The Irish Chess Union

[Event "National Club Championship 2008"] [Site "Cork IRL"] [Date "2008.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Quinn, Mark"] [Black "Williams, Simon"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A04"] [Annotator "Graham, Gerry"] [ICUid "29054"] { The game of the event, Mark Quinn vs Simon Williams, it's a real cracker. } 1. Nf3 e6 2. d3 c5 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O Bd6 6. c4 d4 7. e3 Nge7 8. exd4 cxd4 9. b3 O-O 10. Ba3 h6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. a3 a5 13. Qc2 Qc5 14. Nbd2 f5 15. Qb2 (15. Rfe1) 15... Ra6 16. Rfb1 ({ After the game, Mark suggested the following better line for White } 16. Rab1 Rb6 17. b4 axb4 18. Nb3 $1 bxa3 { but this is as far as he analysised during the game but in the post mortem he found } 19. Qa1 $1 Qb4 20. Nbxd4) 16... e5 17. Re1 Ng6 18. Rab1 Rb6 19. Qc1 Be6 20. Re2 Rd8 21. Ne1 e4 22. dxe4 f4 23. Nd3 Qh5 24. f3 fxg3 25. hxg3 Nce5 26. Ne1 d3 27. Rf2 Bh3 28. Nf1 $6 { This is probably the "mistake", or at least the closest thing to a blunder White makes in the game. } 28... Bxg2 29. Kxg2 { # Black to play......and what a move he plays } 29... Nh4+ $3 { Yes, Fritz confirms that this is sound ! } 30. gxh4 Qxh4 31. Kg1 Rg6+ 32. Ng2 Rxg2+ $1 { Simon must have foreseen this move before making his 29th, impressive. } 33. Kxg2 Rd6 34. Nh2 Rg6+ 35. Kf1 ({ If } 35. Kh1 { Black has } 35... Qxf2 36. Rb2 Rg1+ 37. Qxg1 Qxb2 $19) 35... Qh3+ ({ Better would have been } 35... Nxf3 $3 { Mark had thi s shot spotted during the game but Simon missed it, it would have made a stunning finale. } 36. Rg2 (36. Nxf3 Qh1+) 36... Nxh2+ 37. Kg1 Nf3+ 38. Kf1 Qh1+ 39. Kf2 Qxg2+) 36. Ke1 Rg1+ ({ Even quicker would have been } 36... Qh4 $1 37. Qe3 Rg1+ 38. Kd2 Rxb1) 37. Kd2 Rxc1 38. Kxc1 Qg3 39. Rbb2 a4 40. f4 Qe3+ 41. Rbd2 Nc6 42. bxa4 Na5 43. Ng4 Qd4 0-1