Keith Farrell - Ron Stockings [C41]

Ettalong social (15) 1981


1. e4 e5 Tuesday afternoon game 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Ah - at last IU defend the pawn, I defended it once before but last time (or couple of times) I forgot to - to my cost. 4... Be6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be3 Qd7 7. h3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. d4? Bxh3?! 10. Kh2?! Ng4+!? 11. Kg1 Bxg2? 12. Kxg2 Nf6 13. Rh1 Qg4+ 14. Kh2?! Nh5? 15. Rg1 Qd7 16. d5 16. dxe5 would also have been strong 16... Nd4 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. Bxd4 g6?? 19. Bb5? missing 19. Qxh5 19... c6 20. Be2 Nf4 21. Bg4 Qd8 22. Bf5 finally spotting the pin 22... Bg5?! showing undue concern 23. Qg4 h6 24. Ne2? 24. Be3 gxf5 25. Qxf4 Kh8 26. Bd4+ f6 27. Qxf5 c5 28. Be3 Bxe3 29. fxe3 Qe7 30. Rg6 Qe5+ 31. Kh1 Qxf5 32. exf5 Kh7 24... Nxe2 25. Qxe2 cxd5 25... gxf5 26. Rxg5+ (26. f4 fxe4 27. Qh5! (27. Qxe4) ) 26... Qxg5 27. Rg1 26. f4?! the wrong time for this move - without the pin 26... Bxf4+ 27. Kh3 Bg5 28. Be3 dxe4 29. Bxe4 Qd7+ 30. Qg4? 30. Kh2 30... Qxg4+ 31. Rxg4 Bxe3 32. a4 Bd4 33. c3 Bg7 34. Rd1 Rad8 35. Bxb7 a5 36. Rgd4? Bxd4 37. Rxd4 Rb8 38. Be4 Rxb2 39. c4 Rb4 40. Rxd6 Rxc4 41. Bd5 Rxa4 42. Rd7 Ra3+ 43. Kh4 Ra4+ 44. Kg3 Kg7 45. Rxf7+ Rxf7 46. Bxf7 Kxf7 47. Kh2 Rb4 48. Kg1 a4 49. Kh1 a3 50. Kg1 a2 51. Kh2 a1=Q 52. Kg2 Qa2+ 53. Kf1 Rb1# 0-1