[Event "Kilkenny Masters 2007"]
[Site "Kilkenny IRL"]
[Date "2007.11.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Wells, Peter"]
[Black "Hebden, Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C85"]
[Annotator "Graham, Gerry"]
[ICUid "28760"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bxc6 { Amazingly,
Peter told me after the game, this is the first time he can remember ever
playing this deferred exchange line in his life. } 6... dxc6 7. d3 Nd7 8.
Nbd2 f6 ({ More popular is the line } 8... O-O { but the game quickly
transposes into similar lines. }) 9. Nh4 g6 10. f4 exf4 11. Rxf4 O-O ({
Fritz preferred } 11... Ne5) 12. Rf1 f5 13. Nhf3 Nf6 { Peter didn't like
the "look" of this move. } ({ Fritz suggests } 13... fxe4 14. Nxe4 Ne5 $1 {
a nice freeing move. } 15. Nxe5 Qd4+ $11) 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Nc4 Re8 16. Bg5
Nd5 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Qd2 b5 $6 { Neither Peter, nor Fritz agreed with this
plan, both thought Black would have been better heading for a slightly
inferior ending with } (18... Ne3 19. Qxe3 Qxe3+ 20. Nxe3 Rxe3) 19. Nce5 c5
20. Rae1 Qd6 { This queen has a lot of work to do, minding the c5 pawn as
well as helping to defend her monarch, she may be a little over-stretched.
} 21. g4 $1 { Sunday morning weekend Chess at it's best, this is a great
shot. } 21... Be6 ({ Another option, and possibly better was } 21... Bd7 {
when Fritz suggests } 22. Qg5) 22. Ng5 Rf8 $2 (22... Nb6 23. Qf2 Rf8 24.
Qh4 Qd4+ (24... Qe7 25. Rxf8+ Rxf8 26. Nc6 { wins }) 25. Kg2 Bd5+ 26. Kg3
$14) 23. Rxf8+ Rxf8 { White's position is winning, so how does he win it? }
24. Nxg6 $1 Rf6 ({ If } 24... Re8 25. Qf2 hxg6 26. Rxe6 { wins }) 25. Ne4
Qd8 26. Qg5 h6 27. Qxh6 1-0
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bxc6 Amazingly,
Peter told me after the game, this is the first time he can remember ever
playing this deferred exchange line in his life. 6... dxc6 7. d3 Nd7 8. Nbd2 f6 ( More popular is the line 8... O-O but the game quickly
transposes into similar lines. ) 9. Nh4 g6 10. f4 exf4 11. Rxf4 O-O (
Fritz preferred 11... Ne5 ) 12. Rf1 f5 13. Nhf3 Nf6 Peter didn't like
the "look" of this move. ( Fritz suggests 13... fxe4 14. Nxe4 Ne5!
a nice freeing move. 15. Nxe5 Qd4+ = ) 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Nc4 Re8 16. Bg5 Nd5 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Qd2 b5?! Neither Peter, nor Fritz agreed with this
plan, both thought Black would have been better heading for a slightly
inferior ending with ( 18... Ne3 19. Qxe3 Qxe3+ 20. Nxe3 Rxe3 ) 19. Nce5 c5 20. Rae1 Qd6 This queen has a lot of work to do, minding the c5 pawn as
well as helping to defend her monarch, she may be a little over-stretched. 21. g4! Sunday morning weekend Chess at it's best, this is a great
shot. 21... Be6 ( Another option, and possibly better was 21... Bd7
when Fritz suggests 22. Qg5 ) 22. Ng5 Rf8? ( 22... Nb6 23. Qf2 Rf8 24. Qh4 Qd4+ ( 24... Qe7 25. Rxf8+ Rxf8 26. Nc6 wins ) 25. Kg2 Bd5+ 26. Kg3 += ) 23. Rxf8+ Rxf8 White's position is winning, so how does he win it? 24. Nxg6! Rf6 ( If 24... Re8 25. Qf2 hxg6 26. Rxe6 wins ) 25. Ne4 Qd8 26. Qg5 h6 27. Qxh6 1-0
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