Saturday, 14 January 2012

Gravesend v Sidcup, Fowers v Thompson



Harvey League, ?
Fowers, John (116) vs. Thompson, Keith (121)
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(white to move)
1.e4c6
2.d4d5
3.exd5cxd5
4.c4Nf6
5.Nc3e6
6.c5Be7
7.Nf3O-O
8.Bd3Nc6
9.a3Bd7
10.b4a6
11.Bf4Nh5
12.Be3Qc7
13.Qc2Nf6
14.Ne2e5
15.Nxe5Nxe5
16.dxe5Qxe5
17.O-ORac8
18.Bf4Qh5
19.Ng3Qh4
20.Ne2Bb5
21.Bxb5axb5
22.Bg3Qh5
23.Qd3Rfe8
24.Qxb5Bxc5
25.Nf4Bxf2+
26.Rxf2Qe5
27.Raf1Qe4
28.Qd3d4
29.Qxe4Nxe4
30.Re2Nxg3
31.Rxe8+Rxe8
32.hxg3Re3
33.Rc1h6
34.Kf2Rxa3
35.Rd1g5
36.Rd3Ra4
37.Nd5Ra2+
38.Kf3g4+
39.Kxg4Rxg2
40.Rxd4h5+
41.Kf3Rb2
42.Nf6+Kf8
43.Nxh5Rb3+
44.Kg4Ke7
45.Ng7f6
46.Nf5+Ke6
47.Nd6b6
48.Nf5b5
49.Kf4Kf7
50.Nd6+Ke6
51.Nxb5
 


I lost the match after coming out of the opening badly. e never let me have any small advantage until I made tactical mistake and gave up my Bishop; I thought I could hold onto the endgame and get a draw.