[Event "GBR-ch 103rd"] [Site "Bournemouth"] [Date "2016.07.29"] [Round "5"] [White "Emms, John M"] [Black "Waddington, Mike P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "2467"] [BlackElo "2018"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2016.07.25"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "ENG"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.03.01"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Bb3 O-O 7. Bg5 Bb6 8. Nbd2 Be6 9. Nc4 Na5 10. Nxa5 Bxa5 11. Nd2 h6 12. Bh4 Bb6 13. Nc4 Qe7 14. Qe2 Rfe8 15. h3 Rad8 16. Ne3 Bxe3 17. fxe3 g5 18. Bg3 Kg7 19. O-O-O Bxb3 20. axb3 Qe6 21. Rdf1 Nd7 (21... Qxb3 {Looks tempting but Mike probably saw} 22. h4 Qe6 ( 22... Rh8 {black can defend like this but it is complicated}) 23. hxg5 hxg5 24. Rf5 Nh7 25. Rxh7+ {winning, e.g.} Kxh7 26. Qh5+ Kg7 27. Rxg5+ Kf8 28. Bh4 $1) 22. h4 Qg6 23. Rf5 f6 24. Rhf1 Rf8 25. d4 Qe8 26. hxg5 hxg5 27. Qg4 Qg6 28. Qe2 Qe8 29. Qc4 Nb6 30. Qe2 Nd7 31. Kc2 b6 32. b4 {[#]} c5 $6 (32... a5 $1 { This opens lines against the white queenside or if white plays b5 removes the weakness of the a-pawn} 33. bxa5 bxa5 $11 34. Ra1 a4 $11 35. Qg4 (35. Qf3 $2 Rb8) (35. Rxa4 $2 Nc5)) 33. Ra1 $6 (33. bxc5 bxc5 34. Qg4 Qg6 35. Ra1 a5 36. dxe5 (36. Rxa5 Ra8 $11 {as black has sufficient counterplay}) 36... Nxe5 37. Bxe5 dxe5 38. Rxa5 Rd6 $14) (33. b5 $14 {Looks most logical, fixing the pawn on a7}) 33... cxb4 34. cxb4 Rc8+ 35. Kd2 Rc7 (35... Qf7 $1 {eyeing up b3 and c4 }) 36. Rff1 Qg6 37. Qd3 Qh5 $1 38. dxe5 Nxe5 39. Bxe5 dxe5 40. Rac1 {[#] Mike is somewhat better due to White's pawn weaknesses and exposed King. However, understandably he was happy to settle for the draw.} 1/2-1/2