Rb8+ 71. Kc7 Rb3 72. e6 Ka2 73. Qc4 Kb2 74. Qd4
Ka2 75. Qc4 Kb2 76. e7 c2 77. e8=Q c1=Q 78. Qe5+ Rc3 79. Kb8 Qc2 80. Qb4+ Qb3
81. Qexc3+ 1-0

[Event "Aberystwyth Weekender"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Zigmond, A."]
[Black "Crouch, T."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B75"]
[Annotator "Andrew Zigmond"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2rqk2r/1b2ppbp/p2p1np1/np6/3NP2P/1BN1BP2/PPPQ2P1/2KR3R w k - 0 13"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.08.27"]

{I felt quite smug about} 13. Be6 $6 {at the time, but closer inspection
proves just how amateurish it was. The bishop looks as if it cannot be taken
because after the knight recaptures the queen and g7-bishop are forked.
However, the move may set up a threat but it doesn't force anything and as I
waited for my opponent's reply it occurred to me that he can just move the
rook. In the event he played} Nc4 ({Fritz notes that after} 13... fxe6 14. Nxe6
{,} Nc4 {solves all of Black's problems.}) 14. Qe2 {and an exchange on e3 the
bishop threat stayed on for a few more moves). --- After what felt like a hard
fought tactical battle (when I showed Fritz later he shouted some quite nasty
abuse at both sides)...} Nxe3 15. Qxe3 Nd7 16. h5 Qa5 17. Bb3 Nc5 18. hxg6
Nxb3+ 19. Nxb3 Qb4 20. gxf7+ Kxf7 21. Nd5 Qc4 22. Qd3 Bxd5 23. Qxd5+ Qxd5 24.
Rxd5 Be5 25. Nd2 Rc7 26. f4 Bf6 27. e5 Ke6 28. exd6 exd6 29. Rd3 Rhc8 30. c3 b4
31. Ne4 bxc3 32. Rxd6+ Kf5 33. Nxf6 cxb2+ 34. Kxb2 Rc2+ 35. Kb1 h6 36. Rxa6
Rxg2 37. Rc1 Rb8+ 38. Ka1 Rbb2 39. Nd5 Ke4 40. Nc3+ Kxf4 41. Rxh6 Ke3 {... we
reached this position. I banged down} 42. Nd1+ {, thinking that it was winning
(which it is), but after} Kd2 {, I made my worst move of the event. Thinking
that it was a simple exchange of rooks, I played} 43. Nxb2 $4 ({It simply did
not occur to me that I could have captured with the king instead; i.e.} 43.
Kxb2 {.}) 43... Kxc1 {and (fortunately) I eventually won seven moves later.}
44. Rb6 Rc2 45. a4 Rc3 46. Ka2 Kc2 47. Rb4 Rc6 48. Rc4+ Rxc4 49. Nxc4 Kc3 50.
a5 1-0

