Keith Farrell - Andy Palmer [C50]

Ettalong social (8) 1981


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 h6 5. O-O Nf6 6. Qe2 a6 7. Be3 Ba7 8. Rd1 O-O 9. d4 Qe7 10. Nc3 d6 11. d5 Nb4 12. a3 Nxc2 13. Qxc2 Bg4 14. Bxa7 Rxa7 15. h3?! Bh5 16. Rd3 Bg6 17. Re1 b5 18. Nxb5?! axb5 19. Bxb5 Ra5 20. Ba4 Rc5 21. Qb3 although in my handwriting it looks like R-QN3 21... Qd8 22. Qb4 Qb8 23. Qxb8 Rxb8 24. Rb3 that seems to settle the preceding question about my 21st move 24... Ra8 25. Rb5? B-b6 made more sense 25... Rxa4 26. Rb8+ Kh7 27. g4? Rxe4 28. b4? Rc2 28... Rxe1+ 29. Nxe1 Rc1 preferable 29. Rb1 Ree2 30. Nd4? exd4 31. Rd1 Rxf2 32. Rxd4 Rg2+ If I remember rightly Andy used to call this the "waltz of the teddy bears" or was it "dance" or "march" - , "space invaders more like (although that reference is dated too. 33. Kf1 Rh2 34. Kg1 Rcg2+ 35. Kf1 Rf2+ 36. Ke1 36. Kg1 Rhg2+ 37. Kh1 Be4 another piece is needed to force the mate 36... Rhg2 36... Bd3 37. Rxd3 Ne4 and nothing can stop the mate via Rh1 (well OK Rxh3) 38. Rh8+ Kxh8 39. Rg3 Rh1+ 40. Rg1 Rxg1# 37. Rc8 Ra2 38. Kf1 Rgc2 39. Rd1 Rxa3 40. Ke1 Rxh3 41. Rd2 Rc1+ 42. Ke2 Bd3+ 43. Rxd3 Rc2+ 44. Rd2 Rh2+ 45. Kd1 Rhxd2+ 46. Ke1 Nxg4 47. b5 Ne3 48. Rh8+ just like a bad-tempered computer - I hope I played this as a humourous aside (I think I did that sort of thing back then too). 48... Kg6 49. Re8 Rd1# 0-1