[Event "BCF-ch 37th"] [White "Penrose,Jonathan"] [Black "Abrahams,Gerald"] [Site "Buxton"] [Round "7"] [Annotator "Smith,Peter"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "1950.08.28"] [PlyCount "55"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d6 $2 {A rather dubious variation, a kind of Caro-Kann cum Philidor ensues that causes problems for Black. Normal would be 2...d5 contesting the centre.} 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bd3 e5 5. c3 Qc7 6. Nbd2 Be6 7. 0-0 Nbd7 8. Re1 h6 9. Nf1 0-0-0 $2 (9... Be7 10. Ne3 0-0 11. Bc2 Rfe8 (11... exd4 12. Nxd4 Nc5 13. Nxe6 Nxe6 $18 )(11... d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 $18 )12. h3 Nf8 13. c4 Ng6 $14 )10. Ne3 g6 (10... g5 11. b4 g4 12. Nh4 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Be3 {Is still bette r for White but Black has a more active position compared to the game move of 10... g6} )11. b4 Bg7 (11... d5 $16 )12. a4 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 $2 (14... Bxd5 {had to be played.} )15. dxe5 g5 {Played to prevent Bf4 after the recapture, but Black is already losing.White's attack on the Black King's position becomes too strong.} (15... Nxe5 {doesn't help} 16. Bf4 Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 Qd7 18. Bg3 h5 19. Qf4 {and there is no defence.} )16. Nd4 Nxe5 ({If} 16... a6 17. b5 a5 18. b6 $1 Nxb6 19. Nb5 Qd7 20. Be3 d4 21. Bxd4 Nd5 22. Nd6+ Kb8 23. Rb1 Bf8 (23... b5 24. Bxb5 Qc7 25. Bd7+ Ka8 26. Qd3 Nb6 27. Qa6+ Qa7 28. Bc6+ Kb8 29. Rxb6+ $18 {And it's all over.} )24. Nxb7 Kc7 25. Nxd8 Qxd8 $18 )17. Nb5 Qb8 18. Be3 Nc6 19. Rc1 {All White's pieces join the rout.} a6 20. Nd4 Nxd4 21. Bxd4 Bxd4 22. cxd4+ Kd7 23. b5 axb5 24. Bxb5+ Ke7 25. Qf3 Qd6 26. Rc5 f5 $4 { This tactical blunder makes it simple for White, but Penrose's actively attacking pieces and much safer King would have won in time.} ({For example} 26... Rhf8 27. Re5 g4 28. Qe3 Rh8 29. Rh5 f6 30. Rxh6 Kf7 31. Qc1 Rxh6 32. Qxh6 Bf5 33. Qh5+ Bg6 34. Qxg4 Rg8 35. Qd7+ Qxd7 36. Bxd7 {winning.} )27. Qxf5 Rhf8 28. Rc7+ {Source: BCM, Oct 1950, p320} 1-0