The Irish Chess Union

[Event "Summer IM Norm 2022"] [Site "?"] [Date "2022.09.07"] [Round "2"] [White "Collins, Sam"] [Black "O'Gorman, Tom"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C90"] [Annotator "Collins,Sam"] [ICUid "60929"] [UsedInIcuSite "true"] 1. e4 {90} e5 {90} 2. Nf3 Nc6 {91} 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 {89} Nf6 5. O-O Be7 {92} 6. Re1 {90} b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3 d6 {93} 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 {91} Nc6 {94 } 12. Nf1 {90} h6 {93} 13. Ng3 {88} Re8 {94} 14. h3 {87} Bf8 15. Bd2 {84} d5 { 90} 16. Qe2 {82} d4 {88} 17. Rad1 {75} Be6 {85} 18. Bb1 {74 LB} Qd7 {78} 19. Rf1 {70} g6 {72} 20. cxd4 {64} cxd4 21. Nh2 {63 LB} Qe7 {62} 22. f4 {61} exf4 23. Bxf4 {60} Nd7 {60} 24. Nf3 {56} Bg7 {59} 25. Qf2 {53 LB} Red8 {48} 26. Rde1 {48 LB} Qf8 {35} 27. Kh1 {44} Nde5 {32} 28. Nxe5 $2 {39 Lazy.} ({I had seen that} 28. Nf5 $1 {was likely to force him to take on f5, but I thought I would make the position less complicated. I was also too optimistic about the position we reached after 28...Bxe5!.} Nxf3 {This is the only move I had to calculate.} (28... gxf5 {is best but gives me the position I want after} 29. Nxe5 {, although the engine also holds this after} Nxe5 30. Bxe5 Bxe5 31. exf5 Bc7 32. fxe6 fxe6 $11) 29. Nxg7 Nxe1 $4 {He should recapture on g7 with something. The engine says I'm marginally better but the position looks quite unpleasant for Black, although I have work to do with the b1-bishop.} 30. Bxh6 $8 $18 (30. Nxe6 $4 fxe6 $19)) 28... Bxe5 $1 {28} 29. Bxe5 {36} Nxe5 30. Ne2 { 35 LB} Qd6 {21} 31. Nf4 {30} Rac8 {20} 32. Qg3 {29} Kh7 {16} 33. Re2 {27} a5 { 14} 34. Nxe6 {22} Qxe6 35. a4 $5 {18 I was about to play 35.a3, and touched the pawn, but then realised I had this extra possibility.} bxa4 {12} 36. Ba2 { 17} Qxa2 ({The engine prefers Black after} 36... Qe7 $5 {, but it looks like good compensation to me.}) 37. Qxe5 {LB} Qe6 {9} ({I saw some ghosts with} 37... a3 $2 {but Tom pointed out the simple} 38. bxa3 $16) 38. Qxa5 {18} Ra8 39. Qb4 Kg8 {8} 40. Ref2 Ra7 41. Rf6 {17} Qb3 $1 42. Qxb3 axb3 43. Rb6 {16} Rc8 {4} 44. Rxb3 {15} Rc2 45. h4 {13} Rd2 {2} 46. Rf3 Rc7 47. Rb4 {11} Rc1+ 48. Kh2 Rcc2 49. Rg3 {9} Rxb2 50. Rxd4 Kg7 51. Rd6 h5 52. Kh3 Re2 53. Rd7 Rbd2 $1 ( 53... Rbc2 $4 54. Rf3 $1 Rxg2 55. Rfxf7+ $1 (55. Rdxf7+ Kh6 $11) 55... Kg8 56. Rg7+ Kh8 57. Rh7+ Kg8 58. Rdg7+ Kf8 59. Ra7 $18) 54. Rd5 $6 ({Tom thought that } 54. Rf3 {won, but he has a defence:} Kg8 $8 55. Rfxf7 (55. Rdxf7 Rxd3 $11) 55... Rxd3+ 56. Rxd3 Kxf7 $11) 54... Kf8 55. Rd8+ Kg7 56. Rd5 Kf8 57. Ra5 Re1 58. Kh2 Ree2 59. Ra8+ Kg7 60. Ra7 Kg8 61. Ra1 Kg7 62. Rf1 Kg8 63. Kh3 Kg7 64. Rb1 Rf2 65. Re1 Kf6 66. Ree3 Ke6 67. Ref3 Rfe2 (67... Rd1 $5 68. Kh2 Ra2 $11) 68. Rf1 Ke7 69. Rc1 Rf2 70. Rc7+ Ke8 71. Rc5 Rf1 72. Kh2 Rf4 73. Kh3 Rf1 74. Kh2 Rf4 75. Re5+ Kf8 76. Kh3 Rf1 77. Kh2 Rf4 78. Kh3 Rf1 1/2-1/2